Language has been a political and an emotional struggle for many people since the early 1750’s. British settlers in the 1750s felt threatened by German settlers moving into Pennsylvania who did not speak English. In 1780‚ John Adams attempted to have English declared the official language of The United States of America. Adams was not successful in his endeavors. Congress has opposed having an official language since John Adams first approached them. At least once a year since 1981‚ Congress has
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During the ratification of the Constitution‚ it created a new system of government for the United States (US). One of the most pressing issues and topics of the Constitution was the idea of federalism‚ which describes the basic relationship between different levels and groups of governments within one nation. For the past 228 years‚ the US government has balanced the powers of state and national government on multiple domestic and foreign issues. Although‚ there have been issues where the idea
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Marijuana in the United States Marijuana can be considered the most popular and widely used illicit drug in the United States. State drug policies have changed in recent years‚ however many American citizens still face prosecution for the cultivation‚ distribution and possession of marijuana. Despite the known benefits of legalizing marijuana on the economy and crime rate‚ the US federal government has still not changed its policy. The United States must acknowledge and change its role in the imprisonment
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Industrialization of the United States Industrialization of the United States The history of the United States of America had always been one of progress. Though the socio-political realm of the history of the nation is partially enshrouded by black veil of struggles‚ conflicts‚ and eventual changes‚ the economic sphere of the American history still conveys about the significant progresses the country has been making since the inception of the process of industrialization. It is noteworthy that
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The conservative parties are more so against the validation of transgender individuals and refer to their situation as ‘Gender Identity Disorder’ and that it is a problem that can be fixed. Religious radicals believe that they are sexual deviants and should have to use their birth gender. However‚ the liberal party believes that they should use the facilities of their identified gender. Surprisingly‚ republican presidential
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welfare‚ education‚ taxes‚ separation of church and state along with a multitude of other factors that not only invade our personal lives but our society as a whole makes defining America as a free country and determining personal rights quite a challenge. With political parties changing where they stand on an issue from one moment to the next before‚ during‚ and after elections‚ as well as avoiding issues to remain politically correct‚ choosing a party to belong to has become almost an impossible task
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There are many factors that contribute to the migration of persons to the Unites States some of which includes economic incentives‚ better education opportunities and family. Economic incentives is one of the top reason for persons to migrate to the United States of America‚ as they are able earn more money there than what they would earn in their native country. Mexico with 6‚720‚000in 2012 has the largest population of immigrants in the United States Table 3 (Baker and Rytina‚ 2013)‚ this is because
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To what extent does globalization narrow the development gap? The development gap was first identified in 1981 by the West German Chancellor Willy Brandt. He explained that there was a clear North-South divide where the North holds 80% of the earth’s wealth and the south 20%. The development gap was explained in this case as the difference between the wealth of the countries. This can be measured via GDP per capita. However the general development gap is explained as not only the differences in
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Euthanasia for the Elderly in the United States Hannah Pate An issue facing much of today’s elderly and terminally ill populations is that of euthanasia and physician assisted suicide. Several countries‚ most notably the Netherlands‚ has legalized euthanasia and physician assisted suicide leading to what is now referred to as “death tourism”. People from across the world are traveling to place with legalized euthanasia‚ like the Netherlands‚ in order to end their lives through assisted suicide
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Many people are wondering why they are getting so sick‚ but they have not realized what causes the sickness. There is a great number of people including young children‚ adult and young adults‚ and the elders who are being affected by consuming junk food every day. Junk food is very dangerous to human’s health‚ and not many people are aware of that. Research shows that people living in the United State are more affected by eating junk food than many people in other countries. It is very crucial to
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