Good deeds reframe bad deeds. Moral Licensing - justifying actions that are immoral‚ unethical‚ or otherwise problematic by doing good deeds in the past – has been documented in various domains in our lives. Revisionist History showed that several examples of moral licensing existing in politics‚ and I was curious about whether moral licensing also affected supporters of Barak Obama – the first African American president in US history. Case 1 – Election of the first African American President America’s
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-1Question: In 400 words or less. The backbone of a country is always in its constitution. A constitution is a body of fundamental principles according to which a state is governed by. If I were to write a constitution for a large country with significant differences in the population‚ I would definitely use Britain’s constitution as my model. Britain is a parliamentary democracy with a constitutional monarchy‚ which in my mind is a great system to create unity among the people. Although‚ Britain’s
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The Black Disadvantage in the United States Racial profiling‚ higher risks of incarceration‚ poverty‚ unemployment‚ more student debt; these are just some of the issues that African Americans face in the United States today. The statistical facts show that African Americans Face an uphill battle compared to White Americans. A good portion of the financial inequality that exists is due to the trickle down of white financial ancestral inheritance which was able to amass overtime unlike the
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The United States annexes Hawaii in 1900- During this event the US was in the middle of discovering Hawaii in 1778 and when the senate decided to change their mind and start the annexation of Hawaii. The annexation allowed the US territory to expand into the Pacific Ocean‚ but was also a concern that Hawaii may become a part of the European empire since the United Stated gained such an increase in their economy. In the midst of doing this‚ Britain and France wanted acceptance in economic privileges
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Summary of Source: This article focuses on the United States foreign policy before 9/11. The article begins by going all the way back to when George Washington was president‚ and explains how he and other presidents dealt with the terrorists in their day. Then‚ the article talks about how the United States has had wavering methods on how to fight terrorism. The policies changed depending on the president. There is the ideology that if the United States is directly attacked‚ then they have the right
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Reducing Homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years‚ the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses‚ split up families‚ and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping
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One of the prime uses of the internet by terrorists is for the propagation of propaganda. Propaganda usually takes the form of multimedia communications providing ideological or practical instruction‚ clarifications‚ justifications or promotion of terrorist activities. These may include computer-generated messages‚ presentations‚ magazines‚ treaties‚ audio and video files and video games advanced by terrorists’ organizations or sympathizers. Nevertheless‚ what constitutes terrorist propaganda‚ as
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Currently prejudice and discrimination are at the forefront of our national politics. From police officers slaughtering African Americas on the streets to the violent protests demanding Muslim refugees not be allowed in the country‚ it seems hate has taken over our national discussion. But why does a country founded by immigrants now despise outsiders and spew racist rhetoric? Why has prejudice and discrimination replaced tolerance and equality? To fully understand our crisis we must explore the
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Majority can be defined as‚ the greater number or part; a number more than half of the total; and can also be defined as‚ the political party‚ group‚ or faction having the most power by virtue of its larger representation or electoral strength. Majority in the sense of government does not refer to the greatest number of people‚ most of the time. The government consists of a few powerful individuals that control society and the population. Thoreau uses the example of the Mexican war to show that the
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When asked to pinpoint the one problem that stands out the greatest in society‚ one may struggle as this is no easy task. While there are numerous problems surrounding civilization‚ the one that best speaks to me is that of political correctness. And what exactly even is political correctness? It is the avoidance of language or behaviors that are believed to offend others. People tend to sometimes be more concerned with going out of their way to offend others that they fail to address the important
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