War can be necessary to provide peace to the world. The conflicts between Vietnam and the United States marked today’s history. After World War 2 there were many obstacles to whether the United States should go to war in Vietnam.First of all‚ the United States got involved in the war with Vietnam to prevent the Domino theory. The United States thought that if they didn’t get involved communism would have increased; therefore‚ other countries would want to fight against the U.S. President Harry Truman
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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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On August 6‚ 1945‚ the world witnessed a display of unimaginable power in the form of an atomic bomb being deployed by the United States on Hiroshima‚ Japan. Innocent citizens heard an imaginable thunder‚ that was nothing short of earth-shattering. The decision to drop the atomic bomb on Hiroshima was not taken lightly. The Manhattan Project‚ a top-secret American scientific endeavor‚ worked tirelessly to develop a weapon of unprecedented power. The successful test of the first atomic bomb‚ codenamed
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Protection against self-incrimination and double jeopardy The right to not be forced to give court testimony that would incriminate oneself and once an individual has been found not guilty of a crime‚ the government can’t charge him for the same crime and before being charged with a capital crime or other serious crime‚ the case must be reviewed by a grand jury and the government can’t take private property for public use without justification and giving the owner proper compensation Amendment VI: Rights
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Whether or not Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state is an important issue that has been thought about for the last century. Maintaining Puerto Rico’s current status as a commonwealth would be beneficial because it would not lead to any drastic repercussions. Puerto Rico is an island closer to the Dominican Republic than it is to the U.S mainland. It is about three times the size of Rhode Island‚ and has almost four million residents. In July of 1898‚ near the end of Spanish-American War‚ U.S. forces
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power‚ and high social status; however‚ minority groups are singled out for unequal treatment‚ and are subject to collective discrimination. This pattern of unequal access to resources in the society thus gives rise to social inequality. In the United States‚ the four major groups of racial minorities are the Native Americans‚ the African Americans‚ the Asian Americans‚ and the Hispanic Americans. Throughout the
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Trends in the United States Introduction to Health and Disease/HCS245 August 9‚ 2010 Tuberculosis Trends in the United States In an article entitled Trends in Tuberculosis---United States‚ 2007 published by the Center for Disease Control‚ reports that tuberculosis in the United States for 2007was the lowest recorded since the tracking of the disease started in 1953. However‚ despite the measures that have already been taken to control tuberculosis‚ the rate at which the
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Human Trafficking in the United States Human trafficking has been an ongoing issue in the United States affecting millions of innocent lives each day. The practice of this so called modern slavery has evolved in a completely inhumane way and it is an activity as old as history itself. Our society is one where the atrocious beatings owners gave their slaves are considered history. We live in a society that knows little about the severity of a crime that is still alive today and that is gaining
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April 21‚ 1898‚ the United States declared war against Spain. ... The reasons for war were many‚ but there were two immediate ones: America’s support the ongoing struggle by Cubans and Filipinos against Spanish rule‚ and the mysterious explosion of the battleship U.S.S. Maine in Havana Harbor. Spanish-American War definition. A war between Spain and the United States‚ fought in 1898. The war began as an intervention by the United States on behalf of Cuba. ... The United States acquired Puerto Rico
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Treating People to Treat the Problem Ashley Hamm ENG122: English Composition II Prof. Richard Schnoll August 30‚ 2012 I have chosen to write about Drug Trafficking in the United States. I believe that the drug trafficking in our country has become and absolutely absurd market based on supply and demand. Drug trafficking is not only detrimental to our future due to its effects on society but to its effects on our economy as well. Since 2009‚ our government has spent $31 billion on drug
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