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    Every day in the United States animals are beaten‚ neglected‚ or forced to struggle for survival. Left in unsanitary conditions with no food or water‚ they have little hope as they live out their days without the compassion they deserve. Some are found and rescued‚ given the chance to experience how great life and humans can be; others aren’t so lucky. To grow as a nation‚ we must fight for these abused animals’ rights and severely punish heartless owners. It is up to us to speak for these creatures

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    criminal conduct from others. The social learning theory argues that juveniles imitate what they see and if what they see are criminal behaviors then they will more than likely follow. Therefore‚ delinquency is a big problem in juvenile crimes in the United States and has become a universal problem since the mid-1990s

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    While every country has its own set of laws and rules the question of what is law is not so easily defined. Here in the United States the definition of law means a set of rules and regulations and to the social institution that creates‚ implements‚ and enforces these rules and regulations (Barkan pg. 21 2013). The United States law derives from Common Law from England. The ancient law of England is based upon societal customs and recognized and enforced by the judgments and decrees of the courts

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    Separation of powers is a concept outlined within the first three articles of the United States Constitution. In primary school‚ separation of powers is taught as a simple concept concerning the three branches of government. It appeared as though each branch had an equal set of powers and that no abilities overlapped in the branches. However‚ after further research‚ it is blatantly apparent that one branch’s power supersedes the others. The Legislative branch’s powers stem into areas that overlap

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    Although the United States government promises its people that they live in a true democratic country‚ the United States is definitely not a democracy. A democracy by definition is “the government by people.” However‚ the United States looks as if it is a constitutional republic‚ rather than democracy. A constitutional republic is “a state in which the head of state or officials are representatives of the people.” The United States is a country run by the government officials‚ not the people‚ the

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    instance‚ the United States of America has one of the strongest economy in the world and is exponentially growing. Unfortunately‚ within the 2000-2010 period the U.S.A faced an economic tragedy that will forever haunt the country. In fact‚ Poverty Bytes (2013)‚ acknowledges this time period as the ‘lost decade’. Within this ten year time frame the country experienced dropping GDP (Gross Domestic Products) percentages‚ traumatizing inflation‚ lower wages‚ a higher unemployment rate‚ an increase

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    other way” when a person commits a minor everyday violation of the law. Some police corruption may involve overlooking crimes committed by family or friends. Police corruption may also involve depriving people of their legal rights. Throughout time‚ corruption has been present. While most people would rather look the other way on issues such as this‚ we all need to find out why it happens‚ what we can do to further prevent it from happening and how to protect ourselves once it does happen. The

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    Racial inequality is a very real situation in the United States. From Ferguson‚ Missouri to Baltimore‚ and Chicago to California‚ there have been extreme situations of racial inequality showing it’s true colors. Now more then ever‚ people are bombarded with videos and news stories of extreme violence against a minority‚ yet are completely ignorant to the fact that crimes happen the other way around. While it is true that minorities have faced many hardships in America‚ how much of it is valid

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    Andrew Gaither Operational Decision Making 8/29/2010 The U.S. Postal Service It is important for the U.S. Postal Service to have a high volume of mail to process in order to follow the mission statement. An organization mission is its reason for existence and is expressed in the mission statement (Stevenson 42). Mission of the Postal Service: The Postal Service shall have as its basic function the obligation to provide postal services to bind the Nation together through the personal‚ educational

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    Human Trafficking in United States Abstract This essay will concentrate on the two types of trafficking and how America has over looked the problem all of these years. Those two types of tracking are labor and sex trafficking. The laws that have changed concerning human trafficking have changed in the last few years. A young frighten lonely girl has run away from home. What wait for her out in the big bad world is abuse‚ torture‚ and intimidation? A man will observe her and when he talks

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