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Anti Gun Control
<view this essay>.... abuse the rights of others. The problem with gun violence is associated with the child's atmosphere. Moreover, we need to educate young children about responsibly handling guns and educate them to respect life and the life's of others. The movement of gun control exploits every celebrated act violence and offsetting the hundreds of thousands of cases in which guns are used as defensive weapons to save live and property of the innocent. Moreover, guns do more good that bad. This issue completely contradicts the Second Amendment which states: "A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free state, the rights of the people to keep and bear arm .....
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Why The End Of Integration?
<view this essay>.... we give up."
It all started with Brown v. Board of Education saying "Separate
educational facilities are inherently unequal." There began a plan to
desegregate public schools across America. The first plan was bussing when Swann
v. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education stated that federal courts could
order bussing to desegregate schools. However in most cases bussing became much
more of a hassle than a helper. There were many revolts from parents making
situations even more horrible. Most students wanted to go to their neighborhood
schools and not be bussed for long trips to attend a 'better' school. In Seattle
the school board unanimously voted to "avoid .....
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The Formation Of An Independent Country: A Case Study Of The Republic Of Korea And America
<view this essay>.... the size of Britain. It jets out from the northeastern corner of the Asian continent. It is an old place, whose people were united as one from the seventh century until 1945, when it was divided by the United States and the Soviet Union at the end of World War II. The ensuing cold war created two very distinct governments one in the north, which went on to be known as the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK), and one in the south, which will later be known as the Republic of Korea(ROK). I will be concentrating on the latter.
At one point in time South Korea(which is now referred to as the Republic of Korea) and North Korea(which has become kno .....
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The United States Government
<view this essay>.... Arkansas. He did not stay in one place for long though, and in 1978 he became the Attorney General of Arkansas. From this political position, he moved higher up in the ranks and in 1978 won the election for the gubernatorial seat of Arkansas. In the 1980 elections, however, William (Bill) was defeated by Republican Frank White. As the youngest governor of Arkansas in 40 years, Bill then became the youngest ex-governor in United States history. During the interim, Clinton was hired by the law firm Wright, Lindsey and Jennings. In the 1982 elections, Mr. Clinton went after the position of governor with renewed vigor and defeated incumbent Republican Frank White. .....
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Affirmative Action
<view this essay>.... of affirmative action is good, the result of it on
whites has been bad. In a survey in 1984, one out of ten white males claimed to
have personally felt reverse discrimination. Reverse discrimination is the term
being used to describe discrimination towards whites. Many of these reverse
discrimination cases have been brought to court, the result is just more
confusion. This is because there is a lot of gray in the law concerning this
topic. Sometimes courts allow someone to choose the minority if they are less
qualified, while in other cases they don't allow it. For example in a supreme
court decision, it was allowed for a Michigan school district to layo .....
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America's Social Contract
<view this essay>.... exist in our government unnecessarily, some that make it almost impossible to get things done. Many bills sit in congress for ages until they are finally decided on, usually only with unnecessary additions that waste government money for special public works programs. In order to meet its obligations to the American people, the government needs to reduce its size and make it easier to get important programs accomplished while weeding out the needless ones.
Second, the government has not met its obligations with America in the area of separation of powers. The government today is so divided along party lines that many things the American people want do .....
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Islam More Than A Religion
<view this essay>.... their faith. Like Judaism and Christianity, Islam is a monotheistic religion, based on the belief in one God.. This religion was proclaimed by the Prophet Muhammad in Arabia, in the 7th century A.D. The term Islam virtually means “surrender”. Within Islam the believer (called a Muslim) use the Arabic word for God, Allah, to refer to the creator of the world and of all life within it. Allah is viewed as the sole God----creator, sustained, and restorer of the world. The will of Allah, to which man must submit, is made known through the sacred scriptures, the Qur'an (Koran). Allah revealed the Qur'an to his messenger, Muhammad. According to Islamic beliefs, M .....
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McCarthy's Communist Witch-Hunt
<view this essay>.... because the speech and views of Hollywood Ten where different, or were thought to be different, from those of House Un-American Activities Committee. In another case, the Rosenbergs Trial, the basic rules of criminal procedure and burden of proof were buried under the anti-Communist hysteria and two possible innocent people were electrocuted.
McCarthy was little known before gaining national attention with a speech in Wheeling, West Virginia, on February 12, 1950. In that address, McCarthy argued that the United States was denied the fruits of victory from World War II by treasonous subversives in the U.S. State Department. He especially blamed the 1949 C .....
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