attend a rehabilitation center in the Sierra Leone capital of Freetown. Early 1997- Ishmael is adopted by his uncle. He also gets nominated to speak at the UN Council in New York City. May 1997- Freetown is attacked by the rebels and the government soldiers. Ishmael decides to escape the city. He travels to the neighbouring country of…
to a working-class neighborhood that except for some white families who had been residents since the late sixties to the early seventies was largely black. The neighborhood was located on the east side of the city, which is populated with an overwhelmingly black population. My city of Saginaw, Michigan is separated by a bridge, one side of the bridge is known as the east side and the other side of the bridge is known as the west side, both sides of the bridge are surrounded by…
Why was America a magnet for immigrants - Old vs. New? America was a magnet for Old Immigrants because it was a place where they could escape political or religious persecution. In addition, the Old Immigrants came due to space shortages in Europe. This can be seen with German farmers being drawn to the United States because of the vast amounts of land. Also, the country attracted Old immigrants due to conflicts in their original countries, such as wars or famines. One immense conflict of the…
Peru is in the midwest of South America. Peru is bordered by Equador, Chile, Colombia, Brazil, and Bolivia. Peru is the third largest country in South America and is one of the 20 largest countries in the world. Peru is larger than Spain and France combined. 59% of Peru is the Amazon rainforest. However, it only contains 12% of the population. The Amazon Rainforest has hot and tropical weather with plenty of rain. 30% of Peru is Highlands, which holds 36% of the population. The Highlands have…
and become its own country,” people should understand what an independent country is. The United Nations (UN) has five requests for an independent country – to demonstrate political independence, diplomatic capacity, territorial integrity, legislation and justice, and population. Even so, it is not easy for a city or state to become a country. Fortunately, there are many examples in history. The examples shows that moving from a semi-autonomous region affiliated to another country or even from…
well-regulated militia being necessary to the security of a free state the right of the people to keep and bear arms, shall not be infringed”. This amendment was instituted to the Constitution on December 15, 1791 and means that any person in our country has the right to own and bear arms at any point and that the right may not be taken from you. Although James Madison did not invent the right to bear arms he did in fact wright the second amendment. The framers of this amendment decided it was…
Everyone has their own background, the ultimate concept of nature vs nurture. It doesn’t matter if all of us are Mexicans, Americans, or other ethnicities. The childhood memories, family experiences and love are different for everyone and especially in siblings, it shapes every single one uniquely. I have lived my entire life, 17 years, next to the border of El Paso, TX and Juarez, Chihuahua. To the outside world, they might know this border as one of the most dangerous places in the world. But…
was a time in U.S. history where segregation was the norm everywhere in the country. Schools were segregated, public transportation was segregated, and even public education was segregated. The way segregation was practiced in public education was through: schools being separated by race, schools not being equally funded, and school buildings not of the same quality based on race. In 1954, a landmark case named Brown vs. The Board of Education ruled “that in public education the practice of…
you believe they are a crime or not. Rank from most serious to least serious using the following scale: very serious (VS), serious(S), undecided(U), less serious (LS), and not serious (NS). Also not if you think an act should not be a crime (NAC). Give reasons for your decisions. l.Pat gets drunk and hits a child, injuring her severely, while speeding through a school zone. -VS Pat not only is driving under the influence, which puts countless lives in danger, as well as her own, her…
In 1787, the framers of the United States Constitution effectively separated the federal powers of the United States government into three separate but equal branches. These branches, the Legislative Branch, the Executive Branch, and the Judicial Branch, were all given specific powers that were outlined in their respective Constitutional articles (I, II, III). Specifically, the Judicial Branch was given the power to interpret the law by Article III of the Constitution. The Judicial Branch’s…