The biggest problems in America that I’ll briefly go over are drug addiction, depression, and education. Education is the stronghold to solving predicaments within a community as well as worldwide. As different as every person can be we are still one thing, a human. A special thing about us is that we can share a bond, an emotion, and I believe we’ve become cultural psychopaths who don’t empathize with people who are different from us. Disclaimer:…
Illegal immigration is starting to be a serious problem for our economy. In my opinion I think that we need to do whatever it takes to stop this illegal immigration. There are a lot of problems that illegal immigration cause but the main problems are lost jobs, depreciated wages, stolen taxpayer resources, and increased number of crimes due to terrorism. The most common problem is the loss of jobs. A historic number of Americans have lost their jobs due to illegal immigration.…
In the book The One, America is in the final weeks of the selection. America has to work even harder when it comes to getting Maxon to want her. America endures many difficulties in this chapter of her life such as her father passing away and getting shot in the arm while meeting her new friends August and Georgia. America also has to try and get the King’s approval which is anything but an easy task, considering he has a deep hatred towards her. In this journal, I will be visualizing, questioning, and clarifying.…
We should hold this truth to be self-evident: that we, the people, have not held up our end of the “social contract” between us and our government. Perhaps our disenfranchisement with the government is one of our own making. Perhaps our role in government needs to go beyond mere obligations, or even participation. And perhaps the emerging divide between the government of the people, by the people, and for the people with those very people can be ameliorated by something as simple as education. As per the aforementioned words of former Prime Minister Churchill, it is incontrovertible that an educated voting populace lies at the very heart of any democratic country.…
The United States has one of the worst healthcare systems of any developed nation. Also, the American health care system is deteriorating drastically. In 2008 the United States of America had the most deaths from diseases and injuries than any other country because of poor health care. Well isn’t that a stinker for us Americans. No wonder why the producer called the movie sicko.…
Election years in the United States remind many citizens that they live in a country with a political system that allows them to vote for people that will represent them and their wishes up in Washington. Many of the issues that become the target of debate can stem from dissatisfaction with the current regime, issues that have yet to have been answered, as well as whatever else is a hot topic at the time. One election season might have the turbulent geopolitical issues of the Middle East be the hot topic while the next season might have the talk shift to a domestic issue like gun control. Due to the presence of only two major political parties in America, many of the issues, candidates, and positions get diluted into binary choices that in…
United States is a free country and there are a lot of laws that are being broken by some people in our country just because they think that some laws would not help or have any effects on people’s lives. We can all agree that if we do not follow the law we can get in trouble and we can get other people in trouble as well. One of these laws is being broken every day and its bringing a lot of problems for teenagers and their parents. This law is underage drinking and there are a lot of scary stories that we hear every day about teenagers getting injured and killed for drunk driving. Even when people know drinking will cause a lot of problems, there is still a big argument about the drinking age being lowered to 18 or stay at 21.…
The variety of issues that the United States has faced over the last two decades forced the country to focus on its own economic recovery. The United States saw a significant economic turnaround after shifting its focus from “global policeman” to domestic issues. During this period, the United States retook its position as the preeminent world power, recapturing the highest GDP and balancing the national deficit. While the United States scaled back its foreign assistance, states began to fail, and radical groups took haven if these areas. Failed states continued to rise as the United States developed its technologies, energy developments, and resource independence.1…
When I imagine the America I believe in, I picture a world where all kids get taught by teachers who care about their education and want them to excel. I picture a country where there are no tragic events and unnecessary deaths. As Henry Ford said “Coming together is a beginning; keeping together is progress; working together is success.” One of our biggest problems is our inability to work together to overcome our differences. We need to work together to become the America we all believe in.…
Honore de Balzac, a man of many words, once said “It is easy to get up and take notice, what is difficult is to get up and take action.” I completely agree, in fact, I couldn’t have said it better myself. Time and time again we take notice of conditions that are not as they should be, yet we do nothing to benefit.…
My time here in America has not been a good experience and I miss my home in Mexico. I miss my life before my accident. Every day is completely frustrating. Everyone thinks that I can’t understand them; they think I don’t have thoughts and am practically brain dead.…
Many people view that America does not deserve its claim of being a democratic nation due to its lack of representation of minorities and women in our government in the past and even today. What is not accurate about this view is that the representation of the people in the past is being looked at through the beliefs and values of the people currently. Times change and with that so do ideas and beliefs and what was once democratic may not be so anymore. The nation has not remained stuck in what was once thought to be a democratic representation of the country. Representation is focused on what sex or race a person is, but it also includes the person’s beliefs, values and ideas which are the main reasons people vote for who they do in elections.…
America is known as one of the strongest powers in the world, because of this, we are the guideline that many countries follow. The way our government as well as our citizens react to events says a lot about our values and the way we want to be perceived to the world. Obama concentrated much of his state of the union speech on the issue of unnecessary fear and overreaction of the American people. I agree with the President in the sense that we as American’s should be more confident in our country and what we stand for. When citizens seize control of situations instead of letting our military handle things, the world notices, and both America and our morals get degraded.…
(remember to be unique!): Most people are complacent with the actions our county takes, and while they are steps forwards I really think we can do more. Main Topic: While having discussions about what needs to be done is a great first step, I get increasingly frustrated when that’s where things end. Supporting Point:…
The Man That Went Unnoticed Going through the motions has never been so real. Within the story “The Vanishing American,” Mr. Minchell is going through his daily routine just like any other day; however, this night he is staying late at work to finish a tape. He says his goodbyes to his co workers, yet no one answered him. Mr. Minchell has begun his day in the life as a shadow. Mr. Minchell has vanished from the eyes of those around him.…