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“The Liberals and Conservatives have expressed that they support the Constitution, and the values symbolized in it, but they frequently fight about the government’s power when it comes to criminal justice, moral regulatory, the economic regulatory powers and its war powers (Lentz, T.,2013).” Liberals are very easily angered when someone accuses them or suggests that they do not understand or support the Constitution. Unfortunately, Liberals have stopped believing in the principles of the…

enslaved Africans who had eleven children which the older siblings were sold to the deep south. She was born as a slave in Maryland. Tubman escaped to freedom and later led 300 other slaves to the North and Canada to their freedom. The best conductor on the Underground Railroad, aquatinted with many of the social reformers, and abolitionists of her time. She spoke against women’s rights and slavery during the time of war (Kudinski, 2002). Tubman remains one of the best histories known African…

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is a narrative written by Harriet Jacobs that tells about slavery during the antebellum time period. In this period of US history slavery was in full effect as the country was divided between the Free states of the North and Slave states of the South. The Mason-Dixon Line was partitioned in the 1700s to divide the North and the South along the boundary between Pennsylvania and Maryland. The North at the time had become a place of refuge for slaves and many…

The death penalty has raised a major question, abolish or keep condemning? The death penalty in America has been around since 1608, when Captain George Kendall was executed in Jamestown. He was executed since he was actually a spy for Spain. Since then states have gone back and forth between having it legal and abolishing it. As of April of 2016 thirty-one states have made capital punishment legal. (Death Penalty Information Center) In my opinion, the death penalty should not be abolished; but…

“The Virgin Suicides,” is an American drama that was based on the early 1990s. The movie centers around the lives of five teenage sisters who live in a middle class suburbs located on the outskirts of Detroit during the 1970s. In the beginning the movie starts off with the youngest sister taking her own life by jumping out of the second story window and impaling herself on the edge of a fence post. The guys on the block share their memories of the Lisbon sisters and their suicide attempts after…

There does not currently exist one reliable method of verification to ensure a person is mentally and physically able to own a gun. Even though both Japan and the United States both require background checks, the end results and the depths to which each country adjudicates the checks are vastly different. In this essay I will attempt to highlight the major differences between the two countries in reference to the success and failure of each countries current background check systems. Likewise…

Today in the United States, the Second Amendment is a largely controversial debated topic by roughly every politician. The Second Amendment was adopted on December 15, 1791. It states “A 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” (Masters). There are various inputs to this enormous problem, on the bare surface it seems as if a large proportion of this input is contributed by society; or that is…

The government should take action to reduce gun violence in America by having stricter gun laws. Gun violence has gotten out of control throughout the years and something should to be done about it considering the thousands who have a gun-related death. Purchasing a gun isn’t difficult at all which is dangerous and potentially detrimental to others. Citizens of America should be able to protect themselves. However, we’ve seen repeatedly what happens when a gun gets into the hands of the wrong…

Running head: OUR LIVES MATTER Caridad Pozo May 27, 2018 Professor Emily Smith-Miles Our Lives Matter Campaign Gun Violence and Mental Illness It is evident that there is a low connection between mental illness and gun control, and prevention measures should be put in place to reduce the increased mass shooting incidences. The efforts should work in conjunction with one another to provide a wide safety net. The third parties are the key individuals required to prevent mass shooting and…