American Teens Against Crime

homeschooling. As compared to traditional school systems, homeschooled students "G.P.A's are higher and scores on standardized tests for college admission are also higher" (Cogan). This information helps to focus on how each educational option stacks up against one another academically. The Journal of College Admission demonstrated that homeschooled students are more successful grade and retention wise at a four year college institution also. The main reason parents choose to home school their…

The last two years have revealed a low in the American political spectrum. While civility and manners in a political contest have always been open to debate, the sheer ugliness of this contest have revealed a side of America that most find abhorrent. While neither candidate is blameless, it is false equivalency to say that they are the same, have committed the same disregard of mannered speech, or are equally bad. It is rare that any politician has disparaged a neighboring nation such as Mr.…

children from foster care. The research article by Jack C. Westman titled “The Rationale and Feasibility of Licensing Parents” is in full support of the implementation and enforcement of a parenting license. Westman believed to truly reduce violence, crime, and welfare dependency in the U.S., we must reduce the parental neglect and abuse of children. He believed by setting parenting standards through licensing, he would protect…

people fall into one of three main groups. The first group is against legalizing marijuana,…

average 33,563 people, and injure 81,396 people annually (“Assault”). The right to bear arms as stated in the second amendment in United States Constitution has organizations like the National Rifle Association (NRA), and millions of patriotic Americans clinging to their guns. Those fighting for gun control argue that assault weapons serve no purpose in the hands of citizens, and in turn have made the United States the leader in firearm ownership and gun related deaths in the world. Mass…

Could you imagine eating a pizza left on a table for one weekend? Why does your answer come totally the opposite to liquids that the longer they saved the better they come? Alcohol is classified as a drug that made from stored fruits for period of time. This substance depresses the central nervous system. The US government allowed alcohol consumption for people who are older than twenty-one in 1934. Furthermore, Congress pushed all the states around the country to raise the legal drinking age to…

(Wikipedia, May 2016.). Scholars view the Black Panthers political party as the most influential black movement organization of the late 1960s. It is also described as the strongest link between domestic black liberation struggles and global opponents of American imperialism. (Wikipedia, May 2016.). There are those who see the black panthers as more criminal than…

An American aviator, who made the first solo nonstop flight across the Atlantic Ocean on May 20th-21st, 1927. Although others pilots were able to do it, Lindbergh was the first one to do it nonstop. Lindbergh has campaigned against the American involvement in World War two, before Japan attacked Pearl harbour in 1941. He has served as an adviser in the aviation industry from the days of the wood and wire to the supersonic jets. Lindbergh was born on February 4th, 1902 in Detroit. He grew up on a…

believe all forms of prostitution are wrong. Janice Crouse wrote an article on the topic, and she states within that “Nor does legalization end corruption -- laissez-faire Amsterdam closed one-third of their legal brothels because of ties to organized crime while acknowledging that the illegal brothels are thriving outside the official zone” (1). So although Amsterdam had legalized prostitution, many of the legal…

Those with the highest rates in violence are adults now. Most against the idea of media influence on youth violence believe people should make a public outcry for adults as well. However, no one cares about the declining morals of adults because they do not want to face the truth about themselves and refuse to believe…