Apple should not provide the encryption code to unlock the iPhone of Syed Farook- one of the San Bernardino Shooters. Though the U.S government is seeking this encryption code in the name of national security, this access to millions of American’s personal information can too easily lead to the compromise of people’s 4th amendment rights. Moreover, this access may increase the targeting of minority groups such as Muslim American and African Americans. Using examples from Rampage and The New Jim…
The War on Drugs directly impacts the life of almost every American. The program began as a fight against drug abuse and the spread of dangerous operations including and related to drug trafficking into American cities. Each new president, for the most part, has continued the programs of their predecessors. The naissance of the government’s anti-drug program began under the presidency of Richard Nixon. He set the ball in motion by classifying marijuana as a Schedule 1 drug and by directing his…
In 1620, hundreds of Puritans left from the Great Britain and sought for their own settlement in American Continent. Those Puritan settlers had signed the Mayflower Compact which was a basic form of lawful management and order before they landed on Plymouth in Massachusetts. Freedom has always been and will ever be the most valuable nationhood of the United States. The political system of the nation changed from a loose confederation to a central government because the founding fathers thought…
A Girl with a Mountain to Climb – Prompt 2 The novel, The Book Thief, written by Markus Zusak is a grand series of stories narrated by Death. The stories recall a young German girl named Liesel who faces her foster parents, Nazis, and most of all, hiding a Jew in her basement. Also, Liesel grows and develops throughout these stories in a WWII Germany. As she grows up on Himmel Street in Germany, Death himself narrates and gives the reader his perspective on each of Liesel’s obstacles, mishaps,…
On the morning of September 11, 2001, the Islamic terrorist group Al-Qaeda conducted a suicide attack on two symbolic USA landmarks, New York’s World Trade Center and the Pentagon. These terrorist hijacked planes and crashed it into these populated landmark sites. New York’s infamous twin towers collapsed after it caught on fire from the plane, as well as other buildings surrounding them. All the hijackers died during their attack as well as nearly 3,000 Americans. This attack was so deadly that…
honestly saying that he believed global warming was being created by humans. Because of this Bob lost his primary that year to an astonishing 79% to 21% all because he didn’t answer one question correctly based upon what the conservative Republican Party believes. This shows that ideology plays too big of a role in an issue that should not be associated with…
In an age of sex, drugs, and rock n’ roll, the 1960’s earned its spot as the most notorious decade in universal history. Although the 1960’s was a harsh time period, history would not be the same without the events that occurred. While America dealt with opposition from many countries, they also dealt with opposition from multiple cultures within America. Not only did America have to endure this infamous decade, but other countries dealt with problems, for example the looming threat South Korea…
Human rights was adopted by the United Nation General Assembly on December 10th, 1948 because of World War II , who were forcing men to go to war, which was causing them to abandon their families. After the war the United Nation guaranteed the right of every individual, every single where across the world safety, also known as the Human Right. Human Rights is basic freedoms such as the right to life, liberty, and expression and earning of education that you are given when born that no one can…
BenWhile many historians highly regard Napoleon, Hitler is met with nothing but contempt. On the surface, these men seem to have taken highly different approaches to their rule; however, they had more in common than one would think. Notable similarities include having been born outside of the countries they late ruled, having begun their rule during a republic that they turned into a dictatorship, and having started their fall from power with a failed attempt at invading Russia; while their…
Identity of the characters in any type of literary work can set the stage for the complete background of the story. According to Michael LeMahieu “identity is a role one performs publicly for an audience rather than a private essence one contains inside” (LeMahieu 33). It allows the reader to gain a deeper understanding of the meanings behind the characters. This holds true revolving around the identity of the characters in Topdog/Underdog by Suzan-Lori Parks and Joe Turner’s Cone and Gone by…