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When it comes to rights in America, Guantanamo Bay is a huge hindrance to the movement of rights. Guantanamo Bay is now the poster child of abusing and cheating their own rights just to try to obtain information for the ‘national security’ and for the ‘good of the people’. But by strengthening our security, we have weakened our moral code. Guantanamo Bay is currently breaching over half of the amendments right now, and unfortunately the United States…

Some people are optimistic when it comes to the world around them, they see the good in the bad and hope that it shines. The proverb Gold glitters even in mud can be about optimism and originates from lithuanian culture.Even when things go bad there might be something good,gold is still gold even when it's dirty. The proverb fits into today's society because people believe that optimism is a good thing. People believe that it's good to stay positive. The importance of living by the lithuanian…

Guantanamo Bay detention facility has been a controversial topic ever since its creation in 2001 by President Bush. It was a symbol for success against the War on Terror as the US filled it’s cells. After the initial year, people began to question who these prisoners were, why they were imprisoned, and what would happen to them. In the years to follow its conception, Guantanamo Bay would become a symbol not of the War on Terror, but of an astounding legal catastrophe. Ever since Guantanamo Bay…

The American population is conditioned to trust and accept any information that the United States government provides to them. Although there are many individuals in these branches that are fighting for the people, there has been countless incidences when the populace has been deceived. The film “Unconstitutional: The War On Our Civil Liberties” examines the Patriot Act, and how, in a time of crisis, the United States government used the distress of the American people to gain ultimate power.…

strategic decisions on the part of the Executive, just as in other areas the Administration uses pressure and persuasion to move its legislation through Congress . The best example of mutual pressure between the president and the congress is the Guantanamo bay closure argument. In his campaign for the presidency, Obama criticized the Bush administration for its interrogation policies and promised to close the prison at Guantanamo if he were elected. Later in his first year, his administration…

causing great destruction, as a result of movements within the earth’s crust or volcanic action (dictionary.com). Earthquakes occur among many places on earth and to a variety of different degrees. Earthquakes are specifically common in the San Francisco Bay region in California. Scientists have made great strides in the process of learning about earthquakes and continue to do more work that will help them learn about earthquakes in the future. Earthquakes occur when two fault planes strike…

However, rates dropped dramatically after the 1906 earthquake. Scientists believe the large stress release of the 1906 earthquake also relieved stresses on faults throughout the Bay Area. In 2003, earthquake scientists led by the USGS estimated that there is a 62% probability of a magnitude 6.7 or greater earthquake in the Bay Area in the next 30 years. Seismologists cannot predict when an earthquake will occur but that can assume why and how it will happen. Geologist have confirmed is knowing…

After describing what was left from the quake, the author quickly retelling that a minute after the quake struck there were flames started in the working class ghetto, and the fires quickly spread out to other huge places. In addition, he also mentioned that everywhere was a mess, no organization, no communication, no predictions for what is coming next. By describing the streets were humped into depressions, the messes of fallen walls, the communication systems were disrupted, highway had…

(Davee-Attlee). Slahi paints a horrifying picture of life as an inmate in Guantanamo. He depicts the many beatings, humiliations, and treacheries he was subjected to: “I was left shaking like a Parkinson’s patient,” he utters (Davey-Attlee). Guantanamo Bay was constructed in 2002, under the Bush administration. It was meant to act as the focal point for the war on terror, however, it has failed immensely. The infamous prison is still open despite President Obama’s numerous attempts to close the…

of Guantanamo Bay Prisoners On President Obama’s third day in office he ordered, “The detention facilities at Guantanamo to be closed "as soon as practicable, and no later than one year from the date of this order” (Rath). This event caused a mix of emotions and opinions among United States citizens, which would be case in all of former President Obama’s orders surrounding Guantanamo Bay prisoners. To truly understand Obama’s decisions you must understand the history of Guantanamo Bay Prison.…