Fabian Washington

Kennedy relies heavily upon historical allusions when challenging the concerns regarding his affiliation with the Catholic Church. Perhaps the most significant allusion relates to Thomas Jefferson’s stance on the relationship between church and state whereby a “wall of separation” would exist between the two. The relationship between the government and religion, at the time Kennedy delivered his speech, seemed unstable; the Supreme Court, through its long history, had opted, both, for a…

Accountability in the world today has become extremely important for many reason. This has become especially true for government activities at all levels from the smallest local government to the federal government. Over the past few years political leaders appear to have forgotten even they can be held financially responsible for inappropriate actions and spending of funds. So on a federal level who oversees such spending and keeps bureaucratic law makers in order? This is a question that will…

Concerned that voters would not have the proper judgement to make a selection of the next chief executive, in 1787, the founding fathers created the “Electoral College”. The Electoral College consists of 538 electors. The electors (Political Elites) are the heads of the Electoral College. The qualifications of electors is supported by Article 2, Section 1. This article states that holding the office of trust shall be appointed by an elector. Each state is assigned the number of electors, which…

Racism in The United States Justice System The criminal justice system is racist. Depending upon your racist and now days’ religion you might feel the same way. African Americans, Latinos and Muslims are targeted and disciplined in a much more hostile way than white people. It is sad that the United States legal system and laws are really not designed to protect all people of race or religion. The United State legal system and laws that was created and established to treat all men and women…

The Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS, 2012) a subsidiary of the Department of Health and Human Services which is a federal agency of the United States of America that operate and monitor the states Medicare and Medicaid programs which was establish in 1965. According to King (2011) the intension of the Affordable Care Act is to increase accessible to insurance, increase growth of the buyer securities, emphasize prevention and health improvements, expand quality and system…

The Constitution of the United States of America established three branches of the federal government. These branches are the Legislative, Executive, and Judicial branches. Each branch has their own set of powers and responsibilities. While the federal government is the supreme authority, the Constitution also grants power and responsibilities to the states and local governments. These rights are granted under the Tenth Amendment of the Constitution. This paper will compare federal, state and…

Topdog Underdog Suzan-Lori Parks’ play, Topdog Underdog, includes many imagery, symbolism, and metaphors. She uses symbolism in the names she assigns for both actors. Imagery is used to show the type of lives that both characters live in. The characters’ name of Booth and Lincoln symbolizes the President Abraham Lincoln, who fought for African American rights. The final scene, where Booth kills his brother is set up as a metaphor. John Wilkes Booth is Lincoln’s assassin, and was a racist man who…

We as a society have long been taught that the government is invaluable in creating and maintaining social order. However, this idea is idealistic and, in practice, unrealistic. The role of forcing social standards often falls to the public. This is apparent in many societies, as the public maintains social order through revolution and formation of new governments to prosperous times and even the destruction of nations. One of the moments in history that most exemplifies only citizens…

My interviewee knew very little about the American colonial period, for he never took an interest to learn about it throughout his life time. In high school my interviewee learned that there were many colonials in North American who got their freedom from Britain because they were differences. He also learned about all of the battles that the American colonists fought against the British Empire, and the colonist being the first ever Americans. The American revolutionary war fascinated my…

Take a look at the people around you. What do you see? I see refugees dreaming of freedom, I see parents anxious to start a new life for their children; people of all different backgrounds, cultures, and religions, but today we’re all the same. Today we’re standing together as you pledge yourselves to a new country. We’re united as citizens of a great nation; America. What is an American? An American is being proud and free, but more importantly, being an American is being you. Although we’re a…