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Isaiah Rodriguez Professor Van Hoff Comp and Lit 101 16 October 2016 Abortion, the process of terminating a pregnancy, is an extremely controversial issue in terms of morality and politics. While abortion can occur naturally via miscarriage, induced abortion is an intentional procedure involving surgery or medication to terminate a pregnancy. Abortion has been debated by the Supreme Court throughout recent history and by both ends of the political spectrum. This governmental debate has lead to…

It is quite obvious that the quality of an American education has fallen. As of 2014, American students were ranked barely above average in the world on the Program for International Student Assessment, or PISA exam, and have been jumped by several countries in the past decade with far fewer economic resources. (Resmovits, 2014) The major educational issues within the United States have been scrutinized by academic scholars such as Jonathon Kozol, John Hattie and the authors of Too Many Children…

Role Congruity Theory Researchers Eagly and Karau (2002), proposed the role congruence theory which described that even though when women follow the same career tracks as men, women are less promotion opportunities in higher managerial positions (Eagly & Karau, 2002). This gender inequality that is perceived puts women in a disadvantage because they are less favorable compared to men. These findings suggest that high perceptions of gender inequality or role incongruity in the workplace make it…

Prayer in Public Schools Prayer in Public Schools Religion appears on many American symbols, from the Star Spangled Banner, to the Pledge of Allegiance, to our currency with the slogan “In God We Trust,” to our government’s tradition of using the Bible for swearing in public officials. Some may even believe that this country was built on a religious, Christian specifically, background. Religion is part of the foundation of America making prayer in public schools the controversial issue it is…

In 2014, William Deresiewicz published an essay called “Don’t Send Your Kids to the Ivy League” in the New Republic Journal. In this article, he criticizes the elite education in the United States, focusing exclusively in how the prestigious schools do not teach students how to think, but rather “train them in the analytic and rhetorical skills that are necessary for success in business and the professions” (Deresiewicz). The author gives examples of his previous experience working for some of…

Although there are many arguments and different interpretations about when the Vietnam War started, most claim that it started on the 1st November 1955 from which the Department of Defence officially list the American deaths in Vietnam and ended in 1975 when South Vietnamese surrendered after Communist troops entered Saigon. America’s involvement in Vietnam started when US presidents promised to help countries who were threatened by Communism after the Cold War, as they wanted to try and avoid…

000 donors enter the system each year. This shortage isn’t based on a shortage of brain-dead people but because even after they have opted into convoluted and difficult organ donations program- ever finding their way to a viable patient. A 2005 Gallup poll revealed that more than half the population of the unites states was willing to donate organs after death, but unfortunately even willing donors often end up not donating because families raise objections or there are questions about consent.…

Over the past century, U.S. incarceration rates have nearly doubled, while crime rates have been nearly cut in half. “The United States leads the world in incarceration, with over 2 million people behind bars; that is a 500 percent increase over the past 40 years”, according to Aristotle Jones in “The Evolution: Slavery To Mass Incarceration”, this divergence is not a function of crime, in fact, it is the rooted deep in slavery. Slavery was abolished in 1865 with the end of the Civil war and…

Should teenagers be allowed to drink alcohol just because they turn eighteen and are now legally adults? In 2009 there were over 10.8 million underage drinkers in the United States alone (Snyder). Addiction to alcohol affects millions of people in the United States. Many people say once they turn 18 they should be able to do whatever they want because they are adults who can make responsible decisions for themselves. For instance, 18 years old’s are legally able to fight for their country in…

For centuries, the question as to whether or not capital punishment is ethical has been debated. In the modern age, is it truly ethical to continue to execute people over a crime? Many feel that the pros to execution often outweigh the cons justifying it with the old saying “an eye for an eye”. However, others feel that capital punishment can have too many inconsistencies and mistakes as to who gets put on death row. Many also feel that the justice system has a bias toward certain types of…