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The Thesis Statement: The Equal Protection Clause of The Fourteenth Amendment requires a state to license a marriage between two people of the same sex and recognize a marriage between two people of the same sex when their marriage was lawfully licensed and performed out-of-state. The Supreme Court ruling in United States v. Windsor led, many states to legalize same-sex marriage. This set the stage for Obergefell v. Hodges. On June 26, 2013, The Supreme Court struck down The Defense of Marriage…

accomplishment was being in the Marines for five years. He was stationed in San Diego and then later went to Virginia for school to learn mechanics. He was then shipped out around the world and went to different places, for example, he went to the Philippines, Guam, Hawaii and Cuba. From the stories I heard from him I learned that he had a rough time just trying to stay alive and make it through the day. My second oldest brother’s name is Julio Romo and he’s the least favorite out of all my…

president to acquire lands in other parts of the world. Just as the U.S. won easily against Mexico, they won easily against the Spanish. The United States acquired numerous lands, including in addition to Cuba were The Philippines, Puerto Rico, and Guam. This increased Americans view of imperialism. Historian Louis Perez emphasizes this as he says, “the Spanish–American War of 1898 "fixed permanently how Americans came to think of themselves: a righteous people given to the service of righteous…

Sagittarius Brands, the parent company of Captain D's Seafood, has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Del Taco. Del Taco, headquartered in Lake Forest, CA, is the nation's second largest Mexican quick-service restaurant chain. Captain D's, headquartered in Nashville, TN, is the nation's second largest seafood quick-service restaurant chain. Kevin K. Moriarty, Chairman and CEO of Del Taco said, "We believe this deal with Sagittarius Brands will give Del Taco strong growth opportunities that…

It is stated by Winston Churchill that the “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue on that counts”. Like Winston Churchill who believes in that success is not permanent nor failure is not fatal, Benjamin Franklin was a strong believer in virtues which would help influence his own identity as a person. In The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin, Franklin goes into detail on how certain virtues can help shape the identity of the individual, the purpose of this…

Japan bombed Pearl Harbor, on 7 December 1941, killing thousands of American soldiers. At the same time, American diplomats were meeting with Japan’s military commander Isoroku Yamamoto, in an effort to maintain peace. Although Japan did not formally declare war, President Franklin D. Roosevelt took the attack as Japan declaring war on America. As a precaution, FDR orders the government to place Japanese-Americans in internment camps. Japanese-Americans were stripped of their rights as citizens;…

Foreign policy determines how America conducts relations with other countries. America’s foreign policy today covers a wide range of functions and issues. It seeks the power to protect and display America’s national interests around the globe. These national interests shape foreign policy and cover a wide range of political, economic, military and ideological concerns. On September 11th, 2001, two hijacked planes crashed into the World Trade Center towers, collapsing and causing over 2500 deaths…

After the Civil War a lot southerners wanted to go back to the plantation life that the region had been characterized by before the war but a few prominent leaders believed that the South should move onto a “new society of small farms, thriving industries, and bustling cities” (Tindall 560). Unfortunately, many farmers could not afford wages and a system of sharecropping was developed where the farmer paid no wages, the worker paid no rent and the two shared the crop they mutually produced.…

Background: Buddhism is considered to be a path of spiritual development that ultimately leads to the insight of the true nature of reality. To Buddhists, meditation is a way of changing yourself in order to develop admirable qualities such as awareness, kindness, and wisdom. Buddhism is all about experience. The experience developed among the Buddhist tradition over many years has lead to a resource for all those who wish to follow such a path. Such a path ultimately leads into Enlighten.…

Since the late 19th century to the 21st century, different historical events such as wars and political ideology has shaped America’s involvement and goals with foreign conflict. Even in the establishment of the United States, Americans were engaged in foreign affairs. Public opinion has to be altered depending on the time and values the people upheld. Conflict of interest is another reforming aspect with the visions of the two political parties being incompatible. This rich history in the…