To what extent can reparations affect the quality of life for African Americans? In the present paper a clear link will be made as to how segregation and slavery have caused an increased poverty rate in African Americans now; as well as analysing previous historical instances of reparations and how other instances of reparations for slavery set a precedent for reparations for African Americans. There will also be mention of past historical precedent and how, when reparations were given prior,…
Iris Marion Young voices her views on the lack of equality in our society in her book, Inclusion and Democracy. Young asks us to rethink the idea of a descriptive democracy, which is where elected representative in democracies should represent not only the expressed preferences of their constituents. In a descriptive democracy, representatives should also represent the descriptive characteristics that are politically relevant like occupation, ethnicity, sexuality, and gender. Not all groups…
In one of President Barack Obama’s speech, addressing to the American people, he announced the death of a man who had affected the people of the United States, Osama bin Laden. He speaks of the 11th day in September of 2001, that has become a significant day in the lives of the American people. The loss of life that many families have suffered from, caused by a one man. He addresses the events that occurred on that day and the effect it had on us as a nation. President Obama addresses the…
closer to blocking all deferral funding to the largest women’s health care organization, Planned Parenthood. This is the Republican Parties (Grand Old Party, GOP) latest effort to repeal the Affordable Care Act that was signed into law by President Barack Obama in 2010. Congress and the GOP wants to strip Planned Parenthood’s funding because of the centers abortion services, but federal funding is already prohibited from paying for abortions. The funds that they want to take…
According to the course syllabus Stasis Theory is “A means of invention that provides rhetors with a set of questions that, when asked systematically, can help them to determine where the disagreement between themselves and the audience begins.” The writer must think critically when it comes to answering the four questions. When a person’ asks a question a response is expected. Sometimes disagreements will arise. In the “Stasis Theory” the questions are answered through systematic investigation…
from the fear of the events of 9/11 repeating. Many citizens would rather have their phone calls listened to to ensure that they are being protected from foreign threats (Obama). They are willing to give up a piece of their privacy to gain more…
consumption and growing up too fast. So it’s not good for model’s pictures to get alter because it’s a misrepresentation on who they are. Also, people love to Photoshop picture base on their interpretation of someone. For instance, when President Barack Obama said, “People want to pop off.” They thought the President was being so called, “Black.” So there were many picture made to portray him as, “hood and…
Immigration reform does not only benefit immigrants, due to million of undocumented immigrants live in the shadows of American citizens, praying and hoping every single day that they will not be caught and be deported back to their homelands and possibly leaving everything that they have worked behind. They live in a fear of what should and shouldn’t happen tomorrow or the day after tomorrow. Also more and more countries refuses visa to people from third because they think the stranger can…
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as “Obamacare,” was created to provide affordable health care coverage to millions of uninsured Americans. This act has brought along many problems since its passing. In the beginning, many people believed that the United States healthcare system needed to be reformed in some way (“Affordable Care Act” n.p.). Far too many Americans lacked health insurance, and to most people, this was unacceptable for the United States (Friedman 52).…
had a difficult relationship with her partner, Bill Clinton. He is a former President and she was the First Lady during his Presidency. After Bill Clinton’s Presidency, Hillary Clinton became a Senator for New York State. And then under President Obama, she served as Secretary of State. Hillary has demonstrated the type of leadership this Country deserves and she clearly has experience working in…