It Takes a Nation of Millions to Hold Us Back

penalty had become popular all around the world. Almost every country has established a death row for their murderers differently. “We hold this truth to be self-evident that all men were created equal, and they were endowed by their creator certain unalienable rights.” Among these rights, a way to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. From the beginning of the nation, people have been guaranteed the right to life. Whether a person is alive or whether the person should die, should not be…

that teen pregnancy is decreasing and the use of this pill is rising. However it is still under observation of the two are linked. Some studies show that more women are using the morning after pill at least once in their life time. Statists also tell us that teen pregnancy dropped nine percent in 2015, the year after the pill become available to a new age group. Whither or not the pill is causing this, or maybe education or the simple fact the fewer teens are having sex; something has changed.…

going to school just to end up cooking, cleaning, and bringing up the children…” (Yousafzai 40). Men and boys frequently place themselves above women in every aspect of a female’s live. In Malala’s tradition on the seventh day of a child’s life, they hold a celebration called Woma for family and friends to treasure the newborn. Since Malala was not a boy, her grandfather refuses to pay; however, when her brothers came along, her grandfather wanted to pay (Yousafzai 58). To celebrate the birth of…

makes and models as well as magazines that, hold more than ten bullets and exclude them from societal purchase. (Richman). Gun control was designed to prevent crime, however guns don’t kill people, people kill people, and…

they set out to make a difference. It’s never about the role – always about the goal.” We’ve all heard about the preeminent political figurehead – the father of our nation – Gandhi who’s most endearing qualities were his insistence to always tell the truth, his disciplined way of life, his humility and his passion, who inspired millions through his non-violent protests for Indian self-determination and independence, fighting against the growing corruption, nepotism and terrorism; Saint Mother…

many Germans value their daily life and culture more than some areas such as the United States for example, they have the freedom to choose an area’ set to a standard of living based on laws. Germans take everything very seriously in their culture, their past is for example is very important to them, take the Holocaust the tragic event that lead to thousands of deaths. With the memory of this event not far from their minds Germans citizens were asked how they felt about the subject and “ 60% of…

Merriam Webster dictionary is an amount of money that is the least amount of money per hour that workers must be paid according to the law. Minimum wage was first introduced and dated back to the presidency of FDR in 1938. The minimum wage back then was about .25 cents an hour, take note that the dollar and money back then did not have its value like it does in today 's economy. Minimum wage was introduced as part of the Fair Labor Standards Act. The FLSA also covers things like youth employment…

If you’re killed, you’ve lost a very important part of your life”(Brooke Shields). In the United States, forty-million people smoke at least four cigarettes every day. On average, more than 3,200 people smoke that are under the age of eighteen. Out of those 3,200 people, 1 out of 10 become daily smokers and sign the nasty contract with the box addiction. The history of smoking dates back to as early as 5000 B.C. Cigarettes have been around for a very lengthy time and continue to send people to…

NIH spent about a seventh of that amount, just $787 million, on research on substance abuse and addiction, the largest single cause of those three crippling and killing conditions. Our nation should invest at least a billion dollars a year on research on addiction, and there should be a significant increase in biomedical and social research on adolescence. It is also important…

true, the United States has one of the longest and most thorough vetting system in the world, we are not letting just anyone who wants to in, Syrian refugees have to go through the United Nations database and then 4 other U.S. databases before being allowed in. [1] The entire system a refugee has to go through can take at least 2 years, and Syrian refugees have to go through additional screening, and they need the Director of the FBI to sign off on each and every refugee. It is easier to apply…