Lotteries in the United States

The use of broadcast journalism during the Vietnam War permanently altered the way Americans perceive war. The 1960’s were a big year for television news. It was the decade when famous broadcasts like the Kennedy assassination, Martin Luther King’s “I have a dream” speech and the first televised presidential debate aired. According to PBS article called “TV Milestones”, in 1960 90% of American households owned a television and by 1963 the majority of Americans said they got most of their news…

fight for everything they have and in most cases it’s their life. It is clear to understand that nature of class privileges, and society. According to the article, Gregory defined the phrase “social class” on how it represents people in the world. He states, “workers are most likely to identity with their to identity with their employer, industry, or occupational group than with other workers, or with the working class” (Mantsios, 26). Gregory makes us to understand that employees mostly…

In 1961 The United States of America ended diplomatic relations and also launched an embargo against Cuba.This made it illegal for U.S based corporations to do business with Cuba. This event shaped the economy of Cuba, which was once run under the thumb of their now foe (USA). Since then, President Obama has made huge strides to repair ties with Cuba and its inhabitants leading to the opening of diplomatic relations with the island of Cuba.The opening of diplomatic affiliations will intuitively…

young adults to join us on the roads. At 17, we allow them to fly thousands of feet in the air by themselves. At 18, the United States of America signes your imaginary adult permission slip. You are now able to: vote, smoke cigarettes, buy lottery tickets, join the armed services, check into a hotel by yourself, make your own doctor's appointments, and so much more. But in all 50 states you cannot be caught with a single drop of alcohol in your system while you are under the age of 21 without…

The drinking age in the United States is twenty one, and is a topic of debate today. In 1984 Ronald Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act which made the national drinking age twenty one across the nation. Before Reagan signed the National Minimum Drinking Age Act, the drinking age varied throughout the states between eighteen and twenty one. This caused many states to change the age and become what it is now. Reagan signed the act for drinking age requirements to be twenty…

S. could not stay neutral much longer.Too many events were pushing America into war . The Zimmerman telegram caused the U.S. to enter war.Germany sent a telegram encouraging Mexico to engage in the war with U.S. if United States attempted to declare war on Germany .The United States was shocked by this note because it was threatening. Germany was…

Will Free College Tuition Benefit the United States? Over the years, college tuition has gone up. As they do so, the number of enrollment along with the number of graduates have decreased. As a direct result of this, there has been a decrease of people in the work force with college degrees. To fight this, President Obama presented “Americas College Promise Plan”. A program proposed to offer two years of free college tuition to students. Many states have since, created their own programs. This…

I recall feeling this way when unexpectedly I received notice that I had won the American lottery. This came as a surprise because I had forgotten about the application I had filed a year ago. As a winner, I was being granted permission to come to the United States as a permanent resident. At that time, I was pursuing my lifelong passion of becoming a physician and was thrilled to finally be applying all the acquired medical knowledge in clinical rotations. I was totally immersed in studying and…

In 1955, tensions between the political stance of the democratic South Vietnamese versus the communist Northern Vietnamese rise. Because of this, the United States of America enters the war to keep political democratic interests within Vietnam and fighting off the red communist terror. However, the United States lacked a consistent amount of voluntary troops, so president Franklin Roosevelt signed the Selective Training and Service Act. This act would pick men between ages eighteen to…

Throughout Europe, the Greek and Roman empires arose vastly. This triggered the springing new concepts that dramatically changed the reaction of Europe and the world would to issues spread across the globe. Variations in governmental policies, art and philosophy affected the European culture, prompting future cultures to revise their ideas and policies based on the Greeks and Romans. As time surpassed, the expansion of these empires invigorated cultural dispersal, assimilating the culture of the…