Martha Washington

legislative elections in Haiti and the conflicts that may arise because of it. The Haitian people want elections to be held and the president Louis Borno wants to hold elections on his own terms. Due to the conflict that may arise it is asked of the “Washington Government” to step in more specifically it was addressed to Secretary of State of the United States, Frank Kellogg. In the article it was stated that ‘“American officials here and their Haitian agents plan to repeat the coup of 1922 and…

Culture is all around us. From what we wear to what we eat to how we speak. You can try to hide your connection to culture, but it will always find you. When searching for a definition to culture I feel Texas A&M University did an amazing job. Their definition states: “A culture is a way of life of a group of people—the behaviors, beliefs, values, and symbols that they accept, generally without thinking about them, and that are passed along by communication and imitation from one generation…

The novel The New Jim Crow: Mass Incarceration in the Age of Colorblindness by Michelle Alexander a compelling guide through the American justice system. The novel gives its readers insight that since the Jim Crows and Obamas Presidency the “colorblindness” within the United States has revolutionized the American society in ways unimaginable, especially in the Wars on Drugs. The author takes her readers past times in 1840’s, around the time of the Jim Crows to about modern day dealing with how…

The Reoccurring Pattern Lorraine Hansberry once said, “I think that virtually every human being is dramatically interesting. Not only is he dramatically interesting, he is a creature of stature whoever he is.” No matter of a person’s race or gender, they are still unique in some way. Everyone contributes to society in a different manner, and sometimes we are judged by what he have to offer individually. In Lorraine Hansberry’s A Raisin in the Sun, an African American family struggles with…

A clear, concise argument on the devaluation of Black lives by the US government was heard at the National Council of Women of the United States in 1891. The argument delivered by Frances E.W. Harper, an acclaimed poet and avid abolitionist, brought to light the problems that were afflicting the development of a respectable nation. Deprived of protection or opportunities, the lives of African-Americans were once again being stagnated to nothing more than the racist philosophies that had existed…

The Electoral College; the Backbone of Voting Now a days, we live in a world where not many people know a lot about politics. For example, very few people actually know what the Electoral College system is and what processes work in conjunction with it. To help a few people out, the Electoral College is a system in which nominated electors initially represent a certain state to cast votes for the determination of the President and Vice-President during Presidential election years for the United…

In the Constitution, there are many different kinds of parts to creating it. The first part of the Constitution is the Preamble. The Preamble states we the people of the United States, in order to form a perfect union, to establish justice, insure Domestic tranquility, provide for the common defense, promote the general welfare and secure the blessings of Liberty to our prosperity and ourselves, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America. After the Preamble then…

This inaugural address was so influential that Pope Paul VI "reread the text numerous times over the years" and his 1967 encyclical "echoed its themes and language" (Clarke 6). Also noted by Clarke is former White House Aide Arthur Schlesinger in his 1965 memoir of the Kennedy administration, A Thousand Days, where Schlesinger goes on to say that "the energies that Kennedy released, the purposes he inspired, the goals he established would guide the land he loved for years to come." Kennedy's…

riana Roberson December 4, 2014 POL315 Professor Russo The United States has been well known for its democracy since the 1700s. The country has presidential elections every four years. In elections almost every American citizen over the age of 18 has a right to cast a vote for the president excluding United States territories such as Guam. The process in voting for the president of the United States is by no means straightforward. In the 2000 presidential election the candidates were Al Gore…

While each section is meant to rectify and address a certain issue, they all work together to achieve one goal which is referred to in the first section, “All persons born or naturalized in the United States and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.” This section makes sure to give citizenship to all people in every state, not just certain states that say so in their state constitution. This was a big deal because it becomes…