Official documents of the United States

later progressed onto the impersonations of many white collar professionals including airline pilots, creating an international trail. To this day Frank Abagnale is one of the world’s most respected authorities on forgery, embezzlement and secure documents. In order to understand how Abagnale went from being a criminal to one of the worlds most respected authority figures on forgery, we must understand his background. Abagnale’s first victim was his own father, a role model for Abagnale and…

Edward Snowden a former National Security Association contractor revealed the works of illegal government programs. The documents revealed detailed secret NSA programs and capabilities that have been and continued to be used to collect and store personal communications both within the United States and abroad. Snowden traveled from his homeland of Hawaii to Honk Kong to leak the documents to journalist Glenn Greenwald. While Snowden may have caused some damage within the NSA from leaking…

involved. The president, Barack Obama, has declared a state of emergency for South Carolina, Florida, and Georgia. To cope with this deadly hurricane, initial emergency responses will be recorded. State emergency management will be notified about the scope of the situation. If the situation seems to go out of municipality’s control, further assistance will be requested from the state government. Federal assistance will be requested by the state if needed. • A hurricane watch will be issued…

born in America to parents who immigrated to the United States from Japan. In response to his arrest, Koremastu argued that Executive Order 9066 violates the Fifth Amendment. Thus, it initiated one of the most infamous Supreme Court…

The United States in the early 1900s is a country flooded with problems and issues threatening the prosperity of the country. Some of these issues include deforestation, the fight for women’s rights, the continuation of child labor, and the unsanitary findings found within the meatpacking industry. Earlier this year, my Aunt Bessie generously awarded me one million dollars to spend on three different progressive reform groups of my choice. After deep thought and careful consideration, I have…

The early days of the United States were detrimental as they determined what type of government the colonies were going to have. James Madison, the author of the U.S. Constitution, Bill of Rights, and the Federalist Papers, is one of the most important political figures and Founding Fathers that persevered religious freedom and a balanced national and state government. Madison’s contributions to the establishment of the American republic extremely significant,; however they were less noticed and…

The book American Slavery by Peter Kolchin provides a detailed history of slavery from its establishment in the 13 colonies to its abolishment in the United States. He analyzes its practices and its effects on the culture of those affected by it, black and white. The topics discussed in the book provide a good amount of insight to the political views throughout the eras discussed. He focuses on three main eras: the colonial era, the revolutionary era, and the post-war era. The practices and…

became disenchanted by the state ideology and propaganda. The state, especially the Komsomol whose leadership had been decimated by the war, found it increasingly difficult to direct the youths’ behavior and thinking, which was exacerbated by the influence of Western culture after WWII. Although the Soviet youths did not blatantly rebel against the state, they adopted various strategies to negotiate with the official norms to create a new identity as non-conformists to the state ideology. The…

of complexly brilliant documents, pro-revolutionaries were able to unite America, building an army of colonials willing to risk everything…

This is not the case now and nor was it in the 1960’s when paper was king and to sell the paper, you had to have the best story possible with or without all the pieces. Some authors may have been told they had all the pieces from different officials but to see just how much of the puzzle they had, one has to look back over all the information given. Understanding can then be said to be flawed and once found out, can change the whole interpretation of a certain event. The challenge becomes…