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population growth, but it is not coincidental that the populations targeted are mostly Native populations. Via colonial efforts the elimination of Aboriginal communities continues to be part of United States’ private agenda. Using the term “savage” to present Natives as carriers of undesirable traits, Unites States continues to encouraged compulsory sterilization of the “unfit.” As the current-day societal problem that it is, forced sterilization can take subtle as well as blatant…

Out Of the Shadows To Somewhere Peaceful My official birth certificate states that on November 25, 1998, at 11:46 a.m., I was born to Gracie Rangel and Eleasar Falcon. My place of birth of was in Mercy Hospital in Fresno, California. After my birth I went home with my mom. Since I was a child I couldn’t quite remember much of what happened. But I do know a few years after me, my sister, Gabrielle was born. My mom and father weren’t married so my mom left my dad. My mom said that my father…

As a young child, Pollock and his family were constantly moving about the American West, particularly Arizona and California. Pollock’s father was an abusive alcoholic and left his family when Jackson was only eight years old. Pollock started to look to his oldest brother, Charles, as a father figure for his life. His brother made a living as an artist and many people…

conduct. The Supreme Court’s decision in Miranda v. Arizona addressed four different cases involving custodial interrogations. These four cases included Miranda v. Arizona (the first case taken), Vignera v. New York, Westover v. United States, and the case of California v. Stewart. In each of these cases, the defendant was questioned by law enforcement in an excluded room, cut off from the outside world. In each of these cases the defendant was given a warning of his…

In the United States, many of our citizens are forced to spend time behind bars. As a result of many anti-crime laws installed across many states in the country, there has been an increase in the amount of people being sent to prison for even minimal offenses. According to an article by Business Insider, “707 people for every 100,000” are being incarcerated, whereas in Norway, an extremely wealthy and modern first-world nation, the incarceration rate is “just 75 per 100,000 people” (Business…

increase. Coy (2015) talks about regional economic differences within each state and areas within the same state as a reason not to support a $15 per hour increase. In areas such as California, New York, and Washington D.C. have higher salaries, housing costs, and food cost compared to Texas. Housing is the first-hand knowledge because during a move from Colorado to Texas there were many individuals moving from California to Universal City or just buying houses to rent. One example that Coy…

are Henry Clay, John C. Calhoun, Robert Hayne, and others. These men have taken multiple terms in office in different positions and made an impact in all of their offices held even in their hometown states. John C. Calhoun was a congressman who also ended up being a vice president, secretary of state, and U.S. secretary of war. Calhoun was born on March 18, 1782 in South Carolina and lived there the majority of his life. He was also a leading voice for people who wanted slavery. Calhoun was one…

The United States finally began to awaken and increase the number of investigations into the corrupt election process. In 1888, Massachusetts became the first state to adopt the Australian ballot; all other states did the same by 1891, representing a considerable maturation in elections throughout the United States’ history (Lepore). Presently, the “Australian ballot” has developed into an important cog in the United States’ democratic process. Besides its secrecy, the ballot has developed…

than others. For example, if the defendant is not satisfied with the verdict of the district court, it can be appealed to the appellate court. If one wishes to continue appealing to higher courts they may find their case in the hands of the United States Supreme Court, the highest ranking court in the country. The Supreme Court is made up of nine individuals, referred to as justices,…

Alcohol has been around for thousands of years, first discovered by Neolithic humans. In the late 1700s, most Americans drank alcoholic beverages and preferred these beverages to drinking water, which was often contaminated. Alcohol was never viewed as a serious problem in America until after the Revolution. In the early nineteenth century, physicians, ministers, and larger employers created the anti-alcohol (temperance) movement. This movement was the result of concern about the drunkenness of…