State of matter

having a family and being dedicated to the things that matters to you most were I live in the South is Mississippi the heart of the southern states the state of hospitality I learned a lot just from living here it gives you some of the best values and morals in life that we should live by like never taking anything nor anyone for granted love what you have before it’s gone. I came from a background where you have to respect your elders no matter what they may have done unto you I was raised…

the future ahead of us look exciting but, it always comes faster than we are prepared for. “It eluded us then, but that’s no matter.” This is saying that we missed our bright future, but it is still available to us. “Tomorrow we will run faster, stretch out our arms farther… And one fine morning.” This means that we will always have an optimistic view of the future no matter what is happening. “So we beat on.” This means that we will continue that never-ending struggle that is life. We will…

have existed in society, citizens have been inspired by their personal experiences or fascinations with the conflict to attempt to create social change. From Colin Kaepernick’s kneeling before the National Anthem to raise awareness of the Black Lives Matter movement, to the release of Kony 2012 to inform the public of the inhumane use of child soldiers in Africa, to the Occupy Wall Street movement to protest global economic inequality, ordinary citizens will always find a reason to fight if what…

economy and other economies look hopeful. As the United States has worked on defining the rules, Asia-Pacific has also stepped up to help. Africa has also stepped up to the plate. As the U.S. exports to the African region rose, the “exports supported nearly 120,000 American jobs.” (Froman, par. 21). No matter what happens to the trade market, someone will always be at the forefront of it, leading and calling the shots, making the rules. A state or country will always step up and do what is…

Americans die every day due to gun violence (Key Gun Violence Statistics). Despite that, America has some of the least strict gun laws in the world. In most states, an eighteen year-old can legally buy an AR-15 rifle, the most common weapon used in mass shootings, and by twenty-one he or she can purchase a handgun (Beckett). The United States would greatly benefit…

misperceptions about the political and ideological foundations of mass incarceration. As she delineates the to date largely overlooked relationship between social welfare and crime control policies and its instrumental role in the creation of the carceral state, Hinton shows how race continued to shape federal policies well beyond the 1960s. Building upon, but also challenging some of the notions that scholars like Michelle Alexander have popularized over the last few years, Hinton illustrates…

The Social Contract theory is the understand that an individual living in a state gives up certain natural rights and transferring those rights to the someone else (ie the state), with the understanding that everyone else has to give up the same natural rights. This contract is meant to ensure to stability and social welfare of the people. In John Locke’s Two Treaties of Government, Thomas Hobbes’ Leviathan, and Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s The Social Contract and The Discourses they examine this…

Security “Those who surrender freedom for security will not have, nor do they deserve, either one.” This statement by Benjamin Franklin (1818), one of the founding fathers who drafted the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States, shows the sacred character of freedom which should not be altered for any reason. On the other hand, Rand Beers, the current Deputy Homeland Security Advisor of President Obama, thinks that the precondition to freedom is security. In a…

by local, state, and federal government this epidemic has yet to come to an end. The most common solutions offered to address the obesity epidemic are ones derived from an economic and dietary approach. Although seemingly worthy solution are commonly agreed upon, however pinpointing an incontestable culprit guilty for this monstrosity cannot be so easily done. Over the years the fight against obesity has come at an ever-growing monetary and health care expense. As a result local, state, and…

No matter where someone is born, no matter what a child looks like, the book reminds us, we all have "ten little fingers/ and ten little toes." Her latest book, to be published in Australia this week, is called I'm Australian Too. Mem Fox, Australia's most famous children's author, has written such books as Ten Little Fingers and Ten Little Toes, which celebrates the humanity common to all children. The author of books advocating tolerance and acceptance was detained by U.S. immigration…