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account securities. The Majority of this is allocated to social security and other monetary and intergovernmental funds. (6) If the overall debt is nearly as much as the United States produces in a whole year, generally would signify to foreign investors that the country might have problems repaying the debts, as the United States has a GDP of 16.8 trillion as of 2013 (7) compared to the debt total of $17 Trillion.…

Democracy is a system of government by the whole population or all the eligible members of a state, typically through elected representatives. The USA is a democratic republic where people decide who is in charge (the democratic part), then the people elected decide what to do (the republic part). Democracy is considered more fair than other governments. Voting is a good way to establish legitimacy for a leader because they can argue their right to rule on the grounds of being elected. This…

Earthquakes have now been reported in states that rarely, if ever, get earthquakes ever since fracking has been doing water injections. Water injections consist of putting the wastewater from fracking into an empty water well and leaving it there. There have been studies after studies showing that earthquakes, and unusually large ones, were suddenly occurring in low to minimal seismic activity states. In an article by Newsweek Global called “The Earth Moved, And It’s Our Fault” says, “But in…

In the United States, discrimination is starting to grow once again like a dandelion sprouting from the cold ground. Growing up during this time was tough for a young Vietnamese boy. I was taught to embrace my freedom and to promote fair treatment toward others. With the golden rule of “treat others the way you want to be treated” hammered into my brain. However, I had to face the stereotypical thoughts from people I’ve trusted; I experienced discrimination first hand when I was a young boy. I…

living in a land where one person (such as a king or ruler) has power of all his people. Sovereignty has an essential meaning, supreme authority within a ground. Per the article the heritage foundation, the United States is in fact a sovereign nation. Which means that the United States is a self-govern nation, administrated by the American people, that controls their individual affairs. When the Americans adopted the Constitution, it was then when the government was formed. As a government, they…

As an individual is hard to help those people which suffer from poverty, violence, and those people that are unemployed. In the United States, we have much more freedom than other countries. Having our voice heard can be helpful in many ways. In order for our voice to be heard, we must have the support of others or at least know someone who is powerful. Even a president cannot make its own decisions. The president decisions are depending on the number of votes. Protesting can solve some of the…

Sectionalism is the division of the Northern and Southern political beliefs in the United States. One of the main differences between the North and the South was their opinions on slavery. The North was completely industrialized; factories were being built and because of the massive immigrant population slaves were not needed, nor benefited the Northern economy. In the South, the economy was made up of an agricultural society. The North prospered as an industrialized economy because of the…

choose from a variety of cuisines. Those cuisines could range from chinese, italian, indian to american. According to my friend, Margjela she believes that culture tells a lot about a person’s personality and morals. She also mentioned that United States of America is a pot of diversity cultures, and sometimes we get so confused that we can’t really tell for some people of what culture they represent and belong. In addition, my brother-in-law Ardi thinks that it is important to learn a cultures…

Widespread information regarding the topic of food waste does not exist due to the United States’ status as a well developed country: “In the past year, 42% indicated they had seen or heard information about wasted food and 16% had sought information about reducing it” (Neff 4). If Americans were to become more educated on the subject of food…

The Warring States lasted from 481 to 221 BC. These states became a part of the Zhao dynasty within the Yellow River Valley. In 223-221 BC that the forces of the of Qin under Qin Shi-Huangdi won over the states created the Qin Empire which become know as modern day China which encompassed the former seven warring states and the northern part of Korea. It was at this point also that the nation-state of China was born. The Chinese cultural core consists of two key component parts: the…