Statute of limitations

Just forty-five days after the terrorist attacks of September 11, Congress passed the USA PATRIOT Act, also known as the Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act. This act was created with the intention to deter and punish terrorist acts in the United States and around the world, and to enhance law enforcement investigatory tools (The United States Department of Treasury, n.d.). Due to this rapid implementation, many…

Ethnic discrimination and racism in the United States have been problematic for hundreds of years, well before colonization. However, slavery shaped a far greater problem with racism in the United States. Slavery in the United States began in the 1600’s when the first African American slaves were brought over to Jamestown, Virginia to assist with the production of the cash crop, tobacco. Later in 1793, Eli Whitney invented the cotton gin, which led to a greater necessity for slave labor to…

This essay will attempt to expound on a number of difficulties regarding the concept of rape. The core objective will be to elucidate in detail the vast many interpretations of rape, specifically regarding gender differences amongst rape victims, often whereby men who commit such a heinous crime as rape are deemed upon as ‘monsters’, whilst when the ordeal is inflicted upon them, the severity and outlook of public speculation is lessened dramatically. As a result, this essay will highlight…

Statement of the Problem During World War II, over 200,000 Korean women were recruited under false pretenses, or kidnaped by the Japanese Imperial Army to serve in military camps as sex slaves. Many of these women were under the age of 18, and it is estimated, only 25-30% of them survived. Today, the tensions between Korea and Japan over this issue still exist, and cause controversy between the two nations. 3. Background and Previous Policy Efforts During World War II, many women in East…

How the Russian Revolution caused the USA Patriot Act of 2001 The Russian Revolution was the effect of a civil uprising, and caused many events in the early 20th including the PATRIOT ACT of 2001. This 342-page piece of legislation was responsible for more than 150 amendments and 15 federal laws. The Uniting and Strengthening America by Providing Appropriate Tools Required to Intercept and Obstruct Terrorism Act of 2001, the full name of the USA Patriot Act, primarily deals with combating the…

compensated for the injustice, but it brought the case front and center that even after the tragic outcome something good came out of it. On January 29, 2009, President Barack Obama signed The Lilly Ledbetter Fair Pay Act, which stated the 180 days statute of limitations would reset every time an individual received a discriminatory paycheck. It also promoted voluntary compliance by employers, for example, some employers took measures to develop compensation setting criteria, audit pay…

Technology is increasingly growing in every Direction, Example includes Medicine, Transportation, Education, Defense, etc. In First Article “Self-Driving Technology and Autonomous Vehicles: A whole new world for production liability Discussion” Author Roy Alan Cohen Analyzes the how Production liability will work, and how the People’s claim will increase the issues regarding it. Transportation as we know it would be impossible without the quantum leaps in technology that have taken place over…

Pertinent Facts Kareem, a practicing Muslim who is of Indian decent, was employed as a customer service representative at a call center of ABC Corporation, an electronic device company selling cellular phones and tablets. After 8 months working, Kareem was dismissed for poor performance and excessive breaks during work time. According to Kareem’s religion requirement, he has to pray five times per day, and before he prays, he has to wash his hands, face, arms and feet. During working at the call…

As World War II was ending and the Nazi threat was coming to an end and a new threat was emerging in the world. Communism was spreading and spearheading the movement was the Soviet Union. This was very worrisome for all who opposed communist rule. There were many events and spans of time that shaped the cold war and caused the United States and its allies to adapt. I chose three that really stuck out to me. I chose the Korean war, the red scare, and the space race. These were only three…

From the idea of building a wall, to people being harassed on the streets. The immigration system has sparked controversy for decades, but given the recent election of President Trump, and the tragedies that continue occur in Syria and Turkey; immigration and more specifically immigration policy has been a trending topic in 2016. With about a total of 6,300 immigrants, legal and illegal, entering the USA every day, there is much debate when it comes to questions about the size of inflows, the…