The Birth of a Nation

The 1950’s was an era that embraced change; soldiers returned home from war, the economy boomed, and new families were being created at a more rapid rate than ever before. Historical author Andrew Dunar claims that, more than ever, “people of the fifties living in the United States had reason to believe that theirs was the American century” (Dunar 167). Stereotypes of the era that had previously been accepted were clearly being pushed against; however, specifically the idea of the American Dream…

it in 1789 because of calls for more individual liberties in the Constitution. The right to property is one of the most basic, rights that belongs to all humans. As an unalienable right, the right to property is a right that should be entitled at birth and therefore, is a basic freedom. As John Locke, an Enlightenment thinker who heavily influenced the Founding Fathers, once said: “All mankind... being all equal and independent, no one ought to harm another in his life, health, liberty or…

The main purpose of this paper is to discuss the positive effects of sweatshops not only on the labourers (employees) which are the people but on the economy as well. A Sweatshop is a factory or a workplace or a workshop who mostly specialise in the clothing industry where the labourers are employed and paid very low wages yet they work for very long working hours and work under very poor conditions, however it can then be defined as a business establishment that makes it employees work under…

Rutherford’s philosophy, what do these disparate arguments have in common? Where are they different? Which view prevails in America today, and is that ideal? John Locke and Samuel Rutherford’s philosophy both influenced the birth of an empire who would one day be the greatest nation in the world. Both men were sincere believers in Christ and His holy scriptures. John Locke firmly rested on the knowledge of the Bible. In his Two Treatises of Government, Locke quoted the Holy Scriptures…

By the 1756 due to the French and Indian War, also known as the Seven Years War, taxes on English citizens had reached a near unbearable high, to lessen the pain on England, they began to tax the colonies.These taxes cause many hardships for the colonists and unintentionally planted the seeds for a revolution. The first of these notable taxes was the Sugar Act beginning in 1764 sugar, molasses, and many imports from outside of England were taxed. In 1733 an act called the Molasses act was passed…

Samoa, an island tucked away in the Pacific Ocean, is a home to a beautiful group of people and culture. However, as with many countries, Samoa is a place where its image is often highlighted instead of issues such as health and domestic violence. Samoa is country whose general health is raises few alarms, is doing better in regards to mental health, and is making great strides to fix the problems the country has with domestic violence. Although Samoa may be considered a paradise to some, it…

These changes in attitudes were a large departure from colonial norms, “The majority were putting off childbearing by marrying somewhat later than colonial women. They were spacing births both to limit childbearing and, particularly in the city, to concentrate child-bearing into the earliest years of marriage. Almost all women were stopping childbearing at even earlier ages” (54)."The fertility transition was a sudden and radical change…

that should be an automatic right. Allowing birth control to be made easier to access would both decrease the rates of unintended pregnancy as well as lower teenage pregnancy rates around the nation. Back in 1933, during the early stages of birth control this exact issue was being introduced. Midst the heart of the Great Depression, Walter Pierce introduced a bill to Congress that would allow doctors to have discussions with their patients regarding birth control. This bill was very…

Lincoln's two speeches, "The Gettysburg Address" and "Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation" are two different speeches but are related and hold relevance together. Both are during great hardship in the United states as we are enduring a brutal civil war. Lincoln two powerful speeches are delivered using with different tactics from each other. In the Gettysburg Address, Lincoln uses an Ethos appeal to draw the crowd in emotionally and gather support to end the war. In the Emancipation…

The health status of pregnant women and their unborn children are important public health issues worldwide, as many low income countries struggle to provide the recommended level of care. Maternal health is such a widespread issue, that the United Nations have included it as one of their eight Millennium Development goals in which they provide recommendations and guidelines for health improvements internationally (Lomazzi, Borisch, & Laaser, 2014). The health of mothers is closely linked with…