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citizens living in U.S. territories are underrepresented. This can be seen by the fact that citizens living in U.S. territories are not allowed to vote. According to an article by Hunter Schwarz on the Washington Post, dated March 9, 2015 “Residents of America 's island territories can 't vote because the Supreme Court found in a series of early 20th century decisions that they belonged to the United States but were "not a part" of the United States. The decisions…

Mata 1 Michael Mata Kline Period 4 7 April, 2017 The Unfair System of Voting The Electoral College is the system of voting that the United States of America uses to elect its President. The Electoral College is also used to elect the Vice President of the United States of America. Every four years in America the time comes when its citizens cast in their votes for who they want as their future President. But the Electoral College does not depend on the popular vote, it depends on the votes of…

December 1814. This conflict was centralized to North America, ranging from American invasions of Canada to naval battles. Both sides had their prominent victories, including the successful American defense of New Orleans and the British invasion of Washington D.C. The Treaty of Ghent, signed on December 24, 1814, ended the war. The treaty declared that the two nations would return to pre-war relations, including trade relations and lands gained or lost. While the War of 1812 had a negligible…

Although the U.S involvement in global imperialism in the late 1800’s was an investment of uncertainty, their bold moves in acquiring new land have historically been justified by a combination of humanitarian, economic and political theories. During this time period, the United States had begun to achieve great strides as many major cities developed, thus contributing to the shaping of American history and identity. Despite the immense amount of progress that was made, there were several…

In 2012 Donald J. Trump tweeted that “The electoral college is a disaster for a democracy.” It’s ironic that because of the electoral college he was elected president. He lost the popular vote by more than two million votes, and yet won the presidency. This is the second time in 16 year that this has occurred. In the wake of the most recent election, the electoral college has become a controversial topic in the United States. In a presidential election, voters are not actually voting for the…

The Effects of 9/11 September 11th 2001 a day most people can remember where they were, how old they were, and even what they were wearing. This tragedy was seen as the first major attack on U.S soil since the December 7, 1941 Pearl Harbor attacks. The United States had endured peace and Economic prosperity during the 1990’s until the “9/11” Terrorist attacks ( cite ). These attacks had major effects on America. There were major changes in government and national security, the economy,…

expose themselves to a variety of threats and unintended consequences. Among the most prevalent of these is sexting. Sexting is “the action of sending sexually revealing pictures…or sexually explicit messages to another individual or group” (Huffington post) A nationwide survey found that twenty percent of teenagers were participating in sexting, and seventeen percent of those individuals shared the messages or images with other people. The ramifications of this are alarming, it results in the…

their trip to the United States and refrained from attending conferences to show their anger. The Washington Post, which is one of the highly trusted newspaper in the United States published, “A series of disclosures about U.S. surveillance in Brazil — based on leaks by former NSA contractor Edward Snowden — have caused a furor in that country. Earlier this month, Rousseff canceled a state visit to Washington over the revelations.” This shows that the leaders of other countries are enraged by…

these institutions, I would learn through seeing and experiencing rather than imagining. It's a rite of passage, in a sense, for students to learn things without the use of written text and pencils. The museums and monuments that are abundant within Washington D.C. break the barriers between traditional classroom learning that, as mentioned previously, foster impersonal connections to the things we learn…

Even to this day, Americans falsely assume that Muslims are terrorists and cannot be trusted at the borders. Another important aspect of human equality that can be analyzed is the substantial amount of people who are unable to afford healthcare, or a post-secondary education. Even those who are in the middle class have found themselves unable to support their families financially with the ridiculous prices for a good education and quality healthcare. In my opinion, these are the most important…