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How important is it to get something that is wanted, even though it is not needed? That is the question that the United States needs to ask itself when it comes to deciding whether or not they should drill for Oil in the Arctic. The United States already produces the most oil in the world, so what makes drilling for oil in the Arctic necessary? It’s because the United States, a fossil fuel dependent country, wants more oil, even though it isn’t needed. The United States needs to face the…

Andrew Jackson deserves a place on our money for several reasons. He was in the Continental Army as a courier (runner) when he was a young boy (13). He was abused by a British officer while held prisoner in South Carolina in 1781. He suffered from smallpox while held as a prisoner of war. Both his brothers and mother died during this time leaving him an orphan at age 14. Later as Jackson grew to be a man, he taught school and practiced law. He was the first congressman elected from the new…

The definition of a citizen is a person born in a place or a naturalized resident. The southern California is more populated by birth tourism. Most of the people from China, Taiwan, Korea are involve in birth tourism. They give birth to their baby in USA and after few months they took them their own homeland. For example, one woman born to a birth tourist in New York in 1989 and return to Taiwan two month after giving birth with baby. After 15 year that baby came USA to be a citizen but she…

Marijuana Drug Marijuana is dried leaves, flowers, stems, and seeds that come from a plant called a cannabis plant. The plant becomes a drug due to, it has a chemical called tetrahydrocannabinol and other compounds. Marijuana is the most common drug used in the United States. Most people that use marijuana are young. According to studies the number of people that think marijuana is dangerous has declined because the amount of younger adults and kids using marijuana has increased over the…

Should Euthanasia Be Legalized Throughout United States Euthanasia- “the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly sick or injured individuals (as persons or domestic animals) in a relatively painless way for reasons of mercy” (Merriam-Webster). In 1938 Euthanasia Society of America (ESA) was founding in New York. (All America Life League) At the time the ESA’s goal was to gain and legal acceptance for the right to kill vulnerable human beings, meaning “mental…

The U.S. is considered to be the wealthiest nation in the world, yet we can still find a great amount of poverty within its rural and urban areas. Urban poverty even affects the largest city in the nation, New York City. New York City is home to over ten million people. Although the city is known for its strong economy and job market, like other cities throughout the world, it faces a vast amount of poverty. Even today it is said that nearly one in four New Yorkers live under the poverty line…

I was born in Sinaloa, Mexico. I moved to the U.S. in the summer of 1999. At first I was difficult, but I learned to adapt. I grew up in Colorado mostly Greeley and Windsor. I had a very tough childhood because of problematic and alcoholic parents. My teen years weren’t so good either. I got kicked out of my parents’ house when I was sixteen years old. When my parents kicked me out of their house, I moved in with my boyfriend with whom I had a son named Emmanuel. In my early adulthood things…

Havanna Lowes Mrs. Vogelman English III 14 October 2015 Successful Dreams The American Dream explains the goals of success through a process of ups and downs throughout one’s life. Young children often view their futures as them taking over the world. They have these massive dreams of becoming the president, a superstar, or an actress. They see their futures as happy, wealthy, and successful. What they do not see is all of the hard work and positive attitude it takes to achieve such labels. One…

Freedom. When I hear this word many thoughts pour into my head. I smile in pride knowing that my country has freedom. But then I begin to think of the cost of freedom. All of the lives lost to give people this freedom. The people who have died for our country who I don't even know the names of. Freedom is the power, or act to speak or think freely without restraint. Some of us don't know what it’s like to not have freedom. Others recall not having freedom and never want to go down that road…

Ben Carson has impacted my personal life by motivating me to be more diligent in my studies. In his early life Carson never really had much. He lived in inner city - Detroit in a small house, with just his mother and brother. Sonya Carson, Ben's mother, was the person who pushed him to do better than just average. "Mother had a clear understanding of how things would be for us boys" says Carson about his mother. Although, Sonya had her own struggles, she was still "hard working, goal oriented,…