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Federal Bureau of Investigation (2014), 1,561,231 persons were arrested in the United States in 2014 for drug abuse violations such as selling, manufacturing, or possession. Drug abuse violations in 2014 made up the highest number of arrests in the United States (Federal Bureau of Investigation [FBI], n.d.). The legalization of marijuana differs from marijuana decriminalization. Marijuana decriminalization means that a state has repealed or amended its laws to make certain acts criminal, but no…

Prisons are a multi-billion dollar industry which relies on the incarceration of criminals. The United States is the number one country for the highest incarceration rate. Incarceration rates continue to rise, and with the increasing population and limited facilities to house inmates prisons are becoming more impacted. There are three types of prisons that house criminals, state prisons, federal prisons and private prisons. With prisons overcrowding, it becomes difficult to decently manage the…

a big house with a great wife and great children, or coming home to mountains of money, or even coming home to an RV that’s going across the country. This, in its many forms is the American dream. The American dream is the ideal, that every United States citizen should have an equal opportunity to achieve success and prosperity through hard work, and determination. This said, The American dream is in the eye of the beholder. One man’s American dream, can be living life on the road, leaving no…

In the early years of the United States' formation, the country was rooted in the original thirteen colonies. Through years of expansion, the United States grew into the country that we know today. Without the migration movements like the Separationist pilgrims' voyage to America, the founding of the original thirteen colonies, and the westward migration in the 1800s for gold, development, and prosperity, the country would not be the country it is today. The British colonization of the 1600s and…

Active Shooter Situations and Organizational Communication October 1, 2017 is one of the most recent dates that will be included in the history of the United States of America. October 1, 2017 is the day that the largest United States’ mass shooting occurred. On October 1, 2017, Stephen Paddock opened fire from the comforts of his hotel room at the Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada (Kreps, 2017). His targets were concert goers attending the Route 91 Harvest Festival. Paddock…

The American Dream Ideology In the modern nation of America, we live by the idea that if we work hard, it will pay off. If we give the world 110%, we can be smarter, better, more successful, and most importantly, more rich than our counterparts, those who work less hard. People are also given the idea that if they are from another country and come to America, they can also each the same success. This ideal is called “The American Dream”. While this idea seems as if it would be accurate, it is…

Forty four states in America prohibit the use of euthanasia, or assisted suicide, under homicide laws. Year by year the cause gains speed and people more and more come to accept it as morally sound and a human right to die with dignity. People who argue against assisted suicide claim that it devalues human life and limits bodily autonomy, however, it allows for terminally ill or old people to not have to live out incredibly painful lives leading to an overall happier population as seen in Brave…

war in Syria began, an estimated 13.5 million Syrians have sought refuge in neighboring countries and further (UNHCR, 2016). The United States has welcomed only a small percentage of these migrants, and recent terror attacks has stirred fear of these refugees to the American people. Current political elections have focused heavily on Syrian refugees and some states have even gone as far as vocalizing their anti-refugee and anti-Muslim policies, refusing to allow refugees to settle in their…

year. The hot dog has become an icon of american culture, but since it’s creation it has been shrouded in mystery. Through this mystery, one question has raised above the rest. Is a hot dog a sandwich? A hotdog is a sandwich. According to the United States Department of Agriculture, a sandwich is defined as a "A sandwich is a meat or poultry filling between two slices of bread, a bun or a biscuit." This counts a hotdog as a sandwich. However I do not like this definition personally because it…

responded appropriately and effectively to the terrorist attacks on our soil. Dale further went on to say “…if the government wanted more control over the people, including gun control, they have done both”. When asked which aspects on the United States response they felt have been least effective or even counterproductive, Dale stated “We have spent millions of dollars creating and fighting an enemy we have created, while ignoring the real enemy within”. He further stressed that “9/11 was a…