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Jim Crow laws were state and local laws used to enforce racial segregation in the Southern United States. These laws lasted for decades until their ban only 52 years ago in 1965, but their presence is still felt today. After the Jim Crow laws were banned, a new wave of segregation took over with the Separate but Equal Act. Although the name of the act makes it seem as if all races were on the same level of social, political, and economic equality, the harsh reality is the exact opposite. Black…

public union. For example, Florida’s Supreme Court observed in United Teachers of Dade vs. Dade County School Board, 500 So.2d 508 (1986) that “it would be impractical to require that collective bargaining procedures … be identical in the public and the private sectors. Myriad distinctions, not just those of procedures, exist between public and private collective bargaining, and have been noted by the highest courts of several sister states.” (Unuionwatch.org). There are three major…

The story of JFK and the Vietnam War cannot be told without first telling the story of the political development before the war even was a possibility. At the end of World War 2 The United States no longer had to wage war against the Germans and the Japanese. Instead, The United States began to keep a watchful eye on their World War 2 ally in the Siberian North: Russia. After the fall of Nazi Germany, the Russian and American armies met for the first time on April 25, 1945, at the Elbe River in…

POSITION PAPER ON POSTPONING THE RETIREMENT OF THE A-10 1. The Fairchild-Republic A-10 Thunderbolt II is currently the only close air support (CAS) dedicated aircraft in the United States (US) inventory.1 The A-10 was the first airframe which was designed specifically for the role of CAS and is a simple aircraft to maintain.2 The US Air Force (USAF) has effectively employed the A-10 in a variety of combat applications since its first flight at Davis-Monthan Air Force Base (AFB) in the fall…

identified law enforcement can begin the process of trying to stop them before the commit any other horrendous acts, however not everyone can be stopped beforehand no one can be at two places at once. The PATRIOT ACT also creates much controversy when it comes to what information they collect, the fourth amendment protects the “right of the people to be secured in their persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures”, this amendment states that law enforcement…

affordable and efficient medical help, you should be insured. Currently, there are about 44 million uninsured Americans. According to Elizabeth Bradley, the author of the book The American Health Care Paradox, the paradox of today’s system is that “United States spends so much on health care but continues to lag behind in health outcomes” (33). The private sector has been focusing on making a profit over the years, ignoring the importance of health care for all. There is no ideal system and no…

world leadership. 2. What did President Dwight Einsenhower warn about the military industrial complex, and what would he think of today's Defense Department? By the end of president Eisenhower term, the United States had annually spent in security more than the net earning of all the United States enterprises. The armament industry established a economic, social and political dependence. Therefore, President Dwight Eisenhower warned about the influence that the military industrial complex…

pre-civil war and American colonies era of the United States. However, in the early to mid-1980s, the industry of private prisons was rejuvenated in the U.S. to try to boost third parties to manage the facility for less cost but with better results. In this generation, several industries and corporations—powerful ones to be exact—are running the business of private prisons and jails for many reasons including taking in big amounts of profits. Texas is the state with the most private prisons and…

culture, gross to domestic product, terrain, and adopted EMS delivery models. Consequently, the poorest and most vulnerable people often have little to no access to EMS. Despite the United States being one of the richest countries in the world, the current EMS system as its faults. When looking at the United States EMS system and prehospital…

in the United States. However, it has the singular distinction of being both a commonly used illegal substance and also a legally prescribed medicinal substance in some states. Marijuana has been scientifically proven to reduce pain in patients suffering from conditions like Rheumatoid Arthritis. Since the medical properties of this plant have been documented, why is it not legalized throughout the United States? This would both increase accessibility to the treatment for patients in states…