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issues (situations) every day, where the sense of what is the real “right” thing to do is not always obvious, this leading us to the uncertainty when it comes to the way we deliberate our decisions. So is the case of the United States when facing the…

China, Iran, and the United States all have very different ways of selecting candidates for their highest respective offices. In this case study, I will examine the systems with which these countries select their leaders. In order to fully understand the election process of a country, one must first grasp the basic power organizations of that country in order to put it into context. Thus, I will first lay out the basic structures of unfamiliar countries before proceeding to process trace the…

child. Since that time, numerous laws and policies have been set up in an effort to care for children who have experienced abuse or neglect and provide temporary services to families in crisis (Barbell & Freundlich, 2001). History of Foster Care United States Originally “worthy widows” were paid by collections from the church to provide housing for children…

Every male as age eighteen must enlist in the United States military, in case there is ever need for another draft. The draft was used for four American wars causing those who are unwilling to join the military, to being forced into risking their lives. These men just lost their right to freedom, an ideal stressed by the political powers. According to Michael Boldin in his article he states, “Forcing someone to work for the state; forcing someone to kill or be killed; forcing someone to…

Background Over the past decade, the United States has not been very successful in reducing the amount of illicit drugs smuggled across our borders. With an estimated 19 million Americans participating in recreational drug use each month and spending over $60 billion on the fragmented criminal drug market annually, the international drug trade is becoming a larger threat to national security. Additionally, the U.S. drug market generates billions of dollars in profits, providing international…

Women are the hardest hit by these low wages, in a press release from the white house Obama states Because women account for the majority of workers in tipped occupations - and because jobs that rely on tips tend to pay less than other occupations - most of the workers who would benefit from an increase in the tipped minimum wage are women. While women account for 55 percent of all workers who would benefit from a proposed minimum wage increase, they account for three-quarters of all workers in…

non-United States citizens with 90 months or less remaining on their sentences to transfer to a private facility, to combat the issue of overcrowding, as well as to maximize the effectiveness of the contracts according to the memo itself. Private prisons receive the same amount of money no matter how many prisoners are in the prison itself. This is to prevent the potential exploitation of having an overpopulated prison for the sake of profit. Private prisons are not new to the United States.…

The Cold War was a very rough experience that lead two powerful nations to attack each other. The same concept is happening in today's society but with three very powerful nations, which are: Russia, North Korea and the United States. The rulers, Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong-un and Donald Trump are threatening each other with nuclear threats. These nuclear threats and the new creations of nuclear weapons is to show the other countries that they are stronger and more powerful. With the constant back…

Katrina, it has let other states to observe, verify, and inspect their flood control systems and implanting this catastrophic event if it happened in their cities. Sacramento has implemented and introduces an overhauling flood management plan that is costly, but has shown many benefits and insures safety for the citizens. The Folsom dam was completed by Engineers from the United Sates Army Corps in 1956 creating the Folsom lake in the process. Based on the California Department…

In the United States, gun violence is a substantial public health problem which disproportionately affects youth and minorities, particularly in disadvantaged urban areas. Numerous interventions from a large array of disciplines, have attempted to decrease youth violence. However, many of these interventions have been proven to be ineffective, which has led to the implementation of outreach workers, who engage high risk youth through the use of mentoring, referrals to social and health services,…