United States federal legislation

Introduction Catastrophic incidents that involve both man-made and natural causes, first responders should utilize their available resources within the private sector and government agencies. First responders should utilize these resources before, during and after an incident for an effective response. The example that will be used is the California Aflame because this event leads to implementing these resources that include the National Incident Management System (NIMS) and National Response…

Alcatraz Do you know what Alcatraz is and was? Well it was a super prison that held the world’s most dangerous criminals in the world. They made it a super prison because the gangsters couldn’t be held in a regular prison, they would take over and bribe other prisoners and guards. In this essay I will tell you more about Alcatraz and where it is now and why it is how it is today. It was a very secured place and no one could get in or out unless the were let in or out. They were super serious…

High school marks the period in a person’s life where they strive to discover who they are as an individual and what they want to pursue later on in their careers. One main aspect of my high school years that has really defined who I am today is an organization called Business Professionals of America. BPA, for short, is an organization that assesses students in developing future skills and problem solving abilities by hosting competitions based off of real world scenarios. However, due to the…

The Blunt Truth In Rick James’s song “Mary Jane”, he sings "And when I 'm feeling low, she comes as no surprise / Turns me on with her love, takes me to paradise." This song teaches us about how cannabis can get us from a state of low to a state of high. The government forbids the usage of cannabis, but permits the usage of alcohol. On one side of the legal spectrum, nearly 88,000 people died from drunk driving every year. Including secondhand smoke from cigarettes, at least 480,000 people…

The social welfare policy the aid to dependent children is a policy that is relevant to the social work field. This was a federal assistance program and it was in effect from 1935 to 1996. The program was created by the Social Security Act and administered by the United States Department of Health and Human Services. The aid to dependent children policy provided financial assistance to children whose families had low or no income. This is relevant to social work practice because the social work…

affiliates. However, following the surfacing of some controversial videos in early July, the necessity of the funding which Planned Parenthood receives from the US government was brought into question. Hence, Congress began a hearing to remove the federal funding which Planned Parenthood is reimbursed for its services. The controversy presented in the videos had to do with Planned Parenthood selling aborted fetuses to companies using them for research. The fact that the organization permitted…

Individual Rights in India has always been a joke. Thanks to the socialist mindset and centuries of cultural dogmatism; based on such beliefs. Beliefs based on altruism, mystical moralities of right and wrong, unquestionable duties towards society etc; we lost to value our own self esteem and self respect. We somehow started having a guilty conscious for having opposite views than these. In India; like any government in the world; regardless of the political party in power, disregards…

In society today race relationships and racism continue to shape our everyday lives. The fact of the matter is that we are either the person who is being judged because of our appearance and background or we are the person judging. Living in a society where white supremacy regimes race, class, and gender affect the types of privileges people have in comparison to others. Rights are always cut back when they conflict with the economic interests of the system. In the film Crash directed by Paul…

that obesity is claiming the American population, obesity is winning. Let’s Move! and Head Start have the potential to make greater positive impacts with more funding and support from the government. Obesity is only one instance where the lack of federal funding for children’s health initiatives is hindering their…

One of the fastest growing fields is information technology, because computers are a part of most people’s lives and businesses. A recurrent topic in the news today is computer hacking. Recently, several companies have been hacked into and customers’ digital information has been stolen. Even the government can’t seem to keep its information safe. Everyday, people’s identities are stolen because their online bank has been hacked into. Digitization, the process of making information digitally…