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The United State's account of the events at El Mozote start by accounting the massacre "Although it is not possible to prove or disprove excesses of violence against the civilians population of El Mozote by Government troops, it is certain that the guerrilla forces did nothing to remove them from the path of battle" (Donner 111). This at least recognizes that they do not know the exact details of the massacre, but they do realize that one occurred. Subsequent interviews by United States…

the government is also making sure that the citizens are not showing any signs of emotion so as they do not create an uprising against the government. The United States, on the other hand, is a free country that allows citizens to freely think and act as they please, as long as it is inside the confines of the law. However, in the United States, there are numerous types of technology with a multitude of applications. Technology…

Introduction Angela Davis, the writer, scholar and activist, advocates for oppressed people of the world, mainly people of color. Angela Davis was born on January 26, 1944, in Birmingham, Alabama, and is recognized as an essential activist for social issues. Growing up in Alabama, she knew the four girls that were killed in the Birmingham church bombing of 1963; therefore, she experienced racial prejudice and discrimination firsthand. She studied philosophy at Brandeis University in…

I found out that I could volunteer at the library, I jumped on that chance right away. Volunteering at the Eva K. Bowlby Library allowed me to do those things. There are two current considerations regarding our society. First, should the federal, local, and state government allocate and spend tax dollars to fund professional social agencies that would, in turn, meet the needs of their communities? Secondly, the burden for social agencies would be placed on individual citizens and agencies that…

year of 1971, Richard Nixon, the former U.S. President, declared the war on drugs against America society who refused to comply with the law by using it. The purpose is to make waves of arrests of the general population. The budget to fund the federal war is in the trillions of dollars, which covers expenses of weaponry and enforcements so they can maintain full power control against common people who use drugs. The law is present to protect citizens from harming themselves and helping drug…

in his opinion the differences between racial strategies and views from Bernie Sanders and Donald Trump. Lincoln states that some of Sanders shortcomings stem from not addressing racial issues as much as his Democratic opponent Hillary Clinton, while maintaining that one of Trump’s major problems is blaming America’s problems on the countries minority demographics. He goes on to state that Sanders lack of racial insight and unwillingness to address racial issues allowed Clinton to run up huge…

Mexico” he investigates the use of remittances throughout Mexico and the subsequent effect of corruption in the state. Using a six-year long data bank Tyburski studied the amount of remittances that Mexico received and cross checked it with the amount of reported corrupt acts. Tyburski determined that over a span of at least a few months the states that received a remittance from the federal government, or the World Bank, had a slight decrease in corrupt acts (Tyburski, 2012). Unfortunately for…

greater good. The United States federal government might have argued that the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War and dumping more than 11 million gallons of Agent Orange on the South Vietnam, often showering on farmers, their families, and on whole forests that turned into barren wasteland (Korn), was altogether for the greater good in the fight against communism. But the United States’ actions do not justify their claims…

likelihood of being abused of being abused into three criteria: usefulness as a medicine, the possibility of the drug being abused, and the psychological and physical consequences of its abuse. However, this law has been challenged by individual states and some state laws on substance abuse have removed some restrictions on marijuana (Marijuana As Medicine: The Science Beyond the Controversy). Personal autonomy refers to a person’s rational capacity for self-governance or self-determination.…

together and placing the children in permanent placement rather than placing them in foster care. Title IV-E was created as part of the AACWA and provides federal funding for educating and training the child welfare workforce in belief that well trained child welfare workers will bring about better quality service to children. Universities and state agencies started collaborating and developing training partnership programs to train social work students to produce well prepared…