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Racial inequality has been a reality in the United States for its entire history and presently continues to be a force that creates division among Americans. Many Americans believed that racism ended with the Civil Rights era in the 1960s, during which figures like Martin Luther King Jr. and Malcolm X led the movement for equality. However, it was not until 2014, with the death of Michael Brown, an 18-year-old black man at the hands of a white police officer, in Ferguson, Missouri, that racism…

When Representative John Boehner resigned as Speaker of the House and Congressman Paul Ryan was elected to replace him, he vowed to bring an end to gridlock in Washington D.C. Shortly after Democratic Congressman Rangel stated that he has no reason to believe that Ryan would be any more successful than John Boehner at dissolving gridlock. There are many reasons gridlock cannot be solved these include the fact that there is currently a Republican majority in the house, the design of Congress is…

Two Republican candidates vying for Marco Rubio 's Senate seat said that though college tuition is too expensive, Sen. Bernie Sanders plans for tuition-free college don 't add up. “As much as I respect Mr. Sanders … I think if he’s going to offer free tuition, something is wrong with that idea,” said Senate candidate Dwight Young, a Pinellas County sheriff’s deputy. “I don’t see where we are going to get the money to afford it.” The University of Central Florida College Republicans invited…

advocates democracy of the media, but being number 47 just says a different story. Furthermore, I feel that in some instances, some media houses tend to prefer certain candidates for presidential seats, and this can explain why some reporters ask certain candidates ‘hard questions’ over their counterparts. The media is part of the games played by politicians and other state officials to advance their selfish…

Healthcare in the United States has become a topic of remarkable controversy in recent decades. As medical science, technology and industry have advanced, so too has the discussion of how healthcare in America should be operated and provided to citizens, as well as how things like insurance and government assistance should be regulated and administered. While most people agree that healthcare reform should be a bipartisan effort to make medical services better and more easily available for…

government, the people of the states would be in absolute chaos we would be a country of Savages and uncivilized human beings. Fortunately, we have a government that respects the laws of the constitution that protects us, as citizens of the United States of America against tyranny. The government has three branches that protect our rights. Because of our government, we don’t live like Britain, with kings, and queens, we have people that are high in power for the fifty states. The highest in…

for a much more stable, trusting relationship between the military and the civilian government in the US, compared to Rome numerous conspiracies involving the military. In many ways, the Roman Republic was very similar to the way in which the United States government is organized today. Their executive branch consisted of consuls who were elected by an assembly, ruled as chief executives for one year, and controlled the military. Their legislative branch had a senate which consisted of 300…

When asked to describe an ideal leader, many would name attributes such as intelligence, toughness, determination and vision, which are all qualities traditionally associated with leadership. What most would often forget is that while softer skills are not as prominent in many leaders, these skills play an immense part in a leader’s overall success. In fact, some studies indicate that emotional intelligence may be the key attribute that distinguishes outstanding performers from those who are…

its history. Evolving from aristocratic state of the Tokugawa period, followed by the authoritarian rule of the Meiji Period under the leadership of Emperor Hirohito and eventually to the current democracy in place, Japan has seen many different forms of government. For a state to be considered a democracy, it must have a government in which adult citizens exercise power and civic responsibility, directly, or through their freely elected representatives.…

As a Florida House Representative when I took my oath of office I made the commitment to be the indefatigable voice of the voiceless, a pillar of Justice, and the irrefutable defender of my constituents; and when I received notice of the “No Haitians” need apply ad in the RockLand County’s Penny Saver I was disgusted and outraged. I am not only a State Representative, I am Haitian, a nurse of 30 plus years with a license in Florida , and I represent District 108, which happens to be the…