United States

industrial growth. Thousands of the lower classes always struggle through hard times to make the upper classes get even richer. In the United States, thousands of workers suffered living and working with terrible conditions to benefit the richest industrialists like John D. Rockefeller or Andrew Carnegie. Industrialization is a necessary evil, but the United States could have sacrificed less to achieve a substantial amount of benefits. Thousands of Americans had to live and work in horrible…

The United States is a multicultural country, regardless if people like it or not. Almost all races and cultures are represented in America. The articles, “White Privilege: Unpacking the Invisible Knapsack” and “Some Notes for Facilitators” written by Peggy McIntosh, expresses how good whites really have it. Even though it is 2015, America is still experiencing racism, on a daily basis; between videos being put up on social media websites, or you see first hand in your city. From the people that…

discrimination that currently threatens multitude of Muslims Americans residing in the United States. Islamophobia was not always popular in the United States. According to journalist Ujifusa Andrew, Americans developed extreme fear in 2001 when multiple terrorist attacks were carried out on the United States by the Islamic terrorist group al-Qaeda. When Andrew says “the term Islamophobia acquired popularity in the United State after September 11, 2001 when many innocent Americans lost their…

The United States is considered a democracy. Anyone over eighteen is allowed to vote, and The U.S. is built on the idea of a government run by the people. The definition of a democracy is a government where the supreme power is vested in the people and exercised directly by them. Citizens in a democracy should be able to exercise their rights freely, and have a say in their government. Other countries such as Canada and Switzerland have a democratic government. there are differences in how the…

restriction to act on the underlying issue. Throughout history the United States had placed embargoes on many different countries. One of the most know embargoes is the one that was placed on Cuba. The origins of the embargo go back to when Fidel Castro came to power in 1959. He lost support of the U.S. when he imposed heavy taxes on imports from the U.S. U.S. trade with Cuba decreased 20% in Castro's first year in power. Although the United States has had an ongoing embargo with Cuba, President…

to play in the prevalence of drug/ drug addiction in these countries. Today we will be looking at three different countries, the United States, United Kingdom, and Mexico then see how the drug abuse and drug addiction differs in these different places. The United States is a well-developed and high-income country but it still deals with drug abuse. The United States is number 9 on the list of Most Drug Addicted Countries in the World (Qool Media,2018). According to Drug War Facts "in 2016,…

There have been many presidents that have served this country well; however, can Americans say that for the presidents we have now? There are many qualifications to be a presidential leader. They need to understand the value of the Constitution, leadership, and should not fear to speak of or about the word of God. Qualifications of the president can come from many different areas; many qualifications do not revolve around political experience. Sometimes it is the candidates personal views and…

Globalization has a dramatic impact on the United States economy. Major American suppliers of medical instruments and pharmaceuticals have a global presence. From the historical perspective, companies in developed countries have promoted globalization by providing products and services in developing countries and emerging markets, and at the same time enjoying the benefits of economies of scale. For the time being, the situation has changed developing countries are expanding and supplying their…

The struggle of freedom has been an important concept to the U.S. for hundreds of years now. Citizens of the United States sacrificed their lives to fight for the rights of independence. Freedom has taught the citizens to learn from their mistakes and to not judge one another of the color of their skin. Frederick Douglass once told “If there is no struggle, there is no progress.” This quote demonstrates that a “perfect” country is not always the smartest country because the citizens can get…

Cyberattacks have become one of the biggest threats facing the United States today. Although Bill Clinton, George Bush, and President Obama have passed laws and put forward executive orders; cybercrime is still a prominent threat to our country. Obama further extended Bush’s Patriot Act through executive orders, improving the security to sixteen sectors by providing more in order to prevent future breaches and threats. Cybersecurity has become a prominent issue in politics and how our…