United Way of America

Alexandra Guzman Ms.Wheatley U.S History 2 August 2016 The three most important issues facing the United States of America today are gun control, police brutality, and minimum wage. The usage of guns in the United States of America is rapidly increasing throughout the years which is causing the death rate to go up as well. Police brutality has become an issue that we frequently hear about on the news today, it has plagued our society causing a large amount of anger in the general public.…

without the mention of slavery that caused much suffering to African Americans. The war of 1812 that came shortly after America’s ndependence was another milestone in American history that cannot be forgotten (Horsman). The one time president of the United States, Andrew Jackson was adversely mentioned in the slave history because of his positive contribution towards the freeing of the American slaves during his tenure as the president. America’s early history revolves around slavery and war…

decades or so, illegal immigration to the United States has almost tripled from an estimated 4 million undocumented residents in 1986 to about 11.2 million in 2008 (Kim, Clarvalho, Davis, Mullins 2011 p. 292). Although many people think that immigration will boost our economy this paper shows it won’t because of how many illegal immigrants will enter this country undocumented and use our systems in order to achieve a better life, while…

Al-Qaeda Terrorism against America Everyone will forever remember when America was attacked by Al-Qaeda terrorist hijackers. The day when pain and panic took over the US, about 3,000 innocent people died including New York residents, people in Tower 2, firefighters, police officers, the passengers in the planes, and paramedics (“How Many”). September 11, 2001 the day the Pentagon Building was crashed into and World Trade Center Twin Towers collapsed. The Al-Qaeda group, hijacked planes flying to…

culture symbolizes a way of life. What makes humans so unique and such a profound species is the diversity among one another. Two giraffes from different parts of the planet may share the same lifestyle: eat from tree’s, wonder the landscape, and reproduce; but two humans from different parts of the planet will live vastly different lives. The two humans will grow up living under a different set of rules, conceivably a different religion, and may also speak in a entirely different way.…

Although America was just formed after winning independence from Britain, countries that were oppressed looked towards the new country and its Declaration of Independence to achieve their own freedom. As America grew powerful, the country rose to the top among superpowers like Britain and Russia. Today, America is the world’s only superpower and hegemon. To achieve this position, America strengthened their military forces, expanded their economy and integrated its culture through foreign…

There has been much talk about immigration in America being a burden in the economy. Arguments like jobs being taken away from Americans by immigrants are prominent. There is also arguments that immigrants keep wages down. Most of these are immigrants have a negative effect on jobs. In this presidential election, most of the talk about immigration was about a reduction in size. If there is a lot of negative connotation with immigration, then the question of why immigration is still allowed…

from all ethnic, cultural, and religious backgrounds who chose to travel to America for the collective reason of building a stable and prosperous life. Having to appropriate to lifestyles that are completely different from one someone grew up in and is accustomed to is the reason for the major culture shock that these individuals endures and leads to the dire need of comfort and familiarity. To this, those who come to America seeking for a “saving grace” typically bring along their religions,…

tension between Great Britain, the United States, and the Soviet Union. The Cold War got its name from the countless empty threats from both sides. The tensions between the communists and non-communist countries started even before World War 2 ended. This war was a fight over spreading or containing communism. The Soviets wanted to spread communism and Great Britain and the Untied States wanted to contain communism in Korea and Latin America. By doing this the United States supported third…

our biggest buildings, but they cannot touch the foundation of America. These acts shatter steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”(9/11) Even though the attack of 9/11 devastated America, we came back stronger and safer. Pearl Harbor was also a horrible attack which affected the military base near Honolulu. Pearl Harbor and 9/11 shared many similarities, including their causes of the attacks, devastation in America, and effects on the world. The attack on Pearl Harbor and…