W. D. Ross

spying. The act that authorized this surveillance was called the Patriot Act which was created in October of 2001 and made it so the government was allowed to utilize more resources to avert future attacks domestic and foreign. Along with this George W. Bush (the current president at the time) made an executive order that allowed the NSA to spy on any US citizens suspected of ties to terror. This evidence shows the government was desperate to find solutions to stop another 9/11 happening not…

Amongst all the legal processes and systems that we discussed in class, the practice of checks and balances is the treasure of our American government system. Within this federalist process, the Supreme Court is an attractive venue to explore the linkage between social issues and personal ideologies, and how combined, these two concepts seep into laws, and, or politics. If one considers the current ideological makeup of the Supreme Court, which consists of five Republicans and four Democrats,…

Rashid Khalidi wrote “Resurrecting Empire: Western Footprints and America's Perilous Past in the Middle East” to talk about what he believes the reasons of the Bush administration invasion and seizing of Iraq were. This is an important book for Americans, especially those who aren’t really aware of the past, or ignore it. Khalidi brings up information that people are too scared to talk about. Khalidi talks about certain events that people know and then points out the wrong in these events that…

It was just another day, another day to get to the country club and make some more friends. I woke up around 6:00 o’clock to get ready. I put on my makeup, my red lipstick, and my red dress. I had on white tennis shoes, almost the color of pearls. I walk outside and it seems to be very foggy and gloomy, almost to the point that you can’t see 5 feet in front of your face. I started my car, a grey and chrome Toyota, and drove out of the garage into the foggy abyss. As I was driving I had seen an…

regarding the use of domestic surveillance. The supporters and opponents of surveillance programs both have expressed their surprise that the Obama administration maintained the surveillance programs that were launched before him by President George W. Bush at the…

Was Orwell trying to warn us of something that could be a big problem? Orwell writing the book sixty seven years ago never knew his predictions would be so close to becoming true. His predictions of the government spying on its people can be compared to today's “Patriot Act” in the United States Of America. The Patriot Act was step forward after the horrible nine eleven terrorist attack. The patriot act was created by president bush (Leithauser, 1). This was his first attempt to protect the…

In “GOP-Fox Circus Act,” Reed Richardson examines Fox News’s relative control on the success of the Republican Party and explains why both are struggling to gain prominence. In 2012, Republicans placed an incredible amount of faith in Mitt Romney to win the election over Barack Obama. However, all of that faith came crashing down on election night, when Obama won for the second time in four years. The second consecutive loss for Conservatives on a national level forced them to search for the…

“Brand is not a product, it’s not one item. It’s an idea”. Kevin A. Plank, CEO and founder of Under Armour realized that. Under Armour that started as a shirt that will stay dry during football games, turned into the second largest sport apparel company in the world. It is likely that Under Armour will become the biggest company by 2020. The company has multiple sponsors. Even President Obama wears Under Armour. Kevin Plank was born August 13, 1972 in Kensington, Maryland. He is one of five boys…

All through life, there is a continuous battle between having the capacity to trust different people, while surviving. Inside Ishmael Beah's record of his life entitled A Long Way Gone, he mourns how war has ruined the happiness regarding meeting individuals that he once had. Beah had to confront with new individuals often, which made him be wary of whether putting his trust in that individual could end up being the root starting point of his demise one day. As Ishmael meets diverse people for…

How the 2008 election affected African American History in this country. On november 4, 2008 the election had taken a great turn in of events, the history of the African American history. Our newly elected president is a black man for the first time ever, and the forty-fourth. President Barack Obama was elected by 192 more electoral votes than Senator John McCain of Arizona. This is something that many African American never thought would happen in their lifetime. President Obama birth place…