Category: United States

11 Castle Shannon Blvd Pittsburgh, PA 15228 March 8, 2018 Thomas Westerman Wolf PO Box 22454 Philadelphia, PA 19110 To Whom it May Concern:? Civil Asset Forfeiture is a very large yet invisible issue; it lets corrupt officers of the law confiscate assets from private citizens without rigorous investigation. This is made worse so by …

Alzheimer’s DiseaseAlzheimer’s Disease is a progressive and irreversible brain disease thatdestroys mental and physical functioning in human beings, and invariably leadsto death. It is the fourth leading cause of adult death in the United States. Alzheimer’s creates emotional and financial catastrophe for many Americanfamilies every year. Fortunately, a large amount of progress is being made …

An Analysis on “The Colonial Era: A Documentary Reader,” Chapter 11: “Slavery;” Racism and Classism in the Colonial Era Nallely Cuellar HIST 1301.02 Dr. Michael Faubion September 26, 2018 The colonial era is considered a period where 13 European colonies took over part of the United States of America to later become 13 states. During …

Abortion is defined as the termination of pregnancy before the fetus is capable of independent life. Abortions must be conducted before the end off six months, or the fetus will leave the womb and it would be considered a premature birth. There are two types of abortions. One is spontaneous and the other is induced. …

Introduction: Barack Obama delivered the keynote address at the 2004 Democratic National Convention. At the time of his address he was a first time candidate for the U.S. Senate. His selection as the keynote speaker came as a surprise to many as he was not widely known outside of political circles. This speech has great …

Heath C. HoculockThe social contract theory of John Rawls challenges utilitarianism bypointing out the impracticality of the theory. Mainly, in a society ofutilitarians, a citizens rights could be completely ignored if injustice to thisone citizen would benefit the rest of society. Rawls believes that a socialcontract theory, similar those proposed by Hobbes, Locke, and Rousseau, …

The quote that most provoked thought and emotion from within me comes from the essay “Self-Reliance” by Ralph Waldo Emerson. “To be great is to be misunderstood” was used by Emerson to explain the lagging growth of the conception of ideas and thoughts of his generation. Original and novel ideas were scorned by conservatives who …

What does it mean to say, deviance is socially defined?Deviance is defined as, The recognized violation of cultural norms. Deviance is an act of rebellion against set of rules, and expected behavior established by a certain society. Deviance is defined in many different ways. It is depended on the norms of the society, and region. …

War successfulReconstruction was successful politically in its attempts to solve the problems of how to deal with the newly freed slaves and how to bring the seceded states back into the Union after the Civil War; however, many of these methods were unsuccessful or had no effect socially or economically. Some solutions determined by Reconstruction …