Amendment Argumentative Essays Samples For Students

Claim

My position as per the application of FISA and the Fourth Amendment is that the FISA violates the fourth amendment requirement. This is in line with the fact that the Fourth Amendment Act operates on the basis of the exclusionary rule and revolves around the search and seizure whereas the FISA is seen to violate the exclusionary rule.

Background

The Fourth Amendment Act was put in place following the dissenting argument at the time of arrest by the police officers. This is pegged on the basis that the exclusionary rule which is applied where admissibility of the unlawfully acquired evidence ...

Secularization from Civil War to 1930

Religious difference exists in all places worldwide. As a tool of conviction, religion is so sensitive that if it is not handled properly it can split a country causing civil unrest. It is instructive to note that the longest wars to have existed in the history of humanity were caused by religion. Due to its volatile nature, many countries including the United State (U.S) have decided to separate public life from religious practices (Andrew et al. 72). After the civil war to around 1930s, U.S has shown a continuous trend of separating State from religion in a process referred to as secularization of ...

Cornealious Anderson was convicted of the crime of armed robbery in 2000 and sentenced to thirteen years in prison. However, instead of being taken to prison from the courtroom, he was allowed to leave and told that he will receive instructions on when and where to report to prison. He never received his instructions on where to report to prison and thus he remained a free man for the next thirteen years. During this time, Cornealious Anderson turned his life around; he started three businesses, married, and had children. Anderson was neither in hiding nor on the run during that ...

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After the American Civil War of 1861 to1865, Americans were faced with the issue of reviving themselves from the changes brought about by the war. This is especially so with regard to the Southern and Northern states that had formed the opposing sides in the battle. Finding basis on the issue of slavery, the North had been anti-slavery while the South had been pro-slavery. These different opinions later erupted to full-blown war that tore America into half and in turn saw previous patriotic citizens kill each other. With regard to the ...

Voting is one of the crucial citizen duties in participating in the development of a country. In many countries, including the United States, voting is optional for the citizens while in other countries voting is compulsory. Some scholars in the United States argue that voting in the state should be compulsory to bring some changes such as preventing democrats from winning all elections in the country (Vile, John 14). The introduction of compulsory voting would enhance reforms that would otherwise increase voter turnout to trigger a stiff competition.
Voter turnout has been a big challenge in the United States election because ...

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Pro Gun laws 2nd amendment
There are no two arguments that America loves its guns. The history of this great country is full of episodes of guns being used to defend not just lives, but also defend the values of this land – liberty and equality. The second amendment too acknowledges the need for gun possession for ensuring safety of its citizens. But in no where, in the law books of this country, it is written that, guns should be distributed without any checks.
Easier gun accessibility would increase the chance of gun distribution among criminals and the ...

The debate on gun control ought to be approached in appreciation of the stakes. It must be appreciated that the issue of gun ownership and possession cuts across the political, economic and social landscape. Indeed, in arguing for or against gun possession by the citizenry one needs to be cognizant of the undergirding principles as to the sacrosanctity of life. It is my position that the citizenry must not own and possess guns. I shall establish the position for non-ownership of guns and disabuse the audience from the false assertion that gun ownership and consequential possession is necessary. In ...

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Comment letter
Exposure Draft ED/2012/5 – Clarification of acceptable methods of depreciation and amortization
Proposed amendments to IAS 16 and IAS 38 (‘the exposure draft’)
We are responding to your invitation to comment on the exposure draft on behalf of PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Following consultation with members of the PricewaterhouseCoopers network of firms, this response summarizes the views of member firms who commented on the exposure draft. 'PricewaterhouseCoopers' refers to the network of member firms of PricewaterhouseCoopers International Limited, each of which is a separate and independent legal entity.
We agree with the principle of the proposed amendments ...

When Americans think about censorship, the first things they think about are likely to be the American Library Association’s list of most banned books, pornography in print or on the Internet, and the First Amendment that gives citizens the right to free speech. Americans who are for censorship rarely see themselves as advocates of censorship, but as protectors of children who could be harmed by things they see or read. Americans who are against censorship often cite the First Amendment of the Constitution as the top reason why censorship is legally unenforceable. Many people agree that censorship is ...

The need for the Reconstruction Amendments after the American Civil War act as a reflection of the repression and injustices that black Americans had to contend with at the time.
The thirteenth, fourteenth and fifteenth amendments to the U.S Constitution are commonly referred to as the Reconstruction Amendments. They were drafted and passed by the U.S Congress. They were enacted after the American Civil War and were mainly targeted towards imposing civil liberties to all. The amendments were mainly targeted at the slaves and freed men who were predominantly black.
The need for amendments to the constitution was necessitated ...

My essay looks into the intention of the implementation of the First Amendments Clauses regarding religious matters, the actual implementation, and the impacts of the implementation. I analyzed the pros and cons of the First Amendments Clauses implementation, and came up with a recommendation.

The intention of the first Amendment clauses was to have a multi-religious society that accommodates divergent belief systems and one that has a distinct separation between the government and religion to avoid favors on religious lines and coercion. In the process of the research, I have learnt that the implementation of the First Amendment Clauses is like a double-edged ...

Introduction

Neither constitution nor any parents can stop children from playing video games, as children will find some or other way to play video games. Law Excessive amount of violence in Video games is one of many debated topics in our society. A number of people say that it affects behaviour of children in a substantial manner. These people advocate to ban the games that cater violence on the other hands, a huge number of people do not agree with such logic. They oppose any such step and argue in favour of games even if they portray violence. Court said that “ ...

The Texas Constitution was written in the 1870s and despite all of its amendments, the constitution is still used today and this shows that the document has been able to survive and adapt over time (Sandoval, 2011). However, there are many reasons as to why the Texan Constitution needs to be reformed as soon as possible as it can no longer survive in the twenty-first century due to its complexions. Therefore, this essay will argue that the Texas Constitution needs to be rewritten based on the following reasons: it is a long constitution that is out-dated and in need of ...

The United States has the highest rate of civilian gun ownership in the world with nearly 300 million guns. There are several companies that manufacture guns and ammunition in the US notably Colt manufacturing company, freedom groups, smith and Wesson just to name but a few. The right of the people of America to bear arms is enshrined in the second amendment. At independence the US government enacted a constitutional amendment that allowed states to create militias of their own; this involved recruiting ordinary civilians and giving them training on firearms without them necessarily having to go to military school. With ...

The U.S. Patriot Act
Americans faced one of the most horrifying episodes in their history of the United States. Many individuals watched with horror as the historical landmarks collapsed simultaneously at the hands of terrorists. Who could forget the shock as the terrorist planes embraced the Twin Towers as the terrorist snuffed the lights of many innocent victims? As a result of this horror, the American Congress waited for only forty-five days before passing the USA Patriot Act in response to that fateful date of September 11, 2001. A number of delusion individuals convinced themselves that they reserved the ...

ABSTRACT

Gun Control is a very serious and regularly debated issue in this modern area. Some feel very strongly that the resolution to gun violence is to restrict guns from the public and therefore lessening gun related crime and accidental injury. However, that is not how all Americans feel. They see gun control measures as a direct infringement on the Constitutional rights, it would leave Americans defenseless and would, in fact, increase crime rates not lessen them. The bulk of research tends to lean toward the reality that gun control will not have the desired effect that gun control supporters ...

The First Amendment evinces the framer’s intent to create a “wall of separation” between church and state. The First Amendment provides that “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion” (United States Constitution, amend, I). While there can be no government establishment of religion, religion and politics have long been closely enmeshed. Since the inception of the nation, prayer has played a prominent role in government ceremonies (Lee v. Weisman 633). Beginning with George Washington, all presidents taking the oath of office conclude with the words, “So help me God” (Jonassen 861). Presidents and politicians alike ...

Introduction

Since time immemorial security, agencies have been practicing the act of stopping and frisking people when they suspect that victims might be armed or have illicit materials. For example, in the Terry v. Ohio (1868), Terry a police officer saw three men who looked suspicious and acting in a manner likely to suggest they wanted to rob. Upon stopping and frisking them, he found a gun with one of them. Although there was no probable cause, the police acted on suspicion, which later led to the arrest of three people (Eterno 38). The Supreme Court judge held that although the move by ...

Search and seizure legal procedures draw much controversy because most people have a high level of expectations regarding privacy. This high level of expectations can be traced back to England’s ‘castle doctrine’ wherein the law recognizes the right of a person to defend one’s home or property from unlawful entry (U.S. Government Publishing Office, 1992, p. 1199). Such expectations regarding privacy, however, is not absolute. In fact, the law provides that intrusion on private property can be made lawful under certain circumstances prescribed by the law. There are several provisions under the United States constitution that can ...

Introduction

There are numerous debates about the death penalty in the United States. America continues to allow states to decide whether to apply the death penalty or not. There are 32 states in America that have the death penalty as opposed to 18 states that have abolished the practice.
The United States of America continues to act as the leader of the free world. American exceptionalism is premised on the fact that America is a uniquely free nation based on democratic ideals and personal liberties. America has led the process of exporting liberal democracies around the world and many nations ...

In the preamble to the United States Constitution, the Framers established that three of the fundamental responsibilities of the government was to “insure domestic tranquility”, “provide for a common defense” and “secure the blessings of liberty”. In other words, the government has a duty to protect the nation and its people from harm. The Declaration of Independence, however, states that there are certain unalienable rights that every citizen possesses. Moreover, the Bill of Rights, lists a number of the unalienable rights, such as privacy, freedom of expression, and due process of the law, which the Framers felt were important ...

In some states, it has been discussed that all recipients of public funds be drug tested before money can be received. In some instances, this act of drug testing would be for individuals receiving food stamps, cash welfare benefits, and unemployment compensation. In other states, it is only people receiving benefits under Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) that would be affected. There are people who support both sides of these issues. There have been correlations found between drug use and welfare dependency . For some, drug testing should be done since people are receiving funds from tax dollars. These ...

- The legal issue surrounding flag burning and its verdict in relation to human rights
- The First Amendment
- Comparison between the Arab and Western world on human rights
- Conclusion
- Drawing comparison through cultural expressions
- Debriefing the two authors views
- Justification of Argument

Introduction

What are human rights? It’s the rights humans have. Anybody and everybody born on this planet, irrespective of their nationality, sex, color, religion, and language are equal before the law, and are thus, entitled to be treated equally without discrimination.

The majority of people in the countries in the Middle-East, Africa, and to a certain extent, South America, face discrimination, and human rights issues.
Can non-government organizations, or the elite society of a country help protect their citizens from human rights issues” On reading In Defense of Professional Human Rights Organizations, by Azzam (2014), and Elites Still Matter When Protecting Human Rights, by Cordero (2014), it is apparent that they both failed to address what needs to be done to protect innocent citizens from human rights violations.

In a report in Human Rights, by an anonymous writer in 2009, said that, Kosba, an Egyptian woman, and a few other Egyptian participants, which included lawyers, journalists, engineers, researchers, pharmacists, and activists, participated in a three-week program on human rights abuse, in the U.S. On completing the program, Kosba voiced her opinion that, human rights in their country could come, “if there is an empowered civil society and a new generation of reformers who are grounded in their faith and freedom.”

Kosba’s view has a lot of authenticity, simply because, here, we have a person who has seen and experienced or heard of human rights discrimination at close range. Her view is a perfect example of what needs to be done to stop human rights violations in her country.

In 2013, as the man who tried to become another Hosni Mubarak, Mohamed Morsi was abdicated from office by the military. The so-called empowered civil society is none other than the government, for, it is the government alone, which can initiate and introduce laws to protect people from injustice. It is governments alone, which has the ethical and legal duty to ensure that their people live with dignity. Human rights cover a wide range of issues. It’s not just providing basic security and amenities to the public; it also covers social, cultural, economic, religious and other humanitarian issues. These are not issues that non-government organizations or the elite club members of a country can address or solve. It has to have the support of the government.

People diagnosed with a terminally ill disease should have the right to choose their fate in order to keep their dignity.

Euthanasia is defined as the intentional killing of a person on compassionate grounds, to relieve the person of misery and pain. In most cases of euthanasia, the affected person is put to sleep by a direct action of using a lethal injection, or terminating an action necessary to maintain life. For euthanasia to occur there must be an intention to act to kill. Euthanasia can be voluntary and involuntary, depending upon the seriousness of the case. Of these, the most common cases relate to voluntary euthanasia, where the affected person asks for mercy killing. Harsh as it may sound, euthanasia harbors around this category, for it is the only accurate, non-emotional word to describe the reality of the action and a word that the law uses

The debate on euthanasia continues to cover the front pages of medical journals and the like, yet, there are no clear winners so far, to address the plea of those who seek mercy killing. Dr. Donald Low produced a video eight days before his death, castigating the medical establishment for forcing unnecessary suffering on terminal patients.

Nursall (2014), reporting on euthanasia in The Star.com, wrote that Ed Hung, “who suffered from ALS, died on Sunday in Switzerland, the only country that allows physician-assisted suicide for non-residents.” The other countries that have similar laws for their residents are Belgium and Holland. Several states in the U.S allow doctors to prescribe fatal drugs to terminally ill patients.

The debate on both, assisted suicide and euthanasia continue to rage, as many people try to take the extreme step on medical and mental grounds. No one in their senses would think of killing themselves unless they face uncertainty of life, and/or excruciating pain. To live or die, is the right of a person, and no one has the right to object to that. As Dr. Low said, just before his death, that the medical establishment had no right to put him through such pain and torture.

There is a popular belief that euthanasia shouldn't be allowed even if it were morally right, because, should the law turn a blind eye to euthanasia, it could be abused and used as a cover for murder (BBC, 2005). This argument clearly shows that it has to be a law, that decides what is right and what is wrong, and not, any non-government organizations or the elite society.

Freedom of speech, freedom of press, freedom of association, freedom of assembly and petition are all expressions that are based on human rights. These are laws passed by legislation, approved by the government and practiced by the judiciary.

In 1984, during the Republican National Convention in Dallas, Texas, a certain Gregory Lee (Joey) Johnson was part of a political demonstration. The protest was against some of President Reagan’s, and some Dallas-based corporation’s policies. In the heat of the moment, and sometime during the march, it came to light that Johnson had burned an American flag in full view of the demonstrators.

While the march was peaceful, and no one was physically injured or threatened with injury, several protestors who were witness to Johnson’s defamation, were offended by his action. Johnson was found guilty and convicted for desecrating the national flag in violation of a Texas statute. He was charged, and the case was allowed by the State Court of Appeals (Apel, 1989).

However, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals reversed their earlier decision, citing that, the State of Texas, consistent with their opinion of the First Amendment, would not punish Johnson for burning the flag. The court declared that Johnson’s act of burning the flag was an expressive conduct that could be protected by the First Amendment. The First Amendment ensured that there could be no prosecution of Johnson under the present circumstance, and so, concluded that the State could not file criminal charges against Johnson for his act. The statute too, did not meet the State’s goal of preventing breaches of the peace, and so, Johnson was not guilty of causing and serious public disturbances (Apel, 1989).

It would be illogical to even contemplate questioning certain Muslim nations whether they have such freedom available to them. It is the rulers who dictate and pass laws there, and the government is just an entity. The question, therefore, is not whether these countries have such liberties accorded to their citizens, but, can an elite league or a non-government organization, let alone, the government; have the power to overrule the hierarchy in those nations?

In the U.S, the First Amendment was passed into law by the government, and protected by the judiciary. Therefore, such human rights are clearly under the jurisdiction of the government, and not some non-government organizations or elite societies.

Conclusion

Would it be possible for them to disobey the hierarchy and take the matter to their Supreme Court? For a nation like Saudi Arabia, where it is illegal for women to show their face in public places, or drive cars on their own, such luxuries are a distant dream, because it is the law of the hierarchy, and not a law that allows them the freedom of expression.

It can be concluded that while both, Azzam (2014), and Cordero (2014), accept the importance of human rights, they are far less convincing in assessing how human rights issues need to be addressed. True, some elites and non-government organizations do have influence with their governments, but they don’t have the power to influence governments in issues as sensitive as this, which is, a human rights issue. It is only governments that can address the issue of human rights, and not non-government organizations or the elite.

Works cited

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Azzam, F, (2014), In defense of 'professional' human rights organizations, Retrieved March 22, 2014, from http://www.opendemocracy.net/openglobalrights/fateh-azzam/in-defense-of-professional-human-rights-organizations
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The gratification that individuals can have in a society depends on their ability to protect their own lives from harm or surety that their lives are safe. This explains why Americans strive for financial security because it directly influences their capacity to protect their own lives (Roth 699). Having money makes it easier to access weapons such as guns that may go a long way in helping to protect the lives of individuals, their loved ones, and fellow citizens.
However, in a society where citizen’s right to life is curtailed by stringent laws, such as those that deter ownership of ...

One definition of morality is “The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct” (thefreedictionary). The decency of capital punishment is a largely disputed subject and one that tends to polarise people’s views. However, in 2012 and in a leading civilised nation such as the U.S. it is arguable that there can be no circumstances in which sentencing a person to death is acceptable. America is known around the world as being a well-respected, leading democracy. The act of punishing people by death is an ancient one; it is also one that no longer has place in society.
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Q. 1. Why did a former president of the liberal party in 2003 call the new party financing reforms as dumb as a bag of hammers?

To begin with, Stephen LeDrew, the president of the Liberal party, used the expression “dumb as a bag of hammers” to criticize and portray the new party financing reforms as being actually stupid, foolish, unthinkable, idiotic, imbecilic and absurd. These new party financing reforms were introduced by the Prime Minister, Jean Chretien, in the Common’s House on 11th February, 2003. The legislation was actually aimed at reducing the financial influence of money in the political ...

Ethical Arguments Against Capital Punishment

Morality can be defined as “The quality of being in accord with standards of right or good conduct.” (thefreedictionary).

The morality of capital punishment is an heavily contested issue and one that often polarises people’s views. However, in 2011 and in a leading civilised nation such as the U.S. it is arguable that there can be no circumstances in which sentencing a person to death is acceptable. America is known around the world as being a well-respected, leading democracy. The act of punishing people by death is an ancient one; it is also one that no longer has place in society.

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Since time immemorial, the issue of Gun rights vs. Gun control has been a hotly debatable topic across the United States. The issue is divisive since it is faced with sensitive arguments between those advocating for gun rights and the supporters of gun control. The supporters of gun rights believe that the constitution guarantees the right to purchase a firearm as stated in the 2nd amendments. Contrariwise, the advocates of gun control believe that the private ownership of guns contributes to a high crime rate, and also, careless deaths occur as a result of gun rights. The debate becomes ...

The “Green” Problem of Superfund (CERCLA)

The “green” problem did not start as a disaster. However, it spiraled into one of the worst environmental disasters in the history of the US (Hatfield, 2012). It all began with the Love Canal in 1880s. Love Canal was excavated by W.T. Love in 1890s and it was part of the hydroelectric power project in Niagara Falls, New York. The project was never implemented and Hooker Chemicals and Plastics Corporation used it as a landfill between 1942 and 1952. The surrounding areas were later developed with construction of an elementary school and residential homes. It was not until 1960s when odors ...

Cornealious Anderson was arrested and subsequently convicted of the armed robbery of a fast food restaurant in 2000. Before July of 2012, he had served no time in prison for this offense in spite of the fact that he was sentenced to thirteen years in prison for the act. Anderson was supposed to receive instructions for when and where to report to prison but he did not. However, Anderson was still aware that he was supposed to report to prison to serve his sentence and did not take any steps to find out when and where he should begin serving ...

Every citizen of the United States cherishes the American Dream of being free and equal within his or her heart. Keeping this dream in mind, it may seem that equal rights for homosexuals are being justly supported in the American society. However, when members of this society are asked about the opinion about homosexual marriage, it seems that the American society is not truly in favor of gay equality as it may appear to be. The recently debated public votes showed that most of Americans voted for the Constitutional Amendment, which bans homosexual marriage. Ironically, all of these Americans ...

As a consequence of the recent horrible reality of the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting, more and more people have been debating the need for more rigorous gun control laws in the United States. In fact, the entire nation seems to be involved in the decision about whether or not more rigorous gun control laws will help in preventing such tragedies from occurring in the future. On the other hand, gun rights supports all over the nation have started protesting against gun control advocates based on the second amendment of the US constitution, which states that, “the right of the ...

The controversy surrounding the right to bear arms or the freedom the bear guns dates back to the 1840s in the United States of America (Halbrook, 125). Americans started the practice of owning guns back when the colonialists set foot on the American soil. The right to bear guns by individuals has been labeled the most controversial issue in the political arena of the United States of America for quite a number of decades today. Studies in the year 2004 on this topic established that more than sixty percent understood the owning of a gun within the home as a constitutional right. ...

Outline

Thesis: Burning the American Flag should be illegal, and Congress should pass an amendment to the Constitution making it illegal

Introduction
Arguably, flag in America plays various purposes. In fact, many people in a nation have freedom of opinion and speech, but burning the American flag is a form of disrespect to the nation. Flag is a symbol of unity; hence, burning it is a total show of disrespect to American people and the state. For many decades, America has tolerated the desecration of its flag. As a matter of fact, the burning of American flag is a questionable activity, in that why should an individual burn the American flag and all it importance. Since the end of civil war, debates have been ...

Should the death penalty be mandatory for people that kill other people?

The saying goes do unto others what you would have them do unto you. Therefore, the price for taking away life should cost the offender his or her life. Different kinds of punishment have been used to discourage criminals from unlawful actions, and the greater the criminal act the greater should be the punishment. The death penalty is a controversial issue and people base their arguments for or against death penalty on practical, emotional, religious or practical grounds. People in favor of the capital punishment argue that it improves peace in the society by ensuring that such people do not ...

The government of the U.S. has been on constant change. Since the independence of the United States till present, a lot has changed .The United States Central and the states government has undergone a lot of transition to the current date where their relationship as well was not left unaffected. The United States constitution provides for a link between the congress and the state government.

Articles of confederation

The articles of confederation are thirteen and they served as the initial constitution of the independent U.S. They stipulated how the central government was to operate and relate with the states.

The provisions of the Articles

These articles created an integration of ...

The prevailing cultural system appreciates and places superheroes in high esteem. This is true despite of these beings, regardless if they are humans or aliens, are only works of fiction and can only be seen in various forms of popular entertainment, such as in comics and films. In this regard, perhaps it is a safe premise that the society’s acceptance of super heroes is reflective of its desire to instigate progressive changes to their social and physical environment, and that these highly developed beings personify all the qualities that the society aspires to find in a single person, ...

Argumentative Essay: Capital Punishment

Introduction
Capital punishment is one of the most controversial topics pertaining to criminal punishment. For many years, this issue has been debated, yet until today, no conclusive position has been reached especially in the United States. Discussing the issue of capital punishment is important primarily because people are divided on whether capital punishment should be imposed or abolished. Furthermore, capital punishment raises an ethical dilemma that needs to be resolved since it is crucial in achieving a just justice system. This paper would like to argue that capital punishment is a just form of punishment.

The arguments that support ...

Institutions of higher learning in the United States spend millions of dollars to recruit and train college athletes. These college athletes participate in various events at the expense of their time as students. If in return for their hard work, college athletes get nothing more than a scholarship and health protection, then it is absolutely unfair. This is because everyone around them gets some benefits – from the college coach who earns a decent salary of close to $100,000 a year to the media houses that profit from adverts and the entities that advertise at these college sporting events. Therefore, there the ...

Ashford University

Introduction and Thesis
There are a number of issues that haunt the education system in the United States, not least of all the role of the state. “Is it a self-evident axiom, that the State should require and compel the education up to a certain standard of every human being who is born its citizen?” (Mill, n.d). The First Amendment gives people the right to freedom, and this cannot be compromised at any cost. Mill, in this article discusses the role of the government in the field of education. The government, he says, can take an active role in education provided ...

Introduction

The Edward Snowden scandal exposed massive electronic surveillance operations by the National Security Agency, which may have involved considerable violations of individual rights to privacy (Puddephatt, et_al, 2012). Privacy is an inalienable human right, whose meaning has, however, defied cross-generational efforts to understand and assert. It underpins other fundamental human dignity, integrity, freedoms and rights, including the freedom to belief, association and expression. Despite the difficulties in defining and understanding privacy as a construct, especially in the context of constantly changing technologies, it is easily acceptable that it amounts to the ability to communicate/live with/in anonymity, without governments or other ...

One of the subjects that send big waves of controversy among people of various communities in recent times is same sex marriage; whether people of the same sex should be legally allowed to bond with the bounds of marriage; and what impact such a condition has upon societies. Of course, opinions definitely vary, and there are as many viewpoints as people out there. However, there are two principle camps of opinion. Those that believe marriage should only be legal among heterosexuals for religious, societal, and psychology-related reasons, and those that consider it completely regressive to think marriage is a woman-man privilege ...

English should be made the Official Language of the USA

English should be made the Official Language of the USA
The United States of America is home to people of diverse cultures, professions, religions, social beliefs, etc. And true to its name, it has been the global embodiment of ‘unity in diversity’. A major factor which has bound together the people of this nation is the English language. More than 95% of the citizens speak the language fluently and use it for all practical purposes, even if it is not their native tongue. The government too functions with English as the medium of communication. From the Constitution, to ...

English should be made the Official Language of the USA

English should be made the Official Language of the USA
The United States of America is home to people of diverse cultures, professions, religions, social beliefs, etc. And true to its name, it has been the global embodiment of ‘unity in diversity’. A major factor which has bound together the people of this nation is the English language. More than 95% of the citizens speak the language fluently and use it for all practical purposes, even if it is not their native tongue. The government too functions with English as the medium of communication. From the Constitution, to ...

English should be made the Official Language of the USA

English should be made the Official Language of the USA
The United States of America is home to people of diverse cultures, professions, religions, social beliefs, etc. And true to its name, it has been the global embodiment of ‘unity in diversity’. A major factor which has bound together the people of this nation is the English language. More than 95% of the citizens speak the language fluently and use it for all practical purposes, even if it is not their native tongue. The government too functions with English as the medium of communication. From the Constitution, to ...

With the increasing number of mass murders occurring across the nation, gun control has again become staple topic for discussion everywhere. From Virginia Tech to Cleveland's Success Tech Academy to Nickel Mines in Pennsylvania to Sandy Hook in Newtown, Connecticut, debates are going on regarding the stance on gun ownership and gun control. The issue has always generated a buzz on the political and social arena regarding the availability and restriction of guns in the country. It has caused a great divide among people as one sector of society believes and endorses the use of firearms, while another division pushes for ...

Introduction

Chick-fil-A, Inc. was an organization that was organized in the early 1960s and is considered to be the second biggest fast food chicken eatery in the entire United States. Chick-fil-A stores are positioned in 39 states and that includes the District of Columbia. Research shows that the sales for 2011 had actually gone way past the $4.1 billion mark. Research also displays that Chick-fil-A maintains a crowd of trademarks, as well as trademarks for “Chick-fil-A” and not to mention for the motto “Eat more chicken” nevertheless, Chick-fil-A has some disputes over the years such as the case of Robert Muller-Moore ...

Guns, and gun laws, are constantly at the center of the discussion when it comes to American politics. The NRA, led by Charlton Heston, champions greater freedom of gun ownership and claims this is something all Americans are entitled to under the Second Amendment. They seek to de-regulate gun ownership as much as possible, championing causes such as Concealed Carry in many states and also fighting gun legislation, such as the Brady Bill. However, movement is being made on the other side as well, particularly in the wake of tragedies in the recent past which include the Sandy Hook ...

ABSTRACT

Mass shootings by mentally ill persons have become so common in the United States that the pubic have become numb to them. In the recent wave of massacres, though, including at an elementary school In the U.S. the real causes of crime and gun violence are social and economic, including an elementary school in Connecticut, the issue of gun control is back on the political agenda for the first time in decades. Although groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA) insist that the Second Amendment guarantees individuals the right to own firearms and the Supreme Court has upheld this, ...

Attitudes toward and opinions regarding stricter gun control laws in the United States seem to be growing following the dreadful reality of the recent Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting ("edition.cnn.com"). There now seems to a nationwide discussion going about regarding the issue of stricter gun control as if it is the solution to prevent such tragedies in the future. People on the news and everywhere else have started talking about the second amendment of the US constitution, which states that “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and ...

Strengths and Weaknesses of the U.S. Constitution
Probably the greatest strength of the U.S. Constitution was the part that was added by popular demand, the first Ten Amendments or the Bill of Rights. It would not have been ratified if there had not been pressure from below to guarantee the basic human rights of the people, including freedom of speech, freedom of religion, trial by jury, freedom of the press, the right to counsel, protections against unreasonable search and seizure, the right to petition, protest and demonstrate against the government. These were what the American Revolution was really ...

The wet foot dry foot policy refers to the amendment of the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966. The amendment, passed by Congress in 1995, was intended to provide a solution to the immigration issues between Cuba and the United States of America. Previously, the old legislation enabled express qualification for full citizenship to Cubans migrating into the United States. In order to contain escalation of immigrants from Cuba to United States of America, the piece of law was amended so that Cubans intercepted enroot to America could be returned to Cuba. However, immigrants who succeed in their journey to America ...

The Prohibition era of the United States, where the consumption and sale of all alcohol was firmly prohibited by the American government and punishable by law, was one of the most volatile eras in its history. Bootleggers and speakeasies made the criminal underworld thrive in America until, due to this activity and the unpopular nature of the law, Prohibition was repealed in 1933. Since then, the minimum drinking age was put into practice to make sure that no one below a certain age was allowed to drink, a declaration that has changed dramatically over time. However, there have been questions as ...

Importance of Reading

Reading may be defined as a complex process of cognitive use of senses like touch and sight on symbols used in representing information to decrypt the encrypted information by the symbols to have meaningful data from the symbols.

Reading is a vital part of learning since it helps in classroom communication enhancing the process of knowledge acquirement in the classroom. Through reading, a learner is able to enhance understanding of already written information in books aiding greatly in the learning process.

The process of reading can be broadly divided into four categories. The first category is scanning and skimming. These two reading ...

If one considers the article penned by Susan Jacoby titled, “A First Amendment Junkie” posits an exposition right at the very inception of the writing so as to make the readers get acquainted with the topic of discussion. The argument of this essay comes across to be very convincing as the author uses appeal to precedent to establish her point. The presentation of the evidences in the course of the article substantiates the argument in the best manner possible. It needs to be noted that the article shows a perfect mesh of the persuasive techniques so as to influence ...

Introduction

The law enforcement, as well as crime prevention, have essentially been revolutionized in this age of social media. In point of fact, the social network services have significantly increased the communication between the citizens and the law enforcement agencies. Besides, these services are more and more being utilized in criminal and legal investigations by the law enforcement agencies. The government agencies mine the social media websites for evidence (Murphy & Fontecilla 5). It is vital to note that the police departments in different parts of the world have significantly reduced crimes thanks to the use of social media. In essence, ...

The United States has a secret competitive advantage over most other nation. The advantage, however, is not one that normally comes to mind in the public or is a focus of attention of the media or politicians. The advantage is that the U.S. attracts the largest number of immigrants in the world, and it has been doing so since its founding. Indeed, since the late 1700s, over 55 million people have immigrated to the U.S. and made it their home (ACLU). To be sure, except for the Native Americans, every other U.S. citizen is either an immigrant or a ...

The recent Supreme Court ruling rendering gay marriages legal across the union has been received with the usual excitement and disappointingly self-righteous arguments on both sides of the fence. I do not want to pretend to know any better, and I trust Americans to make of Obergefell v. Hodges, whatever they may, except I am taken aback at how the Supreme Court forced itself into what is a basically a social issue. It strikes me that a nation of 300 million people can fail convince itself of whether some of its own have a right to choose their marriage partners. In the same ...

In 1971, Daniel Ellsberg, a former officer of the National Security Council, who worked in research corporation RAND, pass an array of secret documents relating to the preparation and conduct of the Vietnam War, a journalist of the newspaper The New York Times Neil Sheehan.
The publication of the dossier has undermined the credibility of the American and world public opinion to the US authorities, showing that the administration of President Lyndon Johnson deliberately led policy of escalation of hostilities in Vietnam, while the US government has officially stated that it is not seeking to expand them. The administration lied ...

Health Policy Brief

Issue Summary:
The State of Colorado is committed to the promotion of safety, the protection of the public, and the prevention of exposures that result in injury. In contradiction to these commitments, the current warning labels on recreational use of marijuana are vague, in particular as applicable to women planning to be pregnant, pregnant or breast-feeding. Recreational use of marijuana poses serious health risks to pregnant women and fetal development. These health risks make it necessary to modify the current warning label. The purpose of a warning label is to remind and inform the public about health risks associated ...