United States Critical Thinkings Samples For Students

In politics, one of the main problems found by most leaders or public servants is to weigh ends and means. Sometimes, even in the most homogeneous societies, where most people would tend to share a common view on what ends their government should pursue, people will often disagree on what policy should the government adopt to meet their demands.
For example, many people would agree that poverty should not exist on this day and age. Some might say that the solution is to take part of the wealth of the richest portion of society, which would be discriminative and Continue reading...

"No president since the founders has done more to shape the character of American government," this is according to Alan Brinkley in his outstanding biography of Franklin D. Roosevelt, the 32nd President of the United States of America. The presidency of Franklin Roosevelt was marked with several ups and down during the early years. It is mainly because he assumed office at a time when the U.S. was undergoing through the Great Depression, one of the worst if not the worst financial crises ever to face our country. Roosevelt started his political career in 1910 after being elected in Continue reading...

Introduction

Civil liberties are the freedoms and guarantees that the government cannot limit to an individual, either by law or judicial interpretation. Such civil liberties are; freedom from forced labor and slavery, freedom from torture and death, and so on. Many contemporary states have constitutional documents and bill of rights that function to warrant civil liberties. Some laws have been enacted by different countries using different legal means like ratifying and signing or address some controversial civil liberties. Controversial examples include; reproductive rights, property rights, civil marriage and rights to possess and bear arms.
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The rising numbers of homicides across the United States are closely attributed to the weak gun controls and stand your ground laws. According to the FBI data analysis, there has been a twenty five percent increase of civilian justifiable homicides since the introduction of the controversial self-defense laws from 2005.
Stand your ground measures, allows people to use deadly force when they consider their life to be under threat without requiring them to try to escape or retreat the threat first. The stand your ground law was first introduced in Florida in 2005 and similar measures have been adopted Continue reading...

Introduction

According to Burns (99), learning is comparatively permanent change in behavior, whereby behavior is the observable activity as well as internal processes such as attitudes, thinking and emotions. Burns holds that learning may not show itself in observable behavior immediately the educational program has happened. Learning occurs in different settings such as at home, during play, at work or more commonly, at school. In formal settings, learning takes place in a classroom, library or laboratory. Teachers facilitate learning on different levels. On the other hand, apprenticeship is a combination of training on the job and related classroom instruction through Continue reading...

Most girls worry about their appearance even the most beautiful. There is always that thing that a girl will hate on their bodies and that is why they will always revisit the mirror. It is one thing to worry about those things hat girls add on to their bodies. Things such as polish on their finger nails as well as mascara on their eye lashes and even lipstick on their lips. It is another thing all together, to worry about their size, shape, complexion, hair and other body features. This is the story we get in the short story Continue reading...

In the history of the United States, the security of the nation has always been valued at the expense of civil liberties and freedom. In the 21st century, the implementation of US PATRIOT Act meant to increase security seems to have increased violation of civil liberties and the Fourth Amendment of the bill of rights. The Fourth Amendment focuses at prohibiting any sort of unreasonable seizures and searches. On the same note, the 4th Amendment focuses on ensuring that a warrant should be used in case of a search (Schulhofer, 2012). The US PATRIOT Act has tremendously depleted the Continue reading...

Mark Krikorian believes that measures to curb illegal immigration have yet to achieve an acceptable level of functionality given the scope of the problem. His take on the issue is "Much needs to be done before the United States has the enforcement arrangements necessary to permanently reduce illegal immigration to a nuisance rather than an ongoing crisis." (Krikorian, 2012) He begins his argument with statistics that point to the prevalence of the problem. While immigration has decreased, Krikorian's interpretation of the data suggests this decrease to be deceptive. Though there is an all time decrease in illegal immigration, Krikorian Continue reading...

The advertisement chosen is a movie poster for Captain America: The Winter Soldier. The advertisement has come under a lot of scrutiny for the obvious photoshopping it has undergone. The ad depicts Scarlet Johansson, clad in her usual Black Widow garb, carrying pistols, and looking as though she’s just taking down a fleet of enemy forces all by herself. The brilliant skyline behind her is obviously manipulated but it is her that attracts the most attention. Her skin is flawless. Her hair is a strangely brilliant color of red, or maybe orange. The color of her eyes is Continue reading...

Scheid and Vasko’s Article on Racism

According to Scheid and Vasko’s article, white privilege mostly arises while in white universities; here, many students are unaware of their racial identity and they do not know how they fit in their own racial hierarchy. In America, many students assume that their races are superior to others. Hence, they use this to accomplish their racial malpractices.
In white moral innocence, many white students fail to realize that they have racial prejudices, and they unknowingly engage in behaviors that could be seen as racist. This attitude has encouraged them to take racism to a high level through explaining Continue reading...

The USA Today is a leading name in the newspaper industry of the United States. Its simple layout and colorful presentation are the most admired features of the newspaper. The creator, Gannett Company Inc., chose the newspaper industry to tap into the English reading population and make the life easier for the readers. USA Today has brought an evolution in the daily lives of the consumers through its innovative approach. It was launched in the early 1980s to fulfill tow significant needs of the consumers: first is the need for short spans and secondly the need to be informed ( Continue reading...

Introduction

When a city or a town is a host of a conference, it is always difficult to arrange everything. The preparation should begin as early as possible. The point is that there are many people involved, as well as many work to be done. One should take into account not only the peculiarities of a conference or a meeting, but all legal issues, as well. This essay is aimed at answering several questions on the legal peculiarities of the case. The essay will be divided into three parts: according to the amount of questions to be answered. Such analysis Continue reading...

A Paradigm Shift in U.S. Foreign Policy.
A Paradigm Shift in U.S. Foreign Policy.
U.S. foreign policy is directed by the need for homeland security and defense. It also seeks to protect its national interests overseas. Non-intervention in global affairs, while maximizing U.S. interests had been the constant factor in U.S. Foreign policy ever since the country’s birth. The United States interacted with foreign countries like France and Spain to counter the British, whom it distrusted for a long time after independence. Foreign relations in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries were also limited to expansion on Continue reading...

Discipline: Art & architecture 

Gustavo Eiffel Tower was built in Paris 1889 for the purpose ofaninternational exhibition. It was meant for commemoration of the French Revolution centenary. Its name came from engineer Gustave Eiffel. The company of the engineer designed the tower and built it. It is international cultural icon of the country France. It is iron lattice tower. It was made of wrought iron.The foundation is made of concrete slabs of two meters high. It has antenna on the top making it even tall.It is the tallest art structure in Paris. Its dimensions are 324 meters tall. The tower is bronze colored. Continue reading...

Introduction

Drinking alcohol is too dangerous to be allowed at teen age. There is no single mind about this issue. In some countries, the youth is allowed to drink alcohol at the age of eighteen; in other countries, it is illegal to buy alcohol until a person is twenty one. There has been many debates devoted to this issue. Obviously, both age have their advantages and disadvantages. The main aim is to realize at what age the youth can be allowed to buy and drink alcohol. This essay is aimed at studying this issue. In the essay, I will outline Continue reading...

Article review

As we have witnessed in the institutions that include the schools, businesses, hospitals work place and government agencies, there differences in the way we perceive race, gender and class. I concur with the writer that social institutions are mostly controlled by white elites. The symbolic dimension comprises of the use of stereotyping and image control in description of diverse class, race, and gender. The masculine are considered to be aggressive, leaders, intellectual rational and strong as opposed to the passive, follower, emotional, and week feminine. Aggressive black and the Hispanic are not expected to show such behaviors although, are Continue reading...

Introduction

JFK’s inauguration address was a real turning point in American politics. The speech itself covered all the major points that were the root off American problems. The election period had been very divisive with the results coming close but the winner had been identified. It was now time to heal the nation and bring everyone on board to move forward as a United States of America. He started by thanking all those involved in the fight before him to make America a better place. He reminded the people about the problems that they had faced as a country Continue reading...

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Paine uses the term “material injuries” to refer to British exploitation of American resources. According to Paine the Great Britain enriched itself through commercial activities in America. The continent provided both goods and market for trade. Therefore, they had to protect their commercial interest from other competing powers such as France and Spain who also had an interest in American resources. The argument about material injuries has got both merits and weaknesses. The British was exploiting American resources for their own benefits. The exploitation did not benefit the Americans who were the owners of resources and also provided Continue reading...

Psychology

American Psychological Association (2014, January 23). Telling the Whole Truth May Ease Feelings of Guilt. Retrieved from http://www.apa.org/news/press/releases/2014/01/truth-guilt.aspx
Eric Ravenscraft (2014). Partial confessions might not ease guilt like telling the whole truth. Journal of American Psychological Association.
The article discusses how the feelings of guilt are eased whenever the truth is told. From recent studies, it has been said that partial confessions remains attractive but are accompanied by emotional feelings. The American Psychological Association published research findings which claimed that individuals who have a tendency of telling the whole truth remain in peace when compared to those who only Continue reading...

On a first look, the visual similarity between Pavitr Prabhakar and Peter Parker are unmistakable. Spider man’s costume is unmistakable. Beyond the immediate recognition of spider man, however, are characteristics that the American audience will immediately recognize: this Spiderman wears a highly stylized and impressive version of what looks like the Indian shalwar kameez or dhoti. Together with the sandals, the representation of Indian culture is apparent. Whereas both of these superheroes learn the lesson that “with great power comes great responsibility” in the same way, the stories are different. Prabhakar does nothing to help a woman in Continue reading...

Maintenance for aircraft in foreign shores

The international outsourcing of maintenance of US airlines is a significant turn of events. It was noted that as early as several years ago, US airline companies were the sole maintenance providers of their own aircraft. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) mandates that airlines to revamp all of their planes every two years or earlier, and little “armies” of union airline mechanics retooled and restored the planes. However, by 2002, when airlines were beginning to feel the “red ink” creeping into their bottom lines, airlines began to find ways to cut down on costs. One the largest costs that Continue reading...

Final Project Part II

Cultural Awareness
CRIM 103
The film “Windtalkers” directed by John Woo came out on big screens in 2002. The movie was name after brave marines of Navajo origin that served as code talkers during the war. Navajo language is so difficult and so rare that American army chose is it as a coding language for their operations. It played a crucial role of the US army's success in Japan.
The movie starts with a departure scene, in which future Navajo soldiers say goodbyes to their friends and families. In this scene we meet the protagonists Ben Yahzee and Charlie Continue reading...

Middle East has been on the boil in the recent past due to the rise of ISIS brand of Islamic fundamentalism and the demand for democracy and human rights by people in many Arab countries. The role of America in shaping the Middle East policy has been profound since the decline of UK as the world’s superpower. Being one of the major suppliers of oil and gas to America, Middle East is a place of strategic importance for USA and other western countries. American indirectly controls the Middle East politics by maintaining close ties with the local regimes Continue reading...

In the first argument between Jim and Roger, Roger’s response adequately meets the challenge of the argument presented by Jim. Jim argues that during mediations, the mediator should remain neutral so that the parties over which he is mediating can feel comfortable. He therefore concludes that since the United States is the only super power in the world, it cannot acts as a mediator between Palestine and Israel. Roger’s response meets the challenge of the argument because apart from providing his opinion, he explains why his opinion differs from Jim’s argument. He explains and substantiates why Continue reading...

The Central Intelligence Agency also known as the CIA was created in 1947 and was lead by the DCI (Director of Central Intelligence). It is one of the main sources of national security intelligence in the United States. However, foreign policy is not made by the CIA. The CIA’s influence is in the international scope, and is greatly feared by Americans. However, legal power is not in the hands of the CIA. One of the roles of the CIA is collecting intelligence reports and giving analysis along with performing stealthy action towards the issues. With the help of Continue reading...

Items "made in China" generate income elsewhere

The United States is an exporter of more services than it imports to China and it is clear that it is a net exporter of the services. On the other hand, as the products find their way back to the US market, they are considered as imports. It implies that US imports more goods from china than China imports from US. The trade deficit is hence widened by the fact that more commodities leave china entering US. In this regard, China is a net exporter in comparison to the trade between the two countries. The tradeoff leaves US with Continue reading...

The terrorist group al-Qaeda may not have been known if not for the heinous attacks they committed against America in 2001 but al-Qaeda has been around long before the said attacks on 2001 even took place. Al-Qaeda was founded by the wealthy Saudi sheikh Osama bin Laden in 1988 and ran it until his death in 2011 (Zimmerman, 2013). Al-Qaeda under the leadership of bin Laden actually planned to attack USA—a threat that was not sufficiently addressed until the bombing attacks in 2001 (Zimmerman, 2013). Al-Qaeda functions as a network with bases in different countries within the Middle Continue reading...

Introduction

The Death and Life of Great American Cities authored by Jane Jacobs was the most influential book of her time. First published in 1961, it made an attack on the objectives and principles of modernist, orthodox planning of the city and rebuilding in the post-war period in the USA. The book was written in reaction to the devastating outcome of the urban refurbishment in the post-war period. She makes a direct attack on what she terms "orthodox" city planning and reconstruction. She points out the failures of modern city planning, arguing how the various institutions of intellectual planning history Continue reading...

Introduction

“Into the wild” (1996) by Jon Krakauer and “Lead us into temptation: the triumph of American materialism” (1999) by James B Twitchell are two books with similar themes – the only difference being that one is an antithesis of the other. Before beginning on the journey of the exploring these themes and understanding what each of the author sought to achieve in writing the respective books, let us take a brief look into the story of each of these aforementioned books.

Into the Wild by Jon Krakauer

“Into the Wild”, though seemingly a fiction, is essentially a non-fiction book, which was written as an extension of Continue reading...

In his 1994 book The Massacre at El Mozote, Mark Danner offers a clear description of the the massacre of hundreds of men, women and children by the El Salvadoran army, who were trained by American consultants and military advisors. He also provides excellent background and analysis of the political background that encouraged the massacre. At the time, the story of the massacre was covered-up, ignored or minimized by the right-wing anti-communist El Salvadoran and U.S. governments for political reasons. There were also practical diplomatic, communication and journalistic obstacles and mistakes which made the story ambiguous, opaque and hard Continue reading...

Different cultural population that includes Muslims, Christians and the Jews inhabited the Palestinians land. Muslims were approximately 86%; Christians were 10% and Jews were 4% in the population. These communities had lived in peace for a long period until the rise of Zionism. In 1800s, a European group decided to colonize this land with the objective of creating a Jewish community. Increased Jewish migration from Europe to the Palestinian land increased when Hitler rose into power. Zionist increased migration to Palestine raised alarm to the indigenous population of Palestinians an event that led to conflict and genesis of war Continue reading...

Abstract

The objective of this paper is to make a battle analysis of Pearl Harbor and look at the possible alternate outcomes using intellectual standards. Would the Second World War end differently if U.S. hadn't intervened? There are different facets to Pearl Harbor and how those tangents could have shaped the war in a different way. The paper looks at the weaker side of US military and how the Japanese took advantage of that.

Introduction

Background
The United States and Japan had been inching towards a war for decades. By 1938, the US remnants were desperate for humanitarian aid and this Continue reading...

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I am of the opinion that the American Revolutionary War was a victory made possible by the responsibility of the colonists. A closer look at the American Revolutionary War would tell that it is for the colonists to win, despite the fact that it posed several disadvantages with regard to engaging in warfare against a very powerful enemy, the British Empire. One must consider that the colonists prior and during the American Revolutionary War relied much on the sheer expanse of the colonies in order to achieve victory over the British Empire. The Continue reading...

As Jessica Lahey, a former teacher and writer who frequently contributes to The New York Times, says, “an education in cultural literacy can empower those who have been traditionally excluded in civic debate. It equips citizens and non-citizens alike in the vocabulary and knowledge they will need to understand American culture,” there is no doubt that unless a person understands the basis on which an argument or view is being expressed, the entire effort of that debate. Unless citizens and non-citizens are educated on the history of America and how culture is formed, it becomes difficult for them to Continue reading...

Whether happening on the American territory or abroad, the major wars did not leave the black society without hope for freedom and more rights. Although initially the hopes were minor, and the thoughts of completely equal treatment were unrealistic, the black slaves and free black people recognized that political rhetoric could be used as a basis for their fight, and it has been used successfully through times, gradually leading to the abolition of slavery and emancipation of the black people. While the wars had different effects on lives of the black people, these effects built up to become the Continue reading...

Barbara Ehrenreich’s presents a clear and concise account of the methods that millions of American uses to survive the economic struggles in American. In addition, the 2001 book, “Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting by in America” analyzes how individuals survive on minimum paying jobs.  Ehrenreich postulates that even though these individuals work under poor economic conditions, there is a strong “work ethic” present. But, this work ethic does not help to provide the basic necessities of transportation, food, and shelter.  For those individuals who work in hotels, restaurants, retail stores, and a number of other service jobs Continue reading...

Race is a social construct that was developed to classify people into huge and different groups through ethnic, anatomical, cultural, genetic, historical, linguistic, geographical, and social attachment. Initially, race referred to people using a common language to identify national affiliations, but with time observable physical traits were used to denote race. The idea of race means that humans are divisible into biologically distinct and exclusive groups in terms of physical and cultural features. The ideology of race is also associated with the beliefs of the superiority of the whites. These beliefs were concretized during the scientific revolution and American Continue reading...

The Columbian Exchange, coined by Alfred Crosby in 1986, refers to the massive movement from the Old World to the New World and back, of crops, animals, and diseases after the discovery of the New World by Christopher Columbus in 1492 (Grennes 2007, p. 91). The meeting of the Old and the New World drastically changed the fortunes not only of the natives inhabiting the newly discovered continents, but also of the European settlers and Europe as a whole. New species of animals were introduced to the Americas that helped in farming and transportation. On the other hand, new Continue reading...

Amy Tan’s “Two Kinds” is a passionate recollection of her experience growing up in America to immigrant parents whose cultural values and beliefs are at conflict with her own. Tan explores her rebellious childhood under an overwhelming mother who appears to have planned the entire future for her daughter without even taking her opinion into account. Like many immigrants to America, Tan’s mother believes America to be the home dreams where everyone can achieve anything they want. This is depicted in the first line of the essay; “my mother believed you could be anything you wanted in Continue reading...

How Akon actively misrepresents any kind of “Real Africa” in accordance with Kleim’s theory from Mistaking Africa: Curiosities and Inventions of the American Mind
Kleim suggests in his prolific work, Mistaking Africa (2009) that a variety of factors, including the media and educational systems, confound American understanding of African culture and that we create stereotypes of Africans easily with little knowledge or hesitation. He proposes that “Real Africa” cannot separate into tribes or any preconceived boxes of primitive culture. Kleim states in the opening pages of the work that mentioning Africa to most Americans bring up thoughts of Continue reading...