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The immigrant question in the United States of America still poses a fundamental challenge that government has to grapple with. Indeed, in response to the challenges, Congress has proposed a finely tuned and drafted bill that if approved and enacted into law would at least tackle the immigration concerns in relation to students studying in America having arrived in the land of opportunities at an age below sixteen years. The bill proposed by among others, Senator Durbin was introduced in the two houses in March 2009. It would allow granting of undocumented students legal status under two caveats, that is, the ...

The ritual of marriage is a very important milestone in the life of an individual and, more so, in the life of an individual who is also a devout Christian. The Scripture often mentions the sanctity of marriage as well as the permanency of it in one’s life. Such descriptions have resulted in a dilemma for particular individuals who, for some unfortunate reason, have had to divorce and remarry. At present, Catholicism does not permit divorced individuals to remarry unless and until they have had their marriage annulled by the Church.
While the Orthodox Catholic views on remarriage ...

Same Sex Marriage: A Human Rights Issue

Today, a majority of Americans live in a state where same-sex couples can legally marry. These marriages are recognized by the federal government and granted by 35 states. However, the debate on same-sex marriages rages on. The American reluctance to embrace same-sex marriages is seen as odd by people from other industrialized countries and is a historical anomaly as well. Same-sex unions have been sanctioned by cultures and societies from the ancient Greeks to twentieth-century Native Americans. In A History of Same Sex Marriage (1993), William Eskridge Jr. dissects the American obsession with heterosexual exclusivity of marriage. According to Eskridge, twentieth-century Americans “ ...

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Universal suffrage is one of the cornerstones of democratic governance. Suffrage enables people to exercise their democratic rights without any contravention. One of the primary democratic rights is that of voting. A truly democratic nation is one where all citizens have the freedom to vote in any way that they like and for any candidate that they desire without oppression. In the United States, one issue of concern in regard to this democratic right has risen up in recent years. The issue has been subjected to intensive debate across the political divide as well as in the society. The ...

Introduction

Marriage between the members of the same sex is called gay or same-sex marriage. Lately the issue of legalizing gay marriage has evoked a lot of controversy. In several jurisdictions in the US, gay marriage has attained legal status. Nine states including Maryland, Maine, Iowa, Connecticut, Massachusetts, New York, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Washington have legitimized gay marriage or same-sex marriage. On the other hand, there are 30 states which have prohibited gay marriage in their constitutions and nine others ban it by statute. The question facing us now is, should the US government reverse the marriage laws of 44 ...

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Of all of the things that are important for the development of young children, there is one that goes without question. Play has dominated the social sciences are a true cornerstone in the healthy development of children, from infants through the adolescent years. Multiple types of play have been recognized in the years leading up to what many consider to be the height of psychological science, research, and implementation. It is through Symbolic play and Creative play that children are able to explore their limits, test possible solutions to problems, and learn how to navigate ...

Description of the issue

The number of colored students who secure chances for higher education in the United States has greatly been on the decline. The rates of admission and successful completion of higher education by students who are of African-American origins, Hispanic and the Native Americans origin have always trailed behind their White and Asian counterparts. Perhaps, this has been on the grounds of low income and discrimination based on race. Moreover, students with disabilities have also not been adequately represented in the higher education, in United States. Besides, the needs of the few African-Americans, the Hispanic and the Native American students ...

Franchising refers to a situation under which a business relationship involves an individual or a company owning a system, a franchisor, granting a business license to an individual or a company mandated to operate a franchise system or store on a casual basis. This person or company granted the license is usually referred to as a franchisee to the granting company or an individual involved on the business relationship. This would involve authenticating the use of the franchisor’s trademarks, operating systems and brand at a previously agreed fee. This is normally done under a series of specified agreements and obligations between the two parties involved; the franchisor and the franchisee. ...

Introduction

The equality of rights is one of major principles, constituted by both international and national sources of human rights law. The equality of persons’ rights and opportunities can also be viewed as a major prerequisite of the establishment of democracy and classical liberalism. In broad terms this principle means that all the people should have equal rights, regardless of their nationality, colour of skin, political views, state of health and sexual orientation. At the same time international law recognizes that family plays an essential role in the life of a person and human society as a whole. The right to marriage can ...

Background Checks to Purchase Firearms

Background checks to purchase firearms is of paramount importance in determining the right persons own firearms. Under the current law, the kind of gun one desires to purchase depends on where they live. If one considers purchasing a firearm from a federal firearms licensee, they are bound determine and a sure the licensee if they have been convicted of a crime, and give their reasons to own a firearm. Notably, individuals who are prohibited from buying guns from data acquired by the NICS background check include the following; fugitives from justice, convicted people and felons under indictment for felony, drug addicts and unlawful drug ...

Audit is an independent inspection of the accounts of an organization. Accounts include all the financial statements maintained by the organization. An audit will give an independent and professional view if the accounts are maintained properly or not. The people qualified to conduct an audit are known as auditors who are generally chartered accountants qualified to review the financial statements. Auditors are required to follow the standards and regulations set by the Board. They prepare an audit report which includes all the necessary details about the organization and presents it to the manager of the company. An auditor who ...

The British Empire is one of the most extensive empires in the world history. The empire is said to have ruled a population of between four hundred and seventy to five hundred and seventy million people by 1921, which is equivalent to a third of the world population. The development of the British Empire can be dated back to the activities of King Henry VII who reined in a period dated 1485 to 1509. King Henry had a strong drive to improve the British economy through trade and development of factories within and outside Britain. As a way of promoting trade, he established a modernized merchant ...

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Since the revolution in many Arab countries, the number of orphan children has consequently increased, for instance in Syria (United Nations Children Education Fund 2). These children are very vulnerable because their basic needs are not being met and their future is not secured (Sherlock 1). Adoption would be a viable solution alongside other social measures. Adoption is viable since many people in the Arab countries would want to adopt children for one reason or another. The impediment is that adoption of children under Islamic law is faced with many bottlenecks. Even if it is possible to navigate the many ...

The seminal 1977 miniseries Roots, based on the novel by Alex Haley, was not only an important television event for its high ratings and critical acclaim, but a crucial part of popular culture that explored the various evils of slavery in all of its different forms (Creeber 166; Gantz 204). From the late 18th century to the post-Civil War America, Roots follows several generations of slaves, from Kunta Kinte (played by LeVar Burton as a young man, John Amos as an older adult) to Chicken George (Ben Vereen) and Tom (Georg Stanford Brown), all of whom experience different levels of injustice ...

For quite a long time, the problem of illegal immigration into the United States from Mexico is one of the biggest problems. Every night, the border between the United States and Mexico crosses the hundreds intruders. Most of them, of course, will be caught, however, a few months later, they will be in the United States again. The length of the border between Mexico and the United States is about 2000 miles and the number of crosses of the border is the biggest in the world. Thus, it is the busiest border in the world. Partly along the border was built a ...

Currently, approximately close to 5 million citizens of the United States that represent close to 2 percent of the United States population is denied the right to vote because of felony conviction. Among all democratic nations, the U.S has the most limiting laws in this font amongst all major democracies in the world. Democratic nations such as New Zealand, Denmark Israel, South Africa, Finland among others give right of voting to felons upon completion of the sentence. In my view, denying the vote to ex-offenders is antidemocratic and compromising to the values of freedom and self-determination. Upon completing their ...

ABSTRACT

This study explores on the effects of the subprime financial crisis (SFC) on the United States (US) that lasted between 2007 and 2011. Key to understanding the foregoing requires further exploration of the history of subprime lending in the US and its implications to the SFC. A qualitative review of studies under the provided brief literature review provides the methodology for the accomplishment of this study. Findings show that apart from worldwide economic effects, the US greatly suffered from the collapse of its subprime lending market, the decline of financial institutions due to providing too much allowance to granting ...

Introduction

The right for vote was very important for women in all ages, as it proved their significance and made them feel like the worthy members of societies of their countries. There is no doubt as well that not every woman could put all at stakes and choose the path of struggle in 18th or 19th century. These were difficult periods for many countries of the world, and specifically for the USA, when people were fighting for their freedom to express what they think and what they feel. However, some women had courage to put everything at stakes and sacrifice ...

Over the past 10, 000 years, human race has developed under impetuous of applied genetics. Humankind is gaining increasing understanding in heredity variation among living things, the science of genetics. This raises various issues in terms of science and technology that spring from genetics, and potential impacts advancing from such inventions. These are the most progressing areas of the knowledge of humankind in today’s world. There has been genetic modification of plants to make them resilient, profitable and nutritious. This is achieved through genetic engineering, where organisms are manipulated to produce desired trait like drought tolerance or higher ...

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The influence and role of Virginia leading up to and in the American Revolution
The American Revolution was the singularly important event of the modern history, as it marked the birth of a government which was responsible to the will of the people. The revolutionary war which lasted between the years 1765 and 1783, ended with the colonies separating from the British Empire and the new nation of Unites States of America being born. Virginia had a huge role to play in this revolutionary war, by producing some of the great revolutionary leaders and orators like George Washington, Thomas Jefferson ...

Sophocles was a fifth century Greek writer whose play Oedipus Rex was exalted by Aristotle in Poetics as the perfect tragedy as it invokes both fear and pity in the audience. Aristotle explains that a tragic hero is one who is befallen by tragedy brought about primarily by factors usually outside the control of the aforementioned hero thus possessing a noble sense and attaining stature in the society. The hero he however argues is not an embodiment of righteousness but rather an ordinary man prone to the common failings of man but who stands up for his values. His fall is also ...

Forensic Psychology

The term ‘forensic’ has been used in many fields of study that it could possibly confuse any person without a keen interest to understand what it really means. From TV documentaries, to fictional films, and novels, the possible number of times we are likely to encounter this term is overwhelming. Forensic sciences are numerous leading to a myriad of professions; there is forensic anthropology, forensic pathology, forensic engineering, and forensic linguistics, just to name a few. Forensic as a concept would refer to anything pertaining to law and would ideally be used in court to realize the ends of justice. Thus the proper ...

- The Fourth Amendment
Terry Vs. Ohio 1968 is one of the landmark judicial rulings by the United States Supreme Court that maintained the Fourth Amendment. The Fourth amendment does not give the police the authority of conducting arbitrary searches and seizures on individuals if they are suspecting of committing a crime. The Fourth Amendment declares “the right of the people to be secures in the persons houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable searches and seizures; shall not be violated and no warrants shall be issued, but upon probable cause, supported by oath or affirmation, and particularly describing the ...

Mentor’s Name

One of the purposes of this assignment is to be able to objectively consider all points of view. To be able to argue effectively you must be able know and understand both sides of an argument. This paper will be a measure of how well you are able to do that. You are being asked to research an issue upon which there is a disagreement. You will write the paper from your viewpoint, showing all the facts and reasons to support that side of the issue. You will also want to be sure you include 3 major points that your opposition ...

Hospitals face a number of challenges regarding security and sharing medical records. On one hand, they are being asked to provide potentially lifesaving data with increasingly short turnaround times. On the other hand, they must preserve the integrity and security of a patient’s medical records. In addition to medical records, hospitals need to secure patient information regarding health insurance, addresses, next of kin, religion, in some cases sexual orientation and other sensitive personal data. In some situations health insurance carriers, lawyers, pharmacists, accountants and courts to release all or part of this information then call upon them. Often patients also ...

Habeas corpus is originally a Latin word that means that any government prisoner is entitled should have the right to challenge incarceration terms before a judge in a court of law. It is a legal procedure giving the suspect an undeniable right. The person who happens to be restraining another individual’s liberty is subjected to explain to the court why he/she is doing so. Without satisfactory reason for the restraint, the person is released. The term was mostly used in England simply as a subpoena. It has a rich history in England since it even precedes Magna Carta in 1215. The kings used it ...