Essays on Arming

In the United States at the moment, any person has the right to own a gun. Someone once joked that buying a rifle in the United States is easier than purchasing a personal computer. This gives the general view of how the matters are at the moment as far as guns are concerned in the U.S. With the recent mass shootings and the wake of terrorist attacks, there has been a great concern about gun control. Different factions have furiously debated on a different position, the pro and against gun control. I believe that it is the highest time ...

Introduction

The process of making public policy is based on some collected information that is used to represent the views of the public on some issues. Such information is not collected from every citizen, but a sample determined by the data collector. The policy so formulated affects every citizen irrespective of whether they have contributed any information or not (Guess & Farnham, 2011 pp. 23). Some of the policies are formulated with objectives of protecting and serving the interest of some individuals who are perceived to have more power and influence than others. The communication and presentation of the analysis of ...

Introduction

There has been a cold war between the United States and Cuba since the island was under the rule of Spaniards. Cuba lies only ninety miles of the coast of Florida, and this proximity has lent a viewpoint of many American decision-makers. This proximity to the United States also meant that their harbors were of strategic importance. Cuba's harbors could be used by enemies to threaten the US, and conversely, the US could use the harbors as its first line of the defense against its enemies. This island was factored into the United States economic system, and its economy ...

Introduction

There has been a cold war between the United States and Cuba since the island was under the rule of Spaniards. In the 1960s, all the US businesses in Cuba were nationalized without any compensation and the US government broke the diplomatic relations with Havana and imposed a trade embargo in response to the Castro's reforms. The Spaniards did not have good relations with the US government and left Cuba with the fear that it might be attacked by the US (Husain 24). The American trade embargo was later made permanent in response to the shooting down of US ...

Overrun Accident of The American Airlines Flight 1420

Abstract The American Airlines accident Flight 1420 is identified as a runway overrun accident. The National Transportation Safety Board conducted an investigation to find the cause. This project is primarily focused on the human factor issue that might have caused the accident. The project explored the Human Factor Analysis and Classification System and used the Swiss Cheese Model to link the chain of events to determine the cause of the accident. The Human Factor Analysis and Classification System was used by the National Transportation Safety Board to analyze the human factors issues within American Airlines Flight 1420. This system ...

In "There's a Reason They Choose Schools", the author, Timothy Wheeler, suggests schools have fallen victim to violent shootings because they are gun-free zones and if students and administrators were allowed to carry concealed weapons, the number of shootings would be drastically reduced. Gun rights and laws have always been a controversial subject in this country, but since the recent shooting in Newtown, Connecticut, the topic has been pushed to the forefront. Many states are currently in the process of considering bills that would allow teachers and students to carry weapons. However, is arming college students and kindergarten teachers ...