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Declining Trust In Our Government
Number of Words: 1000 / Number of Pages: 4
... at all? These are
three questions that need to be addressed in out society today.
What really has caused the American people to distrust our government and
when did this trend actually begin? I do not believe there is any clear answer
to these questions and I do not believe it would ever be possible to pinpoint
any exact reason for the feelings of the American people. One reason cited by
some is that it is the fault of poor leaders. Two commonly blamed leaders are
President Johnson and President Nixon. Two of the biggest drops in the public's
confidence in our government occurred in 1964, d ...
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Drug Legalization
Number of Words: 907 / Number of Pages: 4
... an interesting way that the reader can personalize himself with the article. The constant use of “I” in the article lets the reader know that the author has had first hand experience with the drug issue. The first person point of view also reinforces the fact that this article is completely based on the ideas and beliefs of Hamill. In addition, playing a key role in this article, the audience remains convinced via the effective techniques in writing. In general, this article reaches out to everyone in the United States, and possibly the rest of the world. However, this article targets powerful indi ...
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The Role Of Citizen Political Participation In Hong Kong And Singapore
Number of Words: 817 / Number of Pages: 3
... real. The Colonial government did in subsequent years establish Hong Kong's
Legislative Council and Executive council, and the Colonial government appointed
prominent and respected local Chinese citizens to serve on these bodies. These
councils although far from democratic did ensure that the Chinese citizenry
would at least have representatives to express their pleasure or displeasure
with the colonial administration. But these representatives lacked any real
power and served only at the pleasure of the Colonial administration. The
government of Hong Kong was administered and run by the English For ...
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Agencies Of The United States
Number of Words: 2543 / Number of Pages: 10
... plane U-2. In understanding these agencies today I will show you how
these agencies came about, discuss past and present operations, and talk about
some of their tools of the trade.
Origin of the CIA and KGB
The CIA was a direct result of American intelligence operations during
World War II. President Franklin D. Roosevelt recognized the need to coordinate
intelligence to protect the interests of the United States. In 1941, he
appointed William J. Donovan to the head of the Office of Strategic Services
(OSS) with headquarters in London. Four departments made up the OSS: Support,
Secretari ...
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Battle Royal
Number of Words: 1294 / Number of Pages: 5
... and outreach
greater access to academic institutions and the work place and not exclude people on the
basis of race or gender (Holhut3). Affirmative action in the employment status consist of
publicizing job notices in places where everyone can see: recruitment: eliminating
discriminatory hiring and setting goals towards increasing opportunities for those that
were previously discriminated against. However, Affirmative action programs not only
take steps for women and minorities, but also disabled veterans, and emotionally and
economically disabled.
Affirmative action ...
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To Kill A Killer
Number of Words: 477 / Number of Pages: 2
... used unfairly. First, women are rarely sentenced to death and executed, even though 20% of all homicides in recent years have been committed by women. Second, a study conducted by U.S. News and a World Report showed that a disproportionate number of nonwhites are sentenced to death and executed. Yet many people, especially family members of murder victims, want to see the offender(s) dead. I have no objection to the emotions families have when a loved one is killed and the family wants their satisfaction of knowing that the killer is dead as well, but death is too quick. The mother of a murdered s ...
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The Need For Affirmative Action
Number of Words: 656 / Number of Pages: 3
... any historical support and is aimed more at preserving
existing white privilege than establishing equality of opportunity for all.
Just looking at the history of this country should provide a serious
critique to the idea of a level playing field. Since the birth of this
nation, Blacks have been an enslaved, oppressed, and exploited people.
Until 1954, when the Supreme Court handed down Brown v. Board, Blacks were
legally pushed to the margin of society where many were left to dwell in
poverty and powerlessness. The Brown decision removed the legal impediments
that had so long kept Blacks deprived of ...
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Gun Control
Number of Words: 536 / Number of Pages: 2
... weeks. The problem with this method of is that it stops the ordinary citizen from purchasing a gun on the whim, but it actually protects the common criminal. Underage buyers and other delinquents can purchase mass quantities of weapons through "dummy buyers" that have clean backgrounds. So if a burglar enters a house with full intention to maim or kill, the innocent victim (who can't get a gun to protect his family because he was arrested for drunk driving seven years ago) is simply a victim of a law that supports black market trade. There are over 200 million registered guns in circulation (Larso ...
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Societys Restraint To Social R
Number of Words: 1791 / Number of Pages: 7
... personal
(abandonment or death of the family income earner) to the social (racial
prejudice in the job market) and economic (collapse in the market demand for
their often limited skills due to an economic recession or shift in
technology). The Permissive View reveals that all participants in society are
deserving of the unconditional legal right to social security without any
relation to the individual's behaviour. It is believed that any society which
can afford to supply the basic needs of life to every individual of that
society but does not, can be accused of imposing life-long deprivati ...
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The United States Of America Vs. Richard M. Nixon
Number of Words: 699 / Number of Pages: 3
... Due
to the defection of these aides, the Senate established, in February of 1973, an
investigative committee held by Senator Sam Ervin, Jr., to look into the growing
scandal. Amid the disclosures of White House involvement in the Watergate
break-in and its aftermath, Nixon announced the resignation of two of his
closest advisors and the dismissal of his counsel John W. Dean III. Dean told
the Ervin committee in June that Nixon had known of the cover-up. A month later,
former White House staff member Alexander Butterfield revealed that Nixon had
secretly tape-recorded conversations in h ...
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