Essays on United States

The day after I got home from our fifth tour, where we toured startups across the U.S, I turned on the TV to watch one of the ugliest moments in the history of American civil society. This post isn’t about politics — if you want …

Case Study 1.                              Probable cause has been defined in Dumbra v. United States (268 U.S. 435) as “a reasonable ground of suspicion, supported by circumstances sufficiently strong in themselves to warrant a cautious man in the belief that the party is guilty of the offense …

Gun Control Gun control would not help crime or murder rates because instead it disarms the law abiding citizens, therefore putting them at a disadvantage in defending there selves against criminals. The second amendment states that citizens have the right to bear arms. Guns have …

After examining the past of Native Americans, their wanting to have a piece of the government pie, and the present affairs under the reservations is different to the living circumstances of Native Americans. It starts with issues such as drug abuse and prevention within the …

Moving to United States The most memorable event in my life was when we moved out from Russia to a country that changes lives and is known as a dream land called the United States of America. When we sat on the airplane that was …

On January 21st and 22nd 2008, world financial markets crashed amidst the fears of American economy slowly are gradually moving toward recession. The emerging markets world over corrected almost 20 to 30 percent while the developed financial markets of Europe and American corrected over 10-15 …

There are many civil rights activists in the world. However, Nikki Giovanni stands alone because of her extraordinary works and great awards. She was very important to your society. As I read and watched different videos on Nikki Giovanni, I find out she also had …

SOC 189 – #1 Exam 1. Is meritocracy fair? Discuss the pros and cons of our achievement-oriented society. Does it give rise to a meritorious elite? Why or why not? This country was founded on the principle that one’s status in society should be determined …

Changes in the Land Native Americans were some of the first people to live and settle in America, and lived much differently than Europeans. Cabeza de Vaca and William Cronon explain their experiences with Native Americans in Cabeza de Vaca’s Adventures in the Unknown Interior …

African Americans keenly engaged in the cause of American independence, fought courageously in the early conflicts with the British. Though the revolution liberated some African Americans and set the country on a path toward the elimination of slavery, political adjustment to plantation owners prevented release …

The British Virgin Islands (BIV) and the Bermuda are British colonies with a high degree of internal self-government. Both countries have been designated as a British Overseas Territory and although they are still technically under British rule, they have exercised control over their own state …

McCulloch vs. Maryland is one of the most significant cases ever decided by the United States Supreme Court, and is perhaps all the more significant in that it was one of earliest cases of major proportions decided by the court.  The background of this case …

Introduction Gangs are not a recent phenomenon. Since the late 1700’s, street gangs have grown to become a permanent part of the American landscape. The gang label has been widely applied to various groups including prison inmates, organized criminals, outlaws of the 19th century American …

The concept of Manifest Destiny, aimed to expand white Americans to the west, first emerged from the white traders in the natives lands where they discovered that the land was fertile for farming and animal rearing. This made the people of America to start the …

The Unknown Global Indian Conglomerate Q) After a decade of reform, had the Barilla group done enough to outpace its rivals , or was there another step It had to take to be “Barilla #1”? NAS: Once Kumar Mangle Barilla took over the Barilla group …

The United States became an industrial power by tapping North America’s vast natural resources, including minerals, lumber and coal, particularly in the newly developed west. Industries that had once depended on waterpower began to use prodigious amounts of coal. Steam engines replaced human and animal …

Deliberation suggests careful thought or reflection, consideration of alternatives, but may also imply public discussion, processes working toward collective judgments. For different reasons, liberals and their critics would agree that deliberation is central to citizenship. For liberals, deliberation in the public sphere is instrumental to …

They are three very smart women who work for NASA and are climbing their way to the top of NASA. But have to deal with issues like racism and sexism. Nasa doesn’t have many women working for it and its mostly men.So women are not …

The United States Navy is a branch of the United States armed forces. The USN has a goal of educating and preparing combat-ready naval forces. The United States Navy’s mission is to produce naval forces that are proficient and skilled in combat mission especially in …

Progressive Era Reform The beginning of the twentieth century verified a desperate need for political, social and economic reform. The Progressive Era called for movements due to the reactions affecting the ever growing nation’s Industrialization, Immigration and arbitration. Journalists known as the “muckrakers” highlighted the …

Recently Weston-McEwen High School has added a new foreign-exchange student. Her name is Soyeong Lee and she is 16 years of age with a birth date of April 7th who came from Yongin, Korea which is an urban area and has a similar climate to …

When America first engaged the Spanish in Cuba in 1898, the outbreak of war was widely supported by the majority of Americans. In fact, it was the most enthusiastically supported war since the American Revolution The push to grant Cuba independence highlighted both the democratic …

From 1781 to 1789 the Articles of Confederation failed to provide the United States with an effective government. It acted as though a loose confederation, or “firm league of friendship. ” The Articles of Confederation created a weak central government that linked the thirteen states …

During the early years of 1800s, valuable gold deposits were discovered in tribal lands, which by previous cessions had been reduced to about seven million acres in northwest Georgia, eastern Tennessee, and southwest North Carolina. In 1819, Georgia appealed to the U. S. government to …

In 19th century America, a term came into use to describe the expansion and movement of Americans across our continent. The term was Manifest Destiny, this was the social theory or belief that USA. and its population of predominately white and Christian citizens were chosen …

Is The United States of America the “melting pot” of the world? A melting pot is “a place where races, theories, etc. , are mixed. ” (The Oxford Dictionary) Many immigrants come to the United States for the same basic reason: A better way of …

Andrew Jackson was the seventh President of the United States, serving from 1829 to 1837. He was a controversial figure, known for his strong personality and his populist policies. Jackson was born on March 15, 1767, in Waxhaws, South Carolina, and grew up in poverty. …

They came to America looking for religious opportunity and consequently were dedicated religious families. Their general public was religious based family arranged, depending on angling and cultivating on little scale, seeing themselves as to be “much more genuine than all different pilgrims”. These actualities clarify …

The origin and presence of Native Americans in the Western Hemisphere has been one of the most debatable issues in both American and world historical studies. European invaders entering the new land were quite challenged to find about 100 million inhabitants in the Americas; a …

During the Era of Good Feelings, Nationalism and Sectionalism were both evident. However, sectionalism was the most important cause of disagreement within the country with the controversy over Missouri’s admission as a slave state, and the different views toward states’ rights throughout various sections of …