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    America’s Armed Forces: Behind the Scenes Millions of Americans support the Armed Forces, however, they do not know about the struggles that service members and their families must undergo. PTSD (post traumatic stress disorder), deployment, sexual preference, and a fragmented education are some of the innumerable problems that they must take up. However, there are several organizations that subsidize service members, their families, and veterans. These organizations are the light in the dark; they

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    Mass Incarceration is a huge problem in United States culture. No other country in the world incarcerates its population the way that America does. “The U.S. incarcerates more people than any country in the world – both per capita and in terms of total people behind bars. The U.S. has less than 5 percent of the world’s population, yet it has almost 25 percent of the world’s incarcerated population.” Worse yet the majority of the incarcerated individuals belong to a minority group despite not participating

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    1. Define personal, social and institutional power. Give an example of each type of power that is displayed in the movie. a. Personal power is the degree of control an individual has over their own decisions. In Remember the Titans, an example of personal power was when the white boy made a decision to start a fight with Petey Jones (a black boy) because Petey was talking to his girlfriend and threw the first punch. b. Social power is expressed in the way different people relate to each other, or

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    exploded just outside the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City. The explosion caused massive damage to the building and killed 168 people, 19 of whom were children (Rosenburg, 2011). On April 23, four days after the bombing, President Bill Clinton addressed the public and gave an effective, excellent speech. The overall goal of the message was to appropriately respond to the Oklahoma City bombing, support the ones who lost loved ones, and address what America as a nation should do to

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    Presidential Signing Statements When the President is presented with a bill to sign into law he has two choices under the Constitution. He can veto the law under Article I Section VII or faithfully execute the law under Article II Section III. Many political pundits believe that signing statements are illegal because they go against the presidential oath office. While others believe signing statements give the president more power, which goes against the system of checks and balances. Some members

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    win prevailing over racial prejudice. It showcases how individuals from diversified color, background and culture rose from the occasion and became lifelong friends. The players, Gerry Bertier and Julius Campbell, and the coaches, Herman Boone and Bill Yoast, are truly inspiring figures in the film. Set in 1971 Alexandria, Virginia; High school football is the town's most popular sport. The school board is under a court order to integrate the public schools. In the process of integration, tension

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    What Do We Learn About the Treatment of Children in Dickens’ Novel? “Oliver Twist” was written in 1837, in the wake of the great change in society, brought about by the Industrial Revolution. Factories were introduced to Britain, which created lots of jobs for many working class citizens. This in turn created vast overcrowding in many cities and towns; most people wanted to be closer to their jobs. The huge numbers of people living closely together resulted in the standards in which people were

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    Impeachment of Bill Clinton Essay

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    President Bill Clinton began an affair with Monica Lewinsky, a White House intern, in 1995. Later in 1998, when confronted with questions in regards to an affair with Monica Lewinsky, Clinton lied under oath in front of a grand jury. This, however, was not his first lapse in judgment as viewed by the Senate and Congress. The President and his wife, Hillary, found themselves involved in the Whitewater scandal beginning in 1978. In addition, during his campaign, Clinton was accused of draft dodging

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    Essay Unanswered Questions about Welfare Reform

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    poverty stricken individuals. Year after year presidents have attempted to reconstruct the welfare system so it does not act as a backbone for those who do not want to work, and year after year success seemed out of reach. That is, until President Bill Clinton thought he had the answer. He signed the new welfare reform act in August of 1996, vowing to “end welfare as we know it.” Terminating a 62 year-old federal entitlement, President Clinton put a limit on how long one can receive federal welfare

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    2 par. 1). The basic plan of the reform was to make welfare recipients more responsible for their families and require them to go out and find a job. Bill Archer summed up the reform in this way, " The time has come to replace this failed system...a new system that turns the social safety net from a trap into a trampoline, a new system that rewards work and personal responsibility in families" (Clinton

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