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Throughout history, different problems have been resolved through either violence or peaceful methods, and the question remains about whether these actions were justified. These issues, often related to societal goals, have been addressed through civil or uncivil disobedience. Civil disobedience means intentionally breaking laws to achieve a social goal, using nonviolent approaches. Uncivil disobedience is…

The United States Constitution is a document establishing America’s government, fundamental laws, and our fundamental rights as citizens. This single document protects the person and the country as a whole. Before the Constitution, there was the Articles of Confederation; however, the Articles of Confederation did not protect citizens rights how the Constitution does. The First…

Growing up in a small town in north Louisiana, I would have never thought about joining the Army. I was never an ROTC in school, but I did love sports. While attending Jr. High school and high school I played basketball and softball, so I was very athletic. However, when I learned of my mother…

Black Power is a phrase that has instilled both pride and hope into the souls of black people, while simultaneously striking fear into the hearts of whites. ‘No two words in contemporary American society have been more controversial or misunderstood than Black Power’ (Fager, cover). This “misunderstanding” is what made the Black Power Movement so…

Is it right to “justifiably kill” people? This is the question that is commonly associated with euthanasia. However, the dilemma is much deeper than this simple question. There are two types of euthanasia, passive and active. Passive euthanasia is the process of allowing a patient to die on their own without medication or direct action…

What is the Electoral College? The Electoral College is the current voting system in the country we live in. I think that this is not the best system we can have. If we only thought about it, we could do better, the Electoral College is a system of voting for important figures such as the…

Machiavelli’s masterpiece The Prince is one of the most polemical texts on political theory. Since its publication in 1532 there has been widespread debate among political theorists about his political morality. Today the term ‘Machiavellian’ used in everyday speech and has extremely negative connotations; a person so described is deemed as ‘cunning, scheming and unscrupulous’….

It has been seen all over the country, causing riots and looting. These controversial events that seemingly happen more often than ever. The racial discrimination of our criminal justice system some may say have hit an all-time high. Nobody is saying that everything about the system is wrong but one person summed it up better…

Over the years, acts of corruption by the administrations in authority have for a long time shaken the public faith in government. However, the loss of public confidence is particularly acute when those involved are the police. Unfortunately, the police have acquired a dubious reputation. They have been accused of committing acts of corruption which…

Gary Watson presents a moral predicament currently in the social justice system, particularly relating to social injustice. On one hand, if the state unjustly treats the dispossessed, then this would undermine the justice of punishing criminals. On the other hand, if the state fails to convict and punish criminals among the dispossessed, then the peoples’…