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A pew research study conducted in January of 2018 went to show that while African Americans make up only 12% of the total adult US Population they represent 33% of the US prison population where as white Americans who make up 64% of the US adult population only represent 30% of the US Prison population….

            Many of the known illegal drugs today were once legally sold over-the-counter and used in public and private domains. However, throughout the 20th Century, these drugs were slowly illegalized because of people abusing them and the discovered harmful short and long term effects pf these drugs on the user. Most of the illegalized drugs…

Our Global Behavior and AcceptanceWhen considering what our future society will consider as evil, such aswe view slavery today, we must look to the past to estimate the future. Thepast two hundred years have led to enormous changes in the way we treat ourfellow man. The next two hundred years, I believe, will lead to…

Personal arms built without regard to cost are always veryinteresting. When an armorer is told that money is no object and tocreate the finest instrument of its kind, only his imagination holds himback. No two imaginations are likely to agree, and therefore suchachievements are always open to dispute, but it is a delight to discoveran…

Introduction Domestic violence is as old as the history of human civilization. In almost all societies, the ‘master’ of the house was considered entitled to reprimand and ‘if necessary’ physically punish his spouse. In most cases this punishment went unnoticed as people and even in cases when police responded it could do nothing because it…

Cormac McCarthy’s “Blood Meridian” does a marvelous job of highlighting the violent nature of mankind. The underlying cause of this violent nature can be analyzed from three perspectives, the first being where the occurrence of violence takes place, the second man’s need to be led and the way their leader leads them, and lastly whether…

What is being black in America you ask? Would you like the honest truth? The reality behind the answer to this question comes with numerous amount of facts and opinions that are eye-opening. You would never think that being oneself could come with so many tribulations. Being black in America, has more meaning than it…

“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore. Send these, the homeless, tempest-tossed to me. I lift my lamp beside the golden door.”- Statue of Liberty Now I want you to close your eyes and take a second, absorb those words, visualize and…

The birth of a child is supposed to be a joyous event. Often, however, the facts do not conform to that ideal. Currently, about 1.5 million American women are terminating a pregnancy by induced abortion each year (Rubin 1994). Despite these statistics (some might say because of these statistics) the abortion question continues to stir…

Every state party to the current Covenant takes on to value and to guarantee to all persons within its region and subject to its control the right identified in the current covenant, with no distinction of any type such as race, color, creed, cast, sex, language, belief, political or other opinion, national or communal origin,…