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National Shooting Sports Foundation, “So-called ‘Assault weapons’ are more often then not less powerful then other hunting rifles. The term ‘assault weapons’ was conjured up by anti-gun legislators in an attempt to scare registered voters into thinking these firearms are something out of a horror or war movie. The AR-15 rifle which is labeled as…

A military wife and working as a nurse in naval hospitals have been one of my most fundamental means of learning. Little did I know how my own experiences were shaping who I would become today. As an adult, I have fulfilled my passion of becoming a nurse, served patients with utmost care, and gained…

The food we eat, the air we breathe and the water we drink are all polluted. It seems that there is no place on earth that is safe to dwell in. Nobody is to blame in man’s present predicament but the man himself. People had been taught on the proper disposal of trash yet they…

There are many things that is wrong with the government voting system: long lines at polling stations, broken machines, voter intimidation, and more. We can at least take acknowledgment in the fact that, in theory anyway, all citizens in good standing, men and women alike, very much have the right to vote. This wasn’t always…

Labor Unions have existed within the United States since its birth as a country. They were created to protect the working-class from unsafe conditions and abuses such as sweatshops. However, they have also found themselves on the other side of the law as they were known to cripple industries and consort with organized crimes for…

As we look into and dissect the U.S.’s policy on drugs we can see some things that it does well and some of the downfalls that it has compared to other countries. In the last writing assignment we unpacked the U.S. drug policy and examined some things that it excels in versus some of the…

Introduction Millions of people all over the world have become aware of the disastrous attack that occurred on September 11 in New York. The events inflicted a painfully clear image that we then “entered a period of history where states and even superpowers could be challenged in unorthodox ways” (Mannik, 2009, p. 151). Today, we…

Introduction Alcohol related sexual assault is a common phenomenon in college campuses. College is where young students get a place to venture with both liquor and sex, and the fusion of the two can lead to both inappropriate and risky situations for young women and men. It can happen when a someone is taken advantage…

I was so excited to meet my dad after 4 years. My two younger sisters and my mom were also so excited. After living like aliens in our own country, we are finally going have freedom and create our own life. I was finally going to get good education in New World: America. In December…

In present-day society people are divided into groups where one group is Asian, another is disabled, and others are ranked as a first-class wealth. many of the groups that are divided today are shown how people related, or people who are shown differently past then. Many groups that have listed have been in a situation…