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After Shay’s Rebellion, the nation’s leaders realized that the Articles of Confederation, the nation’s first constitution, needed improvement. They felt that the federal government had been made too weak to deal with the country’s problems. So, in 1787, each state sent representatives to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, where they began drafting a new constitution….

Did you know that about two hundred thousand juveniles are charged as adults every year? Over the past decades there have been many debates on whether juveniles should be tried as adults. These new policies came about because of the raise in violent crimes among teenagers in the late 1980‘s and early 90‘s. In response…

I have been asked to write a report describing the four theoretical models of child abuse to Include: Medical, Psychological, Sociological and Feminist approaches which I will start off by describing each. Next I will compare and contrast the different theoretical models of abuse then conclude by evaluating the strengths and weaknesses of the four….

Social stratification is a concept involving the classification of people into groups based on shared socio-economic conditions. Giddens (2009:1133) defines social stratification as “the existence of structured inequalities between groups in society, in terms of their access to material or symbolic rewards”. This context explains in detail the three agents of social stratification and expresses…

Hate speech, I have to say is one of the most controversial arguments when considering the fine line that we have to draw when people claim that it is their constitutional right to oppress others with their words based on their religion, nationality, gender, sexual preference, or skin tone. Since 1942, where the Supreme Court…

According to Professor Hilbourne A. Watson’s 1994 book, “The Caribbean in the Global Political Economy,” globalization is in line with international capital’s tendencies and laws of motion. The professor argues that various economic activities are affected by globalization, including production, distribution, marketing, technology transfer, and information telecommunications (p. 68). He emphasizes the importance of market…

When we think of tyranny, we imagine the absolute authority held by a single person, like King George III. James Madison argued in support of the Constitution and stated that “The accumulation of all power… in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many is the very definition of tyranny.” In 1787, the…

Within The Republic, Plato states that tyranny is “the most diseased” kind of society (Republic, 544c). Aristotle echoes this belief when he boldly asserts within Politics that great honours should be “bestowed… on him who kills a tyrant.” (Politics, 1267a15) From these quotes alone, it is clear that both share a disdain for tyranny. This…

How has UK society changed over time? Choose three changes referred to in the course which you think are particularly significant, and write an essay which: 1 Describes each of them in turn 2 Indicates why one of the examples you have chosen is particularly important. (Approximately 1000 words in total) The UK society has…

 Treatment of illegal immigrants is an issue that raises a lot of controversies. Some argue that they should be treated as criminals who should be deported to their home countries as they pose security threats. Despite these allegations, immigrants whether legal or illegal deserve to be treated with respect as they are human beings. They…