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It was the end of the 1920’s, and modern America as we know it was in full swing; Consumerism was booming and everyone- from business tycoons to janitors- poured their savings into stocks. Once the stock market peak was matched with a decline of production and a rise in unemployment, stock prices were left costing…

America is a constantly evolving place. It may be hard to believe how brutal/barbaric/ and unfair the past was unless you were there. Thankfully, changes have come from these unfair conditions and paved the way for innovation and growth. The Stamp Act of 1765 was the last straw for the Colonies. This act set in…

The Second Amendment or gun control has been one of the biggest social problems that people constantly keep on tabs to prevent society from unwanted violence and crimes that might be taking place at the moment or later in the future. There are currently multiple numbers of cases that have been talked upon regarding the…

The Social Security Act is the one of many New Deal programs that I chose to do my essay on. It is a federal safety net for elderly, unemployed and disadvantaged Americans. The original Social Security Act was to give financial benefits to retired people over the age of sixty five based on their lifetime…

President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act into law in March 2010. This law made many contraceptive methods affordable to many women in the U.S. This was the first law to be enacted that set requirements for preventative health care across all the markets (L. Sobel, A. Salganicoff, I. Gomez; Mar. 29,2018, Women’s Health policy)….

In the introduction he introduces the concept of politics and nature conservation converges. He argues that there exist landscapes where politics and conservation connect and emphasizes that the focus on landscape and how it developed from the New Deal era. This era was the most transformative to the public in regards to the federal government…

In 1877, the reconstruction the United States admitted change to our constitution the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, and pledged their loyalty to the a truly United States government. Reconstruction also settled the states’ rights vs. federalism debate that split this union. However, Reconstruction failed by most other measures: Radical Republican legislation ultimately failed under…

There are many issues we must face when discussing inmates with mental health disorders, there are many barriers which stand between our current application of Corrections within the United States, and a future of improving our society to provide proper medical and mental health care. Yet, understanding where we are at with treatment of inmates…

From a shoemaker’s apprentice to a highly respected and important figure of the American Revolution, the life of George Robert Twelves Hewes in The Shoemaker and the Tea Party is thoroughly chronicled. Fundamentally divided into two parts, this book by Historian Alfred F. Young described Hewes’ experiences during his participation in perhaps the most important…

The United Nations stated that ‘everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expressions; without interference and to seek, receive and impart information and ideas through any media and regardless of frontiers.’ In Isabel Parkers ‘We the People’ she shares actual examples that provide concrete, tangible evidence to how censorship in school’s harms students…