Where Do I Fit?" As Americans living in the twenty first century we are exposed to a myriad of different opinions on a daily basis. We are bombarded with the opinions of various news reporters and television announcers, along with the results from public opinion polls that are accessible t...

San Francisco 49er's quarterback, Colin Kaepernick, has been the recipient of some not-so-great media attention. In case you've been living under a rock for the past couple of weeks, during the national anthem of a preseason NFL game last week, Kaepernick chose to remain seated rather than...

The United States has always faced threats from other countries. But now, as times are changing, we're facing an increasing need to protect ourselves from terrorism within our own borders. In the 21st century, threats to America's internal security, that were once of minimal concern, have moved to t...

Bob Marley said, "Better to die to fight for freedom then be a prisoner all the days of your life." Those words set precedence to some of the most fundamental principles that our nation was built upon. Immigrants who fought to set themselves free of dictatorship built this nation. The sentiment, h...

The code name "Geronimo" has stirred quite a controversy lately since the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Many Native Americans feel that it was wrong to link one of the greatest Native American heroes to one of America's most dangerous terrorist. Why couldn't the U.S Navy have chose...

"In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. And the earth was without form and void; and darkness was upon the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God moved upon the face of the waters. And God said, Let there be light: and there was light. And God saw the light, that it was good: and Go...

Every day, America is becoming a more violent place. It has gotten to the point where innocent people are attacked for even a small amount of money, young girls are aggressively assaulted and raped, and innocent people are shot because of criminals killing each other over simple disputes. These crim...

Formally known as the National Chicano Moratorium Committee, The Chicano Moratorium was created, and dedicated to protest the Vietnam War. The anit-war, civil rights activist group established to promote equality among the Mexican-American culture commonly recognized as Chicano's. During the Vietnam...

According to USAtoday.com, President Obama is planning on cutting our military budget by close to a trillion dollars in the next decade. The new military strategy includes $487 billion in cuts and an additional $500 billion in cuts could be coming if Congress follows through on plans for deeper redu...

A basic high school diploma can only get one so far. Job titles such as a cashier, retail salesman, and others within that description only allow a person to reach a minimum amount of success. A college education is crucial in today's society for anyone choosing to improve their lives and live at a...

Power of Authority – Katrin Eismann, 'Untitled' In this picture, we can see several coins in the waters of a lake; the main coin being a U.S. quarter. Because the water is constantly moving, it distorts the physical image of the coin when you look at it from above, but if you were ...

Life in budding America was constantly changing in the 1600's. For the colonies, trials and tribulations showed up within almost every sphere of life, including politics, religion and economics. For those living in New England, Chesapeake, the Middle Colonies and the Caribbean, many factors came int...

The United States has always faced threats from abroad, but also increasingly from within. In the 21st century, new threats have been introduced due to technological, biological, and chemical advances. These new concerns compromise the security of our nation, while the threats of classic warfare tha...

What is Judicial Review? It is when the High court has to come in and review a decision that was made by the legislative or the Executive Branch of the Federal Government. It is also an option when the State courts make a ruling and it is challenged by the defendant, to seek if their ruling was ma...

America is a beautiful country, in fact the name 'America' in Mandarin Chinese literally means beautiful country. We have an abundance of creations in America that help make our lives easier and more pleasurable. Even though we are still a fairly young country in comparison to the rest of the wor...

The American Revolution was a fight between the American colonies and the British Empire that had been brewing for years. Before I begin to discuss certain key elements that jump-started this war, I must discuss what took place beforehand in the New World that set the stage for the Revolution. A war...

The modern myth of the American dream is that anyone who works hard will be successful in a material fashion. However, the recent credit crisis in the housing market has illustrated that an easy trajectory to upward mobility for the deserving through material gains is a myth rather than a reality. ...

1. Mussolini attacked many of the ideas promoted by Adam smith, recognized by many to lay the foundations of classic liberalism. In opposition to liberalism's ideals, Mussolini promotes the order and stability that, in his view, would result from a state-centered hierarchy. As such, he is opp...

Overview On March 15, 2008, New York Times writer Eric Lichtblau wrote an article, "House Votes to Reject Immunity for Phone Companies Involved in Wiretaps". The main focus of this article was the controversy surrounding the use of phone tapping, or the secret activity of monitoring...

In an op-ed article in The New York Times, Gerecht advocates that the United States open direct talks with Iran's nation, something the Bush Administration has as yet declined to do and that Democrat candidate Barack Obama has said he would do as president. Why have talks with Iran? Writer Reuel Ma...

Living in a multicultural society among people of different faiths, ethnicity, and nationalities has a number of obvious advantages as well as disadvantages. If an individual, or the society as a whole, is able to tap the positive synergy of diversity, there are enormous benefits to be gained. On th...

Immigration has played a significant role in shaping the growth and development of urban cities within America. Kaplan, Wheeler & Holloway (2004) expand on this idea in Chapter 11 of their work, Urban Geography. The authors hypothesize that immigration is largely responsible for the reconfiguratio...

Clausewitz defines a center of gravity as 'the hub of all power and movement, on which everything depends...' What are the U.S. centers of Gravity for Homeland Defense and Homeland Security? According to Colonel John Osgood, the Army Field Manual 100-5 quotes Clausewitz's definit...

Throughout history, technological advances have always altered society. Elizabeth Schwartz Cowan argues in her book A Social History of American Technology that from the earliest times, technology has had significant impact on the social, economic and political makeup. This is not a new phenomenon t...

1. The most intense event in terms of national interest is obviously the 9/11 attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. There are several explanations that place this event on top of the list. First of all, this is the first significant attack on US soil. All the other conflicts that the US ...