Are we losing our freedom? The answer is yes, we are. Phone lines are tapped legally but without the owner's consent, e-mails and credit card numbers are read and stolen, and personal information are becoming not personal any longer. Parties, including the government, special interest groups...

Our country, one of the most liberal around the globe, prides itself on the rights that each individual is granted upon birth. As citizens of the United States we often overlook the rare personal freedom that we are granted upon birth. As we turn the calendar onto another century we continue to grow...

Privacy in the Information Age: I N T R O D U C T I O N ------------------------------------------------------------------------ The world is changing rapidly. There used to be a time when we could be confident that no one could learn too much about our personal lives. There used to be a time when...

Junior high and high school are, for many, the best years of an adolescent's life. During these impressionable years children transform into young adults. Teens begin to form personal ideas and beliefs about the world around them based on experiences gained through the social and academic are...

I do not identify well with either political party and therefore believe myself to be an independent but because I would have voted George W. Bush in this previous election I lean towards the republican side. I do not fit well with either party because I am virtually an extremist, either very liber...

Americans and individualism The United States of America is the land of the free, the land of opportunity, and the wealthiest country in the world, a country that half the modern world is modeled after. Its President is referred to as the "Leader of the free world." Thousands of p...

Questions concerning where to draw the lines on gay marriage issues have become popular topics in America. The issues are extremely meticulous because of individual's personal morals. The issues are based on personal opinion; as a result, there is no right or wrong answer as to whether or not g...

In a recent study, the Fraser Institute is quoted as saying, "A flat tax is necessary to achieve efficiency, fairness, and the simplest- measure of a successful tax policy (Fraser Institute)." The Flat tax system is a comprehensive, integrated approach to taxation. Flat tax uses a uniform tax rat...

Core democratic values are the fundamental beliefs and constitutional principles of American society, which unite all Americans. These values are expressed in the Declaration of Independence, the United States Constitution and other significant documents, speeches, and writings of the nation. These ...

The Legalization of Marijuana The legalization of marijuana has been one of the most discussed topics by politicians recently. Ever since 1937, when marijuana was criminalized, there have been many people who have become successful members of society and still smoked marijuana. These people ris...

Are class sizes to big in the America school system today? In my personal opinion, I feel that overpopulated classrooms are mainly a quandary in the lower elementary grades. The number of children in schools is prolifically increasing in the overpopulated areas of the country, such as; New York, ...

Separation and Divorce Before 1968 there was no federal law concerning divorce. Therefore, in that following year the Federal Government passed the Divorce Act. This Act outlined a specific fault grounds for divorce and different waiting periods for separated couples; it also recognized a 3-year...

There are many doctors in modern medicine that have questioned the reliability of herbal medications as a viable treatment for patient's illnesses. Many Americans also ponder this question; wondering if botanical medications are the answer to their health problems, or if they are just another cult...

To what extent do you believe the government should be involved in welfare today? Under the old welfare system, founded during the Great Depression, the federal government provided fairly uniform benefits to the nation's poor – mostly mothers and children – with out regard to the d...

>From the evidence contained in the novel 1984, George Orwell intended 1984 as an insight into the future. He was predicting the future of the world and how government will take control of every aspect of life. People will turn into machines that will power the real society of the inner party membe...

Wars are constantly being fought in the world. Bloodshed had taken place as top leaders ponder their every move in their game of victories and conquests. Behind each and every war that has taken place, there will always be a reason for it. The most predominant causes are greed and rising ambition...

The democratic values involved here are, liberty in the fact that your privacy is stripped from you every time your baggage is x-rayed. Equality comes to mind when they do "random" searches, they have to use some kind of profiling to pick the people to search. Although these civil rights a...

Politics are the controlling unit in a society. The government controls the details of life in society by acting as the control for chaos. One cannot go day to day without being affected by their system of government. The presence of politics is not always obvious to those it affects, but everyth...

Day by Day One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a story about a man forced to live his life in a labor camp. The entire novel is about one day in the life of Ivan Denisovich. Throughout the story themes of personal pride, and striving for one's own dignity are exemplified. Ivan Denisovi...

In a world of computers and the Internet, lack of privacy is rapidly becoming an immeasurable concern. Underestimation of the Internet as a dangerous resource is commonly apparent, as is the ignorance of an unlawful breach of privacy resulting from a bipolar hope of convenience and safety. I would v...

Introduction Since September 11th, the issue of security has been increasingly of concern, not just to individual persons, but also to the federal government, as well as private retail and industrial organizations. However, while all of these respective organizations may wish to be safe,...

As soon as American Airlines Flight 11 crashed into the north tower of the World Trade Center, America changed. America was no longer a virgin to the evils and hatred that the real world offered. The ideals that America was impervious to attacks and threats were shattered, and fear took its pl...

In 1970, Congress passed the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act (US Code-Title 18), or RICO, to provide a powerful tool in the fight against organized crime. Since the mid-1980's, the RICO Act has been applied in circumstances that many believe to be beyond the scope of the act...

Legalization of Marijuana In a day in time where alcohol and tobacco products, although restricted by age, are available to millions, one has to wonder why there is such controversy about the proposal to legalize marijuana. Of course, there are many arguments or both sides of this hotly debate...

Imagine being in a cage, with cameras everywhere. Never being alone. There's nothing you can do about it. Only being able to eat certain foods, like a strict diet, but without the choice. Can you possibly imagine having to work at a job that covers up the truth in reality? Nothing is for certai...