According to the National Children's Advocacy Center, almost three million cases of suspected child abuse and neglect are reported each year. That is nearly one child every ten seconds. A survey conducted by Children's Institute International found that about one-fourth of people in the United St...

Hate that is based on race, religion, and sexual orientation can exist within any cultural rich society. When this type of hate fuels a person into taking violent actions upon those they hate, it is called a hate crime; a topic which the American public is seriously concerned about. It has been a ...

The United States is facing a huge problem concerning the nation's penitentiaries. Prison guards and politicians are concerned about the problems in jails; however the saddest thing is that our citizens are aware of the situation but don't do anything about it. The populace seems to acce...

In the United States, more than 65 million people are currently living with an incurable sexually transmitted disease. ( SIECUS) An additional 15 million people infected with one or more STDs each year, roughly half of whom contract lifelong infections. (SEICUS) Most people are unaware of who has th...

The definition of aids is a serious (often fatal) disease of the immune system transmitted through blood products especially by sexual contact or contaminated needles. The United States has been hit, and has been a huge victim, of the HIV/Aids virus. But more importantly our whole world has been hit...

It is near impossible to conceal a kidnapped child in the world today. There was a case where a child was taken by his father, from his home in the United States, to Iran. In this case his parents had recently divorced the mother was unable to get her child back, having gone through courts and bi...

The sixteenth century brought about many changes throughout the world. One of the most significant happenings of this time was the colonization movement around the world. Spain, France, and England, the three major world powers at the time, were moving west in hopes of colonizing the Americas bef...

Binge drinking was recently rated the number one health risk to teens in the United States. Seventy percent of college students polled admitted to "bingeing," and one-half of all "bingers" do so regularly. Most teens, however, did not know that "bingeing" could lead to alcoholism. Six teens wi...

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...