...people don’t get that choice. If you live in China you can’t be christen4. Countries, like the United Kingdom, don’t have a choice in choosing the next queen because of the monarchy. But in America we get to make choices like that all the time, without having to worry about the government coming after us. To me, being American, means to be free to choose your own life and hopefully live an American dream. I think this because that is what our country was founded on. A long time ago our ancestors sought out America to escape from a society that did not let them accomplish their dreams. These people where the puritans. They wanted to get back to the basics of religion but the government restricted them from doing so. The puritans decided to risk everything and come to America to fulfil their American dream. Even though they may not have found exactly what they were looking for, in America, they paved the way for more...
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...Mexican people have done good and bad but the borders should be closed because the Mexicans have been drug dealers,killers,steal Americans jobs,and some carry diseases. The Mexican people have had bad reputations for crossing the border with illegal drugs,weapons and even children that are being sold as sex slaves. Even though not all Mexicans are bad the ones that are overrule the good people that are good. Mexicans bring their culture through the borders and are corrupting the American cultures that are sacred to the United States. Mexican drug,weapons and sex traffickers are crossing the borders at all hours Day and night they bring illegal drugs that are being sold to the masses. The Mexican gangs have weapons that are...
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...Life as an African American and Caucasian male can be challenging, even in today’s society. All throughout my life I have had people criticize, as well as look at me differently, when people find out that I am black. Some of my so-called friends, stopped hanging out with me after I told them I was part African American, which really hurt my feelings. People look at me with a dirty look when I’m out with my mother or my father because I’m either too white for my father to be my father or I’m too black for my mother to be my mother. A lot of this criticism comes from different areas I have lived throughout my whole childhood. I have lived in multiple neighborhoods where my race prevented me from fitting in as well as having friends. When I was...
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...Obamacare Kayla Entingh American National Government Instructor Sloan December 4th, 2012 Being a democrat myself, the last four years have been a battleground between friends and family who don't agree with my side. I have stood my ground on what I believe and back my arguments with facts. One of the largest issues being scrutinized by our country right now is Obamacare. The goals for the way our healthcare system will be laid out are either loved by people or they absolutely hate it. There have been questionable issues about violating parts of our amendments and how or why people who can't afford healthcare actually deserve it. The biggest issue with the Obamacare Plan is whether it is or isn't Constitutional and what that means for the people of the United States. The Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare is a United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. Together with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act, it represents the most significant regulatory overhaul of the U.S. healthcare system since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965 (Wikipedia 2012). The main focus of Obamacare is to leave no person without health coverage. The majority of US Citizens struggle or can simply not afford health care thus not having proper treatment for illness for themselves or their children. The Obamacare policy is a reform of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act that...
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...Pros of Immigration Irineo JR Nunez BCOMM/275 02/19/2015 Wesley Page Pros of Immigration “With over 11 million immigrants in the United States illegally (as of 2012), the issue of illegal immigration continues to divide Americans,” (What Are the Solutions to Illegal Immigration in America?, 2014). I feel this statement should be corrected and instead of the word “divide” it should be “unite”. Reason being is for decades and centuries immigrants around the world have traveled to different countries for the same common goal. To better ourselves and with hard work we will persue to our personal growth. Here in United States, people say that with illegal immigration in our states will have the benift to increase our US economy through additional tax revenue, the increase of money circulation, and low-cost labor. Many Americans despite immigration because immigrants come to United States soil with motivation and replace those who wont perform specific job duties. Illegal immigration can benefit us in numerous ways and according to the website apecsec.org, it states, “Illegal migrants who own real estate properties will be obliged to pay taxes and this will benefit the country where they go. Real estate agents including the brokers will get commission coming from the real estate transactions made between them and the immigrants. Financial & auto insurance loans will make the country’s income even higher,” (Illegal Immigration Pros and Cons, 2014). Also, giving Immigrants...
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...is the encouragement of increased representation of women and minority group members, in employment. It has been commonly referred to as a positive discrimination policy or program designed to counter discrimination against minority groups and women in areas such as employment and education (dictionary.com). “Pro” position There are several reasons to justify Affirmative Action. It was developed to assist society’s less-advantaged members by promoting affirmative action policies is to remedy the effects of past discrimination. Along with the use of the Affirmative Action policy there is the recognition that wrongs have been committed in the past and acknowledgment that there is a moral obligation to set things right (pros and cons). African Americans are not the only, or even the main beneficiaries of affirmative action. There are a wide range of groups that have benefited from Affirmative Action. Some of the groups include women, Native Americans, Arab Americans, Latino/as, Asian Americans, and African Americans. According to the United States Department of Labor, it found that white women are the primary beneficiaries of affirmative action (aapf.org). “Con” position The opposing view point states that it is reverse discrimination. Those opposed of affirmative action do not contest the moral obligation to remediate past harm. Their objection lies with the remedial policies is frequently centered on the claim that specific affirmative action policies does not help those...
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...completing the matrix, write a 300- to 500-word summary of the significant similarities and differences among the different religious groups. SCHOOL ISSUES Prayer in School Creationism v. Evolution Studying Women’s Rights in the Middle East Saying the Pledge of Allegiance Starting a Gay and Lesbian Support Group Inter-Racial Dating COMMUNITY RELIGIOUS GROUPS Pro/Con Justify your answer Pro/Con Justify your answer Pro/Con Justify your answer Pro/Con Justify your answer Pro/Con Justify your answer Pro/Con Justify your answer Atheist Con According to the BBC website, many atheists are "hostile" to any special treatment given to organized religion; they may find prayer in school to be offensive, as atheists tend to believe that a God is not a necessary belief. Pro Evolution Atheists would be pro-evolution, as evolution tends to use scientific evidence to justify its assumptions. According to the BBC website, "Atheists say that far from God being a good explanation for the world, it's God that now requires explaining." They would most likely be uncomfortable with creationism, as it is based in Christian values. Pro Atheists tend to stress the equality of male and female, and therefore would likely support the study of women's rights in the middle east. In fact, according to the BBC website,...
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...Pros and Cons of U.S. Citizenship Citizenship is not for everyone, especially immigrants. Immigrants come to the U.S., each with a different reason explaining why they must immigrate to America. But if they never planned to stay in America for a long period of time, then they shouldn’t be able to be given the privilege to become an American citizen. This kind of situation is the deciding factor of whether or not they should need citizenship. Therefore, if the person has come from poor demographics and has little government help, citizenship could be of use, but then their citizenship for their native country would have to be revoked. There are many pros and cons to becoming a U.S. citizens, so if the immigrants think that the pros outweigh...
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...Obama Care Obama Care Obama Care is thought by most people to be a US law aimed at reforming the American health care system. The main focus for this care is to provide more Americans with access to reasonable health insurance, improving the value of health insurance, regulating the health insurance industry, and decreasing health care spending in the US (Government, 2012). Many people have mixed feelings about Obama Care and how it is used in the US. In this paper, I will discuss the origins and the history of how Obama Care got started and its difficulties. Then, I am going to talk about the pros and cons dealing with Obama Care and the ways it will affect our economy. Next, I will discuss how Obama Care is funded and how there are still missing pieces that the administration needs to clear up. Lastly, I will argue how some of the American population thinks Obama Care is a scam. Then, to wrap up my paper I will be giving my opinion on this complex matter. Steps in the process of Obama Care The history of Obama Care is very complex but the name is the unofficial name for The Patient Protection and Affordable Care act, which was singed into law on March 23, 2010. The major requirements went into effect in January 1, 2014 even though significant modifications had happened before this date. Many Americans were opposed to Obama Care before it was even passed because they didn’t like the idea of the government taking over the healthcare polices. Now, I am going to...
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...February 10, 2012 Globalization and its Effects What is globalization? If you asked 100 different people that question, your more than likely going to get 100 different answers. Globalization, in general, is the integration of different societies, cultures and economies. (What is Globalization, 2010) Now the question everyone is asking, what are the pros and cons of globalization. A major pro to globalization is that it helps countries’ economies to grow. If one countries’ economy grows, it is said that the growth spreads to neighboring countries which in turn spread to other neighboring countries so much that they start to grow dependent on each other. In contrary to that, a con of globalization is if one country goes into a recession, its neighboring countries will follow and it will continue to spread to other neighboring countries and so on and so forth. (Pros and Cons of Globalization) So globalization in the spreading of economic status has both its ups and downs. I feel that this controversy is a wash. To grow as a country, you have to be able to take the risk that your country may suffer as well. One day your country could be doing fine, and the next day your economy could be going right down the toilet. I think eventually countries will have to take this risk if they want to grow economically and financially as a whole. Some also argue that globalization will create jobs, increase the competition between companies, and at the same time, lower product prices...
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...signed the affordable care act into law (American Public Health Association, 2014). This law will potentially provide up to 44 million people the chance to be able to gain a health care plan that they can afford. Several people have a big issue with this because some regulations of the law give a large amount of control to the federal government. People argue that this involvement from the government makes the law unconstitutional. The biggest question being is if the pros outweigh the cons and if the plan will benefit the people of this nation There have always been issues in this country with healthcare being extremely expensive. This being the case, many people have been forced to go uninsured and put their own health at risk simply because they could not afford to make it a priority. Not only does this cause them to go without preventative care, but when the time comes in an emergency and medical attention is needed the average American cannot afford to pay the out of pocket medical bill and ends up filing bankruptcy on the medical bill resulting in the hospital losing a ridiculous amount of money. President Obama along with many Americans agreed that something has to be done to change this travesty. There are many pros and cons to the Affordable Care Act that needs to be evaluated in order to decide if this law is good or bad for our country. The following are some main points that we all need to think about: Pros: • Affordable benefits • Children’s CHIP...
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...a. I think women are better listeners than men. PRO | CON | Women show to a greater extent in emotions | Could be just pretending to listen | Women naturally use reflective language | They talk way too much about one thing | Women care and are really interested in conversations | Can be annoying with certain topics | They give advice from their own experiences | They can push a subject down your throat | They give a women’s perspective on certain things | May be crying or loud speaking | b. capital punishment is no deterrent to crime. PRO | CON | Morality | Cost of death vs life in prison | Constitutionality | Race | Deterrence | Income level | Retribution | Attorney Quality | Irrevocable Mistakes | Physicians at execution | c. “Hard” sciences such as math are more difficult than “soft” sciences such as sociology. PRO | CON | More prepared for life situations | Economics | Larger expand of knowledge | Political Science | Being accurate | Chemistry | Computing sciences | Less job opportunities because of less knowledge | Physics | Biology | d. The production and sale of cigarettes must be outlawed for the health of the American public. PRO | CON | Change magnitude smokers because it is outlawed | Finding alternate bad habits | Chemicals found in cigarettes | States loses money on cigarette sales | Stop underage smokers | Have yellow tone on your skin, fingernails and teeth. | Decreased number of smokers | Your lunges bequeath...
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...Exercise 2 on Pg. 27 2a. I think women are better listeners than men. |Pros |Cons | |Women seem to be more aware in conversations. |Women pay too much attention to conversations | |It enables them to give better advise |They advise only on the information provided to them and not the | | |whole story | |It allows them to be more sensitive |They become over-sensitive. Where men know to stop being | | |sensitive on a issue | |Women pay attention and listen to the whole conversation |Men listen to what they want to listen to | |It shows a sign of support to the individual or person |Sometimes does not include their own feelings or input. | 2b. Capital punishment is no deterrent to crime. |Pros |Cons | |Using Capital Punishment will deter people from committing |People will continue to commit capital crimes if they know the | |violent crimes. ...
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...but really don’t have the overall say. When it comes to the policies that get put into place not everyone is going to be happy with it. Sure, some policies will benefit some people more than others and some can just plain benefit the ones who run the country. Obamacare has some history behind the issues, benefits, and policies that will be placed on Americans to abide by. Here are some of the pros and cons of such a policy and how they weigh in weather or not if it is good or bad depending on how it affects you and your family. The Pros of Obamacare What greatly increases these conflict and debates are rooted in the constitutional framework of federalism, which is derived from the 10th Amendment. Federal health care policy “Obamacare” is one of these conflicting issues that have a significant federalism component that requires national, state, and local interaction. This has also leaded to a great deal of potential tension among different levels of government. Obamacare is an overall Medicaid expansion that is supposed to be one of the biggest milestones within healthcare reform by insuring up to 21 million Americans over the next decade. This expansion to Medicaid is supposed to provide the nation’s poorest with health coverage. “The law previously required states to cover their poorest or lose federal funding to Medicaid (federal funding covers 90-100% of the costs) until the Supreme Court ruling on Obamacare” (Obamacare, 2014). The history behind this ended...
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... | |Prayer in School |Creationism v. Evolution |Studying Women’s Rights in the Middle East |Saying the Pledge of Allegiance |Starting a Gay and Lesbian Support Group |Inter-Racial Dating | |COMMUNITY RELIGIOUS GROUPS |Pro/Con |Justify your answer |Pro/Con |Justify your answer |Pro/Con |Justify your answer |Pro/Con |Justify your answer |Pro/Con |Justify your answer |Pro/Con |Justify your answer | |Atheist |Con |Atheists are opposed to prayer in school. They find it to be of an offense. They do not believe in God, therefore they do not believe in praying to God. |Pro Evolution |Atheist doesn’t believe in the power of creation which is aligned to Christianity. They are for evolution, which are scientific verses religious based. |Pro |Atheists believe in the equality of male and woman rights. They support equality and would support woman’s right in the middle east. | Con |When it comes to the pledge of Allegiance, “one nation under God” is...
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