has been expanding its budget in order to protect citizens’ safety and liberties, especially in security. But what happens if national security does not get upheld, but rather used as an excuse to torture prisoners? On February 23, 2016, President Barack Obama announced plans to the Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba. He states, “The plan we're putting forward today isn't just about closing the facility at Guantanamo. It's not just about dealing with the current group of detainees, which is
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Dear Mr. President The arts and humanities have became increasingly important part of everyone's life, especially nowadays, when world is saturated with globalization and new technologies. That is why the arts should be supported not only by authorities, but first of all by ourselves. Pictures, music, theaters, books, films gift people pleasure and satisfaction. If these items do not exist, human beings will be transformed into robots or zombie. The arts and humanities fuel our souls. Music
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February 26, 2014 USA Today 7950 Jones Branch Mc Lean, VA, 22108 Re: The minimum wage debate Dear Editor: I was very pleased to read your article about the minimum wage battle. This is an issue that affects so many Americans. I agree with you that President Obama faces a difficult path in his efforts to raise the federal minimum wage. I also agree that the minimum wage increase is well overdue. I understand when you stated that many Americans are living almost in poverty. I once was example
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The Human rights campaign is an interest group which in fact deals with human rights. This group has expanded over the years and has a huge influence on the world today. The human rights campaign has had a lot of success in and out of the white house. Some issues that the HRC deals with are gay rights, transgender equality and hate crimes. The HRC are very dynamic and cater to a lot of needs. The HRC is a human rights right group which deals with many different and controversial issues. The
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excess” Milakovich & Gordon (2013). It wasn’t until the 1980’s that the trust began to escalate during the first term of President Ronald Regan. President Regan brought hopes of “tax cuts, higher corporate profits, and less regulation of the economy” Hetherington & Husser (2012). However, it wasn’t long before the trust began to push downwards during President Regan’s second term, when the Iran-Contra affair became public. The historic low point for trust occurred during the 1994 congressional
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October 1, 2014 Dear Sarafina, Hello my dearest pen pal. I hope this letter finds you well and in good spirits. Since we are still in the getting to know you phase of our correspondence I thought it would be a good idea for us to relay some information about my heritage and cultural history as you have done for me about yours. I thoroughly enjoyed reading about the Italian history through your eyes, experiences and historical research. Are you ready for a historical walk through of my African-American
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Healthcare reform advocates are undoubtedly relieved to have successfully facilitated a historical legislative process - the culmination of which resulted in President Barack Obama passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), a federal statute which, in tandem with the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act (HCERA) of 2010, formed the Health Care Reform Act of 2010. This dual set of reforms jointly address many of the undesirable issues that have transpired within the
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Child immigration: The new bill to pass In November of 2014, President Obama made a presidential address passing a bill without the consent from Congress to reform the immigration system. He had decided that if an illegal immigrant had been living in the United States, since 2010 or earlier, and had a child who had been born in America, they would be eligible to gain legal documentation. Immigrants will also have to pay their fair share of taxes and pass a criminal background check. Unfortunately
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about that Russian airliner that crashed in the Egypt's Sinai, and all 224 passengers died; this is terrible and that side of the world is getting more and more unsafe to be on, and I read about the soldiers going to Syria, and they comment that president Obama said before that Syria was always off limits. This is incredible. I will continue to pray for you and your soldiers always; I hope you all will be safe and will all return as soon as possible for a great
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RE: Political Advocacy – Childhood Diabetes Type 1 Cynthia Letter addressed to: Barack Obama 44th President of the U. S. Healthcare Dear Mr. President, I am a concerned aunt addressing recent decisions that may or may not affect people in the U. S… I am upset with the idea of not giving Medicaid coverage to children with type 1 diabetes, “based on their income” my niece has been struggling for years with it. She did not receive Medicaid because of her step mother’s income, but that
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