Introduction In reference to Spaulding (2000), the formation of the GI Bill dates back to June 22, 1944. It was initially referred to as the Servicemen’s Readjustment Act, and it was created with the aim of promoting the economic, social, and cultural challenges facing veterans in America. Will (1997) notes...
Topic: Politics & Government
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The budget of the United States Environmental Protection Agency The budget of the United States Environmental Protection Agency for the fiscal year 2015 will be discussed (U.S. EPA, 2014). It amounts to $7.89 billion, which is ≈4% lower than the agency’s budget for the previous fiscal year. This forced the...
Topic: Environment
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Essay on Nader Book and Parenti’s Branches of Government Chapters Ralph Nader is considered a highly influential American, one who has managed to save the lives of numerous citizens due to his actions targeted at the protection of consumer rights. He has been involved in the creation of such agencies...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Nowadays, a number of care homes for people with different needs and expectations could be found. Modern UK residential care homes, independent hospitals, and various nursing homes aim at providing support and care for older people, who cannot have a kind of positive life because of some crisis or instabilities...
Topic: Politics & Government
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In a nutshell, exemptions are meant to protect sensitive information from disclosure to the public in order to maintain national security. The primary document aimed to interpret and implement exemptions is the Classified Information Procedures Act (CIPA). However, the act is not intended to prioritize state interests as such. According...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Democracy is defined as the form of government where the citizens exercise the ruling power in either a direct or indirect manner through a system of free elections. The question of whether there are links between democracy and political stability has been a subject of heated debates. If to include...
Topic: Democracy
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Introduction Historically, the presence of the United States in the Middle East was based on safeguarding its national security interests. According to the CATO Institute, the American role in the region has been based on; supply of oil and natural resources, limiting the proliferation of nuclear weapons and limiting the...
Topic: International Relations
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The most powerful states have more opportunities to preserve their autonomy on the global arena than poorer states; moreover, powerful nations can have a significant impact on other countries, as well as impose their will on them. In spite of the fact that globalization influences all states, powerful countries are...
Topic: International Relations
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Introduction The sovereign citizen movement is a group of Americans who have denounced any allegiance with the government of the US and refused to respect or adhere to the constitution. The genesis of the sovereign citizen movement may be traced back to around 1970s, although the movement became vibrant and...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Millennium Development Goals Millennium Development Goals are the document developed and accepted by the United Nations in 2000. The specificity of this program is the design of not only eight goals to achieve but also measures for estimating the success of the initiative. The major objective is to foster the...
Topic: Globalization
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The relationship between Venezuela and Colombia was initially hinged on the fact they both got their independence under Simon Bolivar although they later separated into two states in the 19th century which led to the strains in their relationship. The strain has been witnessed in various incidences. For example in...
Topic: International Relations
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Introduction In the European Union (EU) political sphere, the European commission (EC) constitutes an important body. Different discourses have emerged within an increasing body of literature on the roles of the EC and its capacity to push through its agenda since its establishment through the Rome pacts. Kassim and Dimitrakopoulos...
Topic: International Organizations
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Introduction American political discourse categorizes certain issues and stances as ‘liberal’ and the ones opposing them as ‘conservative’. This categorization remains true for a wide range of issues such as abortion, gun laws, homeland security, social issues, public spending, education, and foreign policy. It is often argued that the stances...
Topic: Liberalism
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Pages: 7
The Key HRM Management Issues Underlying this Proposal The article “Federal Employees: They Are Just Like Us” by Kellie Lunney explains how the government takes many federal employees for granted. This situation has resulted in a faceless bureaucracy. The government should improve the perception of such employees using various strategies....
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction At the moment we could observe a certain crisis of executive power in the USA. The last elections split the US society into two camps and differences in mentalities and points of view became evident. Being elected by the majority of people, the President still does not possess the...
Topic: Constitution
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Group’s Goals The group in question is aimed at addressing the lack of equality in contemporary society. Particularly, the focus on the rights of women in the modern world and their further integration into the realm of politics, economics, finances, and other areas of the state’s functioning, is by what...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction The confederacy of the Iroquois people is very important. Iroquois is the family that consists of five tribes namely Mohawk, Oneida, Onondaga, Saneca and Cayuga who were the American eastern culture that forms the central New York today. The governing system of the Iroquois has a strong basis for...
Topic: Politics & Government
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The article “The Iran Nuclear Deal – A Simple Guide” by William J. Broad and Sergio Peçanha presents the view of the authors on the negotiations with Iran on the nuclear issue. In this article, the journalists introduce a number of arguments that state the efficiency and insecurity of these...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction Consequences of the Arab Spring and international humanitarian and military interventions in the Middle East remain a large point of contention and controversy both in terms of ethical and political validations and in terms of effectiveness. In Libya, Syria, and Iraq, the attempts to create a peaceful and prosperous...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Uncertain democracies present rather controversial issues becoming one of the most widespread regimes. In this regard, the paper will discuss, analyze, and compare uncertain democracies examined in two readings. In their book, O’Donnell and Schmitter discuss the three paramount issues regarding the functional instauration of authoritarian regimes towards democracy (3)....
Topic: Politics & Government
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Abstract The US government is made of three arms, viz. executive, legislature, and the judiciary. Congress is the legislative arm, and it is mandated by the constitution to strike a balance between the government and the citizens. Today, there is an outcry from the public concerning the responsibilities of Congress....
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction The question of legalization of weapon has always been a stumbling block in American society. Since the birth of the American nation open carry has been considered as a natural state of things. Now, the legislation of various states of the USA implies different approaches to the problem of...
Topic: Texas
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Pages: 6
Legislative Initiative Plan The plan under consideration aims at identifying the necessary actions that have to be taken to make sure the offered Mario Diaz-Balart’s policy is effective within the frames of the chosen legislative session. In Section One, a communication with a congressman Mario Diaz-Balart has been analyzed. The...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Case Analysis On April 1994, after the assassination of Hutu’s President, Juvenal Habyarima, the state of Rwanda fell into political turmoil. The turmoil is said to be instigated by the Hutu community, who are 85% of the majority and thought to be the Minority group against the Tutsi’s, who are...
Topic: Conflict
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Pages: 4
The USA is known for its high levels of violent crime. The issue of gun control is brought up every time a school shooting or a violent robbery happens. The last one involving guns happened on 9 September 2016 in Texas, where a 14-year old girl shot another student and...
Topic: Gun Control
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Pages: 3
It is a popular opinion that politics in Canada revolve largely around ethnicity and regionalism issues, that class rivalry and issues of inequality were never present or pressing in the Confederacy. Indeed, the frictions between different regions of Canada over the questions of self-identification, language, oil revenues, funding, and other...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Stress is defined as anything that can place an adjustive demand on any living organism (Charles etal, 2012). Distress refers to negative stress while eustress refers to positive stress. Hence, not all stressful events are depressing. For instance, stress can excite a gambler and thrill a matador athlete. In other...
Topic: Police
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Introduction In 1933, the US and Germany received new political leaders. Franklin D. Roosevelt became the President of the US, and Adolf Hitler became the chancellor of Germany. The period in which they reached the power was a difficult one, the world trying to overcome the drastic outcomes of World...
Topic: American Politics
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Executive Summary Every year, in Florida, police services become more demanding due to pressures to assess and measure government performance regarding their efficiency. There are no competing markets for the delivery of policy enforcement services, and thus, the police effectiveness has received a lot of criticism in the state. An...
Topic: Police
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Pages: 17
Analysis The abundance of issues discussed during the election can be overwhelming for an average voter. Some believe that there is no significant difference between the stands of the major federal political parties. Canadian government encounters this problem as well. The choice between the three major Canadian political forces: the...
Topic: Political Parties
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Introduction Culture is the integrated pattern of human knowledge, belief, and behavior. It also includes language, taboos, ideas, beliefs, customs, rituals, codes, tools, techniques, works of arts, institutions, ceremonies, and other related components. In political terms, culture can be stated as a set of societal beliefs. It is simply what...
Topic: Culture
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Immokalee is a city in Florida with population of more than 24 thousand people. According to United States Census Bureau, the population of the city is constituted by the following race categories: white alone (43.2%), black alone (18.9%), American Indian (1%), Hispanic people (75.6%) (Immokalee CDP, 2014). At that, 42.6%...
Topic: Farming
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Pages: 4
Politics play a pivotal role in the life of every individual, for governments make decisions that influence people’s everyday lives. However, not everyone clearly understands what political ideology they support. In this paper, I elaborate what ideology I adhere to, explain its origins, and try to understand its future prospects....
Topic: Liberalism
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Pages: 3
Introduction Security has been an issue of debate all over the world due to the prevalence of criminal activities. These activities have become complex with an increase in greed and selfishness among human beings. This has led to the prevalence of arms in public hands arousing debate on the legality...
Topic: Crime
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Introduction In his article, Daniel LaChance analyzes the phenomenon of the death penalty in America and the social attitude towards it. LaChance (2014) expresses a negative attitude towards this punitive measure calling it “an intolerable affront to human dignity” (para.1). The author tries to evaluate the prospects for the abolition...
Topic: Death Penalty
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Pages: 3
The article “China’s Growing Role in Africa: Implications for U.S. Policy” provides useful information on how China continues to use its hard- and soft-power strategies to expand its tentacles in the African continent. The article also illuminates the implications of China’s expansion for the United States policy, including what needs...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction A world region is defined by the interconnectedness of areas based on social, economic, political, and cultural orientation. The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) is one such region. The member states of the ASEAN are Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, and Thailand (The ASEAN Secretariat 2013, par. 3)....
Topic: International Relations
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Introduction Statement of the Problem Nowadays, non-profit organizations, particularly charity ones, have a serious impact on society in the USA and the whole world. Since it is leadership that shapes the image and guide the actions of an organization, it is highly important to invest time and efforts in studying...
Topic: Leadership
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Introduction Organizational change is inevitable and constant. Virtually all organizations are susceptible to changes in their organizational systems and hierarchies. Some of these organizational changes come as a result of positive factors, while others are brought about by negative factors. Police administrations are not left out of this. Eight reasons...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Abstract The US invasion of Iraq was explained in this paper using the theories of power developed by Max Weber and Michel Foucault. Weber’s theory showed that the president had a traditional and charismatic authority to permit the invasion. Foucault’s theory, on the other hand, demonstrated that the invasion was...
Topic: Politics & Government
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India and Brazil are two countries that are widely analyzed for their democratic practices. Their choice may be due to the reforms they have done over the years to become democratic nations. Essentially, India greatly evolved from being a country where women were not allowed to vote or carry out...
Topic: Democracy
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Pages: 6
Each of the US states has a unique system of legislation and represents a separate unit with its governing structures and authorities, which, in their turn, are subordinate to the central administrative apparatus. In Florida, one of the southernmost regions of the country, the government is also concentrated in the...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Pages: 3
International relations have always been a very complicated subject. Every generation of people living in our world experienced challenges related to public affairs and understanding between different countries. The problems are caused by the fact that even though the general system of values is common for the whole world, various...
Topic: International Relations
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Pages: 3
Federal Budget The recent years have shown several instances of the federal government failing to approve the budget on time, which on one occasion resulted in the shutdown of government operations (Brass, 2011). The reason for that is the somewhat imperfect structure of the budgeting procedure, which was unsuccessfully addressed...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Even though the United States Army is often regarded as one of the most powerful armies in the world, the problem of suicide among soldiers remains extremely important in any part of the country. Therefore, if I were the battalion command sergeant major, I would try to encourage the development...
Topic: Suicide
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Pages: 2
Education is the field with several social policies guided by governments and different groups are developed. These policies help to improve the conditions under which people could ask for and get an education. In addition to the existing policies, special paradigms and theories are used to improve the quality of...
Topic: Disability
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Introduction Gun control laws are a subject of heated debate among legislators and policy-makers in many countries. The main question is whether this policy can bring tangible improvements to the society. It has been argued that the right to bear arms should of the civic right to which a person...
Topic: Gun Control
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Policy-Making in the Context of Public Budgeting Public budgeting is both an academic and civil service aspect that has attracted several debates in the recent past. Even though budgeting is a policy arena that focuses on government choices for fulfilling citizens’ fundamental needs, divergent perspectives exist regarding the link between...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Assignment 1: Case Study Analysis Carrying out a change on an organizational level is not an easy task, as it presupposes not only restructuring the corporate processes but also reestablishing the models of organizational behavior and relationships between the company members. In the specified case study, it was the lack...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Abstract The ideas of Communism appeared in the middle of the nineteenth century and were expressed in works of Carl Marx and Friedrich Engels. Communism presupposes the economic equality of all members of classless society. Marx developed a three-step algorithm of the establishment of Communism. First, revolution removes all class...
Topic: Communism
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Introduction It is necessary to mention that the UAE has been developing at rapid rates over the last few years, and it has become one of the leaders in some of the industries. The development of the vision of the region is critical because it is much easier to keep...
Topic: Politics & Government
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The debate on whether the United States government should be responsible for the children of undocumented persons within its borders has been ongoing for years now. Whereas other people believe that the government should support immigrants, especially their children, others claim it is not the government’s responsibility. The issue has...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Pages: 5
Nowadays, there are various social programs targeted at improving the local or global situation in communities. It is crucial to not only draft a program but also to measure its results to find out whether it helps to reach the initial goals. This process is usually referred to as the...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction The sphere of human resource management undergoes considerable changes all the time. Various changes usually take place because of constantly changing environment and the demands which are required from different people. Each sphere of life has its own organizations, and the HR management has to correspond to the requirements...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Income Inequality — Reasons For Being Out Of Trend Income inequality has always been considered one of the most urgent problems in society. The federal government, as well as local authorities, realized the need to address the issue of income inequality. Such a tendency was predetermined by the fact that...
Topic: Politics & Government
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The Process through which the Federal Government makes its Budget The US federal budget is designed to accommodate the majority of Americans regarding their values and socioeconomic status. To ensure that the budget conforms to America’s democratic values, it passes through a lengthy and complicated process. For instance, the Congress...
Topic: Budget
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Pages: 7
Introduction The Egyptian revolution was a result of a long-lasting urge by the people for social justice. The uprising also created considerable shifts in society that translated into further democratization of society, and the government was able to launch several successful economic reforms (Teti et al. 57). Nevertheless, these reforms...
Topic: Reforms
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On September 7, a police officer shot a 32- year-old Richard Cabot. The incident unfolded near the sports bar in Pittsburgh, where the victim and his friends watched the Pittsburgh Pirates vs. St. Louis Cardinals game. “The family’s account differs vastly from the statements of dozens of witnesses,” officer Debra...
Topic: Police
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Nationalist ideas have played a very important role in the history of humanity as these ideas have constantly reshaped political world maps. Heywood (2007) argues that nationalism often developed within such ideologies as conservatism and liberalism. Notably, nationalist ideas become more influential in the period of social and economic instability....
Topic: Nationalism
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Introduction Eradication of illegal drugs has been a prominent issue in America’s political and social discussions for many years. One of the major concerns involves the argument that the drug war is not waged against inanimate objects known as drugs but against specific social groups (Benavie 24). Fighting drugs has...
Topic: Drugs
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Introduction World security is closely linked to international commerce. One commodity that greatly affects trends in international politics and commercial relations is oil. The gulf holds the majority of the world’s proven oil reserves. For a long time however, the region has experienced security challenges mainly from unstable political regimes...
Topic: International Relations
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Introduction The death penalty remains one of the most discussed topics in many countries, and the USA is no exception. This type of punishment is utilized in some states while other states have abolished the death penalty. Researchers, officials, victims, and offenders have many arguments to support or oppose capital...
Topic: Death Penalty
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Pages: 4
One of the foremost aspects of today’s geopolitical reality in the world is the fact that, as time goes one, the scope of the EU’s activities in the Middle East assumes qualitatively new subtleties. Whereas, as recently as a few decades ago, the EU was exclusively associated with the deployment...
Topic: European Union
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Pages: 13
Introduction The organizational structure of complex organizations varies from one organization to another depending on the nature of operations they undertake and the degree of interaction with the external environment. As a system comprising inflows and outflows, an organization can be either an open system or a closed system (Pinfield,...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Abstract The US government’s decision to invade Iraq was based on faulty and unreliable intelligence report that says Saddam Hussein’s government was stockpiling weapons of mass destruction. The Iraq War was one of the costliest mistakes that the American government made in the 21st century. The US government failed to...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Purpose, Participants, and Agenda The public policy meeting proceeded on May 16, 2017 (Tuesday) at Nevada Theatre from 6 pm. until 8 pm. It was a town hall meeting dedicated to the Healthy California Act – SB 562. The topic of the event was “Healthcare for All”, and the purpose...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction The post-colonial review of three countries, Nigeria, Jamaica, and Congo, shows that there is a great deal of progress made towards self-governance. The governments in the various countries set up institutions for governance, and they appear to have matured in the democratic representation of the people. Thus, in all...
Topic: Colonialism
Words: 1958
Pages: 8
Key Aspects of Economic Interdependence The modern world is a complex mechanism, as it consists of numerous actors engaged in the division of labor and resource exchange. Even the countries with high political and economic influence have always experienced a need to trade 1. This matter can be explained by...
Topic: Trade
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Introduction Party Politics in America is a chef-d’oeuvre book by Marjorie Randon Hershey. The book centers on the political parties in the United States of America and it emphasizes the role of politics in the American society. The book analyzes modern political parties coupled with their organization and funding. The...
Topic: Political Parties
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Pages: 6
Introduction The article portrays how freedom has been eliminated in the countryside by the state agriculture department. The issues discussed in this article are further enhanced by the book “The Constitution of Liberty,” which was written some years ago. This book has discussed the organization of labor, socializing, the spectrum...
Topic: Agriculture
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Pages: 6
The famous Fulton Speech made by Winston Churchill in 1946 was a resonant and well-prepared action. Although it was officially entitled “The Sinews of Peace,” it is mostly known as “The Iron Curtain Speech.” Its role cannot be underestimated, as it triggered waves of criticism and questions about the threat,...
Topic: Historical Figures
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Question 1: Discuss the role of public opinion in the American political system. The role of public opinion in the American political system ranges from a secondary monitoring tool to the primary policy-making factor depending on the party, which defines it. One of the radical views of public opinion is...
Topic: American Politics
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The unrest in the world can be observed in many places where people and the government find themselves in conflict over views and policies. Social media in the form of communication networks, particularly twitter and facebook have allowed the news to spread fast. This has led to people becoming aware...
Topic: Democracy
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Pages: 3
An ongoing debate surrounds the provision of financial aid to the developing countries that lack domestic resources. Over the decades, the researchers have revealed the pieces of evidence of both the positive and negative influence of foreign aid on the economies of the recipient states.1 The proponents of foreign aid...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction The Culture War is a chef-d’oeuvre book by Morris P. Fiorina. The book takes the reader through the political structure and organisation of the American politics with the main argument being that the United States is not polarised. The book is subdivided into 10 chapters with each exploring a...
Topic: Culture
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Introduction Nowadays, being a political leader requires having the support of close relatives and friends, as they give hope and help people overcome constant challenges and issues of the modern world. One of the bright examples of political contributors is Michelle Obama. Analyzing her speech during the 2016 National Democratic...
Topic: American Politics
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How does the AEC affect the multinational firms investing in AEC members? The creation of the ASEAN European Community opened a range of investing options for the states that became the members of the specified organization. Primarily, the importance of the financial support, which the AEC members provide to each...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Social Policy: Affirmative Action In his article, David Savage discusses the Supreme Court’s decision to uphold ban on affirmative action in Michigan, something that shows history will always repeat itself. The aggrieved parties took the issue to the highest court in the land after the lower ones had clarified that...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction The transition towards neoliberal thinking in policymaking has become a tendency characterizing most local governments throughout the world during the past three decades. Canada could not but fall within the mentioned trend and witness a series of reforms that have a robust impact not only on the decision-making mechanism...
Topic: Politics & Government
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There are values that are considered to be common for all nations of our planet, and among them are solidarity and the importance of collaboration between countries. Nevertheless, sometimes collaboration that is said to have benevolent intentions is really aimed at extending the sphere of influence of some country. China...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Abstract China and Africa have been economic and political allies for many years. Trade and politics are examples of the defining aspects of their relations. In the 1990s, China’s rapid industrialization increased demand for African raw materials, while Africa’s developing economies increased demand for affordable products. Debates have emerged regarding...
Topic: International Relations
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Pages: 7
The aim of the Korean Wave is the popularization of the Korean culture, its expansion to the strategically important regions, and the establishment of the strengthened cultural relationships among the nations to have an indirect influence on the political decisions of the governments of these countries. Scenario The Korean Wave...
Topic: Diplomacy
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Pages: 5
Dave Reed of The Pennsylvania House of Representatives is involved in resolving state educational issues in a variety of ways. This is mainly through oversight on the funding aspect of education at the state level. This funding constitutes a significant portion of the funding for the local school districts. Through...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Introduction After the Cold War, the US has been the major world power together with Europe and China. However, today we can see that the picture of the world is gradually changing. The US still remains the superpower, but there is a growth in other countries’ power, too. They gain...
Topic: Politics & Government
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What immediate problem did the president run into when initiating the healthcare reform and why? Having initiated the healthcare reform, President Obama met strong opposition to the insurance and pharmaceutics lobby. The reform would be disadvantageous to these industries and made them lose revenue, and for this reason, they were...
Topic: Health
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Pages: 5
In an historical perspective, colonial power implies instituting both military and administrative control over a region, especially a country. Practically, this infers to the use of force to conduct business with underdeveloped and developing countries. In ancient times, colonialism primarily involved European powers who used their military prowess to subdue...
Topic: Colonialism
Words: 652
Pages: 3
Executive Summary In the current study, the author evaluated conflict management with respect to the available options for its resolution. From the onset, mediation is outlined as the preferred option in resolving conflicts and other forms of disagreements in the society. To this end, a historical perspective of this alternative...
Topic: Conflict
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Pages: 54
Nowadays, Social Security is taken for granted, whereas in the first half of the twentieth century the very concept of social security was yet to develop (Brown, 2015, p. 3). Berkowitz and DeWitt (2015) emphasize that it is the most prominent social program to date (p. 261). However, certain experts...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Death penalty that is also referred to as capital punishment is considered as one of the most arguable problems of the modern Justice System. Today, many people keep protesting against it, and at the same time, thousands are supportive of it. Both sides have quite strong arguments. Death penalty certainly...
Topic: Death Penalty
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Pages: 4
Introduction States have a responsibility of ensuring equity among its citizens. Equity is a function of respect for human rights. Principles of democracy advocate that people have the rights to make choices of their course of actions. However, this provision does not imply that they should break the democratic rights...
Topic: Discrimination
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Governments are charged with numerous responsibilities towards its citizenry. Apart from the traditional roles of ensuring national security and improving the social welfare of the population, the government has to oversee numerous other activities with the aim of promoting a balanced ground for fair competition, accelerating the attainment of developmental...
Topic: Politics & Government
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This essay highlights operations of the Immigration Advice and Application Assistance Scheme (IAAAS) as an organisation that provides services to immigrants. It focuses on how the IAAAS is funded and its current issues, refugees’ issues, impacts of the current fiscal policies on its operations and public opinion. Broadly, it highlights...
Topic: Immigration
Words: 1957
Pages: 8
Introduction With the rapid development of technologies, coupled with contemporary tendencies to globalization, the digital age provides more political, economical, cultural, scientific, and other opportunities to people who never before could enjoy so many freedoms and access to sources of information. However, the Internet has acquired so much power and...
Topic: Diplomacy
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Pages: 9
Introduction The Treaty Clause in the US constitution has been a major area of debate both in the public and academic sphere. The clause defines the powers of the executive or president and the senate in the treaty-making process. The executive is given unlimited power to engage in treaty making...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Pages: 8
Nations formulate policies to enable a positive relationship with other countries. The formation of international policies may be guided by other nations’ actions, which affect a country directly. The following essay analyzes Cuba’s foreign policies to determine how they affect and are influenced by other nations. The U.S. and Cuba’s...
Topic: International Relations
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Pages: 2
When an organization sticks to a particular plan for years, a plan that was perfect at the beginning becomes outdated. Thus, change is needed to preserve the company’s efficiency. A plan can be defined as “a set of decisions made on actions to be taken to reach a goal” (Homan,...
Topic: Politics & Government
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A recent article authored by the editorial board of The New York Times discusses an unannounced meeting between the United States President Donald Trump and the Russian President Vladimir Putin earlier this July (“What did Trump and Putin,” 2017). The authors’ main point is that it is unclear what the...
Topic: American Politics
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Introduction European Union, as defined by MacShane (2015, p. 56), refers to “a politic–economic union, often called the EU, that brings together member countries of European Economic Community under the Maastrict Treaty, and envisions the eventual establishment of common economic, foreign, security, and justice policies.” Since the formation of this...
Topic: European Union
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Summary of the Article The article “Smart Sanctions: A Short History” by Uri Friedman reviewed different political sanctions in the last decade. Uri analyzed the concept of sanctions a political tool. Friedman revealed that targeted sanctions were used by the Greek Empire to address territorial conflicts. The aim was to...
Topic: Politics & Government
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In international trade, the issue of security is very critical. The major concerns in the international trade are drug trafficking and security well being of the country. There are several security threats posed to the country through international trade. These include shipment of mass destruction weapons and other dangerous goods....
Topic: Politics & Government
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Abstract The President of the United States possesses executive powers that are bestowed by the constitution. Article II fulfills this role by defining the powers that the Executive branch of government possesses, including its duties and the scope of its powers. The clauses of Article II give the president the...
Topic: Politics & Government
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Pages: 6
The article “After 50 Years of the OAU-AU: Time to Strengthen the Conflict Intervention Framework” explains why new strategies are needed to ensure the African Union (AU) is valuable towards addressing humanitarian crises. This is the case because Africa is the only continent that is grappling with specific challenges such...
Topic: Conflict
Words: 579
Pages: 3