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- 4681: Analysis Of International Law
- ... conservation of the fishery resources for the benefit of all concerned. Some cases in which sanctions are threatened, however, see no actual implementation. The United States, for example, did not impose measures on those Latin American states that nationalized privately owned American property, despite legislation that authorizes the President to discontinue aid in the absence of adequate compensation. Enforcement measures are not the sole means of UN sanction. Skeptics of the coercive theory of international law note ...
- 4682: Prohibition
- ... this period in history just did not start during the early 1900’s; many events led to this very important decision to outlaw alcohol by the government. In the 1600’s and 1700’s, the American colonist drank large quantities of beer, rum, wine, and hard cider. Such alcoholic beverages were often safer to drink than impure water or unpasteurized milk and were less expensive than coffee or tea. It was ... t just averages middle class citizens. Many drys were big business men and popular politicians. Henry Ford was a very large member of the move for prohibition. Mr. Ford’s theory was that if the American citizens spent their money on liquor that they couldn’t by his cars. At his assembly line in Detroit employees were fired if they were caught drinking not only during hours but after the work ...
- 4683: Gun Control Isn't About Guns Its About Control
- ... is to allow the individual to defend his freedom. There are a number of reasons why this freedom needs to be protected. The number one and most important is to keep the individuality of the American people from becoming controlled by the Government. Governmental Issues Only sixty years ago Hitler took away the rights of Jews in Germany to bear arms. At that time it look like it was being done ... that has been handed down for generations. While we do not need guns to put dinner on our table, the sport of hunting has been a bonding experience for many families. This is a healthy American tradition that should not be broken. The hunting and shooting sports industry is wide spread. There are millions of jobs and dollars that are connected with the shooting sports. While we may just think of ...
- 4684: Brown vs. Board of Education
- ... approximately 1 year later. The court decided that they would decided not based on whether the framers intended the 14th amendment to involve desegregation, but weather or not that segregation in public schools deprived African American students of equality in education according to the current law. They had come to a unanimous decision on May 17, 1954. The decision of the court as said by Chief Justice Earl Warren, “We come ... but equal is not equal began the desegregation of public schools. The decision resulted in forced busing of students. Some students now have to travel extremely far so that schools meet their quota of African American students. This is reason that some people, including some African Americans, wonder why such a decision is still in effect. These people believe that it is no longer necessary and that it is possible for ...
- 4685: The Pros And Cons About Legalizing Marijuana
- ... covered by both mainstream and alternative media, mainstream being pro, and alternative being anti. These two factions have been arguing over this issue in the halls of justice for many years. Because most of the American society is mainly exposed to only mainstream media, they are not aware of other factors of legalizing marijuana that alternative media covers. The problem caused by this lack of exposure, is that the public may ... off diseases, delaying puberty in both males and females, and unhealthy and smaller children born to women who used marijuana during pregnancy. The Drug Enforcement Administration believes that since marijuana is not accepted by any American health associations, there is no reason to legalize the drug. They think that the main reason why pro marijuana advocates use the medical use argument is because the uninformed public can be easily convinced to ...
- 4686: Prohibition...A Waste?
- ... later some believed was a mistake. I cannot tell my opinion, but will simply show you the history of it. Prohibition has many stories, including, but not limited to, the founders, the enforcement, and the American public’s attitude towards it. Prohibition is defined as “The forbidding by law of the sale or manufacture of alcoholic beverages”(Mirian-Webster 581). Now, the Prohibition history starts with the founders, women. “The leaders ... people drank frequently if they could afford it. Most of the rich held about as much regard for alcohol laws as a 20 year old college student now. Prohibition distorted the role of alcohol in American life, causing people to drink more rather than less; that it promoted disrespect for the law; that it generated a wave of organized criminal activity, during which the bootlegger (one who sold liquor illegally), the ...
- 4687: The Death Penalty: To Be or Not to Be...
- ... to 758 per 100,000 -- a rise of over 350 %. More and more people today are starting to think that something is terribly wrong when a modern, civilized nation must confront statistics like these. The American public is demanding an end to this violence, and surveys show that they believe swift and harsh punishment is the most appropriate and effective means to these ends. The death penalty, or as it is ... of the resort to violence rather than reason for the solution of difficult social problems. " As we can see, from these points of view, death penalty in it's every aspect is a thing that American society must get rid of . But, as in every issue that involves the life of the human being, there are different kinds of opinions regarding the death - penalty law. Some people actually believe in effectiveness ...
- 4688: Gun Control
- ... it is a surprising fact that the NRA is a powerful lobbyist organization. And skeptically viewed upon by many people (Lacayo 19). As a lobbyist organization, the NRA has a current main objective of protecting American citizens= rights, to possess and operate a firearm, form being violated by gun control laws. One of the NRA=s main weapons in this crusade is the second amendment of the Constitution of the United States of America. The amendment=s translation in the eyes of the NRA and many American citizens, clearly protects the individual rights of all citizens to possess and operate firearms. This would easily make any and all gun control laws unconstitutional. And therefore illegal. This translation, however, is not accepted by ...
- 4689: The Problems of Drinking and Driving
- ... are using to gain the sympathy of the public. Showing numbers alone will not stop this problem. Laws and the enforcement of them are what are required to curb this problem. The majority of the American public agrees that the use of sobriety checkpoints should be used more that they are being used now. (www.madd.org) This statistic includes drinkers, who the majority of also support sobriety checkpoints. The laws ... a person who is assaulted by anti-drinking and driving media from every angle, I can personally say it isn't working. Drinking and driving has become almost trivial in the eyes of the average American. The problem won't be solved easily, as a person's decision-making ability is impaired when the decision that might end their life, the lives of their passengers, and the lives of the occupants ...
- 4690: The Drinking Age: An 18-Year-Olds Right
- ... and many people feel this is wrong.(Drinking 1) By making young adults wait until their 21st birthday only breeds disaster, and makes underage drinking seem more mysterious and desirable. Prohibition didn't stop the American people from drinking, it just forced them to do it in secret, much the way in which states with an MLDA of 21 do today. Popular thought dictates that lowering the MLDA to 19 would ... to go to war and potentially spill blood or die for their country, I think it's safe to say they're old enough to handle alcohol."(Castaneda 1) Alcohol consumption is part of the American culture, and creates many opportunities. The manufacture and sale of alcohol produce revenue for the government, and employment for many people who work in breweries, liquor stores, and restaurants. Some people even argue that small ...
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