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… is something that has been interwoven into our nation's history and foundation through slavery and oppression of minorities, but this in no way justifies or excuses it. I believe that in the present direction our country is headed, racism is fed and…

… the opinion of the court issued by Justice Blackmun, stated in the suit brought forth against the state of Texas in Roe v Wade, there were alleged infractions against 5 of Roe's constitutional rights. These were against her 1st, 4th, 5th, 9th, and 14th…

… certain advantages. Most people could identify situations where both men and women have the upper hand in various aspects of society. However, men seem to have the advantage in more aspects of life in the United States than women. Men have the upper…

… an up-to-date review of research and theoretical approaches to football violence in Europe. The historical development of the problems in various countries is outlined. Specific attention is given to the role of the media, the emergence of overt…

… marijuana does temporarily alleviate the pain, it does not constitute a medicine. Marijuana has been used as a medicine and an intoxicant for thousands of years in many different parts of the world. In the United States, state and local laws have…

… or the workfare system. Many new programs were instituted that were reforms to past programs, and improved upon the way that the welfare system worked. The ultimate goal of workfare was to get as many welfare recipients into the job market in…

… media placed him in the public eye for his actions involved with euthanasia. He has assisted in the deaths of hundreds of patients. The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines euthanasia as "the act or practice of killing or permitting the death of hopelessly…

… is about a black man learning about his white mother for the first time. Ruth McBride-Jordan was a rabbi's daughter who was born in Poland and raised in the South; she fled to Harlem and married a black man, she helped to start a Baptist church and…

… is about 25% of the body mass whereas the mass of the adult head is only 6%! In a head on automobile crash the force on a child's neck and spine is so great that in an infant it can have deadly consequences. This is why it is the law to keep infants…

… has always been a controversial topic. Applied already in the ancient times, executions have always been a part of our lives. Nevertheless, more and more countries abolished this kind of penalty because they started to doubt its fairness and…