word “American”? Courageous? Dangerous? Obese? Insane? Free? To be an American is to have several qualities. As an American, you need to be willing to deal with an always-changing society. You need to learn to live with many different cultures and races. And you need to be willing to understand another’s pain. Americans send such a bad vibe to many other countries. We join wars and start them, we destroy our planet, we are selfish, and we are ungrateful. But, we can be so much more. Americans are
Being an American exceeds just living in America, it represents freedom. Privileges available to all American people are taken for granted every day. Whether these privileges are being misused, misguided, or misunderstood they are and always will be available to all American people. Being an American includes a multitude of accomplishments, such as receiving numerous freedoms and being a birthplace of innumerable influential events in history. Although freedoms are exploited, events are neglected
The Affordable Care Act is a health care reform law in America that expands access to health insurance. It is sometimes called the Obamacare. This act was signed into law March 23, 2010 by President Barack Obama. Providing more Americans with access to quality health insurance and reducing the growth in health care spending is the main focus of the Obamacare. Some insurance companies benefit from the rising cost and that is why President Obama enacted the Affordable Care Act. Obama signed this law
2014) Since the attacks, agencies were created so fast, the training was not as effective as it is today. Pros and Cons As with any government agency, there are always pros and cons. Of course, it is much better when the pros outweigh the cons. First let address the pros, with the first being simple, we are much more secure now than we ever where when we traveled. With the TSA being a government operated agency, they have much easier access to the vast amount of resources available from other
Right to Work law gives workers the right to work without being forced to pay union dues. If Right to Work law protects individual’s right, then why are there so many people against it? Most people, who are against Right to Work laws, are mostly Pro-Union. Unions were formed to help workers with work-related problems like; low wage, unsanitary work conditions and more. Unions have changed American history. If it wasn’t for them, work conditions would still be bad today; you would be working long
2nd Amendment Legislation There are many pros and cons that arise because of the right given to us by the 2nd amendment. In my opinion, the pros outweigh the cons and that people should be able to carry concealed weapons, as long as they have their concealed handguns license. Specifically, the 2nd amendment reads “A well-regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a Free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” The important thing that should be noted
An obvious pro of being a cardiac surgeon is the salary. The median salary is around $448,793 as of January 2018. It can, however, range from $359,760-$562,558 depending on many different factors (salary.com). Another pro of the job is the prestigious status attached to the job. Nearly all surgeons also have medical insurance, with more than half are receiving dental benefits, and almost 50% are also receiving vision care benefits. Another pro of being a cardiothoracic surgeon is
damaging effects on African-American students.”(Hentoff p 98) The book did not get removed, in “1998 Judge Reinhardt wrote, an important part of education is thinking critically about offensive ideas.”(Hentoff p 99) On both sides of this debate there are valid points and even stronger feelings. The pro banning side will say the book has offensive language, the con banning side responds 1st Amendment rights. Then the pro side retorts children’s racial sensitivity, the con side argues knowing stops
aid organizations. Peter Singer claims that “The formula is simple,” stating “whatever money you’re spending on luxuries, not necessities, should be given away.” Within his argument he supplies many pros and cons, however some are not as persuasive as others. Singer’s argument provides several pros throughout his argument. It is true that organizations such as UNICEF and Oxfam America would benefit greatly from donations. Donations would be able to provide necessities such as medicine, food,
Nicole Bechtel Professor Nelson Organization Compensation 2/23/2018 The history of minimum wage and the positive and negative effect of an Increase: Many Americans still ask why a federal minimum wage was set and why? Another more recent question is the talk of increasing minimum wages and if the increase would result in a negative or a positive effect to the economy as a whole. Unbeknownst to many the first minimum wage law was originally enacted in 1894 in New Zealand. “The minimum wage has