... of households in the United States possessed at least one firearm, over three times the average of other countries surveyed. And in 2001, that number rose to forty-one percent of households in the US. Comparing those numbers with other countries with less gun deaths is just unbelievable. In Japan, 0.6% of all houses in Japan have at least one firearm. In Singapore ... , 0.01% of all houses have at least one firearm. These numbers definitely show that immediate action is necessary. The third most important piece of statistics is the number of gun deaths per year. These deaths are from gun...

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... . Farming was the South's main industry and cotton was the primary farm product. Not having the use of machines, it took a great amount of human labor to pick cotton. A large number of slaves were used in the South to provide the labor. Many slaves were also used to provide labor for the various household chores that needed to be done. Many ... to what extent the South would become dependent on the institution of slavery. The idea that any substantial number of Southerners wanted to give up slavery either gradually or all at once is ludicrous- almost as ludicrous as the idea that there w...

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... decision has nearly abolished the mass infection and death in women due to the procedures of illegal abortion which was quickly on its way to becoming a national health crisis. The number of deaths per 100,000 legal abortion procedures declined five-fold between 1973 and present day. (Miller, 1993). The fight began in the early 1970's with two lawyers, Sarah Weddington ... ." This of course may affect future decisions and may give even greater control of abortion to state legislatures as the meaning of "undue burden" is clarified. (Planned Parenthood, 1992). If numbers could gauge the co...

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... unnecessary damage - to people and even through terrorists and others to the nation. It should be in the interest of a democratic nation to provide the greatest good to the greatest numbers. (Eggen, Washington Post, May 20, 2003) Like citizens of any other country in the world, the citizens of the United States are peace loving people. In any other peace loving ... the guns are purchased. If anybody wants to buy a second gun, he should certainly surrender the first one. Let the records of gun purchases be linked with the social security numbers. Then when the purchased is registered, th...

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... shotguns in 2010 were 3736. However, the deaths committed by personal weapons such as hands, fists, and feet were 7453. The deaths committed by personal weapons are more than the number of deaths made by both semi-automatic weapons combined, while the current deaths committed by knives and cutting instruments in 2010 were 1,7046. The murders made by knives are over ... , it should be focused on the people who are responsible for such crimes. The criminals who cannot get their hands on guns still manage to commit these murders, in greater numbers, and in various other methods. Neither sid...

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... chances to use them. It is as simple as that" (Annear). People with guns are more likely to take a life. Gun control supporters believe that banning handguns would reduce the number of handguns in the country. Little handguns are not used by the regular population and they can be hidden easily by the average street thug. A lot of Americans keep guns ... . "A retired factory worker in Los Angeles who bought a gun to protect against theft used it in 2005 to kill a neighbor in a heated argument" (All). A gun makes suicide easy and instant. Numbers of people commit suicide each year because ...

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... "a record of most calls made in the U.S." (Stray par.2). AT&T and Sprint confirmed that they gave the NSA the metadata of telephone calls. The metadata includes "telephone numbers of the phone making and receiving the call, and how long the call lasted" (Stray par.2). This is about several billion calls per day. The second is "Email ... , Facebook posts and instant messages for an unknown number of people" (Stray par.3). Facebook reveals that "the private data of between 18,000 and 19,000 users" was given to the NSA and FBI in 2012 ... ...

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... 2002 (TWF 2002). Mexico has a growth population rate of 1.47% (TWF 2002) the average life expectancy at birth is 72.03 (TWF 2002) As you can see by the above numbers The US and Mexico have some similarities in regards to population growth and life Expectancy. The large gap is when they achieved independence and the actual population with The US ... having a 180 million people advantage. This contrasting number could be a direct reflection on the size of the two countries Mexico is approximately 1,972,550 Sq Km or slightly less than 3 times the size of Texas. Whereas the United ... ...

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... his book. He writes about the increase of libel suits and the damages awarded. The amount that many sue for is enough to ruin a business as well an increase the number of libel case. The decision in The New York Times v. Sullivan was so shaky because of the justices being cautious of not ruling that "Alabama should follow their laws,"" it ... would have to be a mind reader. In John Goldmark case mentioned, the Judge establishes the fact that the printed material was false and cleared John Goldmark's name. Lewis writes on numbers of proposals that have take place after the Sullivan case ...

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... about and what their American dream is. Politician know this, that the reason the "American Dream" is now to win the weekly lottery of 90 million dollars just for picking 7 numbers is now the "American Dream". The American dream is not what Dr. king wanted, he just wanted peace and equality for all individuals. Which bring me to "Individualism". "The United ... was written to day in advance. Have the people ask some of the question. If this is my country I want to be heard and not just seen as a nine-digit number in this country. This is my reality when will it be my myth? I don't know....

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... promises that they make while they are campaigning, so that they can gain the trust of the American people. Execution of this solution could bring prompt changes in the voting numbers. (2) It is the responsibility of the American people to be concerned with the political standpoint of the United States. American people hold the power to voice what they want to ... urgency of this issue is parallel to none. Lastly, gun control is issue that has grown tremendously over the past couple of years and needs immeidate attention to decrease the number of people losing there lives over carelessn...

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... , and sexes. Many of these corporations also have rules in place to create equality between homo and heterosexual individuals. Ayers and Brown state that "domestic partnership (is) being sanctioned by a number of cities, corporations, and universities"( 1 ). Our melting pot country has even told us to accept homosexual individuals and treat them as equal. But our government is not treating homosexuals as ... , "In 1985 a Newsweek poll found that only 22 percent of Americans had a friend or acquaintance whom they knew to be homosexual. Today the statistic is 56 percent" ( xxi-xxiii). These...

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... the people. Amendments can only be made by two thirds of both houses of Congress or by application of 2/3 of the state legislatures. The reason that it took such a large number of people to agree to the changes is that it should not be changed for minor reasons. (Katz 1974) The first ten amendments to the Constitution are known as the ... people's right to own guns, and that any laws that tried to stop people from owning guns would be unconstitutional. (Katz 1974) "Law enforcement officials counter with statistics on the numbers of convicted felons disqualified and wanted persons identi...

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... rituals. Every religion is allowed a certain schedule of time to practice their beliefs. However, if two religious groups are wanting the chapel at the same time the larger group by number of members is allowed the chapel, and the smaller group is allowed a smaller room. Inmates have the right to wear religious symbols as long as they are not a threat or ... . Since an inmate is under the care of the state than he is entitled to the same amount of care as the general public whom does not have insurance. Growing numbers of incarcerated individuals suffer disproportionately from tuberculos...

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... three percent of our congressional representatives. Today women hold only 11 percent of the seats in Congress, and 21 percent of the state legislative seats. Still, even within those small numbers, women have successfully changed thousands of local, state, and federal laws that had limited women's legal status and social roles (Beard 209-212). Women are now capable of doing anything ... they choose. Currently, large numbers of women have entered the professions, the trades, and businesses of every kind. The United States has opened positions of the clergy, military, and newsroom. More t...

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... $90 billion in diminished quality of life ("Gun Violence"). All of this in a span of one year, and you can only imagine what these numbers would escalate into in a decade. Over $200 billion spent with the numbers provided in the year of 1996 is almost ridiculous. What guns cost the United States should already be enough evidence to why guns should be ... ...

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... people in the streets of inner cities, who are also more likely to be from minority ethnic communities, and as such is inimical to police-community relations. It criminalizes large numbers of otherwise law-abiding, mainly young, people to the detriment of their futures. It has become a proxy for the control of public order; and it inhibits accurate education about the ... ...

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... World Wars when any country could have attacked the United States and taken over. What was keeping them at bay? Probably our strong military force and ability to draft great numbers of soldiers in times of crisis. Finally, taking the events of 9-11-01 what could have happened to our country if we were not united as one. One state could ... ...

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... 's control over our lives is hidden or open, it is factual that the government has heavy control over what Americans can and cannot do. Tapping phones, surveys, tracking devices, identification numbers, collection agencies, and repossession are all examples of how the government can follow our every move. Numerous young Americans feel that it is nearly unconstitutional for the government to have ... ...

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... represented almost 65% of the population of the North, until the start of the Industrial Revolution. The South's economy revolved around the plantation. Plantation owners were wealthy, but few in numbers, yet they held the majority of the land in the south. Slave labor drove the plantations of the South. The differences between the regions were small and insignificant during the ... ...

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... began succesfull efforts to recruit large members of socially and politically influential women." # This time around they were reaching out to all different types of women. They were also getting numbers of middle and upper class women. The association also reached out to the new generation of colleg-educated women. There were many young leaders getting involved, but a few of the ... ...

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... program can easily encompass numerous agencies and office space, and with such programs arising daily, this translates into rapid governmental expansion (Ripley 26). Due to the fact that programs, whose numbers have grown significantly in recent years, need bureaucrats in order to be implemented, America's bureaucracy has increased in the same manner as its programs have. Two main factors have contributed ... ...

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... service was set up by the state to help with these problems. Using the Internet can even access the agency. The Idaho correctional facilities currently hold 5,500 inmates. If these numbers continue on their recent path the state will hold 5,800 by June of 2002. The state also has capital punishment. They currently have twenty-one inmates on death row (20males ... ...

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... are not the only ones troubled by recent sketchy acts of the federal government. In fact, 30% of Americans think that politicians are corrupt and 33% mistrust Congress. Amazingly, these numbers could be worse; the same study claimed that a whopping 75% of Japanese respondents considered politicians corrupt and another 63% (almost double that of the United States) mistrust the government (Etc ... ...

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... World Wars when any country could have attacked the United States and taken over. What was keeping them at bay? Probably our strong military force and ability to draft great numbers of soldiers in times of crisis. Finally, taking the events of 9-11-01 what could have happened to our country if we were not united as one. One state could ... ...

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