... in Boston, Massachusetts on January 17, 1706. Benjamin achieved many things in his life, even while he was still young. As a young boy, he helped his father out at his soap and candle making shop. Later, he worked as an apprentice to his brother, James, at his printing shop. He eventually ... with three wheels for hours, minutes, and seconds, bifocal glasses, made "magic squares", and made very helpful contributions to science by risking his life to find out more about electricity through his famous experiment of flying a kite with a key attached in a storm. Franklin never actively soug...

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... ) The freedom of religion has been rarely changed, but constantly challenged by many people who will not do a variety of things such as say the Pledge of Allegiance or the Boy Scout Oath. In all cases the courts ruled that no one has to do anything against their religion.(Hickok 141) The press has also rarely been changed only for protection ... ...

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... toward The Five Civil Tribes. A mural placed in the Woolaroc Museum within Oklahoma reflects the endeavors the Indians had experienced. The 1,200 mile march from Georgia to Oklahoma through the fall and winter was known as the Trail of Tears, in which more than 4,000 Indians perished (Doc G). During Jackson's presidency, he put in little efforts into the issue of slavery ... ...

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... only reiterates the need for all American citizens to participate in the government processes of our nation. If you don't speak up, your voice won't be heard. Then we would fall from a democratic republic, to a republic of democrats....

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... that had never been seen on the earth and its equal yet to appear. As old Doctor Franklin stated in his plea for prayers during the Convention, "If a sparrow cannot fall to the ground unseen by him, was it probable an empire could arise without his aid?- He continued stating that without His aid, they would fail at their endeavor just ... ...

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... with a sick family member, a newborn infant, or a recently adopted child. Despite the gains made, women who do have jobs face a "double burden" as employment and household responsibilities have continued to fall heavily on women. Also, women fill few important political offices at the national level. In business and commerce, few top managers are women. I am proud to be an American woman ... ...

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... the people. The House of Representative is made up of 110 members. Each one represents 83,000 people. Representatives serve two-year terms. Elections for representatives are held in the fall of every even-numbered year. The Michigan Senate is made up of 38 senators; each one represents 240,000 people. Senators serve four-year terms. The legislature has the power ... ...

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... single side stands victorious. There is so much going on in America today that it's easy for some and yet difficult for others to label the actions and materials put out by other Americans as offensive or non-offensive. People who are behind censorship claim that by banning or blocking this dangerous content, they are making America a better place, but in ... away, then the eyes, ears, and mouths of every American should be taken away as well. The first article, "Hitler T-shirt Fails E-Islip Dress Code", by Katti Gray, is about a boy named Anthony Traficante who wore an Adolf Hitler T-s...

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... will stay up on its own for endless years. However, if someone picks at that strong foundation and tries to destroy it, the house or building would fall and would be destroyed. The Founding Fathers of the United States, built a strong, firm, and sturdy foundation for this country to be built on. That ... the Constitution, of certain rights, shall not be construed to deny or disparage others retained by the people". Now did I read that wrong? The certain rights carried out by the Constitution shall not be construed to deny them from the people. Now does it say, "...of certain rights exc...

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... California defined marriage as a state between man and woman in the year of 1977. Within that same year, California State Legislature conceded a law stating that marriage is a "Personal relation arising out of a civil contract between man and woman " In the leading days after the vote on November 4, protests and rallies were held in Los Angeles, Long Beach, Oakland, Sacramento, San Diego ... . Same-Sex Marriage will prevent the rights of those from being stripped away from a minority group of people and therefore their rights won't be deprived. The United States of America fall under a C...

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... . The problem with the push of math and science is that as one area flourishes another tends to decline. I believe that the areas of art, music, and dance took the fall as math and science grew. Consider what direction education would have taken if students could study what they wanted and not what the US government told them they had to ... Education, who then gives it back to the states, who is spending it on educating its citizens. One would think that it would be much more efficient to just cut out the middleman, and have education be handled by the states. Another reason education s...

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... . Americans should be allowed to keep firearms because attempts at restrictions are not successful. The aforementioned Brady law, which was passed in November 1993, harbors good intentions towards keeping guns out of the wrong hands.** The law was named after Jim Brady who was shot and crippled during an assassination attempt on President Ronald Reagan in1981.** This law requires a background check ... the famous AK-47 crisis. Due to governmental handgun bans, the military issue AK-47 became easily accessible, by way of the extended barrel, which allowed the assault weapon to fall under ...

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... the virtues of Prohibition to the nation. The Anti-Saloon League of America was founded in 1893 at Oberlin, Ohio. Throughout Prohibition, its members went from town to town speaking out against saloons and alcohol (Merz 8). On January 16, 1920, they also declared, "it is here at last - dry America's first birthday" (Kobler 11). Women established a group of their own as ... for those who were unhappy with Prohibition to rebel against it: Once Prohibition was repealed, the rising crime rate began to decrease (Thornton 11). As the nation essentially began to fall apart, many citizens becam...

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... children murdered in mass, despair, devastation, and heartache. In most countries where citizens have little or no say in the government, these atrocities are daily occurrences. Repeatedly in history, countries fall into this pattern after a certain faction of the population seizes complete power in the government. In order to take control of the government, members of these groups must first disarm ... citizenry of the United States. The Founding Fathers felt that by granting the right to "keep and bear arms" to "a well-regulated militia" they would not only place the Amendment out of ...

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... of the opinion that not only should patients be able to abstain from treatment, but if they have a terminal and/or extremely painful condition, they should be able to seek out the assistance of a doctor in order to expedite their death with as little pain as possible. Contained herein are the arguments for and against the legalization of doctor-assisted suicide ... suicide cannot be deemed a homicide. At the time of the appellate courts hearing of the Campbell appeal, there was no other codified law expressing what crime an assisted suicide would fall under and the homicide charges were...

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... were taxed. The biggest revolt against the Parliament due to unnecessary taxing was after the tea act of 1773. This act infuriated the people of America and put many merchants out of business, they were not only enraged because it cost them a lot of money but they were taxed without being consulted, again. So a very large group of colonists boycotted the ... their side. If they did no their punishment would be severe. Finally after years of brutal fighting and massive destruction the revolutionary war was over with a peace treaty in the fall of 1782. Finally the American colonies were e...

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... exists. The fact that different socioeconomic areas of the country have different problems is not the fault of the gun. (Kates 353-379.) Both sides of the gun control lobby fall back on the Second Amendment of the Constitution to support their arguments. The key question in looking at the Second Amendment is whether or not the founding fathers were trying ... can be trained to protect themselves from criminals. It also seems reasonable to conclude that criminals fear citizens who take measures to prevent themselves from being victimized. The media in out county seems to take a biased po...

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... shotguns, rifles, and pipe bombs. They went on a rampage killing twelve students, one teacher, and ending the massacre by killing themselves. This is one of the examples how people are out of control with guns and the government needs to make limits in the second Amendment. The constitution is the basic set of rules for all laws for the whole United ... the "knock on the door confiscating their guns." (Fineman 1999) They (NRA) also say that a lot of duck hunters will not register their guns or license them. They will instead "fall off the boat into the water." The possibility of being f...

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... is being an American having citizenship? Do all Americans have the same rights? Just because you are an American does that mean that the government will look out for you the same as every other American in this country? All these questions have been going around in people's heads for many years. For most ... people it is a thought that fleets in and out of their minds as the day passes by. But for some people these questions still remain to be answered. These answers are what make life here ... that is why I am a citizen but did I do anything to deserve that honor? People who want to be...

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... , many voices arose saying the Constitution did not sufficiently protect the basic natural rights of the citizens. The Anti-Federalist Party in particular claimed that unless certain rights were spelled out in a Bill of Rights, the government would easily take over these rights and abuse the people. Thomas Jefferson, Patrick Henry and George Mason were all of the Anti-Federalist opinion ... , he introduced the elimination of the refusal of suffrage with regard to age parameters. James Madison introduced this idea to the First Congress, meeting in New York City in the fall of 1789. Congres...

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... to levy taxes. Other important concurrent State powers include the right to borrow money, establish courts, charter banks and other corporations, and enact and enforce laws necessary to carry out these powers (O'Connor, 1993, 65). With regard to denied and reserved powers, both national and state governments are denied authority to take arbitrary actions affecting constitutional rights and liberties ... home mortgages, (a safe investment) could now invest their money more freely in riskier ventures. Many gambled on questionable commercial ventures and the S&L industry went unsupervised. A...

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... to the rest of the able bodied male citizenry, which would keep the professional armies in check. Many of the concerns of the militia groups are straightforward. They want us out of the United Nations because they believe it is a breach of U.S. sovereignty and that the UN Charter undermines the very essence of the U.S. Constitution. They don't want our troops being ... by the coining of its own money and going off the gold standard was the worst thing we could have done. It allowed a private banking cartel to suck the essence out of this nation through excessive usury charges on the mon...

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... major problem in the legal systems of our country right now, because if you keep changing the foundation to an already great nation soon it is going to fall. For an law, right, or bill to get amendment there are a couple things that must go first, but it is not very hard for someone to ... you over you say that there was nobody else on the road I mad a living decision on what I thought the law should be because there was nobody else out here. The same thing pertains to our government, the government will soon become chaotic because anytime a court case came through, or someone Congress d...

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... control such as the NRA, and indicates that the initiation of a tough firearm legislation would cause a drastic drop in the number of murders and accidental deaths involving guns. In the fall of 1999, President Clinton ordered the Department of Housing and Urban Development to provide fifteen million dollars for public housing agencies and local police departments to buy back guns in ... that needs to be changed is the enforcement of State Child Access Prevention laws that require gun owners living in households with minor children to store their guns locked and out of reach of children...

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... they seek is one that would keep the people in the position that they are in. Madison says in Federalist 10 that So strong is this propensity of mankind to fall into mutual animosities that where no substantial occasion presents itself the most frivolous and fanciful distinctions have been sufficient to kindle their unfriendly passions and excite their most violent conflicts ... think is best for the entire public. They are to make decisions in the favor of the public, but then the decisions are made by the majority leaving the minority out. There really aren't any good arguments as to ...

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