The Industrial Revolution affected America in many ways, Economically, Socially, politically, and finally morally. The revolution started off in Great Britain in the early 1700's and didn't come to America until 1782 when William Slater brought his experiences to the US. Creating the first Textile M...
Trucks used for carrying cargo are easily flipped over on their side, destroying tons of product and the truck in the process. To combat this problem, regular speed limiters were installed into the trucks to keep them from going fast enough to flip over. ...
Television is an inescapable part of modern culture. We depend on television for entertainment, news, education, culture, weather, sports and music. However, with the explosion of satellite and digital channels, we now have access to a plethora of both good quality and inappropriate TV content. Ac...
How are we to weight the differences in gun control? Is more control over the weapons some people say is our constitutional right to have needed? Or is a less constrictive approach needed to insure the safety of any and all families in America. At a glance both arguments appear to have validity a...
Human cloning in the United States is a controversial issue because many people do and do not want it. The separation of church and state and the freedom of religion have greatly impacted this issue. Also many people find it to be morally wrong to clone. In today's society there are many factors tha...
The Popularity of Rap Rap music has changed very much throughout the years. At first it was mainly underground, enjoyed in the black ghettos. Now it has developed into a very mainstream popular form of music. Everybody now enjoys rap music, regardless of age, race, or gender. Even white p...
Media Violence Television became commercial in 1945, after World War II (Smith 142). Within 65 years television has become a daily routine for children and adults. Television is the most pervasive influence in Americans daily lives. At least one television is found in every American home. You fl...
The criminal justice industry, both in its public and private forms, is the fastest growing, least monitored and potentially most dangerous force in American society today. The government can conceal or tell the truth on whatever it wants society to know about leaving us in question on what to be...
It is hard to think about smoking and not immediately associate the act with gender and sexuality. Images of Audrey Hepburn smoking with a cigarette holder pressed against her lips come to mind and are linked to her femininity and beauty. Advertisements have portrayed smoking as something that is i...
The United States is a country that prides itself on the freedoms that it has bestowed on its citizens. It is a country that was, in part, created to escape persecution and infringement on personal freedoms. Today, however, the "land of the free" seems to be creating more and more laws that have a...
On the flip side of hiring, it is also much more difficult to fire someone in Europe, as there are specific procedures that must be followed, such as warnings and written notices, even in low-end jobs so it is also very difficult to fire someone, and very expensive as well. ...
It goes without saying that immigration has been and will continue to be one of the most heavily debated topics among politicians and citizens in the United States. There are many arguments on the topic; ranging from job security to increase in crime, the debates never seem to exhaust. There are sol...
(EyeWitnesstoHistory.com) Like a listening bug to a spy, having magazines become part of people's homes meant that advertisers had a direct link to their consumers, stay-at-home mothers would flip through the pages coated with advertisements for the latest innovations. ...
Child Abuse: An Exposition Imagine for one moment that you are not yourself any longer. Visualize instead that you are a young girl; old enough to know right from wrong yet still young enough to be terrified by the dark shadows in your room. It is a cool autumn night and your parents have opted to attend a party which you are not allowed at. "It will be fine,"" they say. Although you already know what is to come. ...
U.S. Patriotism: A Link to American Hatred. Politics in t While the attacks themselves are a focal point for many scholars, I will focus not on the attacks, but rather I will ask questions as to why the attacks happened and why it hurt so much to see others smile happily at the sight of our pain...
A suburbanite's nightmare. This was the Bronx. Adversity can lead to futility, or spawn creativity. As history has always shown, society's oppressed adapt, and make the best out of the worst situations. MCing, Grafitti, D-Jaying, and B-boying, were all created in the Bronx. ...
On December 7, 1941, the Japanese led their first attack on American soil by bombing the naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii. This attack was the turning point for America's role in World War II. On December 8, Americans anxiously sat around their radios, ready to hear President Roosevelt address the nation. His message, (Day of Infamy) was clear and powerful, and would go down as one of the most effective speeches in American history. Nearly sixty years later, on September 11, 2001, America was again faced with a devastating attack. ...
