… an area of Chicago, around the turn of the 20th century. This book takes an intimate look at an immigrant family facing the hardships of a laborer’s life, trying to fight the hollowness of the American Dream, how capitalism essentially breaks a…

… to prevail. Capital punishment is the execution of criminals for committing crimes, regarding so bad that this is the only acceptable punishment. Capital punishment lowers the murder rate, but its value as retribution alone is a good reason for handing…

… and every effect is at the same time a cause.” The Federalists wanted us all to be united; many different states that make up one great country with a central government to watch over them. They wanted organization for our nation and they had…

… for many years. It has significantly deterred many qualified people from participating in politics because they feel like they have no way to be heard in a system, which is driven by big dollar contributions. Campaign finance is a confusing topic…

… emphasis is placed on the individual. The freedom and progress of the individual are two very important factors of this perspective and the rationale in which the individual goes about obtaining these factors. This rationale being one of tolerance…

… raised to age 21? If a nineteen year old has the ability to help choose who runs our country, why not also allow them to drink alcohol? The drinking age should not be raised to age twenty-one. There are many important reasons that should be consid…

… of the future; they are the children of tomorrow. That is why it is extremely important that each child has the opportunity to be educated. They deserve to be educated in the best schools, with the best teachers, and have the best resources.…

… below the minimum needed for the maintenance of adequate diet, health, and shelter.” With this definition the answer to ending poverty might seem easy. Just create enough jobs so that people are over the poverty line. If we lived in a simple world that…

… INTEREST RATES Introduction Changing the interest rates is definitely a good monetary policy for the Fed to use when slowing down or speeding up the economy. The government would want to speed up the economy when the economy is in a recession…

… Tuesday intended to make the state's death-penalty laws comply with a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling. Lawmakers voted 36-7 to advance the bill, which was introduced on behalf of Gov. Mike Johanns. It faces two more rounds of consideration before…