Essays on Politics Page 28

The end of 2012 sparked a huge uproar for the implementation of gun control laws. On December 14, Sandy Hook Elementary School fell victim to a school shooting using a .223 caliber, semiautomatic weapon. This resulted in the death of six staff members and 20 children ages 6—7, Since then there has been a fierce…

“While the United States held the Palestinians responsible for the collapse of the Oslo process, the resumed violence, and the failure of new peace initiatives, the Europeans continued to see Israel as the party most to blame, because of the continued occupation and settlement building.” On December 18th, 2008, the half-year ceasefire between Palestinian political…

While ID is a global crisis and various studies have been conducted on the persons who are affected by it in many countries. However, there are limited resources available for such persons in Jamaica and the terminology IDPs does not resonates with many Jamaicans. The Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) report of 2013 describes displaced…

Martin Luther King, Jr. has always been known to be an extremely influential individual. Where people where scared to talk, he talked. At a time where racism was immensely prevalent, voices needed be heard. People were killed, families separated, injustice committed. These gruesome activites are addressed by King, Jr, in his Letter to Birmingham Jail….

Whistleblowers are a common occurrence in this digital age but on May 9, 2016 when the Panama Papers were released to the public it blew everyone away. Over 10 million documents were released proving corruption of celebrities, high ranking officials and politicians, some of them leaders of their respective countries. A couple months of media…

When reading the play “12 angry men”, is it hard to ignore the prominent character- the 8th Juror. As the plot unfolds, the reader notices that Juror #8 is the only one among the 12 who really understands the seriousness of the situation at their hands. At the very beginning of the play, you can…

The just your typical country residence. You’ve got the field for hay, the barn for animals to spend the night in, and of course the house for humans to live in. Why, none of this would be there if it weren’t for humans to make it possible. The field would most likely not be present,…

The Roe v. Wade case originated in the state of Texas in 1970 at the suggestion of Sarah Weddington an Austin attorney. Norma McCorvey otherwise known asJane Roe was an unmarried pregnant woman seeking to overturn the anti-abortion law in the state of Texas. The lawsuit claimed that the statue was unconstitutionally vague and abridged…

The state recognizes offenders under the age of eighteen or in some cases under twenty-one as juvenile crime offenders under the jurisdictions of the juvenile justice system. The main purpose of the juvenile justice system is “to provide individualized assessments to rehabilitate and prevent further delinquent behavior through the development of educational, vocational, social, emotional…

The evacuation of non local kids is a giant part in the all-inclusive community field today. Zero tolerance policy limits families found shamefully crossing the periphery. Shown amidst the Bush Administration and it made beginning there. It was utilized by Trump Administration as an impediment and still is apparently. The comprehensive network related with it…