As a U.S citizen and tax payer, I believe the government should worry more about the welfare of our people and the way they live. Instead, it seems the only thing they are concerned about is, health care is costing them too much money, taxes need to be higher, and they want to dump more money into the war on terrorism, yet they still think they deserve a pay raise. The United States Military is a very respectable and honorable organization, that puts their lives on the line every day, and sacrifices the most beloved things in their life. Congress needs to save a little money, so why not stop paying our soldiers while they are fighting a war? Two weeks later, congress gets a raise, because they feel their jobs are more important than anyone else in this country.
We want to enjoy being young. G.E Miller of 20 something finance states, “At least 134 countries have laws setting the maximum length of the work week; the U.S. does not”. It seems that’s business in the United States are trying to milk their workers for every last penny. It doesn’t seem too beneficial to work and live in the United States at this point. Not only do Americans work more hours but also they get the least amount of vacation.
In his work, Fleming explained that if the Soviets wanted to attack the united states of America they had done it because they had all the necessary equipment but at that period the nation was more interested in its inner politics than conquering the world. Seeing the Soviet Union as its biggest threat and being afraid of the “Domino” effect, the American government decided to take actions by supporting the rebels in Latin America and countries that were gaining their independence in a hope that these societies will adopt the capitalist ideology. The decisions that the USA made where not always elaborated and in some cases they did more harm than good. Isolating the U.S.S.R from the world politics was
Militarism played an immense part in the start of the Great War and without it, there was a chance that the war would have never have lasted as long as it did. Militarism is when an entire country is in love with the idea of war. Soldiers were considered to be very god-like, and citizens only focused on the favourable aspects of war: serving one’s country and being honoured .In the late 1800’s and early 1900’s, both France’s and Germany’s armies had nearly doubled in size due to militarism. Germany was in competition with France to obtain Europe’s largest army. The country also felt threatened as its neighbouring country, Russia was part of the Triple Entente and was itself building up a vast army.
Bush’s intentions with the speech is to calm the country, and be their president. Since Bush is the president, he already has a big ethos. However, he also points out in the speech, to underscores his ethos even more, that he has control over the situation, and that America does not need to be worry about theirs safety even though what just happened a few hours ago. He says:” Immediately following the first attack, I implemented our government's emergency response plans. Our military is powerful, and it is prepared.” He underscores that America is strong and powerful and that they are not afraid of the future because they can and will handle it.
Lets End Hunger “Hunger is not caused by a scarcity of food but a scarcity of democracy.” I think the author is saying that hunger exist not because there is no food available, but because we as a united city, country, or state are not letting ourselves become in sync enough to share what we do have available. This statement reflects on Belo Horizonte in a way that benefited everyone in the best way possible. Belo Horizonte was able to benefit 40 percent of their cities 2.5 million occupants that is to say almost half of the city’s population is either hunger free, getting the correct amount of nutrition, or profiting from the cities innovations. And to think that all of this was done with 10 million dollars a year which is about a penny
At What Time Should Military Heroes Be Honored? When citizens think about George Washington or Nathan Hale, of what do they remind them of? Both Washington and Hale are famous military heroes. Military heroes have made America a safe and strong nation. The citizens of the United States of America probably wouldn’t have their rights today, if soldiers hadn’t fought for America.
Another very important advantage of the US defense industry is that it is based on an extremely high level of military R & D, which allows continuously improve and create new weapons system, at the same time upgrading the technological base for their production. Another advantage of the defense industry is that private military industrial corporations managed independently, but under strict control by the state, quickly and efficiently to restructure the industry. Works Cited Hunt, Elgin F., and Colander, David C. (2010), Social Science An Introduction to the Study of Society. Turley J. (2014), Big money behind war: the military-industrial complex Independent (2011), Ike was right all along: The danger of the military-industrial complex Retrieved from: http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/americas/ike-was-right-all-along-the-danger-of-the-military-industrial-complex-2186133.html Nicolas Cage (2005), Lord of War Dubovtsev, Georgy and Galymzhanuly, Erlan (2011), Forecast on the military-political situation emerging in the world and the Central Asian region Glassman, Jim; Choi, Young-Jin (2014), The Chaebol and the US Military-Industrial Complex: Cold War Geopolitical Economy and South Korean
"The preamble of the Constitution states that, 'We the people ... [shall] provide for the common defense,'" he noted. "By including these words, the framers established the principle that protecting our nation from hostile threats is a shared responsibility that rests foremost on able-bodied Americans." << Jon Dougherty, August 29, 2006>> Draft System has been existed For centuries in different countries of the world. People are still required to complete certain time of military service in some European countries, but it doesn’t necessarily mean that country is in danger and must prepare for the war. Besides, through the mandatory military service Country can get a better military personnel including people used to getting high results in the business world <<John Treed, 2004>> My 2nd Contention is that There is no mandatory military service system in the US today Main thing about draft is to create a backup for permanent volunteer forces in case of emergency.
The states have more power within themselves, and can set some of their own laws, giving more power to the states. The ninth amendment is important because it gives American’s more rights than just what was stated. If the Bill of Rights were the only rights the citizens got, there would still be many more limitations on what Americans can and cannot do. This gives more power to the citizens and it takes it away from the government. Many of the states were concerned about the government having too much power, and by allowing the citizens more power than just what was stated in the Bill of Rights, it ensures that the government will remain in check.