In the article, “What I Pledge Allegiance To” by Kiese Laymon. American people are blind when they see injustice and condemn people who question how this country is being run. If we can all learn to accept people ideas and believe we can move forward as a nation.Every American is born with a right to free speech, which should give the person the chance to speak their respective mind without the fear of prosecution. It is our social responsibility to keep hate from infecting this nation, we need to understand that if we accept every type of person who lives in the United States. We can address the problems we face as human beings, we can move forward to a better future for this country.
Similar to many others in my country, I am proud to be an American. I love my country, and what it provides for it’s citizens. However, I know that I can feel even more honored to be a citizen of the United States of America. I understand that no matter where one goes in the world, he or she will never be able to find a perfect place. A place where everything is great all the time is not realistic at all. But I also know that while there can be on perfection, there can still always be room for improvements. With improvements, I see myself being even prouder to be an American in the future. Personally, I would love to see my vision of America become a reality.
A common wish among Americans is if they were President they would change so much and do what is best for everyone. Now common sense suggest that this would most likely not happen. Because of the separation of powers created by the constitution the branches of government have the ability to keep each other in check. So this essay is going to be taken from the point of view that separation of powers gives the President a little more ability to pass what laws he wants without having to deal with the congress, senate, and the Supreme Court. With this in mind a controversial topic of today in our country is social services such as the welfare system and food stamps.
Today in America we have a crime problem that has been around for generations. Governments in each states spends an enormous amount of money for prisons, police salaries, courthouse and etc. just to try to keep up with the growing amount of law offenders that we have today. Whether we, the citizens like it or not we are exposed with violent behavior from the movies we watch to the music we listen to. Watching the evening news and the top headline news is about the “Orlando Shooting” suspect kills 49 (CNN.com) you are already exposed to violence. Even if you are a person who doesn’t watch violent movies or listen to music about killing or drugs, you pay to try to prevent crime from happening around your home. American’s put locks on their doors, security camera’s around there house, pay for insurance (house or car) just in case they happen to become a victim of robbery or burglary. Crime is something that will continue to happen throughout the United States, but through crime control and prevention we can try to reduce these figures.
Minorities in the community have been subjected to violence by law enforcement in the United States for some time. This violence is called police brutality and it is unacceptable. The job of a police officer is to maintain public order, prevent, and detect crime. They are a part of a dangerous and stressful career that can involve risky situations that must be controlled. Sometimes police are put in situations that excessive force is needed. Some officers use these extreme measures in situations when it is not needed, police brutality should be addressed by testing police for for racial bias, require more training, and use body cameras.
Police brutality is when a police officer uses any type of force on someone that exceeds the necessary amount to accomplish a lawful police purpose. The force doesn’t have to just be physical, it can also be physiological harm through intimidation tactics. So in simpler terms, police brutality is when a police officer uses more force then what they should use to stop a person or animal.
A problem that we have had in the country for a very long time is; people coming into
The immigration policy in the United States is widely debated topic especially with the upcoming Presidential elections. This issue of the immigration policy can be viewed from several different angles and perspectives.. Some believe that we Americans should accept all immigrants into our country with open arms, while there are others who believe that the United States must completely isolate themselves and close their doors from those looking to immigrate into our country. I believe that there are a lot of changes needed to be done in order to solve the problems that come with immigration. The idea of building a wall between the border of the United States and Mexico and the idea of deporting the approximate 12 million
In the time period of 1820 through 1850, the United States went through a lot of political, social, and economical changes. The United States was changing more so than ever and things were changing for better and for the worse. Politically the United States was being introduced to many new ideas and beliefs and the common man was more of a focus. Socially there was many reform movements that were shaping the education system, religious beliefs and, the rights of women. Economically, American citizens were creating many new inventions that would make production easier and transportation easier and would make it easier for companies and merchants to make money. All these changes would shape the way out for the United States and change its citizens
I envision a nation our founding fathers would have expected to emerge from the seeds of freedom and responsibility they planted in the American soil more than 200 years ago. America is a hopeful nation, secured and blessed by God and enlivened by faith. Where you go to your small hometown church every Sunday morning with your family or how ever else you worship your God or whoever you follow any way you want.
One thing we need to do is fix the border. The border has gaps in it so someone could walk from Mexico right into America and not have a single problem. We need to change that we need to make the fence better. We need to build a better border. We can still let people come into America legally, but we need to stop people coming in here illegally. Many people in America don’t have jobs, if we got rid of the illegal immigrants jobs would open up so people would have something to do with their lives. We need to have more people join and help patrol the border. If we have more people guarding it would make it a lot harder for someone to come into America illegally.
Race shouldn’t be what moves police to believe that one group is more crime driven than another. And it shouldn’t be an argument that racial profiling by law enforcement is a real issue because it is and it must be dealt with now or never or this problem with continue into the future and most likely get worse over time. Over the course of my research I’ve found two key points that make my argument valid. Point one being that police are moved to police in there ways because of past Jim Crow laws. Point two is based on statistical facts about how many different races get stopped or frisked by police on average. Yet not all people agree that this is an issue so as a counter argument I will explain the reasoning behind peoples thinking on this topic to discover how they think policing in the United States today is good.
Confrontations between law enforcement and civilians are never a welcome thing. But, during the last year many of those confrontations have turned violent. Police shootings ignited a public outcry for justice, plus the number of police officers shot and killed stood at 60 fatalities as of Thanksgiving Day, twenty of those ambush situations. People are dying on both sides.
I envision the future America as a sanctuary that will protect and love the citizens of this country more than it is shown in the society of today. I imagine that the violence and chaos that is present today will eventually be defeated if we can conquer it with compassion and understanding. When we provide good work ethics along with focus, America will be built up the way it was intended to be. The thirty-third president of the United States, Harry S. Truman, stated, “America was not built on fear. America was built on courage, on imagination and an unbeatable determination to do the job at hand.” Needless to say, America no longer needs to be presented as the country that is filled with destruction, but viewed as a place of peace and freedom.
Most of the time the cop is trying to do his job, but when they do, to the best to their ability, they get scolded. This would discourage future cops from entering service and without those to enforce the law the law can’t take place. Without law there will be disorder and our country would crumble. America, as a nation, is the top superpower of the world that is suppose to support the right thing. If the problem on the homefront is taken care of there probably won’t be an America anymore, just a uncivilized mass at constant war.