Pork-barrel projects are policies whose spending is directed to benefit specific districts or projects. Earmarking and other forms of pork-barreling do not increase the budget of a bill; rather they increase specific sections’ share of the already set, discretionary budget. Often legislators incorporate earmarks which distributes x-amount of pork from a large bill to his or her district. These earmarks are made to appeal to his or her constituents in an attempt to prove they have been working for
the class section, I was furious but full of excitement. I have never been more proud to be an American, but more importantly, I realized at that moment that I wanted a career in the Foreign Service. Three years later, I am applying to the Charles B. Rangel International Affairs Program. As I look back on my life, I realize that while it is true that the essence of life depends on
They would mostly “intimidate black voters and white supporters of the Republican Party”(“Ku Klux Klan in the Reconstruction Era”) because of the policies the Republican Party was trying to establish for blacks. Charles B. Rangel, an American politician from 1971 to 2017, explains how the Ku Klux Klan used strategies to ruin the lives of black people, “The Klan had used fear, intimidation and murder to brutally oppress over African-Americans who sought justice and equality
this crisis in the most efficient and effective way. As discussed in Alan M. Dershowitz's "The Case for Medicalizing Heroin" and Charles B. Rangel's "Legalize Drugs? Not on Your Life," the most popular proposition set forward by growing number of leaders now is to legalize the use of drugs; but will it help solving the problem or make it even worse? I agree with Rangel that in order to end drugs abuse completely, we have to find the root of the problem and use any forces necessary and retain the
The war on drugs has been heavily criticized over the years due to its incompetence in reducing drug use. This is probably due to the fact that we have never fought the “war on drugs as we have fought other adversaries”, as Charles B. Rangel writes in “Why Drug Legalization Should Be Opposed”(288). However, in “Should Drugs Be Legalized?”, William J. Bennett contends that “every civilized society has found it necessary to exert some form of control over mind-altering substances”, which justifies
Benefits of Conscription Unfortunately, throughout history freedom has come at a price for those who believe in a free-world. According to “Free World.” Collins English Dictionary, the definition of free world is defined as such: Countries of the world that have democratic and capitalistic or moderately socialistic systems, rather than communistic or totalitarian system (“Free World,” def. 1). England, France and the United States all adopted conscription, (mandatory military service) in order
the late 1800s to the late 1900s, lynching was a prominent atrocity in the Southern American Society. As Ida B. Wells once said “our country's national crime is lynching. It is not the creature of an hour, the sudden outburst of uncontrolled fury, or the unspeakable brutality of an insane mob.” Although there were many terrible cases of this, many notable anti-lynching activists, like Ida B. Wells, arose in an attempt to end the unlawful killings of African Americans. Along with this, many historical
They die in order for humanity to live in freedom. The American Revolution is the war that liberated the colonies from Great Britain and enabled them to become the United States. Charles B. Rangel states that “Honoring the sacrifices many have made for our country in the name of freedom and democracy is the very foundation of Veterans Day.” July 4th 1776 is the day that represents all that the veterans have fought for. They fought for
Marcus Mosiah Garvey was a powerful black revolutionary and race leader who influenced a great many people in his time and continues to do so through reggae music. Many of Marcus Garvey's lessons and ideals have found a voice in the lyrics of conscious reggae musicians past and present. From internationally famous musicians such as Bob Marley and Burning Spear, to the music and words of The Rastafari Elders, reggae musicians have found inspiration in Marcus Garvey. For many reggae musicians, their