Gun Control Argument
I would consider myself to be a conservative, although I do share a few liberal beliefs. I am a
very firm believer in a free market economy. Where the invisible hand of competition keeps
business in check. I believe that this type of business benefits the consumer by keeping prices low
and quality high. I also think that some monopolies are beneficial to us. Microsoft for example,
has a superior product in which consumers have chosen make it a monopoly. The government
should not be able to break up this company, unless it is proven that they are mistreating the
consumer. Although the government should keep a watchful eye on big businesses to make sure
they are not misusing their position.
I do not believe in affirmative action even though I am considered a minority. When asked, I
do claim my minority race. I also claim veterans preference. Do I think its fair if I get a job or
government money because of my skin color or veteran status? No. But as long as certain
government programs are in effect I will use them to my fullest advantage. Even though I do
benefit from some of these programs, if it were up to me, I would get rid of affirmative action.
We should all start at the same place, if some of us are more prepared than others, then that's
fine, but no one should get a head start.
Our country needs a large military. Our best defense is never to fight. If we continue to
downsize our military, and spend less money on training our troops, other countries may see us as
weak. They may interpret this weakness as an opportunity and attack. The cold war may be over
but communism is not dead. As a veteran I know first hand our military is using outdated
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...our military, and spend less money on training our troops, other countries may see us as
weak. They may interpret this weakness as an opportunity and attack. The cold war may be over
but communism is not dead. As a veteran I know first hand our military is using outdated
equipment and is not trained well enough. About one tenth of my time in the military was spent
training for war. Why didn't we spend more time training? Training cost money and our unit did
not have enough money to train adequately.
In conclusion I believe Liberals are trying to create too big of a government. Personal
property and personal freedom needs to be protected from the government. Our economy needs
to be run by business men, not politicians. We need more police on the streets to stop our rising
crime rates. Our country needs to be run by a conservative government.
One of the biggest fears of the American people is that the concept of communism contrasts drastically from the concept of capitalism, which the United States was essentially founded upon. The United States, as the public believed, was not a land of perfect communal equality, but rather a land of equal opportunity. However, what made communism so dangerous can be succinctly described by Eisenhower who compared the spread of communism as the domino effect. As his secretary of state, Dulles, put it, the propagation of communism “would constitute a threat to the sovereignty and independence” of America (Doc B). In addition, the Cold War also planted the seeds of rational fear of a global nuclear war. As Russia caught up to the United States in terms of technological advancements, they successfully developed the atomic bomb as well as the hydrogen bomb, which caused Americans to believe that the USSR would use these weapons of mass destruction to forcefully extend their ideologies to the USA. In fact, Americans were so frantic about a potential nuclear disaster that it...
America, throughout the ages, has always despised Communism and Communistic beliefs; however, during the 20s to around the 90s, there was a deeper hatred for Communism and a fear that lingered in most Americans’ hearts. Communism is a political theory that was derived from Karl Marx, advocating class war and leading to a society in which all property is publicly owned and each person works and is paid according to their abilities and needs. The majority of Americans strongly disagreed with
To differentiate monopolies from trusts, it must be said that single companies were able to form monopolies when in control of “nearly all of one type of product or service… [This] affects the consu...
No one—whether they’re black, white, Asian, Latino, or female—should have their qualifications questioned because of their skin color. Still using affirmative action today causes more problems than it should for minorities and women. Skin color should not be a factor of consideration for anything. Only scores, hard work, and dedication should be used to determine how a person will possibly succeed in college or a job.
We create a stronghold of power while dealing with hostile countries, asserting our dominance when needed. We need to be the leader in the world, standing in solidarity with our allies. Our military defense is an area we cannot fall behind, especially now when our freedom and protection is at high risk. The Democrats don’t want to use military force against the ISIS terrorist because they don’t want to admit taking troops out of the Middle East was a bad idea. This ideology is what’s causing us to abandon our closest allies, allowing our enemies to become stronger. Putting military force on the ground is what should have been done a long time ago, destroying ISIS before they influenced many people to join their barbaric cause.
Affirmative action programs may or may not have been appropriate in times past where inequalities were prevalent and programs to build diversity were mandated. In the United States today, where law bars discrimination, I feel employment opportunities should be based on merit and not on race, sex or any other preconceived notion. Actively recruiting candidates that do not meet minimum requirements or standards is counterproductive to any agency that strives to serve the public in an efficient and effective manner and further erode confidence in government.
Today there is considerable disagreement in the country over Affirmative Action with the American people. MSNBC reported a record low in support for Affirmative Action with 45% in support and 45% opposing (Muller, 2013). The affirmative action programs have afforded all genders and races, exempting white males, a sense of optimism and an avenue to get the opportunities they normally would not be eligible for. This advantage includes admission in colleges or hiring preferences with public and private jobs; although Affirmative Action has never required quotas the government has initiated a benefits program for the schools and companies that elect to be diversified. The advantages that are received by the minorities’ only take into account skin color, gender, disability, etc., are what is recognized as discriminatory factors. What is viewed as racism to the majority is that there ar...
are already the strongest military in the world. If we just stopped training other militaries
Evaluating threats to America’s national security is a challenge that is undertaken by academics, intelligence analysts, policy-makers, and anyone else with the patience. During the Cold War, America’s biggest concern was easy to define, the only other state capable of competing with America, the Soviet Union. Today, America faces threats from states, non-state actors, domestic groups, and even economic conditions. However, two states should always be kept in mind when discussing national security, China and Russia, with China being the biggest threat.
A monopoly is a market structure in which there is only one producer/seller for a product or service. In other words, the single business is the industry. That individual producer/seller has the power to influence the market prices and decisions. In a very extreme case, a monopolist could be the only owner and seller of a product or service in an industry. A monopoly has an enormous amount of buyers and it has no big competitors what so ever. This is because it has the power to destroy competition. A monopoly controls the prices of the goods and is the price maker as well. Unlike in a perfect competitive market, consumers/customers in a monopolistic market do not have perfect information on the products or services they buy. Consumers have limited choices and have to choose from what it is supplied. The monopolist asserts all the power while the consumers are left with no choice. For example: Imagine if Comcast was the only mass-media company that was able to supply cable TV. If anybody would want to watch TV, they would need to purchase Comcast’s cable service at any given price, as it would be the only cable TV provider.
In the NAVY, initially our technical rate training utilized more of the Behaviorist learning theory. As learners our teachers were focused on changing our behaviors and modifying them from the civilian way of thinking to building a solid military foundation from which to build upon. It was John B. Watson an American psychologist who codified and publicized behaviorism that said, "Give me a dozen healthy infants, well-formed, and my own specified world to bring them up in and I 'll guarantee to take any one at random and train him to become any type of specialist I might select - doctor, lawyer, artist, merchant-chief and, yes, even beggar-man and thief, regardless of his talents, penchants, tendencies, abilities, vocations and the race of his ancestors” (Mcleod, S. 2008). This is exactly what was taking in place in boot camp, we were those infants. After mastering those basic skills and learning from all the trial and errors we transitioned into the progressive learning philosophy. The Progressive philosophy enabled us to pass on the knowledge learned from all our trial and errors to others. We started solving problems, as our equipment broke down we started trouble shooting and repairing the equipment ensuring our submarine was able to stay underway and complete the mission. With the downsizing of our military our leaders were constantly looking for new ways to do our jobs with fewer personnel more ...
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your analysis on the article that you chose in regard to gun control. I agree with most of your analysis, but I have found a few more points that I would like to add after analyzing the article for myself. I would say that this article could also be considered a quantitative article because of all of the different studies surrounding armed violence and the statistics that were used to form this article. Like you, I also found this article to be ideological in nature. The author tends to lean in one direction and only really emphasizes one aspect of violence in Brazil and that is to have an anti-gun regime. However, I found that the author also looks at the bigger picture and emphasizes more ideas that will
...aturalization Service office told me that I was not qualified for naturalization since my 6 years time in the military was a broken residency. The time, I had accumulated in the service was least than five years in Continental United States. Although I spent six years in the U S Navy, the three six-month tours in Vietnam did not count toward the requirement for naturalization. I signed up again for four year, and waited my time to sworn in for naturalization. I was now an official U.S. citizen gaining all the rights of one. Therefore, I expected my treatment to be equal to those Caucasian decent. As I look back, I still wonder the Navy allowed certain races to be assigned as stewards. Through thinking the Political science class of Professor Robert Bacon, I realized the mistake of our forefathers in writing the constitution in allowing slavery practice. Applying this to the Navy, I also realize how it was allowed that certain races were assigned to be a steward. In conclusion, I am grateful for the individual rights ruling of chief Justice Earl Warren. Through this ruling, many benefited from it especially minorities, as myself, in the United States.
A monopoly is “a single firm in control of both industry output and price” (Review of Market Structure, n.d.). It has a high entry and exit barrier and a perceived heterogeneous product. The firm is the sole provider of the product, substitutes for the product are limited, and high barriers are used to dissuade competitors and leads to a single firm being able to ...
... and tension will use the leverage gained from interdependence as a weapon as against each other. E.g., Russia is using its power as a main supplier of gas and oil to weaken the harsh international condemnation.