Customers pay companies for their services, and in turn, the company pays its employees for their services. This is how it always works, right? Apparently, not in the USA. You probably have seen, but not realized that only one specific industry does not follow this logical and fair chain of money transfer: the restaurant industry. […]
There exists a force, controlled by politicians, that can impact the American economy and way of life for all. This possibly devastating effect can be caused by the raising of the minimum wage. In my Visual Argument, I took a stance showing the negative impacts of raising minimum wage. Some of these negatives include: impressive […]
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Get startedDid you know that in 1968 the minimum wage was worth $10,96 of todays dollars, and the todays minimum wage is only $7.25. Unfortunately that is true. So Today, I would like to persuade federal policy makers to increase the minimum wage as a way to easy the economical gap in America. To do it […]
In the article “Obama Calls for Minimum Wage Rise and Equal Pay as Elections Approach” President Obama had a speech about raising minimum wages and equal pay for women in Milwaukee at a festival A.F.L-C.1.0. He said, “There is no denying the simple truth: America deserves a raise,” (NY Times) and giving executive order to […]
Minimum wage is huge factor to why poverty rates nationally are high and will stay high for a longer period. This has led to a national crisis of people losing their homes even though they might be working three jobs at a time. In fact, Florida has 2.8 million people that live in poverty as […]
College athletes should be paid to play for many reasons. First of all, college athletes aren’t allowed to work. How are they going to pay for all the necessary expenses if they come from poor families? This also leads to players accepting illegal money, cars, clothes, etc. College athletes bring in millions of dollars through […]
Playing a sport in college: Are you an athlete or an employee? There is a heated debate over whether or not college students should be paid for playing a sport when they are generating revenue for the school; as millions of viewers watch these sports on television every day. Many will argue that athletes are […]
The American dream, is the longest lasting goal in American history, but is this timeless ambition fulfilling? Throughout history, millions of immigrants flooded America with the dream of economic prosperity, with only a handful ever reaching that goal. A large amount of writers and poets each economically successful have written their experiences into their works […]
Should Marijuana Be Legalized? Marijuana, otherwise called weed, pot, grass, bud, trees and numerous other road slang words, ought not under any conditions be legitimized because of the negative impacts it has on society. It can and would crush society with time on the off chance that it was lawful, at the end of the […]
Citizens of California approved legislation legalizing medical marijuana in 1996. Since then, twenty-two additional states have followed suit to legalize some form of marijuana use. Although federal law does not prohibit marijuana per se, the Marijuana Tax Act of 1937 taxed marijuana so heavily that, in effect, marijuana was outlawed (Dills et al.). Colorado citizens […]
Marijuana has been used for thousands of years since its discovery. Today, there is a wide debate regarding marijuana and its usage in our nation. Should it be legalized everywhere? Should it only be allowed medically? How about recreational use? Smoke it? Vape it? Eat it? These are just a small portion of questions asked […]
When I was a little girl the word “America” meant red, white, and blue flags glistening in the wind over sparkling waters and clear skies and a future as bright and the southern sun on a sweet Virginia summer day. I never had gratitude for the cornucopia of opportunities I had. In my younger years […]
Food security is becoming a large problem in the state of Mississippi. According to USDA, food insecurity is the measure of the lack of access to adequate food for an active, healthy lifestyle for all family members, with limited or uncertain availability of nutritionally sufficient foods in these areas. It has been discovered that Mississippi […]
Food insecurity is a major issue in the third world countries. That lack a stable system of government to provide storage and maintain a constant supply. Over the years, the food industry. And the world organizations have failed to devise interventions to help in the adequate planning. And budgeting of food policies. Many countries in […]
What would it be like to never have enough food? To be unable to focus in school or work because of hunger pangs and dreams of a full belly? Almost one in six Americans have to deal with food insecurity, which costs the U.S. economy $168 billion per year (Eichler, 2011). The saddest example of […]
With the development of global economy, the people suffered malnutrition. Has reduced by 167 million over the last decade. However, there are many people still facing food insecurity problems today. According to the 2015 annual report of Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations. About 795 million people are undernourished global (FAO 3), therefore, the […]
I lived in the richest country in the world and I did not like it. It perfectly fits the “rich is irresponsible” stereotype. Qatar, better known as the host of the 2022 Soccer World Cup, ranks the highest in Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita of 93,397.1 US dollars in 2014 (“GDP per capita”). To […]
The organization I will be discussing that addresses my issue on hunger. And food insecurity is called the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute. The MLRI is a non-profit state organization. That focuses on a range of topics that have to do with providing social justice. “MLRI’s Advocacy Frameworks recognize our roots as an anti-poverty organization. And […]
Executive Summary The shortage of registered nurses (RNs) continues to be a major challenge in the health care industry. Hospitals are trying real hard to adapt to the nurse shortage. There is a projected shortage of 800,000 nurses for 2020. The shortage of nurses definitely impact how healthcare is delivered. Presently there are demands for […]
The number of stereotypes used in media and everyday lives affects how people interact with each other in the real world. Chin-Kee’s story was in the form of a TV show. Danny is a popular American boy whose cousin Chin-Kee comes every year to visit from China (Yang 126). Chin-Kee represents how Asian-Americans feel about […]
Is there a liberal media bias, and actually how big could this phenomenon be? You can tune into such programs like, “Rush Limbaugh” and, “The Colbert Report”, shows that clearly show a political bias, but are these biases’ hidden in everyday programs that we the people are un aware of. “Media bias is a perceived […]
Many people make impulsive decisions, which can lead to excessive spending and debt. Even though education teaches people how to handle money while staying out of debt, sometimes decisions may be made that are not logical, leading to a small amount spent. When this happens multiple times, the debt builds up and accumulates interest, leading […]
These days there are so many different media sources from a vast array of backgrounds and locations. With such a variety, the media is thought to be bias when reporting on news stories. Is this media bias really happening? To find out, three sources that are neutral, conservative, or liberal, and one story covered by […]
CNN is a perfect example of media television bias. Surrounded with huge controversial headlines week in and week out this television channel is a highlight of all types of political bias. Being accused of having huge media liberal bias CNN is still a huge source of political information. For years CNN has highlighted the glorious […]
Introduction For the first chapter of this subject we have learned the different aspects of human development, such as physical, cognitive, and psychosocial development. We have also tackled that heredity, environment, and maturation influence human development. I have also learned that personal development is a process by which a person reflects upon themselves, understand who they […]
Security Concerns in Blockchains Although blockchains have been applauded as effective replacements of traditional systems data storage systems, through their transparency approach, they have introduced a new variety of security risks as will be demonstrated in this section. Blockchains’ transparency is one example of these risks. One of the most obvious security vulnerability that Bitcoin, […]
Bitcoin has received all of the attention as the game-changing virtual currency, but the blockchain technology it runs on is what the world should be focusing on. Bitcoin should be seen as an application and a feature of the blockchain, which is a distributed database that is responsible for the ability to transfer bitcoin from […]
Introduction Blockchain involves a chronological collection of blocks, which represents a collection of data and sensitive information. In economics, blockchain represents an autonomous ledger that contains sensitive information. Therefore, sensitive information and data are spread across all individuals in a blockchain network. The data can only be viewed, but its contents are protected and cannot […]
What attitude does banks have towards Bitcoin, and how does it affect banks future? Bitcoin development is among the internet finance that has mounted a lot of pressure on the banking industry. In this regard, banks are called upon to espouse current technologies if they are to meet contemporary customer needs as well as the […]
Crypto-currency mining has been the order of the day as many Ponzi schemes/get rich quick programs as failed many individuals, different Ponzi sites promising huge ROI (return on investment) failed to keep to their promise as the system failed, this makes them pull out as they can’t cope any longer since they use the investment […]
