Friday, 24 April 2015

By Alta Alexander This week the news that hit the headlines sometimes back about black deaths in South Carolina has been brought to rest. South Carolina has forty-seven percent of its population being the black people, but the irony is that eighty percent of people in the police department are white. The killings of unarmed African Americans bring out the memories of some of the atrocities that have been committed against the African American over the past years. The jury found that the Mr...

Thursday, 23 April 2015

By Cornelius Nunev Illegally acquired materials are extensively available online. The SOPA bill is meant to make these materials less obtainable, a fact that consumers of the Congressional web connection appear to be reacting to by downloading more unlawful material. Facts about SOPA With H.R. 3261, or the Stop Online Piracy Act, would let copyright holders file copyright infringement claims to block online payment processors and search engines when there has been a problem. It was introduced...

Friday, 17 April 2015

By Stella Gay In the United States, the republican and democratic parties are the main political parties. Both parties have many and almost the same followers. There are citizens who believe that the terms of each are beneficial to the public and they decide to be neutral. They do not show interest in any of the parties. The two parties have different belief this is what makes them opposition parties. We are going to look at the constitutional republic vs democracy. A nation that applies the...

Thursday, 9 April 2015

By Joanna Walsh The consumption of drugs has been a problem that the government is trying to prevent for the longest time. No matter the attempts led by the law enforcement agencies the issue still remains prevalent. There are many kinds of banned substances that get sold across the country. And once the user has become addicted to the drug, it makes it even harder to stop them from looking for their next quick fix. As long as the demand exists the supply continues. There are sure illicit substances...

Thursday, 2 April 2015

By Aimee Schwartz It is not illegal to grow plants. Plants are good for people as well as the environment. They only become detrimental when products that are harmful to everyone are derived from them. Examples of those products that should be prevented from being processed from these plants would be illegal drugs. A perfect example of that would be the cannabis plant. The cannabis plant, when grown to help the economy, is not a bad thing. In fact, there is now a movement for this plant to...