UNITED STATES SECRET SERVICE Abstract The United States Secret Service was created in 1865 as a federal law enforcement agency within the Treasury Department. It derives its legal authority from Title 18‚ United States Code‚ and Section 3056. It was established for the express function of stopping counterfeiting operations which had spread out in our country following the introduction of paper currency during the Civil War. The Secret Service maintains its role as guardian of the integrity
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as pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence does not just affect the immediate victim but is a widespread problem in the United States. Eighthly five percent of domestic violence victims are women (Domestic Violence Facts‚ 2007). Results of violence can be health care professionals in the treatment of physical injuries‚ the psychological impact upon the victim‚ or the aggressive
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violation here in the United States‚ and it can manifest itself in many ways. It is often seen in the work place‚ where women are often payed less for the same jobs as men. Gender discrimination can also manifest itself through pregnancy discrimination and even sexual assault. Things like unwelcome sexual advances‚ dismissal due to pregnancy‚ and other forms of harassment found both in and out of the workplace are an unfortunate reality that many women here in the United States and throughout the world
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The United States of America has an extensive history of oppressing essentially everyone who is not a straight‚ white‚ land-owning‚ wealthy‚ cis-gender man and included within this list of oppressed is women. Throughout the ages‚ women have had to and continue to fight for many rights through social‚ economic‚ and political venues. One of these rights‚ and area of public policy‚ are reproductive rights. Reproductive rights are a broad area of public policy that encompasses sexual education‚ family
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The Soviet Union and the United States had many different political ideologies particularly communism and capitalism. Capitalism is a belief that private property should be replaced by community ownership. Communism is opposed private ownership economies of the United States and its allies. Based on Document A‚ a document was first telegraphed to American officials in Washington on February 22‚ 1946 and it happened after WWII. In Document A the United States made the idea of containment. Containment
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Under U.S. state and federal law‚ it is discriminatory to treat persons in different ways simply because of their age‚ gender‚ or race. The American society has only recently recognized gender inequality as a social problem. However‚ women in the United States have struggled to gain equality for centuries. Women’s rights and their status in society has substantially improved‚ but gender roles remain very important in our society today. Women still strive to be equal to men at home‚ in workplaces
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position in society African-American’s place in society has changed grandually over the years. Starting on January 1‚ 1863 when Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamtion which states‚ "I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within these said designated states and are parts of states are and henceforward shall be free..." (172). During the 1870’s racial segregation laws passed to separate blacks and whites in public and private areas. These laws soon came to be known as
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percent are children. Sixty percent are males and only forty percent of the 14.2 million are female (“21 million). While some people think that it is acceptable to buy products from other countries where labor trafficking is a recurring event‚ the United States
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Industrialization and Urbanization During the second half of the nineteenth century the United States went through an urban revolution. This urban revolution and the things that were happening were unseen by the world until this point. Factories‚ mines‚ and mills sprouted all across the country‚ and thus cities began to grow up around them. In 1889 the nineteenth century was declared "not just the age of cities‚ but the age of great cities." The economy was booming and there were plenty of jobs
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Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Poverty in America is a subject that though everybody recognizes is existent‚ most do not pay attention to very often. In 2010 the poverty line for a family of four was $22‚314.00 and 15.1% of Americans were living off of less than that (Tavernise‚ 2011). While 15.1% is a high number to begin with‚ the truth is that many more people are living on the verge of homelessness. Countless families are split up every night with children going to a friend’s
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