Essays on Economic Security

Federalism in the United States has evolved over the past 200 years from an arrangement where state and national government powers and responsibilities were clearly distinct and separate, to one in which the line of distinction between the two has blurred. When the framers drafted the Constitution, they provided separate powers to the federal government in Article One. A few of these clauses extended the power of the national government in order to prevent the hazards faced by the Articles of Confederation. In order to ensure that limitations still existed on the federal government, the Tenth Amendment was included. ...

Introduction

The wage gap has been a centre of discussion for past few decades and it seems it will remain a highly debatable topic; as the gap between males and females, and white men and females from other races is still persistent. Since 1996, the wage gap has narrowed, but women in the United States are still making only 79 cents for a dollar made by men (Kitroeff, 2016). The gap has narrowed in the last two decades as women have progressed in terms of workplace participation and education (AAUW, n.d.). In terms of races, the wage gap is greater ...

Introduction

Homeland Security is of prime importance in the United States of America. On 23 January, 2002, during the second session of the one hundred seventh congress of America, an act to establish the Department of Homeland security was held. Valuing Homeland Security by all citizens is due process rights and in direct observation of the American constitution and the preamble. Over the past few years, various public and private bodies, advisory panels and other think tanks have addressed myriad solutions on how to best secure the American homeland. However, some groups have classified homeland security as a combination of ...

The HBO series titled “The Newsroom” has fictional characters who honestly speak at the economic, political, cultural, social and moral statuses of the United States. This debate originates when a question is asked on whether America is the greatest country of the world by a member of the audience who is a student (AbuWadee3, 2012). America has been known a country that has enacted legal and moral laws given its value system, fought wars to eradicate poverty, and cured diseases and that makes Americans think is the basis of the greatness status. This essay is a critical historical analysis ...

The New Deal

Social Security Act is the first welfare law planned to ensure security of old age, unemployment, disability and poor people in America. The act resulted after second deal in 1935. The Social Security was a continuous process which started after 1932 under Franklin D. Roosevelt’s rule, throughout 1933-1939. The thesis of this essay is anchored in providing the historical background of the social security act, and how subsequent amendments manifested in shaping up this social scheme. Before the acknowledgement of the new Bill into the American Social institutions, some benchmark processes had begun in earnest, and prepared the ...

Section 1: Identification

1. Dust bowl, also called the dirty thirties: This was a period of a great dust storm that damaged the agriculture and ecology of Canadian and US large areas of treeless grassland during 1930’s period. The phenomenon was caused by a severe drought and the failure by farmers to apply preventive measures that could prevent wind erosion.

2. The Japanese American Internment was the period during the World War II, in 1942 where the US government ordered the relocation of over 110,000 people of Japanese origin who lived on the coast of the Pacific Ocean. The American government ordered the ...

In American history, the Great Depression ranks second as the longest and most severe crisis ever experienced only dislodged from the first position by the Civil War. The Great Depression marked a period of economic downturn that resulted in severe declines in output, acute deflation, financial insecurity and severe unemployment rates. This was a sharp contrast from the early 1920’s when the country was experiencing a period of tremendous economic growth and prosperity. The Great Depression was brought about by a number of factors that included the declining consumer demand, a natural slowdown in the cycle of business, misguided government policies, panics within ...

Background

Human kind has been facing uncertainties throughout ages related to illness, disability, unemployment, old age and death. These facets of life have been referred to as a threat to the economic security of an individual. The ancient Greeks considered the olive oil to be a form of their economic security while in the medieval Europe, the economic security was considered to be the responsibility of the feudal lords. With the developments in economy and the rise in social complexities, formal organizations were developed in Europe; these regulated production and employment while providing certain benefits to the members in times of need. ...

Introduction:

Security refers to the protection of life from any force or factor that is threatening to it. Traditionally, security has been viewed from militaristic approaches that are related to the avoidance of conflicts between States and Nations of the world (BRAUCH, 2003). The traditional approach to this issue has majorly focused on studying the threats in our world and using or controlling military forces to address the issue. Since the cold war ended, there has been a distinct shift from security studies and international relations in addressing security approaches. The world super powers are no longer the sole determinants of ...

The Book The cheating culture: David Callahan writes why more Americans are doing wrong to get Ahead. David Callahan has interviewed many people around the country. He had studied many different patterns of cheating as in corporate boardrooms, school testing, over billing lawyers, school testing, learning deficiencies, and applications (Hopkins 25). In this book “The cheating culture”, David Callahan has given instances of cheating in America. He has given numerous instances in his book on cheating in America. There is strong evidence that shows the people in America are getting dishonest. This will exaggerate in the future if not treated ...

Introduction

Domestic violence is a concern in the United States; it poses a threat to the security and safety of victims and their families. One out of every four women report abuse from their partners or husbands at some point in their lives. Statistics shows about 5.3 million cases of domestic violence annually; this occurs among women of 18 years and above. Domestic violence results in severe injuries and other negative consequences; this raises concern and a need to curb its prevalence (All State Foundation, 2014). The organization is formed on the foundation of domestic violence elimination. It carries out various activities in ...

Introduction

Relations between the U.S. federal government and African American and Latino communities have always between an important concern both for governmental politics, and African American and Latino leadership. The important role in federal politics belongs to considering African American and Latino community issues. Relevant policies are also being implemented at the state level in close cooperation with advocacy organizations. Differences in political agendas of African American and Latino leadership call forth considerable difficulties for federal government, which looks forward to running unified policies in terms of its relations with minorities. Furthermore, topicality of addressing the differences under study stems ...

In the eighteenth century, during the American Revolution War, there were two opposing groups in discord with each other, the Loyalists and the Patriots (Frank 58). The Revolutionary War had many warriors and many leaders, but as in the case with any war, there was also much bloodshed. The war started with the British, whose rule was in South Carolina, and there was division on the colonists who supported the British rule. Consequently, political views changed and twisted, resulting into the appearance of Patriots and Loyalists. The Loyalists also referred to as Tories or King’s men were opposed ...

Orientalism by Edward Said

Edward Said is an expert in the field of post-colonial studies. He annotates and denotes the word Orientalism as the false cultural exaggerations and assumptions of the western countries. These assumptions, according to Edward Said, facilitate the misinterpretation of what is referred to as the Orient in general and the Islamic nations (Middle East) in particular. The importunate and subtle Eurocentric chauvinism against the Muslims and the Arabs together with their culture is a very contemptuous attitude especially from the western world. The over ambitious Europe and the United States, according to Edward Said, has indiscriminately subjected Arabs and other ...

Article 1: Marketing to Teenagers: The influence of Color, Ethnicity and Gender

Summary The teenage market is an important customer segment in the US as well as global market. Teenagers usually don't have any financial responsibility on their shoulder and that gives them a significant buying power. Most of the teenagers spend their money on clothes, jewelry, food, entertainment and beauty products. Teenagers are usually more tech savvy than the previous generations and spend a considerable amount of time on the internet, video games, phones, television and social networking sites. They accrue money for spending by getting paid for jobs and receiving allowances and monetary gifts. Brand loyalty is very important for ...

Introduction

There has been an increase in the demand for security. Nowadays, a sense of security may be considered as the next basic goal after the basic items which include food, shelter and clothing. Majority of the people requires economic and health security. A person with economic security will be able to satisfy the basic needs in the present and future. Economic risk refers to the probability of losing economic security. Historically, economic risk was managed through making informational agreements between the parties concerned. The insurer would compensate the injured party. The pooling concept was later formalized in the insurance industry. ...

Q1. The three products and practices that contribute most to my environmental footprint are;

- Food - Shelter - Mobility.

Q2. a) Impact on earth’s climate

According to the environmental protection authority of Victoria, the earth’s bio capacity has been exceeded by the ecological footprint by 30%. This means that resources are being consumed more than they can be produced hence creating a bio capacity deficit. The continued application of that “pressure” on the resources to meet the needs of the consumers speeds up the process and the rate at which these environmental assets are being destroyed. The carbon dioxide emission has been seen to be the greatest contributor to that “pressure”. The rate at which carbon ...

The United States is a multi ethnic, multi racial society. It is majorly comprised of the Hispanic, African-American, Native American and Asian people. Since the country was founded, racism has been a major issue. An insidious problem it is because there is a battle about which race is more superior of inferior than the other. Racism has been primarily steered by the Whites majority directing it against the other ethnic and racial minorities. According to history, the white have always shown disparities that are of racial nature when it comes to employment housing, and criminal justice. Racial disparity refers to is ...

This paper is my reflective reaction on the Arab Human Development Report (AHDR) in relation to the theories of Global Political Economy (GPE). The ideas for this paper are organized as follows: the first part provides the summary of the AHDR and it highlights the major features of the human development report; the second part discusses the different challenges faced by the Arab countries in the GPE; the third part is my evaluation of how GPE theories explain the Arab economic realities; the fourth part is my assessment of the role of the Middle East as a regional economy in ...

Tickner: “Three Voices of Man: Gendered Perspectives on Global Economic Security”

Tickner’s article discusses the various political practices adopted by states in order to promote their economic security. The author’s central idea is that, “the liberal, the economic nationalist, and the Marxist approaches to international political economy are biased towards masculine representations” (Tickner 90). The piece is written in Tickner’s usual style: conventional and educational, but not overly accessible to a wide audience. A particularly interesting point of Tickner’s is that concerning the term “positive peace,” coined in the early 1970s. Speaking of the developing world, Tickner says: “The legitimacy of states that failed to meet ...

Revolution in military

Revolution in military affairs can be attributed to use of new processes and new tools of waging war like system of systems, command and control, as well as network-centric warfare, all driven by information technology. The term “Revolution in Military Affairs” is used to refer to a major shift in the nature of fighting which is as a result of the application of new technologies which adjusts the nature and accomplishment of military actions, when these technologies are pooled with organizational and operational concepts as well as vivid changes in military doctrine, (Theodor, 1995, pp.3-9). The concept of revolution in ...