Resolution Proposal

Currently there are several problems in the United States including wars, drugs violence and the most talked about problem, the economy. These problems are definitely important which is why they make headlines and the president is doing the best to solve them. The problems mentioned in the previous blog have much easier solutions and can be taken care of by the citizens themselves.

               Immigration is also one of the problems that the president is trying to fix today but, the government is taking the wrong approach toward this problem. Mainly, because they are making being a citizen much stricter with laws that are so demanding that even innocent people get arrested for reasons as simple as not carrying their documentation. My solution to this problem is to accept immigrants and provide them with jobs that most American citizens do not want to do like farming and mining, this might also help better economy at the same time. If the reason most immigrants move to the United States is to get jobs for a better life, then why not provide that if the country needs people to fill these positions.

               Racism may not be something that is currently in the president’s mind because he is an Africa-American and has the highest position in government. I guess that in his eyes racism is barley exist in the American society but, it is obvious that racism is very active within the police force and airport security. I know there are bigger problems and that if a person is constantly insulted because of their race it can be classified as bullying but, I think cops need to get informed and be more educated so that way they won’t judge people by using racial profiling. One good solution I can think of is creating a test made by a psychologist that will identify if the person is racist or not. If the person is racist then they should not be allowed to do police work out in the city.

               In conclusion, immigration and racism are conflicts in the American society that can be solved and would make the United States much better to live in. Most citizens should try to help solve these dilemmas by making petitions or other forms of peaceful protests and get the government to realize the smaller conflicts in the United States. Although there are other more important problems at the moment, the government should consider solving these because they are closely related to human rights.  

http://content.usatoday.com/communities/theoval/post/2011/04/obama-talks-immigration-with-officials----but-no-members-of-congress/1

Right to live

People in the United States have the right to live but, immigrants are being denied from this right, especially Latinos.  This breaks article 13, 14 and 15 in some cases it has even created racism. The United States created a law, which proponents and critics alike said was the broadest and strictest immigration measure in generations, would make the failure to carry immigration papers a crime and give police power to arrest anyone suspected of being in the country illegally. People have called this an excuse for cops to harass and discriminate against Hispanics regardless of their citizenship status. This is very drastic and, not only does this denies people to walk around freely without the worry of being caught without your papers but, in a way it does not let people use the articles mentioned and breaks article 7..

Protected by the law

               It is hard to not discriminate a person by their appearance because we all do it but we keep it to ourselves and in some cases we get to know that person and we stop discriminating them. Although, try telling that to the police who are suppose to represent the law, they don’t saw its racism they say its racial profiling. It does not matter what they call it is still wrong and either way it is just an excuse for them to arrest African-Americans and Hispanics.  Also, this is very noticeable at airports in the United States when they do a “random” security check on a person that looks from Arabic descent. Events like these make it hard to believe that article 7, which states that everybody should be protected by the law is considered in the United States.

Reasons to care

                This affects everyone because at any moment a friend or family member can be arrested because he or she was not carrying their citizen documents. Most people do not realize this is still a problem in fact some people just joke around about topics like racism and immigration. I don’t blame them for this because sometimes you have to look at it from a different point of view. At least this way people are informed about this but it should be taken seriously. This way the problem gets solved and are voices should be heard by the tyrannical police officers of the United States. Luckily the government is not as racist and allows the president to be an African-American and maybe in the near future a woman might win.

http://www.allaboutpopularissues.org/racism-in-america-faq.htm 

http://www.nytimes.com/2010/04/24/us/politics/24immig.html?_r=1

Background History

Throughout the years, the United States has had a lot of leaders. At the beginning, was George Washington taking the oath in the balcony of Federal Hall in New York on April 30,1789. He helped organize the Constitutional Convention at Philadelphia in 1787. When the new Constitution was ratified, the Electoral College unanimously elected Washington the first President of the United States. Currently we have the 44th president of the United States, Barack Obama, is the first African American to hold the office.

United States has gone through rough times from what was the American Revolution, which initiated everything to the Civil War. The war between the United States split America into two sides. The bitterness and divisions caused by the war still plague America today. One of the most recent historical event is the down fall of the twin towers in New York on September 11, 2001. This brought to mind to a lot of American citizens that the United States still has enemies today.

During this time period, we are experiencing numerous natural disasters. One of the biggest and recent disasters that affected Southern Florida was the hurricane Katrina in the year 2005. Katrina roared into the Louisiana coast with 125 mph sustained winds, causing a storm surge that broke levees that shielded New Orleans from surrounding, higher coastal waters, and leaving 80 percent of the city under water. So many people lost their houses and are still fighting to get even half of the things they used to have.

Americans think that the United States will always be "the wealthiest nation" in the world and that our economy will always produce large numbers of high paying jobs and that the U.S. will always have a very large middle class. Recently, this has been proven untrue. The economy has been dropping and many people have lost their jobs and private companies, stocks are dropping every day, that could lead to the closing of many industries.


Health Issues have been a big problem for many American Citizens. There are several kinds of diseases spreading throughout the nation. The most common is lung cancer; is the cancer responsible for the most deaths in both men and women. Alzheimer's disease is the fifth-leading cause of death in women, and the tenth in men. Doctors do not know exactly what causes Alzheimer's disease. Kidney disease is the ninth-leading cause of death for both male and female Americans.

Therefore what I am trying to clarify with this is that even though the United States is an overall stabilized country, it still faces many issues today. Some of the issues they face are such as problems with other cultures and countries, natural disasters, economical status and diseases.  If the United States took each problem one at a time and everyone got involved this issues would not necessarily disappear, but they could be decreased. The United States is a place where people come searching for a better life and by trying to minimize these problems, we can make it a better place to live in.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/about/presidents




http://environment.nationalgeographic.com/environment/natural-disasters/


http://www.historycentral.com/

Celebration of Culture

Language- The U.S has no official language, 30 states have passed legislation making English the official language. According to a census made in 2000 more than 97% of Americans can speak English well and for 81% it is the only language spoken at home.

Religion- One of the primary Christian countries is the United States, studies say that the majority of the citizens say that religion played a very important role int their lives.

Cultural traditions- Thanksgiving has become a traditional holiday which evolved from the custom of English pilgrims to give thanks to their welfare. One of the most common traditions is fireworks in 4 of July.


Music-American music can be heard all over the world. Live music is especially popular with bands and solo artists. American popular music also contains many styles of music that developed in the United States and were popular music when they came up (or still are). Examples are hip-hop,house music,techno music,jazz,blues and various others.

Dance- There is great variety in dance in the United States, it is the home of the Lindy Hop and its derivative Rock and Roll, and modern square dance (associated with the United States of America due to its historic development in that country—nineteen U.S. states have designated it as their official state dance) and one of the major centers for modern dance. There is a variety of social dance and concert or performance dance forms with also a range of traditions of Native American dances.

 Art- In the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries, American artists primarily painted landscapes and portraits in a realistic style. A parallel development taking shape in rural America was the American Craft movement, which began as a reaction to the Industrial Revolution. Developments in modern art in Europe came to America from exhibitions in New York City such as the Armory Show in 1913. After World War II, New York emerged as a center of the art world.

Etiquette-Tipping,not comment on language skills,no hats in door,saying please and thank you, when shaking hands eye contact.

Foods- Hamburgers,hot dogs,steak,mac and cheese, tomatoes soup etc.


http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_the_United_States#Languages

http://www.fastrecipes.com/cookbook/traditional-american-food-recipes-2008100666/

http://www.tripadvisor.com/Travel-g191-c3541/United-States:Customs.Habits.And.Etiquette.html

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeFi3SDi_n8

Country Overview

Location
 North America, bordering both the North Atlantic Ocean and the North Pacific Ocean, between Canada and Mexico.

Geography
 World's third-largest country by size (after Russia and Canada) and by population (after China and India); Mt. McKinley is highest point in North America and Death Valley the lowest point on the continent.

Population

313,232,044 (July 2011 est.)

 

Government type

Constitution-based federal republic; strong democratic tradition.

Political state
Republican

Education and literacy rates
  In the U.S education is mostly provided by the public sector, the country has a reading literacy rate at 99% of the population over age 15.

Languages
 English 82.1%, Spanish 10.7%, other Indo-European 3.8%, Asian and Pacific island 2.7%, other 0.7% (2000 census).

Religion
 Protestant 51.3%, Roman Catholic 23.9%, Mormon 1.7%, other Christian 1.6%, Jewish 1.7%, Buddhist 0.7%, Muslim 0.6%, other or unspecified 2.5%, unaffiliated 12.1%, none 4% (2007 est.)

Birth Rates
 13.83 births/1,000 population (2011 est.)

Life expectancy
 total population: 78.37 years
  Male: 75.92 years
  Female: 80.93 years

Ethnic Groups

 White 79.96%, black 12.85%, Asian 4.43%, Amerindian and Alaska native 0.97%, native Hawaiian and other Pacific islander 0.18%, two or more races 1.61% (July 2007 estimate)

 

Legal system

 Federal court system based on English common law; each state has its own unique legal system of which all but one (Louisiana, which is still influenced by the Napoleonic Code) is based on English common law; judicial review of legislative acts; has not accepted compulsory ICJ jurisdiction.

Suffrage
  18 years of age; universal.

Unemployment Rate
9.7% (2010 est.)

Population below poverty line
 12% (2004 est.)

Industries
  Highly diversified, world leading, high-technology innovator, second largest industrial output in world; petroleum, steel, motor vehicles, aerospace, telecommunications, chemicals, electronics, food processing, consumer goods, lumber, mining.

Communications
Telephones- Lines in use:141 million (2009)

Military service
 18 years of age (17 years of age with parental consent) for male and female voluntary service; maximum enlistment age 42 (Army), 27 (Air Force), 34 (Navy), 28 (Marines); service obligation 8 years, including 2-5 years active duty (Army), 2 years active (Navy), 4 years active (Air Force, Marines) (2010)

Transnational issues

  The U.S. has intensified domestic security measures and is collaborating closely with its neighbors, Canada and Mexico, to monitor and control legal and illegal personnel, transport, and commodities across the international borders; abundant rainfall in recent years along much of the Mexico-US border region has ameliorated periodically strained water-sharing arrangements; 1990 Maritime Boundary Agreement in the Bering Sea still awaits Russian Duma ratification; managed maritime boundary disputes with Canada at Dixon Entrance, Beaufort Sea, Strait of Juan de Fuca, and around the disputed Machias Seal Island and North Rock; The Bahamas and US have not been able to agree on a maritime boundary; US Naval Base at Guantanamo Bay is leased from Cuba and only mutual agreement or US abandonment of the area can terminate the lease; Haiti claims US-administered Navassa Island; US has made no territorial claim in Antarctica (but has reserved the right to do so) and does not recognize the claims of any other states; Marshall Islands claims Wake Island; Tokelau included American Samoa's Swains Island among the islands listed in its 2006 draft constitution.

 

https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/geos/us.html#top