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Currently, there is a debate ongoing on whether people should be allowed to bear arms or should not have the freedom to bear arms. The argument started after the second amendment of the constitution and it has sparked extreme conflict all around the world. In my opinion, I believe that it is a basic human right for every U.S citizen to possess a legal firearm. Every U.S citizen should carry a firearm that can harm others; however, it is our job as the people to make sure those weapons end up in the right hands.

A radicalization process has several steps and is not something that takes place overnight. Transformation can come about due to a variety of factors in an individual's life. Similarly, people can also become de-radicalized and leave terrorist organizations through different methods and factors. Many programs have been implemented worldwide, including in the United States, that have been designed to de-radicalize people and turn them away from terrorism. Violent extremism (VE), in its emergence and spread, as well as the evolution of violent extremist organizations (VEOs) continue to pose a complex and global threat (King & Taylor, 2011). However, to fully comprehend the origins of violent radicalization, it's crucial to understand that terrorist groups are composed of different types of disaffected individuals who undergo varying paths of radicalization. This paper analyzes and compares two different approaches to radicalization, as well as summarizes the factors that can lead someone to disengage from terrorist activities and the programs available to support counter-radicalization.

The novel “Sula” written by Toni Morrison presents a contrasting theme on the definition of evil and good. In the story, the character Nel represents good while Sula represents evil. Sula represents the opposite view of good as depicted in her action which contradicts with the traditional societal norms in which one is supposed to live up to a certain degree of expectation. Through analysis of the two contradicting concepts of Sula and Nel regarding evil, a conclusion can be made that evil is only a subjective view of society. As such, the standard of integrity does not differentiate virtue from evil, rather an individual can be regarded as good or evil on the basis of individual view and bias.

African Americans have suffered from injustice, racism, and discrimination throughout American history. During the 1600s, Portuguese and Spanish settlers brought the first slaves to the newly formed American Colonies. Initially, Africans were bought and sold to work as servants and laborers. However, just after the invention of the cotton grid, states passed laws that sanctioned the enslavement of blacks. Consequently, life under slavery was appalling and arduous as black culture was suppressed during slavery and the country was torn apart by the Civil war. The North's victory helped free four million slaves while the Civil Rights Movement helped bring social change. Through the government’s support for desegregation, racial discrimination came to an end. However, despite the social changes discrimination and repression is still apart of African American life. Also, the African American language, customs, values, artistic forms, and religious beliefs have been reshaped. Thus, African Americans have played a significant role in the founding of American democracy.

A family cycle is defined as the pattern of evolution that most families undergo through over some time. Although most families practice this pattern, some don't due to different family settings. For instance, families made up of gay couples, lesbians, cohabiting couples, or single-family face a challenge in undergoing through some of these family life cycles as a result of differences in their attributes. Also, in marriages where children are not produced don't fulfill the seven stages of the family cycle. These stages of family cycles include establishing a family, enlarging a family, developing a family, encouraging impendence, launching children, post launching children, and lastly, retirement, respectively (Wood, 2015). This essay provides an in-depth analysis of each stage of the family life cycle, establishing its importance to the family setting and explaining how it applies to the current family structure.

We meet the Garba ethnic group of the north-eastern deserts of Kenya in 'A poor man shames us all', in which they emphasize giving more than receiving. Unfortunately, there has been widespread drought and many cattle have died, but the residents of the area are still proud of their remaining animals and grateful. People in the community are deeply rooted in their culture and don't let the outside world interfere with their beliefs and respect for goats and camels. Their main virtue is generosity and hospitality, which is evident in how they live. Despite Boru's father's initial reluctance, Boru's father agrees to give a camel to a stranger who approaches their village after their animal dies due to the drought (Maybury-Lewis, 2016). According to them, a truly well-lived life entails helping other people whenever you can, regardless of your financial situation; people are more important than possessions.

What you eat and drink can really change you, not just in diet or size but also your mental capacity. In this modern era, caffeine has become one of the most consumed drugs in the world. Too much consumption of caffeine has raised a need to develop an extensive number of experiments to find the effects of caffeine on cognitive functions.

The educational experiences of African-American and other "minority" pupils in the US continue to be mostly segregated and unequal, notwithstanding rhetoric about equality in the country. Few people in the United States are aware that the educational system in their country is among the most uneven in the industrialized world and that social standing frequently determines the learning chances that pupils receive (Evans et al., 2001). The least well-funded schools, the majority of which are found in core cities or rural areas, are where poor and minority pupils are concentrated. These schools receive funding that is significantly less than that of nearby suburban districts. Many Latinx students begin their formal education without the financial and social support that many other students do, and schools are frequently ill-prepared to make up for these early inequalities. Initial difficulties for Latinx children frequently result from their parent’s immigration status, socioeconomic background, and ignorance of the American educational system. Inadequate school resources and Latinx pupils' poor relationships with their teachers continue to jeopardize their academic progress as they move through the educational system (Shapiro & Partelow, 2018). Latinx have the lowest rates of high school and college degree achievement as a result of initial disadvantages, which reduces their prospects of finding steady employment. Consequently, Latinx students' educational attainment is a matter of national concern that has turned into a post-pandemic. However, to combat this issue, the United States government together with education stakeholders in Washington DC and other states need to find a solution to the large and growing Latinx teacher-student gap. There is an inadequate number of Latinx educators in all the States to adequately represent the diversity of the student body. To narrow the teacher-student divide among Latinx people, policymakers must modify their recruitment strategies to combat this issue.

A concern has been raised over increased violence among children in the United States. As a result of this, there has been continued speculation over the main cause of this behavior. Questions on whether children’s exposure to media violence correlates to the child’s aggressive behavior have been raised and therefore studies have been carried out to affirm this speculation. Some studies show that there is a correlation between children’s behavior and exposure to media violence, while others depict that there is no correlation between children’s behavior and exposure to media violence. In order to explain the assumption “Media Violence affects children’s behavior” as stated by Browne, Kevin, and Catherine, a learning approach should be utilized (Browne, Kevin, and Catherine 702-710). Media that presents a lot of shows having some sort of violence for instance wrestling, violent video games, and many other forms of violence. With such exposure to media violence, children will tend to imitate such violence and try them when alone or with their peers as shown in the learning approach. According to the study carried out by Huston et al in the year 1991, a child would have witnessed around 200,000 violent acts once he/she turns 18 on television shows and about 40,000 murders in media (Huston). Similarly, the Kaiser Family foundation depicts that 8-14 years old children utilize most of their time interacting with computers, watching televisions, and playing game consoles than any other activity in their lives except sleeping (Roberts).

Digital entrepreneurship, because of its nature of involving technological advancements, has contributed a lot towards people engaging in it. This is a new mode of transacting business that has attracted almost every business-oriented person. Majority of people have seen potential in the venture due to its nature of not being too demanding in terms of movements, and hence not consuming resources, as would be compared to the conventional form of carrying out businesses. One major aspect of digital entrepreneurship is its inversion by the youth - with an aim of setting their financial base, or as a way of passing time once they are out of college. In particular, youth in social media platform have found themselves having a booming venture that they hitherto had not anticipated to be realistic. The manner in which some of these businesses have been carried out, however, has left a lot of people (who consider themselves as outsiders, or analogue) to approach the use of technology with a pinch of salt. This paper will therefore discuss in details whether digital entrepreneurship has attained its goal, especially among the youth, or - if it has ever been abused.

Elderly people tend to experience medical problems most often as a result of weakening immune systems as they age. Diabetes is among the most common medical complications that the elderly face in the U.K and all over the world. Diabetes mellitus commonly known as diabetes is a medical condition used to describe diseases that affect blood sugar levels in the human body. Glucose plays a crucial in a human’s body since it provides energy to the body. Diabetes among the aging population appears unique as compared to other populations. In the elderly, the pathophysiology of this disorder differs, so the therapy approach should be different too (Meneilly, n.d). Diabetes incidence and prevalence increase with age for a number of reasons. It is evident that genetic influences play a role in this disease (Kahn, 1994, Pg. 1066-1085). Therefore, in families with a history of diabetes, the risk of developing the disease increases with age, though no gene responsible has been identified. Additionally, certain ethnicities are more likely to suffer from type 2 diabetes than others, indicating a genetic predisposition (Lipton et al., 1993, Pg. 826-839).

On 1st June, 2019, the two companies i.e. Salesforce and Tableau informed the public of the definitive agreement under which Salesforce would acquire Tableau (Nina, 2020). The main reason for the acquisition was to form a platform where teams can collaborate to give real-time customer support hence uniting the customers where necessary. The acquisition deal was $15.7 billion. Immediately after the acquisition, Salesforce informed the public that it would integrate Einstein Analytics with the firm acquired and will be renamed Tableau CRM. Salesforce hopes to achieve an easy tactic of connecting any information with the integration and helps it in faster decision making. The deal stated that Tableau shareholders would get 1.103 Salesforce stocks, this is valued at $177.88 per stock, showing a bonus of 42% to the then Tableau’s closing amount. The plan was completed on 1st August, 2019. It owns Tableau 100%.