Essays on United States

California’s history goes back many years and has evolved in so many ways. California is a well-populated state that, by being multicultural but also rich in various resources, appeals to the masses. There was plenty of space for capital, job opportunities, and expansion of land...

Nat Turner was born on October 2, 1800, in Southampton County, Virginia. In August of 1831, Nat and six other enslaved men engaged in a violent string of murders within Southampton County. As they ventured out from homestead to homestead, they slaughtered every white individual...

Los Angeles, or L.A. as the people love to call it, is a beautiful city and the most influential metropolis on the West Coast. This sprawling city has a population of over 4 million people, a figure that makes it the second most populated metropolis...

The Texas Wildlife Association (TWA) is a non profit interest group that centers their interest on private landowners and their moral bond with its land. The TWA focuses on issues regarding to the hunters’ rights and hunting heritage, preservation of natural resources, and private landowners’...

The author of Hawaii’s Story was Liliuokalani — a Hawaii queen. Hawaii’s Story recorded her personal life and the history she experienced in Hawaii. Liliuokalani was born in 1838 as one of royal but was adopted by another chief after. Liliuokalani was well-educated and gifted,...

After a twenty-six-hour flight, I walked off the plane into the hot, bright sun beaming across my face. I felt exhausted and excited. Holding my carry-on bag in my hand with my sunglasses on and flowing dress with my book in my other hand, I...

One of the United States’ 50 states, Hawaii, is known for its beautiful sceneries and full of natural environments. Due to its geographical location, located in the middle of the Pacific Ocean, Hawaii is fascinating enough to attract tourists and discover a long history and...

Have you ever started your day off in your parents’ home really wanting to move out but can’t? Because you can’t afford to pay rent let alone the basic necessities for yourself. In this essay I am going to discuss the debate over Florida’s minimum...

I still remember my first ever vacation when I live in Texas. It was on the warmth of a summer day in July, 2009. After finishing the spring semester at high school, my cousins and I had two months to rest, relax and go somewhere....

Identification and evaluation of sources “Why and to What Extent Did the Bombing of Pearl Harbor Affect Hawaii?” To explore this topic, there are many primary and secondary resources to answer the question fully and give evidence about the topic of Pearl Harbor. The primary...

Intro In 1991 Rodney King was in a high speed chase with the police and when pulled over he was brutally beaten by four white officers, the four officers were acquitted of all charges. The acquittal of the officers led to the 1992 riots in...

Rodney King was an African-American male born in Sacramento, California on April 2nd, 1965. In Los Angeles (on March 3rd, 1991), Rodney King was pulled over by LAPD, forcibly removed from the vehicle he was in, and savagely beaten by four LAPD officers; Laurence Powell,...

The early 1950s was a remarkable time for the last revival and comeback for the country blues. At this point of time, country blues was heavily overthrown by urban blues (and jazz) of the 1930s and 1940s. By 1950, the country blues returned channeling the...

The media is a tool that usually passes information to people. The information should not forward the agenda and preferences of the individuals at a media outlet, but it should present the real and unbiased situation. The distribution and presentation manner of a vital issue...

In the past year concealed carry has become a less crazy idea to many people in the state of Texas. In Texas 172 school districts allow teachers and staff to carry guns in schools. Not only is this putting children in possible danger, but it...

The New York subway, one of the bustling subways in the world always came to a serious impediment when it came to communicating information between the underground and above ground police personnel. The officers in the transit police stationed above ground were unable to communicate...

Air pollution is a dangerous amount of particles and gases released into the atmosphere. You can classify this into two categories, primary and secondary pollutants. Primary pollutants are any pollutants emitted directly from their source into the atmosphere. These can be from natural occurring places...

Introduction Water analysis has many facets and parts to it, depending on its classification according to the Florida Department of Environmental Protection. Some of the criteria analyzed by surface water supplies include industrial and agricultural discharge, silver, lindane and lead concentrations, carcinogens, and mutagenes to...

As the years have gone by, Los Angeles has been known to attract many people and has allowed them to feel accepted and to express themselves as who they are. Since the 1960s, the LGBTQ Community has felt a sense of freedom towards who they...