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Gun violence is one of the crucial problems that Boston city faces. That issue has become especially remarkable during the COVID-19 pandemic, as the rate of homicide cases with firearms surged by 29% in 2020 compared to 2019. Moreover, the shootings that resulted in victims deaths grew from 23 people in 2019 to 31 during…

Racism occurs when people are divided into distinct and exclusive biological groups or rather entities known as races. It is a worldwide hierarchy of power and inferiority in the societies which have been economically, culturally, and politically produced and replicated for years by the cultural institutions of the patriarchal of western-centric/capitalist/Christian centric system/ colonial world…

The Sanctuary Movement recently reemerged under the Trump era as a popular movement to protect and defend the communities of color and immigrants. It is stated that in the Trump era, activists are once again proclaiming various institutional spacesfrom college campuses to entire citiessites of sanctuary (Barron, 190). However, it is important to note that…

The sale of human body parts and the trafficking of people for organ removal have become an increasing global problem in recent years. The offense is committed by transnational networks of criminals, including traffickers, international brokers, health professionals, suppliers, and buyers. Various international organizations have developed legal frameworks to combat the illegal trade in human…

Contemporary society is focused on cultivating tolerance and an equal attitude to all people regardless of their age, sex, social status, and race. For this reason, there are multiple attempts to improve the position of vulnerable groups and provide their representatives with assistance. For instance, for the bigger part of history, women have been vulnerable…

The purpose of this paper is to compare and contrast the views of Samuel Huntington and Edward Said on the sources of geopolitical conflicts in the modern world. In his article, Huntington claims that future geopolitical conflicts will be not ideological or political in nature, but cultural (Tuathail, 2006). Said, in turn, argues against this…

In 2016, the largest health care fraud ever committed was revealed to the public. According to Mangan (2016, July 23), three Florida residents have been charged in an alleged Medicare fraud and money laundering scheme that netted participants a whopping $1 billion since 2009 (pp. 1). Such a fallout had the potential of rallying the…

The supply and demand of recreational and medical marijuana were considerably impacted by the pandemic of the coronavirus and related isolation. According to the Oregon Liquor Control Commission, the production of cannabis has increased by 78% since 2019, while the amount of marijuana sold increased by 150% (1). Thus this highly increased consumption contributed to…

There are various definitions of what it means to be an American. A person with American citizenship is an American. However, being an American is much more as it means being committed to and sharing American values and ideals (Elfenbein & Hanson, 2019). Being an American also means that one has freedom. Apart from the…

The Teen Support Centre has various weaknesses in its internal control systems. Any organizations cash receipt procedures are implicit in several flaws that may negatively impact its accounts portfolio (Adhikari et al., 2020). These weaknesses may compromise the level of precision and assurance in matters regarding financial controls. One of the weaknesses is seen in…