Poverty in the United States has become a much more serious and greater issue as years pass by. The poverty rate is rising‚ and more and more people are spiraling into debt‚ homelessness‚ and unemployment. This mechanism used by this capitalist country has long affected the future of this nation: children. As of the early 2010’s‚ one billion of the world’s 2.2 billion children are in poverty‚ making it nearly half of the world’s children. Child exposure to the cruelty of poverty can be extremely
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Intro to Sociology Research paper 11/18/2011 Suicide Suicide. We see it on the news almost every day. People from the age of 10 yrs. old to 80yrs old are committing suicide left and right due to personal issues. Suicide is in fact one of the leading causes of death of Americans and other people worldwide. Suicide is something that is not new to society. When a person turns to suicide it is not necessarily showing a sign of weakness. People see it as their way out to escape from reality. Of course‚ we
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of assailant. In the United States 2 million to 4 million women are abused by male husbands or partners every year. Thousands of women are killed and many of them are severely physically assaulted. Statistics such as these are phenomenal. Domestic abuse appears not only with violence‚ but it is very prevalent in psychological abuse. Domestic violence is widespread through the United States‚ mostly due to fear caused by the abuser. The problem is recognized in the United States and much is being done
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There are many theories to explain the continual cause of poverty throughout the United States. Some profess the reasoning for poverty is the attitude and generational norms that tend to repeat themselves for groups under the poverty line. Others believe the economy and unequal distribution of power is the cause‚ while still others pinpoint the origin as coming from racism and discrimination against a people group. The following examines three specific factors‚ the population growth in comparison
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violence on its own soil. By the time America got itself involved in two overseas wars to fight this new War on Terror‚ many Americans began to wonder whether the the U.S.’ victory in the Cold War was really a failure. There are three types of terrorism: State-sanctioned terrorism‚ terror networks‚ and domestic terrorism. State-sanctioned terrorism attacks are usually an attempt to gain world attention for a cause‚ not necessarily to kill a large number of people. Groups that utilize this type of
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Income/wealth inequality in the U.S has grown rapidly over the last few decades. “Today the richest 1% own 34% of the wealth and top 10% own 74%” (Hodges). The main causes of this discrepancy are attributed to the technology boom‚ the need for companies to outsource production and inherence of wealth as well as company differences. Though the growing gap is alarming to Americans‚ it is important to remember that income and wealth inequality is an accepted result of a capitalistic economy. The
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It was on April 25‚ 1898 that Spain and the United States. As a result of the war the United States acquired territories in the Pacific and in Latin America. The war seemed to start when Cuba was struggling to gain independence from Spain. This was long before Cuba was a threat to us during the Cold War. This was early February of 1898. Being so close to America‚ American sympathy for the rebels rose. There was large demand for U.S. intervention after an unexplained sinking of the USS Maine. In April
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Causes of Discrimination � PAGE �2� Common Causes of Discrimination � Common Causes of Discrimination Introduction One direct body of evidence of the persistence of employment discrimination‚ despite the presence of antidiscrimination laws‚ comes from the scope and dispensation of job discrimination lawsuits. Discriminatory practices have occurred at highly visible U.S. corporations often having multinational operations. The suits reveal racial and gender discrimination in employment‚ training
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World War Two‚ the world was split into two‚ east and west. This marked the beginning of an era called the Cold War. The Cold War was the most subtle war in history‚ but the world came very close to a nuclear war that had the potential to inevitably wipe out mankind. The two main opponents in this war were the Soviet Union and the United States. With Canada being the United States neighbour to the north and close to The Soviet Union geographically‚ Canada allied itself with the United States. This
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Bullying is not illegal in the United States. Although it has grown national awareness‚ it is still very much a serious problem today. All types of bullying have created a learning disadvantage among our youth. "Most bullying takes place in school‚ outside on school grounds‚ and on the school bus. Bullying also happens wherever kids gather in the community." Students victimized often experience low self-esteem and isolation‚ a crippling fear of rejection and an increase in social anxiety‚ therefore
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