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    8% and 7.6 million. For Hispanics‚ 21.5% were in poverty‚ non Hispanic whites 8.2%‚ blacks 24.5% and Asians 10.2. There are many factors that cause poverty‚ such as education‚ unemployment and health. Education is a factor of poverty because its a way of life and opportunity. Without knowledge there is ignorance‚ and a less opportunity to get a job or career. The majority of people living in poverty are less educated than others. Some of them may be high school drop outs or may have completed high

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    Drinking alcohol was more of a social status. The more a person had or kept up with the latest beverage‚ they were considered to have a good social status. Drinking was a common fad at social events. In the article‚ “Drinking in Colonial America”‚ the editor Ed Crew explains the reasons why colonials consumed so much and where alcohol was mostly used. Crew says that alcohol was consumed at events such as: christenings‚ weddings‚ funerals and even political events. Alcohol was used as a bribe

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    present day America. On the one hand‚ people view discrimination as just and equal towards minorities in order to separate the races in society. On the other hand‚ segregation brought by Jim Crow and Immigration Laws during the 19th century was unjust towards the targeted races. Although segregation and immigration acts have been ended with newer laws‚ such as the 13th amendment‚ complete freedom has not yet been granted due to the ongoing racism‚ injustice‚ and inequality in present day America. It is

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    Imagine living in a place filled with nothing‚ just pure emptiness. People in America say some regions are boring compared to others. Luckily‚ I have evidence of which regions are the best. I will carefully go through each region I hand-picked. People should be considerate about these regions because of their astonishing environments‚ unique culture‚ and various indigenous groups. The first region would be the Southeast. The Southeast contain states such as: Kentucky‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina

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    The Need to Belong: Rediscovering Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs. by: Norman Kunc Axis Consultation and Training Ltd Originally published in: Villa‚ R.‚ Thousand‚ J.‚ Stainback‚ W. & Stainback‚ S. Restructuring for Caring & Effective Education. Baltimore: Paul Brookes‚ 1992. © Copyright 1992 Paul H. Brookes Publishers. Newtonian principles of physics were regarded as true until Einstein demonstrated that they provided an inadequate explanation of the laws of nature. Similarly‚ Freudian analysts viewed

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    Life in America in 1969 Americans were experiencing a split in society in 1969 from both domestic and foreign issues‚ the events of this time ultimately affects the public’s view of their government. In 1969‚ the foreign Vietnam war as well as the civil rights movement created a change in society that was displayed by music and a change in culture. The recent actions taken in vietnam by the johnson administration‚ as well as Nixon’s first year in office‚ created split in society relative to the

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    The Rise and Fall of America Chad T. Griffin COM/215 October 29‚ 2012 Faith Ibarra The Rise and Fall of America What do you think of when you hear of the United States has come to the help of a failing or corrupt nation? When I hear that I think oh great‚ we are now involved in another war. We have become such a failed and unreliable state. This can be seen on how the United States has fell behind other nations due to failing schools‚ failing foreign police and the technology age. Today

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    million tons) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tons). Food and Agriculture Organization Over 97% of food waste generated ends up in the landfill. (Environmental Protection Agency) 33 million tons of food makes its way to landfills each year. (Environmental Protection Agency) Consumer and foodservice food waste is the largest source of food loss in the marketing chain. Economic

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    Smith 1  Haley Smith  Mrs. Brown  AP English ­ 7  September 18‚ 2014    a long way gone  Informative Essay  The novel‚ ​ a long way gone​ ‚ written by Ishmael Beah is a true and troubling story of a  child soldier during the civil war in Sierra Leone‚ an African country. Beah faces many arduous  struggles and carries out many atrocities while fighting that no child should ever have to endure.  How and why does the army trick these children into doing these abhorrent tasks‚ specifically  Ishmael Beah while he was fighting for Sierra Leone

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    all say how much we hate school and that we wish we didn’t have to go but in all truth we are so lucky to be able to get the chance to graduate high school and hopefully go to the college of our dreams. In Latin America‚ the country of Brazil doesn’t have the best education. In Latin America alone education is difficult to come by. Although the education system in Brazil has changed throughout the years schooling is still a struggle for people. Part of the problems Brazil’s learning system has is

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