Lancaster 1 Joy Lancaster Anthropology 4 Paper #2 October 19‚ 2010 Does Race Exist? Race does not exist biologically‚ but it does exist as an abstract social construct. The definition or meaning of race is different depending on the ideas and beliefs within a culture. One important factor in using the term race is to not get it confused with ethnicity or culture. The difficulty that some people have with characterizing ethnicity or culture is that they associate it with race‚ whereas that is
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karma is a real‚ active force of nature. For example‚ say that you plan to cheat on a test and tell your friends about it. They might say "don’t do that‚ karma will bite you in the butt." However‚ I do not agree with them. I believe that karma does not exist because a lot of horrendous things happen to people who have lived a good life. Also‚ if karma were real‚ people would be affected that did not do anything bad. One of the reasons I do not believe in karma is because even though people are relatively
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world. This is also the case for the United States. The word empire is mostly avoided in describing the history of the U.S. The question is if the U.S can be seen as a modern empire in history. Furthermore does the U.S share certain similarities with other empires in history? And do empires still exists in the twenty first century? The Ottoman Empire actively expanded its territory during the fifteenth and sixteenth century. The Ottomans not only conquered large parts of Europe and Asia‚ but also kept
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Why Does the Third World Exist? We understand why there is global poverty and some of the background and historical causes‚ but why does the "Third World" exist? There are many reasons: Hypothesis #1 Most Lesser Developed Countries (LDCs) have: poor climate poor soils inadequate rainfall unreliable temperatures (too high‚ too low) lack of natural resources There are anomalies however as certain countries have some of these conditions but are still developed and there are countries
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Poverty in America can be one of the leading causes of obesity. The people who are not in poverty are the ones that can afford to eat healthy for themselves and for the environment. Not only do people who are dealing in poverty can be obese‚ but they are more likely to be because they have more risk factors than others. There are a number of studies that have found positive associations between food insecurity and obesity. The FRAC (Food Research and Action Center) stated that‚ “In a 12- state
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class and the bottom is the majority which is lower-class and poverty stricken individuals. There are many factors than can influence why a person is impoverished. Poverty is a globalized disadvantage that stems from circumstances such as birth‚ the environment one lives in‚ one’s education level‚ demographic‚ and many other causes. Many argue that‚ to fix poverty one must start within their household. However‚ I believe that systematic poverty beings upstairs‚ due to our government’s inability to effectively
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Poverty and Children in the United States Who are America’s poor children? How many children in America are poor? What are some of the hardships that face poor children in America? These are only a few questions that we can ask ourselves when considering children who live in poverty in America. Children face monumental hardships in our country because of poverty or the condition of not possessing the means to afford basic human needs. The economic crisis that we find ourselves in today
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Throughout the history of the United States‚ there has been racism. Even though the Civil Rights movement was a success‚ people still have bitter feelings towards other races. The question of why there is racism is often left out of many history texts‚ as they seem to focus on the different wars of our time instead. However‚ the question of why racism exists is a very important one‚ as racism has been causes of many of the problems throughout history and today‚ such as the Civil War or the War
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when attempting to define the word poverty. People in the world‚ claim to easily define poverty with definitions like anyone who cannot afford basic resources or if one is homeless they suffer from poverty‚ but little do they know that they are greatly mistaken. Poverty owns a median‚ a median that only a select few fall under‚ which is truly unfair. There is a median that poverty carries along‚ drawing out the boundaries‚ for who is considered to be under poverties grasp‚ while the world decides who
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Poverty is a big problem in the Americas. In 2010‚ 15.1% of all citizens were below the poverty line- and people aren’t magically getting wealthier. A question has been rising: Are people able to change their social and financial status? Is it fixed‚ or changeable‚ or somewhere in between? It all depends on how willing a person is to try to get out of poverty. If one sits around and does nothing but cry about how poor they are‚ they will not be as successful as someone who keeps their head up looking
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