There are many important duties of an American citizen. Living in the US comes with its privileges but also comes with its responsibilities. One of the most important duties is paying taxes to the government. Every citizen with a paying job must pay taxes to the government. Another important duty of a us citizen in serving in the military if necessary. If the government ever needs more soldiers to fight in a war‚ they can do a draft and whoever is picked will them become a member of the military
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American Educational System Education system is different in all over the world. In a lot of countries they had changed their educational system. The United States of America have made a lot of changes in their educational system. For example‚ In 2001 President George Bush passed a new policy called "No Child Left Behind" (NCLB). This policy made a lot of differnece in American Educational policies. No Child Left Behind is the name for the most recent update to the Elementary and Secondary Education
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African- American Protestants make up one of the strongest religious communities in America. This can be linked to the days of slavery where they would get their religion from the slave owners. They made them get rid of any African religions and convert to the religion of the house they belonged to. This reduced the amount of African-based religions such as Vodu in America. After the Civil War‚ many still had hardship in the south as they are free now but not necessarily accepted. This creates a
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Vietnamese American “If you are depressed‚ you are living in the past. If you are anxious‚ you are living in the future. If you are at peace‚ you are living in the present.” ― Lao Tzu As I left the Indianapolis airport at almost midnight‚ I knew that I was in an unfamiliar place‚ however‚ I couldn’t see it either. Compared to the sparkling night cities in California where I grew up in and left behind‚ here it was almost completely dark‚ with only the dim highway lights to aid our vision. I
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housewife. Women become completely dependent on their spouse and spend the rest of their lives cooking‚ cleaning‚ and raising children. Women are far more independent in America and have more opportunities to display their capability. Being a Pakistani-American woman‚ I have the opportunity to decide whether I want to be a housewife or a working woman. As a child‚ I was oblivious to why being independent is so important. Most of my life‚ I had never been exposed to a Pakistani woman who had a stable
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required to “make a difference”. There are many ways that we contribute to making a difference to a cause. For example‚ we can hold more fundraisers like car washes or even bakes sales. In my opinion‚ I would like to do these activities to help the American Cancer Society. There are different kinds of cancer‚ but they can all affect many lives. About 3‚400 people are diagnosed with cancer each day in the United States. They are left with the idea every day that soon they have to leave their family
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history in the United States. It was in this year that Congress approved the Nineteenth Amendment‚ which forbade discrimination against voters according to their sex. (Funk and Wagnall’s A new era‚ characterized by greater freedoms‚ had begun for American women. "The New Woman" was carefree‚ bare-armed‚ and often appalling to the older generation. Style in the 1920s reflected drastic changes in the perception of what was "proper." In the previous Victorian era‚ the style for women resembled
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personalities. Some of these tattoos consisted of dotted lines‚ animals‚ and intricate shapes. (“Native American Tattoos”). Tattoos were also used as right of passages. In some cultures‚ getting a tattoo marked the transition from adolescents to adulthood. Some nomadic clans would believe that if a young boy could not handle the pain of getting a tattoo‚ then he would not be useful in battle. They also would not be considered strong enough to protect family members. Similarly‚ if a young girl could
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syllabus is approved for use in England‚ Wales and Northern Ireland as a Cambridge International Level 1/Level 2 Certificate. This document consists of 7 printed pages and 1 blank page. © UCLES 2012 [Turn over 2 Option A: 19th Century topic WAS THE AMERICAN CIVIL WAR CAUSED BY SLAVERY? 1 Study Source A and B. How far do these two sources disagree? Explain your answer using details of the sources. Level 5 Compares overall points of view of sources about the causes of the Civil War Level 4 Agreement
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meant to take our mind off reality and focus on our desires. No dream is considered too big or small‚ as long as the person understands from what is right or wrong. For five years‚ Mexico had been my home. Moving to the United States to pursue the American Dream‚ is difficult for someone who doesn’t know the English language. I was five years old
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