MS. Spring 2008‚ Vol. 18‚ No. 2‚ pp. 42-45 Copyright © Liberty Media for Women Spring 2008. All rights reserved. Reprinted with permission. Too Poor to Parent? By Gaylynn Burroughs • Black children are twice as likely as white children to enter U.S. foster care. The culprit: Our inattention to poverty. When a recurrent plumbing problem in an upstairs unit caused raw sewage to seep into her New York City apartment‚ 22-year-old Lisa (not her real name) called social services
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As I walked up the stairs of a school in a foreign country‚ I felt my fingers slowly lose grasp of my books. In school every pair of eyes set on my nervous smile and my wandering eyes dancing to every corner. And as I said my first word in my accent‚ everyone started laughing. That’s how I started my journey in America. My parents moved here from India when I was in 9th grade. When I landed in Los Angeles‚ the enthusiasm soon turned into weariness. The streets were filled with unknown faces and voices
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In colonial America‚ the citizens did not know exactly what they wanted for their government. The colonists knew they didn’t want their lives to be like they had been in England. They were open to ideas; they did not know what would work and what wouldn’t. The colonists knew that trial and error was the best idea at the time. The democratic and undemocratic features of colonial America were very apparent in that democracy as it was a work in progress. Although they were working out the issues
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The Swensons and Engstroms in America Although no definitive explanation exists for William’s father‚ Charley Swenson‚ remaining in Sweden instead of emigrating with his parents and siblings‚ prospects of a sustainable livelihood accorded him by the inheritance of his father’s property suggests a plausible reason. Conversely‚ the rocky land of northern Gotland‚ hardly suitable for agriculture‚ provided an inhospitable environment for any farmer wishing to flourish.1 Nevertheless‚ perhaps with
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Racial Profiling in America: You Have the Right to Remain Silent “Racial profiling punishes innocent individuals for the past actions of those who look and sound like them.” This statement made by Benjamin Todd Jealous‚ previously the president and CEO of the NAACP‚ captures the ideology of those who oppose law enforcement tactics that are solely based on race. While Dan White argues that surveillance based upon crime rates is perfectly acceptable because certain ethnic groups are more likely to
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name is Erika and I am a student a Commonwealth connections academy. I have recently read the article that was published in USA Today titled‚ “School is too easy‚ students report” and I must say that I disagree with this article. Students worldwide would disagree with this article as well. I think that adults being adults think that we as students are not as educated as they once were‚ and the children of these adults strive for the same thing that these parents are. Although I disagree with this
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study made by “mentalfatigue.net” says that “Mental fatigue can be worrying but the good news is that it is not an illness in itself‚ it is instead a symptom that likely to be caused by extended periods of demanding cognitive activity i.e. watching too much TV‚ lack of sleep‚ poor diet or dehydration. Typical symptoms of mental fatigue include an inability to concentrate‚ making more mistakes than usual‚ difficulty in learning and clumsiness. Mental fatigue has also been proven to impair your physical
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Guadalupe is one of the most celebrated Christian representations across the world. However‚ some evangelicals’ especially in North America often misunderstands her as a union of different beliefs and idolatrous image. In Latin America especially Mexico‚ people frequently elevate her to the status of deity. Besides‚ they recognize her as the Patron Saint of America. Guadalupe just like Jeanne of Arc‚ Cleopatra‚ and Betsy Ross has become mythologized and useful as a cultural and religious symbol.
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Today the iGens are getting too distracted by their phones‚ tablets‚ and other technological devices. Everyone is getting too excited and wanting to buy the newest games and apps. I think that more accidents are occurring since people are texting and driving. People are getting other people hurt including themselves. They are getting too distracted that they ignore their own parents and by how they are using the technology today the iGens are not learning as much literacy as they are supposed to
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04/14/13 Essay 4: Rough Draft Never Too Buff In his essay‚ “Never Too Buff‚” Cloud argues that men are becoming more obsessed with their bodies and that “an increasing number of young men yearn for the steroid-boosted and buff bodies typical of today’s action heroes and weightlifters” (Cloud). Cloud effectively supports his argument using the rhetorical appeals of logos‚ ethos‚ and pathos. NOT FINISHED WITH INTRO From beginning to end‚ John Cloud uses facts‚ statistics‚ and quotes from experts
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