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    Introduction The office of domestic violence against women defines domestic violence as pattern of abusive behavior in any relationship that is used by one partner to gain or maintain power and control over another intimate partner. Domestic violence does not just affect the immediate victim but is a widespread problem in the United States. Eighthly five percent of domestic violence victims are women (Domestic Violence Facts‚ 2007). Results of violence can be health care professionals in the

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    Unemployment Rates in the United States According to the most recent report put out by the United States Department of Labor‚ in the month of February‚ 49 states saw a decrease in nonfarm employment while Louisiana was the only one where they had seen an increase in nonfarm employment. California had a decrease in jobs since January by 116‚000 with Florida in second with 49‚500 jobs lost. While Alaska seen the smallest decease in unemployment by just 100. And again Louisiana is the only state to see

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    Why are some countries rich and other countries poor? Introduction- In today’s society‚ money is more consequential than ever. There are more billionaires today then ever before. However the reality is that most of the world still lives in complete poverty; an estimated 40% of the world still lives on less then 2$ a day {1 (January 2013 Written by Anup Shah)} and almost 75% of children world wide do not get secondary level education. However 200years ago‚ the average income around the world was

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    Unemployment rate in the United States Economy Unemployment is one of the principal macroeconomic problems facing the United States economy. This implies that the economy is not operating under full employment. United States has been experiencing a high level of unemployment in the past. However‚ in the recent past the United States unemployment has fallen down to 7.7 percent as per statistics this year in the month of November. This is the lowest unemployment rate United States labor department

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    Domestic Violence Even without an exact count of the numbers of victims‚ it easily can be said that family violence affects millions of women‚ men and children across the United States and around the world. The term domestic violence is not a simple problem related only for the individuals experiencing it but it is a global crisis affecting all us. The nature of domestic violence primarily depends over several factor such as culture‚ religion‚ society‚ economy and different political contexts. However

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    ‘Emerging markets’ defined: Newly industrialized countries take a step up     By FIONA ANDERSON‚ Vancouver Sun August 28‚ 2012   0   The term emerging markets or emerging economies was coined by a World Bank economist and came into common use in the 1980s. While there is no exact definition that would lead to a consensus of which countries are emerging‚ the term generally refers to countries that are not yet developed‚ but are in the process of doing so‚ with healthy economic growth and

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    Political violence is carrying out an act of violence that is aimed at achieving a political goal. Political violence is a relatively broad term that can be grouped in three different ways based on the motives of the violent acts: Ideational‚ institutional‚ and individual. Such categories can help to explain how ethnicity‚ nationalism‚ religion‚ and ideology factor into the levels of political violence within a given state. Ethnicity and ethnic conflict within a state can cause inequality in a

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    The United States in the nineteenth century evolved from settling on the Atlantic coast in the seventeenth century all the way to the Pacific Coast. Some civilians from the late 1830s and 1840s believed slavery to be the primary cause of western expansion. While this may be true‚ it was not the primary reason. There were many reasons for the expansion that were equally as important and impactful as slavery. The annexation of new states would allow the United States to grow economically and industrially

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    The United States has been an expansionist country since the pilgrims landed. Until the US established them selves as a definite world power‚ they had shown themselves to be a very expansionist country. The imperialism of the 1900s may have departed from past actions in terms of size and ambition‚ but the fundamental reasons and drive for expansion remained the same throughout much of America’s history. Past expansion of the US includes the Manifest Destiny-driven push to the West coast‚ the annexation

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    Have you ever thought why were gun violence was created? Did you know so far this year police officers have taken away 5‚900 guns in the city of chicago.Gun-related homicide is most prevalent among gangs and during the commission of felony crimes. In July 2013‚ Illinois passed a law that permits concealed carrying of handguns‚ making it the last state in the U.S. to allow concealed carry.Gun violence poses a serious threat to U.S. teens and their communities. Many young people are surrounded by

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