Under U.S. state and federal law‚ it is discriminatory to treat persons in different ways simply because of their age‚ gender‚ or race. The American society has only recently recognized gender inequality as a social problem. However‚ women in the United States have struggled to gain equality for centuries. Women’s rights and their status in society has substantially improved‚ but gender roles remain very important in our society today. Women still strive to be equal to men at home‚ in workplaces
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This paper will discuss the aging (elderly) population of the United States; there has been a significant increase in elderly population since 2011. The elderly population is defined as those individuals aged 65 and over (Hogan‚ Ortman‚ and Velkoff‚ 2014.) However‚ this increase is largely responsible due to the baby boomers‚ as they began to turn 65 in 2011; however it is projected that by 2050‚ the surviving baby boomers will be over the age 85 (Hogan‚ Perez‚ and Bell‚ 2008.) This population
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such as‚ alcohol‚ opium‚ cocoa‚ magic mushrooms among others for both medical and spiritual purposes. Throughout the years many policies have been created in order to minimize the use of drugs. For example‚ the first anti-opium laws were directed at the Chinese immigrants in the 1870’s. In the 1900’s‚ an anti-cocaine laws were directed in the South at the black men. But it wasn’t until the 60’s where drugs became a big problem to society. Some Presidents have tried to propose and implement what they
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tetrahydrocannabinol. Marijuana looks like a mixture of dried leaves‚ sticks and flowers. It can range in color from green to brown. There are over two hundred names for the drug; weed‚ Mary Jane‚ and pot are some of the most popular ones. Long-term marijuana abuse can lead to addiction for some people. Drug craving and withdrawal symptoms can make it hard for long-term marijuana smokers to stop abusing the drug. People trying to quit typical have irritability‚ sleeplessness‚ and anxiety. Over the past
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When asked to symbolize the United States of America with one‚ solitary document‚ one might immediately think of the Declaration of Independence. This powerful and sacred document not only represents America‚ but is also one of main reasons this great country exists. America has prided itself on being the “land of the free;” a place for people to have “unalienable rights‚” in which they can pursue “happiness‚” and are free from unjust oppression. Thomas Jefferson created the Declaration of Independence
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Meanwhile‚ prostitution remains illegal in Ghana and all the states (except Nevada) in United States as well as others countries. Notwithstanding‚ prostitution and for that commercial sex is still traded in these countries. Advocates for and against legalization of prostitution continue to influence several national legislations
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Racism in the United States is becoming a huge problem with all of the shootings‚ violence‚ and discrimination that has happened in the past years. Privileges and rights were given to white Americans that were not granted to Native Americans‚ African Americans‚ Asian Americans‚ and Hispanic and Latino Americans. Almost every story seen these days as soon as any person of any other skin color defends themselves and injures or kills the (black) attacker‚ these racists go berserk and start spouting
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Nevada High School Dropout Rate Highest in the Nation Throughout our nation we are facing a multitude of different problems found in economies‚ schools and homes. Our nation’s main concern and biggest problem is Students dropping out of school. We find it happening in every city‚ every state and all over our nation. More than 7‚200 kids on average drop out of school each year. As the years go by‚ the average begins to grow larger. Nevada has the worst high-school dropout rate in the nation and
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[1] Others argue that it was first proposed by Peter J. McGuire of the American Federation of Labor in May 1882‚[2] after witnessing the annual labor festival held in Toronto‚ Canada.[3] Oregon was the first state to make it a holiday on February 21‚ 1887. By the time it became a federal holiday in 1894‚ thirty states officially celebrated Labor Day.[2] Following the deaths of a number of workers at the hands of the U.S. military and U.S. Marshals during the Pullman Strike‚ the United States Congress unanimously
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why the United States spends so much on defense. I will explain three different reasons why the U.S.A spends so much on defense. The three topic why I chose why the U.S.A spends so much on defense were National Security‚ The Military‚ and the President. I will explain in each part that I choose why they spent so much on each one. First thing is National Security. The government is always a wanting to protect our country and everyone in it. With all the terrorist groups today‚ our countries government
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