Poverty is an epidemic that has swept the American nation many times over. Whether it be quietly lingering under the surface‚ or blatantly staring us in the face as it is in this current recession‚ it affects people across America on individual‚ community and national levels alike. While there are many causes and effects of poverty‚ it is important to view the issue of poverty and its causes from all angles when one seeks to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status‚ mental
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The only thing worse for a woman than living an oppressed life is realizing that she has inadvertently conditioned her own daughter to follow in her footsteps. Mothers have been feeding their daughters the same fairytale for decades. They all speak of how difficult their lives have been‚ and how they want their child to live a better life than they did. They tell their daughters that if they marry a man with money‚ or one that lives in a place that’s “better for women‚” things will be so much better
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The America I Believe In Did you know that people from Syria are afraid to leave their home? The women in that country have to be escorted by a male. They also have to wear a Hijab over their face. The reason for the Hijab is that god has instructed women to wear it to fulfill his meaning of modesty. Sometimes men wear the Hijab to show a sign of modesty. The America I believe in is a place where we can choose to speak‚ eat‚ think‚ wear‚ and believe anything you want. When you think of your education
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Democracy is a principle that the Founding Fathers of America used to make sure that people are given freedoms that they didn’t-do not use contractions have elsewhere. Over the years‚ democratic governments have become more numerous and follow the United States of America’s model. Therefore‚ this paper discusses how democracy is defined‚ its effect on freedom‚ the relevance of the American Dream‚ and the state of the United States of America 10(ten) years from now. Democracy is formally defined
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Living With Social Anxiety Disorder Living with Social Anxiety Disorder Social anxiety disorder‚ also called social phobia or SAD‚ is one of the most common psychiatric disorders. (Schneier‚ 2006) It is an anxiety disorder in which a person has an excessive and unreasonable fear of social situations. Anxiety (intense nervousness) and self-consciousness arise from a fear of being closely watched‚ judged‚ and criticized by others. A person with social anxiety disorder is afraid
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the government is not doing enough to prevent is racism and sexism in America. Both these issues are prevalent in America and I believe that the government needs to do more to address these issues. Since Donald trump has become president I believe sexism‚ racism‚ and global warming issues have taken a backseat‚ to other less important issues. Conservatives
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My prevailing concerns for the United States of America and its future are unemployment and underemployment. These two issues cannot be solved by throwing money at the problem or creating additional meaningless regulations. These concerns must be faced with vigor and the willingness to experience trial and error. Unemployment in the United States is staggering. The U.S. needs to end outsourcing and once again begin manufacturing their own goods‚ preferably exporting more than they import. It is
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a sign that reads "Homeless. Will work for food. God Bless"? If you have‚ then you know that homelessness is a big problem. It’s impossible to go anywhere in the city without being confronted by strangers begging for money or food and other people living in exile. Even outside urban communities‚ this has become a common sight at busy intersections and freeway off-ramps. I’m not trying to say homelessness is a newly emerging problem in our society. I’m sure homeless people have been around since the
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America‚ the most technologically advanced and affluent of all nations on the earth‚ seems to have an increasingly larger illiteracy rate every year. This has become and continues to be a critical problem throughout our society as we know it. According to the National Adult Literacy survey‚ 42 million adult Americans can’t read; 50 million are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading level; one in every four teenagers drops out of high school‚ and of the students who graduate‚ one in every four has
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diversity swept across the United States of America. What is diversity? Diversity implies a wide variety in gender‚ race‚ culture‚ ethnicity‚ age‚ and other characteristics of certain groups ("Diversity‚" 2006). Diversity is present in every possible aspect of life. It does not matter where one goes or what one does in America‚ no two people look or act exactly the same. America has been and still is known as a nation of freedom and diversity. Today‚ America is considered to be the "melting pot‚"
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