Reducing Homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years‚ the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses‚ split up families‚ and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping
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Transgender Rights What does it mean to be transgender? The term transgender refers to a person “who identifies with or expresses a gender identity that differs from the one which corresponds to the person’s sex at birth‚” (Merriam-Webster). The term came into common use in the 1970s‚ but similar terms such as transsexual and “trans” have been used as well. Non-conformity‚ in terms of gender especially‚ tends to evoke uncertainty in terms of law‚ which is most likely why transgender people are not
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The United States of America and Mexico compare and contrast their differences when it comes to education‚ homeless rates‚ and their overall standard of living. The U.S and Mexico compare when it comes to homeless rates seeing as the numbers are increasing each year. As for education‚ Mexico lacks standard education‚ where as the United States has a higher standard for education. The overall standard of living in both countries is probably the biggest difference the two countries have. Mexico has
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Bob Marley one stated‚ “herb is the healing of a nation‚ and alcohol is the destruction". Marijuana is a green or gray mixture of dried‚ shredded flowers and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa that is typically smoked but can mixed and cooked in food. It contains the mind altering chemical THC or 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
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pollute your environment! Nowadays the society has to face up to a lot of problems. Among them the pollution is one of the most popular topics. People generally don’t think of it that they injure their environment with almost every action and this carries consequences. With few exceptions they can be solved. There are several ways of the environmental pollution. The most frequent question is the air pollution because the different gases appear everywhere: in the most beautiful countries
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Threats on the United States have been spiraling around for decades. It’s not always just outside sources threatening the millions of American lives‚ it can also be people who live on the same street as you. It’s common to mistake what terrorism really is‚ especially without knowing the history of our nation. When you hear about a shooting at a school‚ or attacks on any specific race‚ what do you define that as? Well‚ if it’s not terrorism‚ you’re mistaken. Any of these awful attacks should be defined
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Study Questions for APUSH Summer Assignment 2010 A Short History of the United States (Remini) Note to students: The following pages include a list of important events and discussion questions to assist you with the summer reading. As such‚ it is NOT a written assignment that must be turned in for credit. Instead‚ use this to check your comprehension and analysis of the content as you prepare for the test on the first day of school (it’s here to HELP you… ). Since these are all events‚ themes‚
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animal species discovered and continues to grow‚ those animals deserve to live just like any other human being. Even going to the circus is considered animal cruelty. People who do not consume any animal products is called veganism. Veganism in the United States has increased by over thirty percent. A horrendous amount of fifty six billion animals killed each year for human consumption. Ethical‚ economical and
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Divorce Divorce rates in the United States have increased dramatically in the past 25 years. Over 40 percent of the marriages among young Americans will end in divorce. There is a lot of stress on all the people involved. The man has to deal with‚ usually‚ not seeing his children‚ being alone‚ and the responsibility that is accompanied with much of the legal process. The wife has to go through‚ maybe‚ entering the work force for the first time. Children are often viewed as a back burner
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into joining the war. Although the war is over grade inflation is still in play but now teachers are doing it for other reasons. They might do it because of the pressure from their students‚ peers or maybe even parents. Nowadays grade inflation is one of the most controversial topics. Some people think it’s the worst thing that could ever happen to our education system‚ others think that it has some benefits. You might think that grade inflation
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