In The United States One of the most common problems that the youth face today in America is drug and alcohol abuse. In todays world drinking and smoking is not viewed as harmful or dangerous anymore‚ matter of fact its viewed as being cool and is a good thing. With newer drugs coming in‚ more people getting addicted‚ and more new youngsters staring them‚ it has become one of the biggest problems in America. Truth is that drugs and alcohol use is spreading rapidly in the united states
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Dominant ideology is defined as the values‚ beliefs‚ and morals shared by the majority of the people in a given society. In the United States it’s so hard to narrow down who the “majority” is‚ the country has changed over time as we have undergone so many economically and social changes. To really understand how controversial the dominant ideology is in the United States‚ I think it’s best shown by comparing current day norms to that of say‚ the 1950’s. In 1950’s it seems to me that a wife staying
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A bloody war has been fought against a tyrannical ruler and forged a new country. This new nation was the United States of America. The United States was formed after breaking from the cruel yoke of King George III. After a quick stint with a failing Articles of Confederation‚ fifty wealthy Caucasian men gathered to frame a new path for the young‚ disunited country. Not all the delegates were there. New Hampshire’s delegates weren’t present until July‚ while Rhode Island’s delegates were in absentia
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trafficking is actually defined as “an offense under federal‚ state‚ or local law that prohibits the manufacture‚ import‚ export‚ distribution‚ or dispensing of a controlled substance (or a counterfeit substance) or the possession of a controlled substance (or a counterfeit substance) with intent to manufacture‚ import‚ export‚ distribute‚ or dispense” ( eHow google search). In an attempt to stop illegal drug trafficking in the United States the federal government has spent roughly 200 to 250 billion
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controversy over whether it should be legal or if it is even morally correct to do. There are places all over the world where prostitution is legal‚ but in the United States only two of the fifty states have legalized it-Rhode Island and Nevada. But there is a lot of evidence to suggest that Prostitution should be legalized in all fifty states because it is a perfectly legal and beneficial career. One argument against legalizing prostitution is that it would cause an increase in sexually transmitted
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After its defeat in the Spanish-American War of 1898‚ Spain ceded its longstanding colony of the Philippines to the United States in the Treaty of Paris. On February 4‚ 1899‚ just two days before the U.S. Senate ratified the treaty‚ fighting broke out between American forces and Filipino nationalists led by Emilio Aguinaldo who sought independence rather than a change in colonial rulers. The ensuing Philippine-American War lasted three years and resulted in the death of over 4‚200 American and over
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Spain‚ or in the United Kingdom. I think we must learn to live in a multiculti society. Solution like racism or be quite radically makes nothing short of hurt/dead people. So I list you pros and cons about multicultural society. Pros Multicultural society has many positive aspects. But much is overlooked because it already belongs to the daily life. For example you can learn new religions and traditions; you can get information’s about different states. Or when we speak
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In his 1651 Leviathan‚ Thomas Hobbes observed that without government‚ life would be “solitary‚ poor‚ nasty‚ brutish‚ and short.” Justify his argument. With this justification‚ justify the existence of government as it presently operates in the United States today. What demographic and socioeconomic factors do you think are related to democracy? Wealth? Education? A homogeneous population? Can you find countries that don’t meet your expectations? Does democracy require equality of income and
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From 1973 to 2015 the United States of America’s population increased by about 109‚ 533‚ 231. In that same amount of time‚ about 43‚ 800‚ 000 abortions took place (Lang). This statistic helps show that abortion has always been a problem‚ but only recently has became one on a national level with the two sides forming. One side‚ the Pro-Life one‚ wants laws that will help protect the fetus. The other side‚ the Pro-Choice one‚ supports the belief that abortion should be the choice of the mothers. “Abortion
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With the United States’s reputation as the government of the people‚ for the people‚ and by the people‚ exactly how strong is our country’s government? When I conducted my ten interviews‚ the majority‚ eight students‚ stated the importance of democracy‚ however‚ none were sure of its security. Despite the several distinct patterns and similarities in many of the interviewees’ answers‚ not a single student answered identically to another. One student completely disregarded democracy while another
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