[pic]Poverty in the United States From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |[pic] |Parts of this article (those related to the 2010 poverty definition reform) are outdated. Please update this article to | | |reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2010) | [pic] [pic] Impoverished area near 125th Street in Harlem‚ New York‚ which was subsequently demolished for new commercial
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For most Americans over the majority of the Nations existence has held the United States of America to a high standard. Americans expect the government to do a vast number of jobs that benefit the individual. With such high standards over the past 241 years the United State of America has progressed at attaining the goals of the general public‚ or atleast it seems that way. Globally‚ the United States of America has the strongest economy‚ 3rd wealthiest gdp per capita and the strongest most advance
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Unemployment in United States Unemployment has been a problem throughout the United States since the beginning of 2009. In the most obvious sense‚ unemployment means “being without a job.” The term unemployment is one description of the economic condition of a society at any given time. Low unemployment means the majority of the labor force is involved in‚ or looking for steady work. On the other hand‚ high unemployment is an indication of an economy in recession or even worse. This implies that
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Part I: Story: Russian in USA: United States of America and Russia are two very powerful countries who constantly have political problems between each other. The tension between these two countries affects their populations. Native Russians do not like Americans and Native Americans do not like Russians. I am a Russian living in the U.S. right now and I would like to share my feelings and thoughts about discrimination. I was worried about discrimination in the U.S before starting my college career
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What is the state of emergency? A state of emergency is a governmental declaration that may suspend some normal functions of the executive‚ legislative and judicial powers‚ alert citizens to change their normal behaviours‚ or order government agencies to implement emergency preparedness plans. It can also be used as a rationale for suspending rights and freedoms‚ even if guaranteed under the constitution. In some countries‚ the state of emergency and its effects on human rights and freedoms and
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members worldwide‚ mostly in the United States and other English-speaking countries. With adherents in almost every nation where Freemasonry is not officially banned‚ it forms the largest secret society in the world. There is no central Masonic authority; jurisdiction is divided among autonomous national authorities‚ called grand lodges‚ and many concordant organizations of higher-degree Masons. In the United States and Canada the highest authority rests with state and provincial grand lodges. Custom
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difficulties faced by African leaders. In Herbst’s book States and Power in Africa‚ First I will give an overview of the differences between the African and European advances toward becoming a nation state. Next the reasons why these differences are important to understanding the difficulties faced by African leaders will be discussed. Finally I will give an overview of possible alternatives to the current system of states in Africa. In States and Power in Africa Herbst shows us several differences
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The shootings that occurred at Kent State University‚ Ohio‚ on May 4‚ 1970 have been a dark spot in American history for almost 36 years. It is a day remembered by many names‚ THE KENT STATE SHOOTINGS‚ MAY 4 or the KENT STATE MASSACRE. Four students were killed and nine were wounded‚ all of America suffered. The student body at Kent State numbered about 20‚000 and had been considered conservative‚ but not overly political. In fact they were thought of as rather passive politically. The shootings
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Being A Tennessee State Trooper My name is Julia Troxell and I live in Algood‚ TN. I have been a Tennessee State Trooper for the past five years. I serve the sixth district which includes Putnam county and fourteen surrounding counties. The county I primarily work in is Putnam on the midnight shift. The job is very stressful yet rewarding. From a very young age I always knew I wanted to be involved with law enforcement. I chose the highway patrol because in my eyes they are the elite. They are no
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The Kent State shooting or May 4th Massacre was a very significant and controversial event in the 1970. This involved armed guardsmen firing 67 rounds in 13 seconds into a crowd of protesting students. This resulted in nine wounded students and four shot dead. This was a significant event as it began the nation-wide anti-war movement‚ opposing the war in Vietnam. This dispute started when President Nixon released the statement in 1969 that the American forces are to bomb Cambodia in order to destroy
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