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    Foster Care in the United States Sue King Liberty University Abstract The history of foster care in the United States started with orphan trains and the Children’s Aid Society founded by Charles Loring Brace. Recent research describes the child welfare system as an organization that provides service to helpless children in need. This paper will discuss foster care as it is relates to safety‚ permanency‚ and wellbeing of children in need The role of a foster parent and the process of loss

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    Colonial history of the United States: The colonial history of the United States covers the history of European settlements from the start of colonization of America until their incorporation into the United States. In the late 16th century‚ England‚ France‚ Spain and the Netherlands launched major colonization programs in eastern North America.[1] Small early attempts—such as the English Lost Colony of Roanoke—often disappeared; everywhere the death rate of the first arrivals was very high. Nevertheless

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    the most important populations suffering in our world today. The aging society has a: Declining birthrate‚ Increase in the life expectancy of Americans‚ and consist of 13% (35 million) of the United States population. (Stanley‚ Baca‚ & Eitzen‚ 2008) When I think of the aging population in the United States I cannot let go of the thought that their future is going to be harder as a population to survive because of the statistics rising against them. The aging population includes many different people

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    Diversity in America Bobbi Bruce ETH 125 October 21‚ 2012 Scott Bell Diversity in America The United States of America is becoming a very diverse society. There is no real way around it. It will only become more diverse as the years go on. Every year more migrants and interracial couples show up in the US. It is time for all to embrace the different cultures. Many things affect how people embrace this diversity. The Social Explorer is a very help site when looking at the diversity in the

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    found leading to the legalization of the drug. Marijuana is the number one abused illegal drug in the United States. It is used by roughly one hundred million people in the United States. Although it is an illegal drug it can help some

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    Schooling in the United States Schooling systems are a very significant factor in determining a country’s success and acknowledging the structures at a young age could support our country’s progress into becoming more civilized. Education plays a vital role in developing young individuals into extraordinary adults and its purpose is to assist our future generations in expanding their curiosity and knowledge‚ behaving accordingly based on the different environments in our societies and learning

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    In the United States we have more relaxed laws when it comes to visiting the U.S‚ but there aren’t strict laws about leaving the U.S. after visiting. Some people come to the U.S. “visiting” so that they can live here and work towards getting citizenship. That is why we should strengthen our border protection and security‚ but make it easier to become a citizen legally. That way we can regulate who is coming to the U.S. and know when they leave. According to USCIS naturalization worksheet‚ naturalization

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    COURT CASE: ALA vs. CIPA (may be United States vs ALA) Argued March 5‚ 2003 Decided June 23‚ 2003 CASE SUMMARY: In this case the American Library Association (ALA) challenged in court the constitutionality of the Child Internet Protection Act (CIPA) enacted in 2000‚ saying that it violated the First Amendment. In this lawsuit ALA sued to overturn the requirement that libraries restrict patrons’ access to computer information‚ that if Internet filters were not installed‚ federal funding and computer

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    Every minority group in the United States has faced discrimination and prejudice in their own form. Asian Americans are one of many minority groups that have a history of discrimination that isn’t discussed in America. Asian Americans are very unique in the united states due to the fact that as a minority group they are very small and have been alienated in the United States making it difficult for them to practice their culture. Women face discrimination in every aspect of life making it difficult

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    being fought for today. Women are still fighting for equal opportunities as men. But why is there this gender inequality in politics‚ why is there an unequal distribution of power between men and women‚ and why was suffrage denied to women in the United States for so long? Women chose not to continue being stay-at-home moms doing the chores‚ cooking and cleaning for hundreds of years. The debate of women’s suffrage started since the mid 1800’s to gain a voice in politics. “The equal treatment and voting

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