I find it funny that a country with the highest incarceration rate per capita than any country in the world has the audacity to call itself “the land of the free”. The United States has become a prison state‚ if not a police state. But what is the cause of these outrageous incarceration numbers? Three words: war on drugs. The U.S. has 751 people in prison for every 100‚000 of the population. Russia is the only country that comes close with 627 per every 100‚000 people. 3.1 percent of the adult
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environment. Lack of exercise‚ smoking and improper nutrition are three consequences that have developed from modernization in the United States. Smoking is the main cause of sudden cardiac deaths in the U.S.‚ just by quitting smoking‚ it can nearly eliminate the risk of a heart attack in just a year or two. Heart disease is one of the main causes of death in the United States‚ accounting for one third of all deaths. Even though‚ heart disease still remains America’s leading killer‚ since the nineteen
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the United States Introduction: Our report is on Crime in the United States. Crime is a major problem all over the world‚ but we are focusing on the crime problem right here in our own country. We have listed some different statistics‚ problems‚ and solutions. FBI Crime Statistics: Final 1995 crime statistics showed that 13.9 million Crime Index offenses were reported to law enforcement across the Nation. The 1995 total represents a rate of 5‚278 offenses for every 100‚000 United States inhabitants
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at mostly Northern states where slavery never really took root. Northern states‚ which are in colder climates and in more mountainous regions‚ were never suited for the plantation-style slavery that took root in the South. And‚ after the Revolutionary War‚ many of these states abolished slavery during this period. But‚ again‚ these freed slaves were only a small minority of slaves held in the United States as the primary slave-holding area was the South and not the Northern states that abolished slavery
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in the country is an immigrant or is directly descended from one. Even the oldest inhabitants‚ the Native Americans‚ emigrated from Asia. From “Immigration: Who Is an American”‚ mainly discusses about the significance of immigration policies in United States. I believe‚ immigration is definitely a necessity‚ however if uncontrolled‚ to some extent‚ it can also have devastating affects on the country’s economy. There could be several obstacles on the nation’s wellbeing due to immigrations. First
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Assembly delayed the land tax for a year. The suspensions failed to draw many newcomers because Virginia officials purposefully degraded North Carolinians and used tax breaks to keep landowners in their colony. The land tax and the sale of land in the state caused many problems‚ including disagreements among Proprietors‚ Governors‚ and the Assembly. The Proprietors wanted the taxes to be paid in sterling‚ but many Carolinians could only pay with marketable assets. Before 1715‚ agents seized land for nonpayment
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these officials haven’t been based on the interests of Americans‚ but on the interests of big corporations and billionaires around the world. The U.S. government has been corrupted through bribery and manipulation for many years now. Although the United States Government may not be the most corrupt country or be as open with its corruption as other countries around the world‚ many people believe that the U.S. and its affiliates have been corrupted
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such as houses‚ cars‚ as well as other high ticket merchandise‚ which can lead to more people losing their jobs since the economy becomes volatile. This is where the government steps in to collect data regarding the unemployment in our country. (United States Department of Labor‚ Bureau of Labor Statistics‚ How the Government Measures Unemployment) Where do the statistics come from It’s more complicated than just looking up unemployment insurance (UI) information. That is how most people tend to
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you must understand a countries political history and what was the role that politics played in its historical economy. For example; in the United States of America the economy is politically motivated by those that are rich and those that are in power. Throughout these few pages I will focus on a few topics that can reduce the crime within the United States only if the political sector of the country would take a closer look at those deteriorated social issues
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As we have come closer to the end of the millennium‚ it is been easier to obtain an escape from a broken marriage. There have been many laws concerning divorce enforced in the United States that allow a quicker processing time. These laws‚ often referred to as “no-fault”‚ grant a divorce to a couple even if only one spouse applies for it. Marriages can be dissolved easily and for little or no reason. Laws including this no-fault policy should definitely not be enforced. The no-fault
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