Makando Mutanda Mr.Johnson English 1101 Fall 2010 Women: Now & Then Living in the United States we’ve seen women come a long way. Women couldn’t vote or play specific sports‚ we saw more men having cooperate jobs than we did women. However a lot has changed over the years. Today there more women doctors‚ lawyers‚ governors‚ and senators. Last year a woman even ran for president. In the United States everyone is seen equally for the most part‚ we all have the same opportunities‚ and there is
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According to the New Jersey State Commission of Investigation there were 24 active Mafia families living in the United States in 2004 (New Jersey‚ 2004). Thomas Milhorn (2004)‚ reported that the Mafia was active in 26 cities across the United States during the same year. The Italian crime families are set up in 15 states across America. The crime families are set up in similar Hierarchical structure consisting of a boss‚ under boss‚ consigliere‚ caporegime‚ soldiers‚ and associates. The boss is
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schools are doing fine‚" by Gregory A. Patterson. This article is basically talking about how the united states and how china school system works. Both articles are talking about how the teachers are with their students. For example " In china‚ teachers are more strcit with about discipline and academic standards." I believe that china take their education real serious and work twice as hard than untied states does. The article also had mentioned "The students here don’t study as hard as my students" This
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REDUCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 40 years‚ it remains the highest among the most developed countries in the world. Approximately 67.8 per 1‚000 women aged 15–19 — nearly 750‚000 American teenagers — become pregnant each year (Kost and Henshaw‚ 2012). The majority of these pregnancies — 82 percent — are unintended (Finer & Zolna‚ 2011). Moreover‚ because the average age of menarche has reached an all-time low
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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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women on the battlefield were dying for independence‚ the right to life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. And as an American people‚ yes‚ we are going to remember them. We will honor them until the very end‚ never ceasing. In 1941‚ the United State officially declared war on the Axis and joined World War II. The fighting
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Homelessness is defined as people who are living in places not meant for human inhabitance where they temporarily reside. Among youth in the United States‚ homelessness dates back as far as the country’s earliest history. Adolescents deviated and went off on their way to seek economic opportunity and adventure while the country was being expanded westward. During the 1800s‚ a widespread of homelessness among poor immigrant youth who were unwanted and unneeded in the workforce was taking place. Later
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slaves from around the world could share equal opportunities if given the correct resources to like any other person‚ they were instead treated like animals and left in the dust with absolutely nothing. For example‚ at some point‚ slaves in the United States weren’t allowed to learn to read or
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Religious discrimination is more predominate now than it was in the past because of new cultures and religions immigrating to the United States. Religious discrimination is classified as people being treated unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. Religious discrimination is both unethical and against the law. The discrimination act title VII of the civil rights act 1964 was introduced in the work place to protect individuals from religious discrimination that work for or apply for
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democracy. Around 1200 England laid the groundwork to become a republic. Later‚ in the 1700’s‚ United States of America became a democracy. During the first decades of our premature nations’ existence‚ it is hard to imagine that the United States would evolve to become such a great democracy. A democracy others would prefer to believe with hypocrite reasoning. When the U.S. first won its independence it was a united group of people left to defend for themselves. This group was to become a nation and creating
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