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    How To Tell If You Will Get A Stroke Days Before It Happens! Did you know that strokes are the 3rd leading cause of death for women? As reported by the American Stroke Association‚ nearly 60 percent of stroke deaths occur in women‚ meaning that they are more susceptible to this problem compared to men. In addition to this‚ they are less likely to identify its signs and get proper medical care. It is worth noting that around 80 percent of strokes are preventable with lifestyle medications‚ exercise

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    (note: this was originally an oral presentation‚ and can be easily converted to essay form) Until 1914‚ all previous wars had been confined to small areas involving relatively small armies. World War I was the first ever ’total war’ - where all aspects of a country’s economic‚ social and political systems became devoted to the waging of the war effort. In July of 1914‚ Europe was at war. For the soldiers‚ the lack of education of the war’s possibilities played a huge role in their changing attitude

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    Why do women get abortions? This question is very hard to answer but their maybe reasons behind this. Many women have their own reasons as to why they choose to get an abortion or if they choose not to. Even though abortion is legalized‚ their are many questions as to if they should still keep it legalized or make it illegal.  Most women faced with this situation‚ tend to go against abortion. Many women believe that this is not the right thing to do and should go against it. (Frick) Research has

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    Women Get Paid Less‚ Here’s Why. You’ve likely heard of the wage gap. 79 cents to a woman for every dollar a man earns. However‚ how factually sound are these arguments? Do women really get payed less than men? For years‚ people have complained about a wage gap between the sexes‚ some say there is no wage gap. In fact‚ there is no wage gap. Yes‚ the average amount women take home is definitively less than the average men take home‚ but this average is unreliable. The wage gap does not exist because

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    mothers participating in the paid workforce has increased dramatically over recent years‚ women in the workforce have emphasized that the main problem they find the hardest is finding the balance between work and family life. As a result‚ a great deal of research attention has been paid to the impact of mother’s employment on family life and on the wellbeing of children and parents. Research shows evidence that women continue to bear primary responsibilities for home and child care in spite of their entry

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    Americans were not able to vote until August 6‚ 1965. There was a series of peaceful marches from Selma‚ Alabama to Montgomery‚ Alabama. Out the the three attempted marches‚ only one succeeded. In 1965‚ Martin Luther King helped African Americans get the right to vote. Martin Luther King stood up for what he believed in‚ what he believed was right‚ and he accomplished his goals. Due to his bravery‚ along with thousands of other marchers‚ African Americans have the right to vote. In September 1963

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    that granted suffrage to any citizen that met the voting qualifications. Women first gained the right to vote via the vague wording in the voting clause‚ in the New Jersey Constitution of 1776. The voting rights acts of 1790 and 1797 explicitly indicated that women had the right to vote‚ though each law affected a different area of New Jersey. Then in 1807‚ there was a voting act which revoked the right to vote for women. The varying laws about women’s suffrage in New Jersey from 1776 until 1807

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    Electoral Votes Are They Necessary Someone asked the question what is an Electoral College‚ what does it mean and how does it work. The Electoral is a formal body which elects the President and Vice President of the United States. Every state is given a number of electoral votes according to its population. However‚ in this day and age is the Electoral College/vote need today‚ or just another loophole that the government is exploiting. Even though electoral voting has been in play for

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    "How Women Won the Vote." Wilson Quarterly 29.3 (2005): 30-34. Literary Reference Center. Web. 15 Mar. 2013. < http://proxygsu-aut1.galileo.usg.edu/login ?url=https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=lfh&AN=17662246&site=eds-live&scope=site>. In the article “"How Women Won the Vote"‚ Amar discusses how women earned the right to vote. She discusses how the west offered women the right to vote in order to get more women to move into the location. She discusses how women vote affected

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    English1101 Lavern Luster Why Voting Is Important In the United States Voting during the presidential election has always been an important factor. Many people simply don’t vote or don’t understand the importance and power they have by just simply voting for the candidate that best suites their needs. Voting is important because it exercises your right as an American citizen to express your issues and ideas. Voting also helps us decide who will lead our country. Many men and women who have served this

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