Why Are Gasoline Prices Going Up So High? If everyone else in the world is paying a lot more for gas‚ why shouldn’t Americans? Take your average spoiled American who blames the Arabs for raising the gas prices unfairly in order to make a bigger profit. It’s true‚ gas prices have gone up by a lot in the last few months‚ but is that unfair? Prices still are a lot higher in Canada‚ Europe and just about any other developed nation‚ according to Mike Royko in the May 2‚ 1996 issue of the Chicago
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low divorce rate compared to other countries. Indeed‚ between 1945 and 1990‚ the divorce rate of Japan has never been higher than 1.5 per 1000 population. Since the 1990’s‚ the divorce rate of Japan increased‚ reaching 2.08 in 2005. even if we can consider this a low divorce rate in comparison with the U.S‚ compared with other industrialized country‚ it is an average rate. Then‚ why is Japan’s divorce rate considered so low? We will see first why I do not consider Japan’s divorce rate low‚ then the
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Poverty in African Americans Abstract Discrimination and poverty are problems that many are currently facing in the United States. African Americans in particular are the most affected by discrimination and poverty. Currently the economic status of African Americans in the United States is 56 percent of that of Whites when comparing income‚ unemployment‚ homeownership‚ business ownership‚ median net worth and poverty rates. As Malcolm Gladwell discusses in “Black Like Them” (1996) African Americans
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Anyone who is currently living in the United States should be no stranger to the flawed legal and justice system. In my opinion the recidivism system in our nation is much higher than other nations because our system is biased and poorly funded. Through the power of technology and social media‚ the world has become a broadcast center of hundreds of videos capturing police brutality and unjustified murders here in the U.S alone. However‚ police brutality isn’t the only issue we have in this country
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Recidivism is currently the primary outcome measure for probation‚ as it is for all corrections programs. (Pertersilia‚ 1998) Probation is under the constant criticism of people questioning if it actually works. There were multiple studies (and some that are still continuing) that are testing the effects of probation. In 1985‚ a sample of 1‚672 felony probationers sentenced in Los Angeles and Alameda Counties in 1980 were tracked for a three-year period by RAND researchers. Over that time period
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Opinion: Why do Americans get married so early? Growing up in Germany I’ve been living in America for one and a half year and I honestly have to say that I got used to the culture‚ values and traditions pretty quickly. But one thing I never understood and I’m still doubting about is why Americans get married with an age of 21 or even younger. In European countries and many other ones like China and Japan the average age of marriage is 30. There is a world out there‚ new things to experience
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In what regards the depression‚ the main reason was ’The Wall Street Crash’. In the 1920s the stock market shares went skyrocketing at an incredible and alarming rate therefore people could speculate their rise and make fortunes out of this. Ironically it was speculation itself what brought ’The Wall Street Crash’ upon the American people. In Thursday‚ October 24‚ also known as ’Black Thursday’ 12‚894‚650 shares changed hands‚ many of them at such low prices that destroyed any dream or future that
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an early Native American value and many people still consider this value to be critical today. Quitting was despised by Native Americans and still is by people currently. During the initial days of the Native Americans‚ perseverance was such an essential value to the Native Americans. It was paramount because it showed strength‚ determination‚ and hard work. Native Americans persevered by fighting and putting in the work required for what they wanted to achieve. Native Americans never went down without
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Running head: HEALTH BELIEFS AND SCREENING IN AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening in African American Women Linda M. Frazier‚ RN‚ MSN‚ FNP-C Medical College of Georgia School of Graduate Studies Health Beliefs and Breast Cancer Screening in African American Women Breast cancer is the most common cancer and the second leading cause of death among women in the United States. More than 211‚ 000 U.S. women were diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005‚ and at least
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documentary‚ The Released‚ described the challenges those with mental illness face when they are released from prison. In most cases‚ the inmates were unable to break the cycle of recidivism. The high rate of recidivism within the mentally ill prison population is caused by different factors. One factor that contributes to the high rate is a lack of support‚ which as a result‚ may lead to an increased chance of a relapse. Also‚ the challenge of reintegrating back into the world can be even more difficult
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