Americans‚ and for the first time the United States was technologically behind their Communist counterparts. During 1952 the International Council of Scientific Unions decided to officially designate July 1‚ 1957‚ to December 31‚ 1958‚ as the International Geophysical Year (IGY). This period was designated because scientists knew that solar activity would be at a point that would allow for mapping of the Earth ’s surface. Both the Soviet Union and the United States set plans in place to launch artificial
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weave communities together to grow. The United States is one of the most culturally diverse countries in the world. Because of this‚ the United States is also referred to as a ‘melting pot’ by citizens and foreigners. Cultures from all over are found in the U.S. along with American culture that also helps contribute to other cultures. This is so important because it brings diversity‚ opportunities‚ inclusivity and adaption. Having so many different types of ethnicities‚ languages‚ beliefs‚ food
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statement and explain your position. For those who are not aware‚ trade barriers are a type of government-induced restrictions on international trade. In most instances‚ trade barriers work on the same principle; the imposition of some sort of cost on trade that raises the price of the traded products. Most of the time these trade barriers come in the form of a tariff‚ where the product is taxed. In some places trade barriers are good‚ and in others they are bad‚ but regardless‚ I would have to
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Citizenship as it has been stated in the constitution‚ accepts all people who were born in the United States to be citizen of the United States. A great number of people also agrees for illegal people to stays in the United States although they disagree for them to apply for permanent resident. Another problem is whether a border should be made around the borders and the argument have continued over the year. The cartoon clearly describe the uncertainty of undocumented or illegal people to citizenship
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In the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school (US Census Bureau).That’s about a student every 26 seconds/7‚000 a day. About 6‚000 people that don’t get to graduate end up obtaining a minimum wage job for the rest of their life. They struggle‚ and many Americans question why the number one industrialized country suffers an extremely high percentage of poverty and what triggers it? People know that not graduating from high school is the number one factor that causes poverty
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For now‚ the Bitcoin started to replace the Gold‚ money and checks. Now‚ people started to believe the bitcoin has a value as money and they are really trading goods with the bitcoin. The rate of using bitcoin has been rising rapidly in China‚ Japan‚ and the states. Also‚ the value of bitcoin has
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marital rape has emerged from the legal community. This has occurred because throughout the history of most societies‚ it has been acceptable for men to force their wives to have sex against their will. The traditional definition of rape in the United States most commonly was‚ sexual intercourse with a female not his
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Voting in the United States is a right for every citizen‚ but when using paper ballots it takes that right away from many. That is why using EMVs is a better way to improve voting turn out. The more accessible it is to vote effects how many people can voice their opinion. It is also harder to tamper with than a paper ballot is. When using paper ballots‚ we are forcing a large portion of our country to stay at home during the election season. Our country encourages everyone to vote‚ yet we make
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The United States of America and Mexico compare and contrast their differences when it comes to education‚ homeless rates‚ and their overall standard of living. The U.S and Mexico compare when it comes to homeless rates seeing as the numbers are increasing each year. As for education‚ Mexico lacks standard education‚ where as the United States has a higher standard for education. The overall standard of living in both countries is probably the biggest difference the two countries have. Mexico has
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In society Markets are an essential part to help the United States Economy‚ except sometimes this is not the case. There are times when markets can affect our economy‚ when this occurs‚ it is called a Market failure. Except‚ what exactly is a market Failure? According to our textbook‚ market failure is‚ “When our resources [and services] are not allocated efficiently.” (Page 56). What this means is that the amount of demand from the customer does not equal the amount of what is supplied by the suppliers
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