Despite everybody having some characteristics or costumes in common‚ the economic status will segregate you from the population. The upper class and middle- class descendants from Spaniards live in the cities. Their racial background plays an important role in their lifestyle. The poor class is the ones who lives in the outskirts of the city and rural areas. The lack of housing projects represents a big problem for the Colombians with low incomes. Also‚ water‚ electricity and the basic services
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“The Impact of a Tropical Storm depends on location” How far do you agree? Tropical storms formed 5-30 degrees north of the equator‚ so if there is a largely populated area or economic centre around this latitude‚ in an area vulnerable to hurricanes‚ the impact will be increased in comparison to the tropical storm running its course over unpopulated islands or the ocean. This can be seen when looking at Hurricane Sandy‚ a tropical storm of 2012 and its impact on Cuba. Cuba was located in the Hurricane’s
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EQUALITY‚ DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS. EQUALITY‚ DIVERSITY AND RIGHTS. Equality Equality is about creating a fairer society. This is where everyone can participate and has the opportunity to achieve their potential. By eliminating prejudice and discrimination. In our society‚ equality is about fairness and ensuring people have the same rights regardless of their background or who they are. Any society that ensures its people have equal
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The several stories that we have been reading in this class are al quite similar in many ways‚ ranging from characters‚ motivations‚ morals‚ and themes. “What of this Goldfish‚ Would You Wish?” by Etgar Keret‚ is a story of a young boy who gets the idea to create a documentary about the wishes people if they were given the chance by a magical goldfish. The boy‚ Yonatan or Yoni‚ believes he can become rich and famous by filming this documentary. He knocks on the door of a Russian man by the name of
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Topic: Condoms should be distributed in schools: agree or disagree Narrowed Topic: Condoms are useful in many ways and are a viable way to illustrate proper sexual procedures in high schools in Jamaica. The topic of sex is a very controversial matter especially among teenagers. Teenagers are at a point in their lives where hormones are at a high and they feel the need to indulge in sexual activities. Therefore it is important that teenagers understand the importance of safe sex and the
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There are four primary types of economic systems in the world: traditional‚ command‚ market and mixed. Each economy has its strengths and weaknesses‚ its sub-economies and tendencies‚ and‚ of course‚ a troubled history. Below we examine each system in turn and give ample attention to the attributes listed above. It’s important to understand how different parts of the world function economically‚ as the economy is one of the strongest forces when it comes to balancing political power‚ instigating
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The idea of justice is one applicable to various facets of life due to the possibility of conflict that exists in the space of interpersonal interactions. Modern society allocates the task of making these decisions to the criminal justice system‚ which is thereby the primary destination when seeking fairness and equality in justice. However‚ the reality is less than ideal since here are various elements that can curtail the delivery of equal justice‚ such as racial and socioeconomic backgrounds among
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Since the inception of the Juvenile Justice System it has had critics those who side with its current vision of how to deal with offenders. Throughout the years the Juvenile Justice System has undergone several transformations. However‚ I believe the Juvenile Justice System is due for another change. Currently‚ the Juvenile Justice System is at a cross point; to focus on punishment rather than rehabilitation or focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment. Should we rehabilitate offenders or punish
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Respect Paper Why is respect important in a classroom? Respect is important in a classroom because it shows that you’re nice‚ it shows that you listen‚ and it shows that you’re courteous. There is no reason for being rude to anyone. If you are having a bad time‚ there is no need to make sure everyone else has one. Also‚ you being rude can result in the whole class getting in trouble.You must be respectful to your classmates‚ your substitute‚ and most importantly your teacher. You need to be respectful
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Equality Everywhere Throughout the years that civilization has been created‚ our society has been flooded with inequality. Women‚ Slaves‚ and other minorities have been abused and mistreated. The only way you could be seen as an equal was if you were white or male. Future American generations should be persuaded to accept each other and learn to have open minds to different cultures and races. Equality is one of the main aspects that contributes to the American Dream. I personally am not pursuing
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