ILLITERACY IN AMERICA Your ability to read and comprehend the words printed on this paper already sets you apart from 14% of adults living in America. This means that more than 32 million Americans today are considered illiterate and live with a tremendous disadvantage. That is a big chunk of the US population‚ but the worst part is that illiteracy is not getting any better from how it was a decade ago. According to the most recent National Assessment of Adult Literacy in 2003‚ 14% of adult Americans
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Battleground America Jill Lepore New Yorker‚ 4/23/2012‚ Vol. 88‚ Issue 10 Jill Lepore’s Battleground America addresses in precise detail gun violence in The Unites States of America. The author uses actual occurrences as well as referrals to documents of the United States Constitution and Articles of Confederation. Lepore uses organization‚ expression and contrasting to address her concern for gun violence in America. Statistics‚ contrast and comparison are techniques Lepore skillfully uses
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Violence in America America has the largest number of people behind bars for violent crimes and on the highest homicide rates in the world. It has been noted that the American definition of violent crimes constitutes a smaller spectrum of crimes than European and Asian countries. The homicide and violent crime of the United States is comparable to that of disturbed East European and South East Asian regions. It’s been noted that 45.9% of the crimes between 1974 and 2004 are committed by whites;
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March 27‚ 2012 Obesity in America Obesity in America is an ever-growing problem each day. As of 2011‚ The United States of America has the highest obesity rate of any other country of the world. What is obesity? Obesity is defined as “a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body” (Webster). Excess obesity usually begins to have negative affects on the body and often causes health complications. The obesity rate in America has been on the rise for many
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The problem of homelessness in America is growing dramatically. It’s a problem that can strike anyone when you least expect it. Therefore you should address this as a major crisis that affects our society. I feel as Americans we should come together to create solutions to end a growing epidemic of homeless people. Statistics show people living in poverty are most at risk of becoming homeless. Economically they are at a higher risk of losing what little they already have. The number of homeless
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million metric tonnes of sesame seeds in 2010. Sesame seed cookies and wafers‚ both sweet and savoury‚ are popular in places like Charleston‚ South Carolina. Sesame seeds‚ also called benne‚ are believed to have been brought into 17th century colonial America by West African slaves. Since then‚ they have become part of various American cuisines. US Customers • Two long term customers are in contact at present. DIPASA Inc. ‚Texas Sunshine International Foods ‚ Massachusetts Products • We ship colour
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[Pick the date] | Home | development | Economic development‚ achieved largely through productivity growth‚ is very important to both developed and developing nations. However‚ even though we know that higher productivity leads to improved economic outcomes there has been no consensus among researchers about either the desired path of development or the role of state in economic development. Concerning the path of development‚ Lall (2001) says that the appropriate strategy for any
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Lazy America Keim is able to show us how ignorant and lazy we are when it comes to learning about others. He shows us this by allowing us to see how America has used media to distort and create stereotypes about other countries‚ specifically Africa. In the reviewer Cyril Daddieh opinion‚ they feel the exact same way. They state " The book reconstructs the genesis and evolution of some of the most pervasive as well as pernicious myths and stereotypes". Keim then goes on about how we believe that
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Cherise Madrid Is America overmedicated? Background Information: Drugs in America are usually thought of as illegal ones like marijuana or cocaine but pharmaceuticals are used much more often than illegal drugs. According to a 2006 study by Boston University 82% of American adults and over half of children take at least one form of medication a day‚ 30% of adults take five or more‚ and 27% of children take two or more. Americans purchase nearly half of the global pharmaceutical
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these different religions in America. One religion in particular would be Hinduism. Hinduism in America is highly underrated and more should be known about this fascinating religion. Hinduism became a part of America in the mid-1960s. Hindus from the Caribbean decided to embark on the journey because of political fears and economic uncertainties. As of 2014‚ 0.7 percent of the American population practices Hinduism. That counts for over two million people and yet‚ America is still in the dark about
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