of the Americas was an accident? In the late 1400’s the Americas‚ first thought to be Asia‚ were were mistakenly discovered by Christopher Columbus‚ a early Spanish explorer. This new discovery of the Americas was such an impacting discovery in Europe‚ otherwise known as the old world‚ because new land that was never thought to be existed was discovered. After this discovery‚ many new world explorers‚ also called Conquistadors‚ were sent from many places located in Europe to the Americas to explore
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AMERICAN PATRIOTISM By: dat E-mail: xasianboyx@aol.com AMERICAN PATRIOTISM Patriotism in America is the love for or devotion to America. Patriotism represents people who love this country and support the country’s authority and interests. American patriotism does not only mean an unquestioning loyalty to the decisions of the United States government. Patriotism is staring unblinkingly into the face of history. It is to acknowledge the injustices and cruelties that have been a part of the
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If you are being held under water how do you expect to breath. This is what is happening to minorities in America. America’s society holds down minorities and all they are trying to do is come up for air. Doesn’t everyone have the right to breathe? America’s jails are filled with minorities. Minorities that would have less likely been put in jail for the same crime if it was a caucasian person. Minorities are put in the system and are made to work and in a sense‚ treated as modern day slaves. It
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8264304 Obesity In America Did you know that between 1980 and the year 2000‚ the obesity rates had doubled among adults in America ? About 30% of the adult population in America is suffering from obesity . Since 1980 ‚ overweight rates have doubled among children and adults . Most people still do not practice healthy behaviors that can prevent obesity because they are lazy. More than 50% of American adults do not get the recommended amount of physical activity to provide health benefits . More
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Isaiah Escoto Mrs. Bean English 101 2 August 2013 America: Land of the Overweight “Would you like to Super-Size that Sir?” And how many times do we reply “Yea Sure.” I mean its only twenty cents more right? This is just one small look into the world we live in today. No matter what your age‚ every American is faced with the choice of eating healthy or to often is the case; succumb to the temptation of eating fattier foods. In recent decades America has faced daunting rise in obesity from children
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Poverty is an epidemic that has swept the American nation many times over. Whether it be quietly lingering under the surface‚ or blatantly staring us in the face as it is in this current recession‚ it affects people across America on individual‚ community and national levels alike. While there are many causes and effects of poverty‚ it is important to view the issue of poverty and its causes from all angles when one seeks to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status‚ mental
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excess of freedom have not considered the fact that nations of extreme freedom degrade into a weakly governed and unsafe country ("Communism"). In our nation‚ Americans already have a plethora of freedoms that other peoples could not even consider. America is blessed‚ and advocates for yet more rights should consider that. Other nations’ citizens still have basic freedoms to be granted‚ such as the freedom of having a full stomach (Sen 17)‚ which are necessities that need to be granted before such wealthy
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Martin December 4‚ 2015 The American JuBu: Jewish Engagement with Buddhism in America Recently in Western societies‚ there has been a movement of Jews toward the practice of Buddhism. Those practicing are commonly known as Buddhist-Jews‚ Jewish-Buddhists‚ or “JUBUs.” In the last decade or so‚ the phenomenon of multiple religious belonging has surfaced (Rose D 248 P). In fact‚ roughly 25% of the Buddhist population in America were formally people of the Jewish religion (bud in west). This has been
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Hong Shen Chen DOC 3 B07 Jacquie Paper1 A Different America Society tends to silence the dark park of the history‚ and this is no different to what happened in the 50’s‚ post-Korean War. Many people were guided to believe that post war was a good time due to the phony improvement done by the government - GI Bill and the first integrated army. Moreover‚ televisions were censored to broadcast happy stories only. Yet‚ in reality‚ the power of white supremacy and patriarchy continued to expand
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Between 1860 and 1900‚ America began to industrialize rapidly. There were many factors and causes of this such as railroads‚ new inventions‚ and more work forces and leaders. The American people at this time gained some benefits; nonetheless‚ there were many economic and social problems produced by industrialization and the growth of big businesses. Industrialization in America increased and many big businesses sprouted up due to this. One of the causes was the railroads. The railroads allowed
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