Belonging to America My grandfather always used to explain to me how lucky I was to be able to be an American. He would inform me on how valuable it was and how I should never take it for granted. He expressed that I should feel honored to be able to have all the opportunities I do. I never understood him growing up. I did not understand how growing up somewhere‚ like America‚ versus another country could be any different. I understand now. When I was younger‚ my mother would tell different stories
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presidents have often cited the widening gap between the rich and the poor as being the number one obstacle to world peace. So it is interesting to find that this gap is the greatest within the United States of America. Globalization has only widened this gap further in the U.S. and in countries where the U.S. has spread its capitalism through the exporting of U.S. businesses. Why then do U.S. presidents preach about the negative correlations between widening class gaps and civil disturbances when
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the student had merely murdered someone he would have attracted far less attention and criticism. Racism is‚ indeed‚ the national obsession. Universities are on full alert for it‚ newspapers and politicians denounce it‚ churches preach against it‚ America is said to be racked with it‚ but just what is racism? Dictionaries are not much help in understanding what is meant by the word. They usually define it as the belief that one’s own ethnic stock is superior to others‚ or as the belief that culture
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The Demise of America as a Superpower There is an old Italian saying that states “I came to America because I heard that the streets were paved with gold.” Even though American streets are really not golden‚ this saying is metaphoric to that era where America was a dominating superpower. It was a time in American history when hard work was valued‚ and families had strong virtues. A great amount of time has passed since the industrial age and so‚ America has evolved. This once a God-fearing nation
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Poverty Poverty has been on the rise in America‚ mainly because of the recession and now it is reaching new heights. Even though the government is trying to make more beneficial tax cuts‚ and find other various solutions‚ poverty levels continue to rise drastically. But to first find the solution ourselves we must first know what causes poverty and what it is. A simple definition of it is‚ poverty is the state of one who lacks a certain amount of material possessions or finances. Absolute poverty
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Poverty Crises. Feeding America is a United States organization that consists of nationwide network of more than two hundred food banks and food rescue organization that serves the United States as well as Puerto Rico. It is the nation leading hunger relief charity. In the late 1060s‚ John van Hengel‚ a retired businessman in Phoenix‚ began volunteering at a local soup kitchen‚ and began soliciting food donations for the kitchen. He ended up with far more food than the kitchen could use and when
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Living in America means that we have the freedom to express ourselves‚ no matter what region we live in. In America‚ there are 3 million square miles from one end to another. The geography of the state’s beginning and end is determined by river lines‚ political lines‚ and mountain ranges. There are four main regions in the United States like: Northeast‚ Midwest‚ South‚ and the West. Each region has different jobs‚ foods‚ religions‚ and style of clothing‚ customs‚ music‚ sports‚ and much more
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The Industrialization of America If you do something that has never been done you will accomplish that have never been done and discover things that have not yet been discovered . The industrialization of America increased the speed of change politically‚ economically‚ and socially. Without the major advancements made at this time‚ our world would be much different today. To begin‚ the growth of industry was spurred by many factors. New technology was a large part of the growth. The technology
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Homosexuality in America America was founded upon such principles as equal rights for all‚ including that of life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness. However‚ with the high degree of equality and tolerance as this demands‚ it is not hard to comprehend when inequality and intolerance take place; and the occurrence is more prevalent than would be expected‚ considering the words of the Constitution. One example of a widespread issue aggressively debated in the United States today is homosexuality
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The thing that I see that represents America is Independence Hall in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. There have been numerous historical events that have been the basis for the forming of the United States of America that took place inside Independence Hall. Basically‚ everything that happened during the time of the Thirteen Colonies and a period of time after the Revolutionary War that involved political affairs‚ all took place in Independence Hall. This place was pretty much the earlier version of
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