which every American person thinks about – the American dream. Many of those immigrants sacrificed their jobs‚ their relationships and connections‚ their educational levels‚ and their languages at their homelands to start their new life in America and succeed in reaching their dream. So what is this dream all about? One would probably describe it as being rich and famous‚ some would imply to have a lot of power; however‚ the personal definition of an American dream is the ability to have a personal
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threats to life and property. Predicting a volcano’s eruption accurately will lead to more saved lives and ensure our safety. When a volcano erupts it produces many threats. Some of these threats are lava flows‚ falling ash‚ and they may even cause other threats like mud and debris flows‚ or they can cause the climate to change which may lead to tsunamis or earthquakes. A volcano can cause many horrible things like earthquakes. They can cause mud slides. Mud slides are very powerful. They can destroy
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has been something that was not an equal right. White American men were granted the voting right in 1789‚ when president George Washington won the election. At that time in the U.S‚ neither woman or African-Americans share the right to vote. Woman’s started claiming their right to vote in 1848‚ and the movement went on for 70 years. In 1920 they won the battle and got what they fought for a long time‚ the right to vote. Voting equality was not complete‚ because African-Americans did not have the
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Dangers of over reliance on technology on human life Nowadays‚ technology has become part and parcel of human life. Technology has a great influence on how people perform their duties in everyday life. Technology controls most of the things we do by bringing convenience and simplification of work. For instance‚ technology has helped us to communicate with relatives and friends through chatting‚ texting or emailing through the internet. However‚ with the rapid advancement in technology‚ many people
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Sam’s offending can be explained through the application of the social theory‚ Differential Association. Differential Association is a social theory developed by Edwin Sutherland‚ a renowned sociologist. The function of the theory Sutherland developed attempts to explain how people learn behaviors and motivations of criminal activities from those they associate with‚ and justify these acts as regular behaviors‚ perceiving them as gratifying (James Cook University). This theory is applied to Sam’s
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The Dangers of Chewing Gum MUST SHARE Originally‚ chewing gum was made from tree sap but today’s commercial brands are loaded with harmful ingredients and chemicals. The modern day chewing gums are made of four major ingredients including synthetic rubber‚ plastic‚ sugar‚ and coloring (dye). Modern day gums are produced from synthetic polymers such as styrene- butadiene rubbers and polyvinyl acetate. The final product is composed of 60% sugar‚ 20% corn syrup‚ and only 20% actual
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used Still Today? It has been common today to dismiss people’s views on certain subjects‚ so are people really getting to use their right of Freedom of Speech? When given the topic of Freedom of Speech most people will agree that anyone can state their own opinion‚ but when their opinion’s clash‚ some believe that the other person is slandering them. You would think that the option to state your opinion freely without getting yelled at or told that your unfair. Americans today tend to believe Freedom
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The story “Where Are You Going‚ Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates shows the reader the self-created illusion that the main character Connie has created in order to better understand herself. Connie’s reality is altered as she has this dream that has manifested due to her desire for attention from others. Throughout the story there are many occurrences that support the idea that the entire story is a dream that was made up by Connie’s subconscious. Throughout the story‚ Arnold mentions many
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pay the money back‚ and most credit purchases incur interest charges in addition to the original amount. The credit card industry‚ a most lucrative industry indeed‚ has spiraled out of control over the past decades. Shockingly! This industry seems to have grown out of the control of the government itself. According to the Federal Reserve‚ Total U.S. revolving debt (98 percent of which is made up of credit card debt): $801 billion‚ as of December 2011. The average credit card debt per household is said
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In recent decades‚ we have seen a remarkable advancement in science and technology. Owing to this‚ many wonder why the primary sources of consumer energy remain non-renewable fuels; petroleum (36%)‚ coal (27%) and gas (23%) [International Energy Agency‚ 2013]. The issue with this is‚ “fossil fuels” which took millions of years to form are running out at an unprecedented rate‚ and there is no consensual view as to what will replace them. There are many reasons why the general population should be
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