A major problem that is rising in America is Child abuse. We need to work together as a community‚ to come up with a resolution. People need to report suspected abuse in the first place. On the contrary‚ someone may witness violence as it happens‚ fear of retaliation prevent them from calling the police or social worker. By the same token‚ someone may feel that it is best for the child to report abuse. However‚ may not say anything as a result of guilt and embarrassment. Nevertheless‚ these emotions
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Drinking alcohol was more of a social status. The more a person had or kept up with the latest beverage‚ they were considered to have a good social status. Drinking was a common fad at social events. In the article‚ “Drinking in Colonial America”‚ the editor Ed Crew explains the reasons why colonials consumed so much and where alcohol was mostly used. Crew says that alcohol was consumed at events such as: christenings‚ weddings‚ funerals and even political events. Alcohol was used as a bribe
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of the survey‚ to be more specific‚ 36.6% of Americans are overweight and 26.5% are obese (Percentage of Overweight‚ Obese Americans Swells. (n.d.). The obesity rate has increased in America and unless there is a broad cultural‚ behavioral‚ and government change among Americans regarding diet and exercise in America‚ obesity rates will most likely
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states Opera stated. She stated that a girl born in the United States is the luckiest. Yes‚ as women we constantly complain that there is a difference in salary between men and women etc. However‚ if we compare all the privileges that we have in America we are immensely lucky because other women in all parts of the world don’t have all the rights and privileges we do. Another thing that also caught my attention was the child labors. In all honesty‚ it’s a little sad that as Americans we know that
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Approximately 40 percent of food in the U.S. goes to waste. Food and Agriculture Organization Roughly one third of the food produced in the world for human consumption every year — approximately 1.3 billion tons — gets lost or wasted. Food and Agriculture Organization Every year‚ consumers in rich countries waste almost as much food (222 million tons) as the entire net food production of sub-Saharan Africa (230 million tons). Food and Agriculture Organization Over 97% of food waste generated ends
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Racial Profiling in America CM107-32: College Composition I Racial profiling (other than same sex relationship issues) seems to be the civil rights issue of our generation. While many brush it off‚ there are real live statistics suggesting that it is a very troubling societal issue. It doesn’t seem to be isolated in any one part of the country but some places are more notorious than others when it comes to racial profiling. There have also been high profile individuals
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Many things make the United States of America the country that it is today. One of the key components to that is freedom. Freedom is defined as the power or right to act‚ speak‚ or think as one wants without hindrance or restraint‚ but freedom goes far beyond this definition. Freedom has many attributes. We have national freedom‚ political freedom‚ individual freedom‚ and spiritual freedom. So‚ as you can see it is not just a value based on the country that you choose to live in‚ but the very citizens
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It is imporant to understand that agriculture is such a broad area of education‚ and this is why in 1988 Future Farmers of America changed their name to FFA because FFA is not just for students who want to be production farmers; FFA also welcomes members who aspire to careers as‚ but not limited to‚ teachers‚ doctors‚ scientists‚ business owners‚ as described on ffa.org When
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Imagine living in a place filled with nothing‚ just pure emptiness. People in America say some regions are boring compared to others. Luckily‚ I have evidence of which regions are the best. I will carefully go through each region I hand-picked. People should be considerate about these regions because of their astonishing environments‚ unique culture‚ and various indigenous groups. The first region would be the Southeast. The Southeast contain states such as: Kentucky‚ North Carolina‚ South Carolina
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The first city I lived in when I moved to America was an island. Mackinac Island attracted people from various parts of the country every year; usually in the summer. I heard people talking about how they needed a break from their heavily packed schedules‚ and time away was just what they needed. Travelling is a major part of some people’s life; as a matter of fact‚ one lady told me that if travelling were free‚ I’d never see her again‚ but living right above me is my neighbor who wouldn’t travel
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