According to the University of California about 43.1 percent of people live in poverty in the United States and less than one percent of the US budget goes to helping these people. That is just in the United States‚ one of the richest countries in the world‚ and a well developed country. Think about the billions of other people that live in poverty in developing or undeveloped countries. Today‚ many people across the globe live in poverty and have a hard time providing for basic necessities such as
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bragging as they gerrymandered congressional districts in blue states. They wanted to control how state legislative and congressional district boundaries would be drawn‚ so they set about to control the redistricting process. Therefore‚ even thou a majority of Americans voted for Democrats in the Presidential election… the Republicans ended up controlling the house. They not only gerrymandered but‚ changed voting rules in the states and districts they controlled‚ and the ones they didn’t control
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Poverty and Homelessness in the United States Poverty in America is a subject that though everybody recognizes is existent‚ most do not pay attention to very often. In 2010 the poverty line for a family of four was $22‚314.00 and 15.1% of Americans were living off of less than that (Tavernise‚ 2011). While 15.1% is a high number to begin with‚ the truth is that many more people are living on the verge of homelessness. Countless families are split up every night with children going to a friend’s
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democracy. Around 1200 England laid the groundwork to become a republic. Later‚ in the 1700’s‚ United States of America became a democracy. During the first decades of our premature nations’ existence‚ it is hard to imagine that the United States would evolve to become such a great democracy. A democracy others would prefer to believe with hypocrite reasoning. When the U.S. first won its independence it was a united group of people left to defend for themselves. This group was to become a nation and creating
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There have been numerous oil spills all over the world including the United States‚ Nigeria‚ and China and are threats of more occurring. There have been several oil spills to occur in the United States but two of the most well known major oil spills in happen here are the Exxon oil spill and the British Petroleum Deepwater Horizon oil spill. In March of 1989 an oil tanker called Exxon Valdez
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The United States has great natural resources‚ the most advanced technology‚ and a very high standard of living. Despite these advantages‚ a significant portion of U.S. residents live in a condition of poverty(Eitzen‚ Zinn‚ Smith 156). These people are living with inadequate food‚ shelter‚ and water. Many of these citizens are discriminated against in schools‚ courts‚ and in the job market. These conditions make it difficult to work their way out of poverty. In order to be considered poor‚ a citizen
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million Europeans migrated to the United States‚ because America was a way for people to start over. Emma Lazarus poem “The New Colossus” is a symbol of new immigrants coming to American to seek freedom‚ job opportunity‚ and a better life for themselves and their families. Immigrations seek freedom and a change to start over with offers of jobs and land for farms. Industries were rising in America and immigrants from all over the world wanted to pursue the “American Dream”. “In 1862‚ Congress passed
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From 1973 to 2015 the United States of America’s population increased by about 109‚ 533‚ 231. In that same amount of time‚ about 43‚ 800‚ 000 abortions took place (Lang). This statistic helps show that abortion has always been a problem‚ but only recently has became one on a national level with the two sides forming. One side‚ the Pro-Life one‚ wants laws that will help protect the fetus. The other side‚ the Pro-Choice one‚ supports the belief that abortion should be the choice of the mothers. “Abortion
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2012 Religious Culture of the United States According to recent surveys‚ an estimated 83 percent of adult Americans identify with a religious denomination‚ 40 percent admit to attending a religious service once or more each week‚ and 58 percent claim to pray at least weekly (Putnam Ch. 1‚ p. 5). Furthermore‚ a 2008 “American Religious Identification Survey” identified that there currently exist a total of 313 different religious sects and denominations in the United States (Kosmin 3). These statistical
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When asked to symbolize the United States of America with one‚ solitary document‚ one might immediately think of the Declaration of Independence. This powerful and sacred document not only represents America‚ but is also one of main reasons this great country exists. America has prided itself on being the “land of the free;” a place for people to have “unalienable rights‚” in which they can pursue “happiness‚” and are free from unjust oppression. Thomas Jefferson created the Declaration of Independence
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