Illiteracy‚ A Problem Facing Women I was quite amazed as I researched the topic of illiteracy in America. What exactly is illiteracy? Illiteracy is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as: 1) not educated; especially‚ not knowing how to read or write. 2) showing a lack of education --noun. a person who does not know how to read or write -- illiteracy. May-be someone can read just a little‚ some can make out the sounds of a word and some just cannot read at all. Illiteracy is a "loss" to those
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I want to talk about how I came across obstacles in my life in America. I was only eleven years old when I came to United States. I started going to school few months before 5th grade end. Then when I was in 6th Grade‚ I was the only Burmese person in school. I was bullied and insulted in school for who I am and where I came from. Before I came to United States‚ I thought everybody would be friendly to me and help me in anyway that they can‚ because I’ve been hearing all the great things about United
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language takes a lot of effort. While English thrives in the States‚ the States is gaining new speakers of other languages every year. The people against bilingual education insisted that bilingualism is a threat to national unity. In my opinion‚ first‚ I do not think that bilingualism is a threat to national unity. Bilingualism means an equal ability to communicate in two languages. Bilingual is a very useful skill. Therefore‚ we should celebrate it rather than seeing it as a nationalistic issue. We
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52 percent of Americans (that were polled) believed doing their taxes was easier than figuring out how to eat healthy. Over 10 billion donuts are consumed in the US every year and ⅔ of us are overweight. But why Americans? Why not China or South America? Here’s why. A few reasons stand out. Americans eat unhealthy foods. They eat more sugar and artificial sweeteners than any other people on earth. Americans also experience more episodes of acute hunger each day than any other people on earth
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universal country of America is the globe’s salad bowl. America is known for its diversity. The country should not be restricted to only English and Spanish when there are thousands of other languages being used all around the world. People in America are expected to speak English‚ but by having multiple languages‚ such as English and Spanish‚ forces those Americans to involuntarily have to learn Spanish. It isn’t fair for Americans having to learn Spanish‚ when the common language in America is English.
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4/12/12 Sports in America Sports in America‚ as the 20th century‚ created a different age. There were no National Football League‚ no National Basketball Association‚ no Rose Bowl‚ no professional tennis or golf and no NASCAR esc... There was only one league in Major Baseball League. And also there we no radio‚ no TV‚ no ESPN and even no Internet. Fans were learning their favorite team or player only through the written word. Over the years thing were changing and America was becoming a very
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completely in the way the book suggests it did‚ not so harsh. First thought on the matter‚ did the settlers even know any better. America was just starting out and like a toddler America did things off of example. A majority of immigrants came from Europe. Europe in a more subtle way in some cases did the same thing as settlers did to the west. Britain watched over America and Canada from afar governing the government. France‚ Russia‚
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businesses‚ apartments‚ hotel and motel rooms‚ storage facilities‚ vacant buildings‚ wilderness areas (both public and private)‚ and vehicles. According to the Office of National Drug Control Policy in March 2009‚ there were 966 Methamphetamine in America 3 meth lab incidents nationwide‚ compared to 756 incidents in March 2008 and 596 incidents in March 2007. In southern states‚ meth lab incidents for Oklahoma‚ Arkansas‚ Mississippi‚ Alabama‚ and Florida show an increase of 254% from 63 in
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America Immigration www.anerucabimmigrationcouncil.org/resarch/how-united-states-immigration-system-works. -Immigration and Naturalization Act (INA) - the body of law governing the current immigration policy provides for an annual worldwide limit of 675‚000 permanent immigrants‚ with certain exceptions for close family members. -lawful permanent residents (LPR’S) are eligible to apply for nearly all jobs and can remain in the country even if they are unemployed. -Immigration to the United States
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Americas obesity The McDonald’s Corporation wants to be everywhere that children are. The number of obese children has more than doubled since 1980. Many people blame the fast food industry for making the people of America fat. Most of the people in America blames the companies for selling their unhealthy food‚ advertising and promoting their food to young children‚ and creating super sized servings. Having said that‚ there are people who believe that it is the person’s fault for being an unhealthy
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