Rates in the United States According to the most recent report put out by the United States Department of Labor‚ in the month of February‚ 49 states saw a decrease in nonfarm employment while Louisiana was the only one where they had seen an increase in nonfarm employment. California had a decrease in jobs since January by 116‚000 with Florida in second with 49‚500 jobs lost. While Alaska seen the smallest decease in unemployment by just 100. And again Louisiana is the only state to see an increase
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Under U.S. state and federal law‚ it is discriminatory to treat persons in different ways simply because of their age‚ gender‚ or race. The American society has only recently recognized gender inequality as a social problem. However‚ women in the United States have struggled to gain equality for centuries. Women’s rights and their status in society has substantially improved‚ but gender roles remain very important in our society today. Women still strive to be equal to men at home‚ in workplaces
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considers the current task of trying to keep entire communities from being destroyed by the effects of the trafficking of illegal drugs; there is no comparison. When most people hear the term drug trafficking‚ they automatically think of smuggling illegal substances into the country. Drug trafficking is actually defined as “an offense under federal‚ state‚ or local law that prohibits the manufacture‚ import‚ export‚ distribution‚ or dispensing of a controlled substance (or a counterfeit substance) or
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Reducing Homelessness in the United States Homelessness is a growing epidemic in the United States. Throughout the years‚ the rate of homeless people on the street has grown substantially high. Homelessness is a serious problem. It has many effects and even more causes. It can effect businesses‚ split up families‚ and also affects the health of others on the street. Having homeless people in the front of a business would discourage customers from shopping in that location. It can make the shopping
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nDr. Anyanwu‚ Eco 201: HW Solutions for Chapter 2 (Discussed in class on September 25): Question 1 Describe the four major types of economic flows that link the United States with other nations. Provide a specific example of each type of flow. ANSWER: The four major economic flows are: the flows of goods and services (trade flows); the flows of capital equipment and labor (resource flows); the flows of information and technology; and the financial flows (money). The financial flows provide
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distinctive differences between post-revolutionary France‚ the United States’ version of democracy‚ and that of Ancient Greece. A main difference between the United States’ democracy‚ and post revolutionary France is that France uses a parliamentary system. “Appointed by the President of the Republic (Head of State)‚ the Prime Minister is the Head of Government” (“How the Government Works”). The prime minister of France is in charge of the laws in France. In the United States‚ laws are dealt with by
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of disability in the eighteenth and nineteenth century. I will do this by taking a historical perspective on eugenics and by looking at how disability has been viewed and treated in the past and present. This historical perspective will draw links between eugenics‚ common day stereotypes associated with persons with disabilities and how professionals use their skills to try and cure disability (medical model). The term eugenics was created by Francis Galton‚ a cousin of Charles Darwin and a scientist
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In 1776 a new nation was born in the western world. The Declaration of Independence birthed the United States of America. The same forefathers that drafted the declaration‚ including George Washington‚ all took part in establishing a new form of foreign policy‚ known as unilateralism. (Encyclopedia.com‚ 2008) In its infancy‚ unilateralism in the United States‚ then referred to as “isolationism”‚ focused on one guiding principle that is still followed today: never agree to a policy that benefits another
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Though the United States shares the same “Liberal Democracy” classification as its Western European brothers‚ there is substantive difference in the role an individual plays‚ and can play‚ in the shaping of their political system. The best example of differences between European and American political action is recognized in the role of interest groups. In those countries which most align themselves with the United States‚ namely Great Britain‚ France‚ and Germany‚ the role of interest groups is
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nationalities for religious‚ recreational‚ and medical use. While it is currently illegal in the United States‚ marijuana is legal in European countries such as Holland and Belgium‚ and Amsterdam. Marijuana‚ in its natural form‚ is one of the safest therapeutically active substances known to man. It can be safely used within a supervised routine of medical care. For marijuana to be illegal in the United States when alcohol poisoning is a major cause of death in this country and nearly half a million premature
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