REDUCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 40 years‚ it remains the highest among the most developed countries in the world. Approximately 67.8 per 1‚000 women aged 15–19 — nearly 750‚000 American teenagers — become pregnant each year (Kost and Henshaw‚ 2012). The majority of these pregnancies — 82 percent — are unintended (Finer & Zolna‚ 2011). Moreover‚ because the average age of menarche has reached an all-time low
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Mexico vs. United States Man‚ it’s hot! Temperature that exceeds one hundred degrees Fahrenheit is the only thing one finds at the Mexico‚ U.S. border while waiting to cross it. Yes‚ the United States and Mexico share a border‚ but they have other similarities‚ such as the kind of government‚ similar shopping facilities and wonderful vacationing locations. Differences also come into play when one has two different countries; these differences are people and government‚ which lead to other differences
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The electoral systems of the United States and Europe are quite different from each other. Americans hold more frequent elections at all level of government for more offices than any other nation and the number of participating electorates increases steadily over time (O ’Connor‚ Sabato‚ Yanus 359). Many European countries use Single Transferable vote system; a voting system designed to achieve proportional representation that apportions legislative seats according to the percentage of votes a
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of Independence and Constitution of The United States of America The United States Declaration of Independence The Declaration of Independence was approved on July 4‚ 1776 by members of the Second Continental Congress in Independence Hall (then known as the Pennsylvania State House) in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania as a means to cut ties and governance with mother England. Unbeknownst at the time‚ it also lay the philosophical basis to the United States Constitution‚ that all men are created equal
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We are all humans regardless of ethnicity‚ gender or role in society. In the Declaration of independence‚ in the United States of America‚ the rights of “life‚ liberty‚ and the pursuit of happiness” are granted to all men‚ but is that really true? Inequalities have been an issue since many centuries ago. Inequalities have existed since thousands of years‚ from the kings vs. the surfs in medieval times‚ to the treatment of slaves‚ to the inequalities of women. In today times‚ many people face prejudice
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In the first half of the twentieth century‚ the United States has intervened militarily in the Caribbean. This intervention lasted from 1898 to the mid 1930’s. During those thirty three years‚ the United States intervened militarily in Cuba‚ Mexico‚ Haiti‚ Santo Domingo (which is now Dominican Republic)‚ Panama and Nicaragua. This paper will focus on the effects that this intervention had on Haiti and the Dominican Republic. Though the United States intervention in Haiti and the Dominican Republic
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In the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school (US Census Bureau).That’s about a student every 26 seconds/7‚000 a day. About 6‚000 people that don’t get to graduate end up obtaining a minimum wage job for the rest of their life. They struggle‚ and many Americans question why the number one industrialized country suffers an extremely high percentage of poverty and what triggers it? People know that not graduating from high school is the number one factor that causes poverty
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Poverty and children in the United States Poverty by definition means: “State of being poor. The state of not having enough money to take care of basic needs such as food‚ clothing‚ and housing.” (Encarta dictionary) That is a word that many of us ignore‚ yet poverty among children in the United States is problem that is not going to solve itself. People today are not concerned with the troubles of others like they were in the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. Communities back then looked out for each
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the United States made several changes to policies concerning visitors into the United States. More attention is required at the borders‚ airports‚ mail system‚ and intranet to protect citizens of the United States against terrorism. In this paper‚ we will discuss a proposal to make the criminal justice agencies in the United States better prepared for terrorist attacks. Border Patrol is part of the criminal justice agency and responsible for protecting the borders of the United States against
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Although‚ there is an enormous difference in the scale of their two economies‚ the United States and Portugal share significant similarities. Portugal’s economy is growing at a steady rate‚ but has a long way to go to get out of its recession. In the article‚ The Federation of International Trade Association says‚ “Since 2009‚ Portugal has been suffering from the worst economic crisis since the fall of the dictatorship in 1974. This deep recession was caused by the collapse of foreign demand and
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