Arson is a serious problem in the United States‚ being the number one cause of all fires‚ the number two cause of fire death and the cause of over one billion dollars of damage every year. Webster defines arson as “ The crime of maliciously burning somebody else’s building or property or of burning one’s own to get insurance money.” Arson is thought of as an insurance concern‚ an invisible “paper lose” by the general populace‚ but for the firefighters who have been injured or killed responding to
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The ideological conflict between the Soviet Union and the United States emerged from their clashing political and economic systems. The United States was team capitalism and the Soviet Union was team communism. Tensions rose between the two superpowers during the dual occupation of Germany after WWII. The Cold War was a competition for global influence and the promotion of their respective beliefs. In President Harry Truman’s speech‚ known as the “Truman Doctrine‚” Truman stated‚ “The Soviet Union
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Manasiya Government 2305 John M. Osterman Problems of Immigration Immigration is a major problem facing in the United States today. Hundreds of thousands of immigrants come to this country every year. Some legally and others illegally. Some come due to their countries economic situation and try to enhance their family’s style of living. Others come to seek out the “American Dream”. Either way they are hurting the economy of the country and causing nationwide problems. Non-English speaking workers take jobs
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verbal (“Bullying”).” Bullying has grown a lot because of social media and targets many people who have differences like race‚ ethnicity‚ disabilities‚ and many more. However‚ most do not realize the outcomes that can result from
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According to Abraham Lincoln from a speech given on national debt‚ he says‚ “The nation’s public debt is a symptom of the long and continuous operation of the second and third causes of the dissolution of a great democracy. It is like the fever that drenches a beloved child’s body in sweat and makes him delirious three hours before dawn. It is necessary to deal with the fever‚ and to bring it down to a safer level‚ so that the child can live till dawn‚ when the fever is likely to break. But those
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Throughout the history of the United States‚ actions were made that affected humans and the geography of the land. Some examples include the Environmental Movement and the Conservationist Movement. However‚ humans were negatively impacted socially due to the disrespect of individuals homes and lives and the land was impacted negatively due to the attitude of apathy toward the land. Although humans and the land were impacted negatively‚ people began to take notice of the damage being done to the land
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Phoenix Did you know that the USA with 5% of the world’s population has 25% of its prisoners‚ making it the world’s no#1 jailer? The most recent statistics from the Department of Justice states that 1 out of every 30 men between the ages of 20 and 34 has been jailed. Most likely‚ every person in the USA has either been incarcerated or knows someone who was. At the start of 2008‚ 2‚319‚258 adults were being held in prison or jail and this
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Human trafficking has become a problem for all countries‚ but it recently has become a problem that needs to be solved as soon as possible. In the United States‚ it is a global problem. This problem must be solved this way to ensure the welfare of thousands of people who are exploited daily. While this problem is not solved‚ the sex trade and forced labor will be part of the lives of all who suffer from this disease. Therefore‚ to beat a problem that magnitude‚ it should be resolved as soon as possible
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IMMIGRNATS PROBLEMS INTRODUCTION Immigration refers to the movement of foreigners into another country with an aim of permanent residence .Immigrants choose to leave their home countries because of a number of reasons‚ including politics‚ family re-unification‚ poverty‚ natural disaster‚ or just a wish to live in new surroundings on a voluntary basis .However‚ immigrants face a number of problems in the destination countries. Common problems that immigrants experience throughout the
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wondered how the ideas and laws came about during the birth of the United States? A majority of the laws that were put into place during the early years of the United States were influenced by other foreign documents. The most important of these initial laws were the ones that protect the country’s citizen’s rights. Without the protection from those laws‚ life in the United States and many other countries would be drastically different today. The three most influential documents that affected the end
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