State Farm “Following” State Farm provides car and home insurance to a lot of people here in the United States. In fact‚ they are the largest provider of insurance; almost doubling another popular insurance provider‚ Allstate. State Farm often runs commercials‚ spanning many channels on television. While most of these commercials advertise their car and home owner’s insurance‚ I happened to see one of their commercials that was out of the ordinary. The commercial follows a man‚ that slowly amassed
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The economic inequality that exists in the United States is a big problem even though many Americans might not think of it as much. Economic inequality has been identified because of the large gap between the rich and the poor people in the United States. It can also be seen in the large gap of the wages of the workers all over the country. According to studies‚ the country has recently reached its highest rate of economic inequality in the year 2014 compared to the previous years data
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at mostly Northern states where slavery never really took root. Northern states‚ which are in colder climates and in more mountainous regions‚ were never suited for the plantation-style slavery that took root in the South. And‚ after the Revolutionary War‚ many of these states abolished slavery during this period. But‚ again‚ these freed slaves were only a small minority of slaves held in the United States as the primary slave-holding area was the South and not the Northern states that abolished slavery
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Trafficking In United States Rashaan Ford ENG122: English Composition II Tina Miller August 19‚ 20 Drug trafficking in the United States have been a problem since the mid 1970’s.The illegal drug market in the United States is one of the most profitable in the world. Drug Enforcement agencies faces many hard challenges in protecting our borders. Diverse criminal groups operating from South America smuggles cocaine‚ heroine‚ and marijuana into the United States by a variety of routes
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Are tax dollars used towards Criminals sitting in State Prisons a waste? Every year in the United States of America over 1.5 Billion Dollars of TAXES is paid by Residents of the United States. Weather the Tax money paid is used for Major crisis or unnecessary actions; we have no say. Although I have yet 2 years before I become involved in politics‚ government‚ credit‚ taxes etc. I stand firm when I say‚ I would hate to see even a penny ($.01) of mine being used to feed some bum in a cell who gets
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Sydney Ganus Mrs. Dunlop and Dr. Hinch Junior Exhibition 8 February 2010 Kent State Shootings (Research Paper) Faced with the problem of a violent protest‚ the Ohio National Guard chose to open fire into the crowd as a solution‚ but increasing security around the ROTC building and preventing its arson would have been a plausible solution. This event takes place in May of 1970 at Kent‚ Ohio. Richard Nixon has just been elected president‚ taking office in 1969. In the midst of the Vietnam
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One of the biggest social problems in the United States is the act of prejudice and discrimination among its people. Often times these two can be mistaken for the same thing‚ but prejudice and discrimination have two separate meanings. According to the dictionary being prejudice means to have a “preconceived judgment or opinion” (Merriam). About a person or thing‚ although prejudice is not acted upon it is merely just the thought or an indirect statement. On the other hand‚ Discrimination is “The
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licensing requirements and legal authority that govern private security in each state. These differences govern every aspect of behavior that private security must follow. They include training courses as well as registration. Also discussed in this essay is the legal authority of security guards over the legal authority of public law enforcement officers. The role of any security guard is basically the same in any state. In New York‚ security has several key functions they must perform so they are
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Ancient city-states and empires both had numerous cultural and economic benefits due to their structure of not only development‚ but also social classes‚ religion‚ and trade accompanied by fiscal responsibilities. These benefits differed between the two formations of civilizations in many ways‚ but complemented by similarities‚ resembled each other in additional ways. With the advancement and development of city-states to empires‚ culture and economics changed drastically. The social classes of
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Spanish in the United States The United States is home to a large and rapidly growing population of Spanish speakers. With over 35 million speakers‚ Spanish is the second most commonly-spoken language in the United States. According to data from the US Census Bureau‚ it is spoken in about 12 per cent of all U.S. households. Hispanic citizens constitute about 16% of the U.S. population now and this figure will rise to 30% by 2050. By 2050‚ the U.S. will become the largest Spanish-speaking country
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