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    Though it is usually more prevalent in developing countries‚ Asia‚ and Latin American countries where the sanitation and hygiene practices are below standard‚ the United States has more than its share of cases. “High risk groups include children in day-care centers‚ homosexual men‚ individuals in custodial institutions‚ migrant workers‚ travelers to developing countries‚ and certain First Nation reserves.” (1) Rate of

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    The United States populates over 325 million people. Of these 325 million‚ 13.5 percent of them are under the poverty threshold‚ which is about 42.3 million people. These people are lacking of basic requirements for living such as money‚ clothes‚ a home‚ food‚ and even education. Without their basic requirements for living it makes it harder for them to get out of their current situation. Even though the government have tried to step in and solve this problem‚ the government programs that are set

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    "Give me control of a nation’s money and I care not who makes it’s laws" -Mayer Amschel Bauer Rothschild. Rothschild makes a great point; the people of the United States have zero effect on their own currency. Not even the government has control over the production and distribution of its own currency. That control was given to banks and a private corporation named the Federal Reserve . These private institutions have created a cycle that enriches them and indebts the public. This vicious cycle

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    c Republicans. These were people who were strongly opposed to the United States Constitution. They wanted a strong state government instead of a strong central government. To them if the central government was too strong then it would threaten the people’s liberties and right to life‚ liberty and the pursuit of happiness. The anti-Federalists were made up of anyone who was poor and not a big landowner‚ anyone tired of being controlled‚ anyone who wanted the people’s votes to directly count and

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    were the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon. It was a very tragic event and it affected the thoughts of people‚ especially who were close relatives and acquaintances that were killed in the incident. It immediately changed the history of the United States. Since the first plane crash on the World Trade Center (WTC)‚ it was already known that America was under attack. This was believed to be the doing of Al-Qaeda‚ an Islamist terrorist whose leader is Osama Bin Laden. In New York‚ the crisis

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    As the first official document that defined the United States government‚ the Articles of Confederation both reflected the principles and view points of the American Revolution and emphasized the practical uncertainties of democratic government. To say that the Articles of Confederation provided the United States with an effective government‚ would be over-exaggerating quite a bit. The Congress was weak‚ and was purposely designed to be weak. They were purposely set up as a weak government so that

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    that had come before it. Explain how and why the election process had changed from that of earlier elections‚ and describe the long-term effects it had on the political process in the United States. Include information about each of these points in your answer: Economic and social changes in the United States: how had the nation changed since 1800? The makeup of the electorate: What types of people were allowed and not allowed to vote? Campaign practices: How did candidates organize their

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    shows that people living in the United State are more affected by eating junk food than many people in other countries. It is very crucial to know the side effects of junk food although junk food may taste very delicious. People need to be knowledgeable about what they eat every day. Therefore‚ knowing what junk food can cause to the human’s health is very important. There are mainly three

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    Healthcare: HIPPA and the Law ‘The basic requirement of the final privacy rules is that a covered entity may not use or disclose an individual’s protected health information‚ except as otherwise permitted or required by the rules. The original privacy rule required that the use or disclosure of personal health information would only be permissible provided a covered entity had received a prior “consent” or “authorization” from the patient for the release of personal health information” (Giacalone

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    Francheska Rosado Chapter 1 ‚ A people’s History of the United States Christopher Columbus came thinking he found Asia when in fact all he found was the Americas. The ship they were in was called Saint Maria. The first place they landed was Cuba. They were in search for gold mostly‚ which Columbus promised the king and queen in Spain. He took the Arawaks Indians as slaves when it was hard for him to find gold. When he arrived in Haiti he created the first military base called Navidad which means

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