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    classified of the 5 leading causes of maternal birth‚ The lack of dedication from the medical team can also lead to an unsafe abortion. If the staff is unsure of required treatment or aren’t emotional supportive it can put the women’s health at risk. Unsafe abortions often aren’t reported and are classified and concealed as miscarriages (D.Grimes‚1999). “Approximately 10 % of women undergoing induced abortion suffer from immediate complication”(EL 1999). Though‚ majority cases can take up to years before

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    high school. In comparison‚ they spend a mere 13‚000 hours in school‚ from kindergarten through twelfth grade. American children spend more time watching TV than any other activity‚ besides sleeping. With all this time in front of the television‚ how much violence do children watch? A typical child will witness 8‚000 murders and 100‚000 other acts of violence before he or she leaves elementary school (Hughes and Hasbrouck 4). People don ’t realize the amount of violence on television. With improved

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    Victimless crimes are crimes that are committed illegally‚ but they do not pose any harm upon other individuals. There are many forms of victimless crimes such as drug abuse‚ prostitution‚ gambling‚ public nudity‚ and trespassing. An individual abusing drugs is a victimless crime because drugs are illegal‚ and the individual is not affecting others‚ only his or her self. Prostitution is deemed as a victimless crime because it is an illegally paid service that does not involve a victim due to the

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    Hate crimes are done too frequently all around the world. Although‚ there are national and state level laws that supposedly regulate them‚ many people that are different than them. Many of these crimes come in different forms such as hate speech‚ mentally torturing‚ physically abusing‚ and even murdering. Aaron Day‚ one of the most influential writer for LGBT community‚ defines clearly‚ “laws in Russia”- shows how the government and some people in Russia treats homosexuals horribly. According to

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    The Issue And History Of Illiteracy Among African Americans Becca White Writing 123 Instructor Sydney Darby 27 May 2008 Illiteracy is a growing issue in America. The U.S. Department of Education funded the National Adult Literacy Survey (NALS) in 1992 that estimates over 90 million Americans fall well below an eight grade literacy level (Rome‚ 2004‚ pp. 84). Nowhere is this tragedy more prevalent than among the impoverished African Americans. Illiteracy has always been higher among African

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    AP English 3 9 December 2013 The Human Cost of an Illiterate Society Comprehension 1. Illiteracy is a danger to the democratic society because the number of eligible voters that are illiterate is by far enough to sway a vote. This could lead to the electing a president that is not as politically fit as another candidate. 2. Kozol states that‚ “The answers to these questions represent a reasonable test of our belief in the democracy to which we have been asked in a public school to swear allegiance

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    Running Head: Illiteracy among African Americans Illiteracy among African Americans LaKisha Heard Marygrove College Abstract The high rate of illiteracy is a major problem in the United States. Although there have been programs and initiatives started to eradicate this problem‚ illiteracy still plagues millions of Americans. Out of all ethnic groups‚ African Americans have a higher illiteracy rate. Within this project‚ the causes of illiteracy are revealed and viable solutions to this

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    most Bible illiterate times. People know less about the Word of God today than ever before. Dr. Albert Mohler points out in his article‚ “The Scandal of Bible Illiteracy: It’s Our Problem‚” that less than half can list the four gospels. This is elementary‚ this is basic. Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke‚ and John. Less than half can do that. So‚ how can the majority then claim to understand the gospel message enough

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    How can aggression be reduced? Critically discuss in relation to theories of aggression Introduction In this social psychology essay I will be breaching the subject of ’can aggression be reduced? ’ However instead of simply relating this to all forms of aggression‚ my main focus will be solely on childhood aggression. This is a particularly important question‚ not only within the psychological community but also within everyday life. If it is possible to tackle the stem of the problem within

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    Culture of Sri Lanka From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia This article needs additional citations for verification. Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources. Unsourced material may be challenged and removed. (February 2010) Life in Sri Lanka Culture[show] Economy[show] Society[show] Government[show] Policies[show] v t e Ceylon Tea The culture of Sri Lanka has been influenced by many factors‚ but has managed to retain much of its ancient aspects

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