Today Americans find themselves living in an idiocracy. The definition of idiocracy for the purposes of this essay shall be a government run by fools. In America‚ the least qualified and least capable are routinely placed in power. Moreover‚ once in power their only goal becomes to keep power for themselves and their selected special interests. Not only are their purported beliefs often foolish‚ but they seek to denounce facts and science to protect these beliefs. These fools often find ready partners
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with values. As growth and development occur so does learning. An important and common value that should be taught is respect. In America‚ respect has changed over the course of many years. In the early days many did not have to work for respect‚ it was just a given. This happened because those people most likely withheld authority. Today‚ that is not the case. In America‚ the problem with respect has resulted in many deaths. Those who hold authority are often captured in the news. Police Officers
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Obesity in America: Will It Destroy Us? In todays’ society‚ especially in America‚ obesity has become an epidemic of all sorts. In every state in the U.S.‚ at least 20% of the population is obese. More and more people are dying due to heart related problems‚ and more people are becoming ok with being “big boned”. This is a huge problem for all of America and is becoming increasingly worse. There are multiple health related risks that go along with obesity; including heart disease‚ heart attack
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Hunger in America can be hard to recognize. With how the economy is now‚ the effects of hunger are more severe. Many Americans are relying on food stamps and private organizations to help with this crisis. Millions in this nation are currently suffering from hunger in America. Half of that being from job loss. More than 12‚000‚000 children suffer from food insecure hunger because of limited or uncertain access to nutritious food. About 900‚000 are hungry in the three- country Detroit metropolitan
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After reading "The World Is Too Much With Us” by William Wordsworth there are a multitude of themes that strike me as relevant to our current society. Themes of modernization‚ isolationism and sadness open up a dialog to the human condition. The speaker takes a stance that demonstrates that the world has many beautiful qualities‚ but because we have become too distracted‚ too numb‚ we simply do not appreciate those qualities. Our society is so immersed in the materialistic world that we forget to respect
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Let America be America Again Analysis In Langston Hughes poem “Let America be America Again” he talks about how America should return to the way that it was perceived to be in the dreams before America was truly America. Throughout the poem he uses various methods to evoke the patriotic images and dreams that he feels America should and will eventually be. Hughes states that America is supposed to be a place of equality for everyone including both white and colored people. During this period in
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material objects‚ socioeconomic factors‚ and social class lifestyles. Numerous sociologists have highlighted the excessive rates of consumption among Americans‚ which some refer to as hyperconsumption. With the emergence and availability of credit in America‚ Americans can easily obtain material objects that they may not be able to currently afford. It is well known that many
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tradition. Carlos views the incident and his actions as an omen that he will never be happy again‚ so even though they have left the Philippines‚ they still have their cultural traditions in America. Another recurring theme throughout the book is the struggle for survival‚ first in the Philippines and then in America. In the Philippines‚ the harsh social and living conditions result in the rural peasants being kept at the subsistence level. The whole family must work in order to survive. Subsistence
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messages or ideas others could not share such as the poem‚ A Dream Deferred. Hughes poem Let America Be America Again was written in 1935 during a time of poverty and racism. He used the poem to tell a story of the less advantaged part of the people. Langston Hughes hopeful yet devastating poem‚ Let America Be America Again‚ uses imagery‚ repetition‚ and flashbacks to compare present day America to past America while also describing the American dream and the struggles to reach it. He also describes
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Illiteracy‚ A Problem Facing Women I was quite amazed as I researched the topic of illiteracy in America. What exactly is illiteracy? Illiteracy is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as: 1) not educated; especially‚ not knowing how to read or write. 2) showing a lack of education --noun. a person who does not know how to read or write -- illiteracy. May-be someone can read just a little‚ some can make out the sounds of a word and some just cannot read at all. Illiteracy is a "loss" to those
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