The problem of homelessness in America is growing dramatically. It’s a problem that can strike anyone when you least expect it. Therefore you should address this as a major crisis that affects our society. I feel as Americans we should come together to create solutions to end a growing epidemic of homeless people. Statistics show people living in poverty are most at risk of becoming homeless. Economically they are at a higher risk of losing what little they already have. The number of homeless
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My choice of topic for this paper is a very important one; it is the purpose of education in America. This is one of the most important issues in our country right now. I am going to discuss what I believe should be being taught in our educational institutions and why I believe it is not being done. One major reason I chose this topic is because I am a product of American education and I am one of the lucky people who was intelligent enough to learn beyond what was being provided to me in school
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Pauline Roberson Social Problems 24/Aug/2014 Loyd Ganey Crime in America Crime in America has decrease opposed to the crime rate in the 1990’s. However it still purposes a serious problem here in the United States. Rapes were down 2.5 percent‚ robbery was down 4 percent‚ and murder was down 0.7 percent (Friedan‚ 2012). Reason for this decline is due to the aging population‚ increase in the amount of people in jail and the changing
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A major problem in the United States is the high unemployment rate. Many Americans are unemployed which in turn is hurting our economy. There are a few ways we could lower the rate of unemployment‚ education in modern technological jobs‚ offering tax incentives to company’s to hire Americans instead of going over seas‚ and with job creation. By allowing the small business to thrive‚ they will produce the most jobs for the dollar invested. First‚ education in modern technological jobs could prepare
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America and Homicide The United States has been a world leader in homicide for centuries. Indeed‚ “since the early 19th century ...[America has been] the most homicidal country in the Western world” and holds that title today (Kelley‚ 2009). In a 2007-2008 list of 31 nations‚ only two nations‚ Mexico and Chile‚ had higher homicide rates (Comparison‚ 2010). Nations with higher populations‚ such as India and China have fewer homicides (Comparison‚ 2010). Further‚ a nation such as Japan‚ which has
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Murder in America Shamika Woumnm COMM/215 March 9‚ 2015 Amanda McClure Police Brutality and Murder in America Most commonly people have a bitter hatred for the police. This is because beside the news tending to hype things up‚ they continue to make the young African American youth the Michael Brown’s and Shawn Bell’s in their communities. With that kind of corruption‚ the officers that continue to commit these haneous crimes and get away with them make all police officers look bad. When in fact
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Jaden Braunwarth Deserving Equality According to the ideology of the American Dream‚ America is the land of limitless opportunity in which individuals can go as far as there own merit takes them. Americans believe in meritocracy‚ a level playing field‚ where people succeed based on talent and ability rather than wealth. Even though it’s ideal to believe that everyone is equally able to succeed‚ society has developed the concept of social class to categorize people into different groups based
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South America South America is a continent located in the Western Hemisphere‚ mostly in the Southern Hemisphere‚ with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east by
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Gentrification has always be a controversial subject in which it particularly deals with pushing out the blacks‚ and moving in the whites. Although many people believe this is how gentrification works‚ it is actually much more complex. In modern America‚ gentrification is more of an inconspicuous act in which the lower class is pushed out‚ rather than just a specific race. Although the majority of the lower class happen to be African Americans and latinos‚ it is focused upon the removal of the lower
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Thursday‚ March 26‚ 2009 Class in America- Gregory Mantsios "Myth 1: The United States is fundamentally a classless society. Class distinctions are largely irrelevant today‚ and whatever differences do exist in economic standing‚ they are - for the most part- insignificant... Myth 2: We are‚ essentially‚ a middle-class nation... Myth 3: We are all getting richer. The American public as a whole is steadily moving up the economic ladder‚ and each generation propels itself to greater economic well-being
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