Urbanization of America The urbanization of the cities in America that occurred during the first fifty years after the civil war was a unique situation that had not been seen before in this country. There had been migration that had occurred before‚ but the staggering numbers that migrated to these cities during this time was overwhelming. According to Brinkley “The urban population increased sevenfold during this time period" (Unfinished Nation‚ p.418). The census report
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Mantsios Class in America In Mantsios article “Class in America” he states that Americans hold beliefs that blind them to social classes‚ citizens in America have four myths they use to ensure talk about the classes never take place. America has the largest gap between rich and poor in the world‚ and the lower class has no means to an end they can’t afford health care or quality education. The upper class avoids talk about social class the most; wealthy people don’t want to admit that they are better
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One decision that I made with my family was to move to New Jersey from California. This was a huge decision in my life‚ I came to New Jersey when I was 8. We made the decision as a family. We had to move because my dad got a job offer from a good company in New Jersey. This was the one moment in my life that I had to think about everything and not just myself. This was the real first mature decision that I made in my life with my family. This decision changed my life for the good. This created a
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Moving in to college came with many changes and adjustments. First was my living situation. I have never had to share space with people with a different schedule than mine. At home my family all got up at the same time and went to bed at similar times. In college that is not the case. My suite mates and I run on opposite schedules. Having to be quiet in the morning when they are still sleeping is a major adjustment for me. This has allowed me to practice curtesy in being quiet in the morning. All
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1.)ANTEPLI‚ A. (2011). INTRODUCTORY REMARKS GIVEN AT THE DUKE FORUM FOR LAW & SOCIAL CHANGE SYMPOSIUM THE NEW FACE OF DISCRIMINATION: “MUSLIM” IN AMERICA. Duke Forum For Law & Social Change (DFLSC)‚ 2(1)‚ 1-3. In this introductory forum‚ Antepli discusses the unfairness of Muslims in America‚ what islamophobia is‚ personal challenges and experiences‚ the negative image forced onto this group of people‚ and the fear of future worseness. Antepli speaks about the negative effects he reads about‚ personally
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Obesity in America December 6‚ 2011 Composition II America is one of the most obese countries in the world‚ and the reasons are quite obvious. Just take a look around you. Fast food chains are on every block (unhealthy foods are much less expensive than the healthy foods we should be eating)‚ more and more technology to make our lives easier (and lazier)‚ and high amounts of stress are all factors to weight gain in our country. A recent study in January 2010 shows that obesity rates have reached
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Home‚ home for me has been in 4 cities and 3 different states. I was born in Houston‚ Texas and a few moves later I ended up in Scottsdale‚ Arizona. These moves have definitely impacted me in many ways. Moving was probably one of the hardest things I’ve had to do so far in my life. Leaving everyone you know and the environment you’re used to to go to a place where you know absolutely no one is really difficult. Though it was difficult‚ it has made me even more outgoing than I already am and a stronger
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in Downtown Toronto. Now‚ she is studying Business Management Diploma at Humber College and will conclude the course on May 2017. THE OPPORTUNITY Due to the intense political and monetary crisis in Brazil in the last year‚ the number of Brazilian moving to Toronto is increasing exponentially. In 1991‚ was said that 5‚295 Brazilian immigrants were residing in Canada‚ while in 2006 the number increased to 15‚120.
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ILLITERACY IN AMERICA Your ability to read and comprehend the words printed on this paper already sets you apart from 14% of adults living in America. This means that more than 32 million Americans today are considered illiterate and live with a tremendous disadvantage. That is a big chunk of the US population‚ but the worst part is that illiteracy is not getting any better from how it was a decade ago. According to the most recent National Assessment of Adult Literacy in 2003‚ 14% of adult Americans
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school when I was eight‚ my parents conveyed to our family that we were moving due to my father’s job. I found this bizarre since we had just moved to our massive house in Fort Wayne‚ IN about two years earlier. I questioned where we were moving to‚ and my mother told us we were moving to Texas. This time we were moving across several states rather than just a few towns away. Up to that point in lives‚ we had lived in Indiana‚ so moving to Texas seemed so far away and across the country. As
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