of living of its general population. Farley Brathwaite ( )‚ p. 3 notes‚ "the pervasiveness and the conditions of the poor are the two perplexing problems facing the Caribbean society." Poverty in the region has been estimated at 38% of the total population. Consequently poverty is not only endemic to the Caribbean societies but it is also a persistent and problematic social problem throughout the world. Poverty is correlated to many other social problems such as inequality‚ crime‚ environmental degradation
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S. Jade Flewelling Ms. Melissa Hicks English 225‚ Section 23 Final Paper Draft 1 The media is an obvious factor in the increase of violence‚ risky behavior‚ and obesity in kids in our society. Television programs and movies are becoming more and more violent‚ and more abundant to fulfill the demand for an overly desensitized audience. For any type of television show or movie to be considered good and entertaining it must excel in at least 3 categories: blood and guts‚ curse words‚ and the most important
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I grew up in a rural parish in Jamaica‚ called Effort. However‚ I lived in Kingston with my mother and went to school there. I was fortunate to live a life of complete freedom‚ having access to safe environments and a safe home. I have grown to love and appreciate my life in both my home and school environment especially because I am constantly aware that there are young people my age who grow up in environments‚ like Rema‚ Waterhouse‚ or Tivoli Gardens in Western Kingston who live in constant fear
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senior editor of USA today and Mother Jones stated that in 2002‚ there was a mass shooting that happened in Appalachian School of Law in Virginia. The killer was stopped by armed students‚ but those students were current and former law enforcement officers. Also‚ the killer was out of bullet when they subdued him. (More guns More mass shootings) This shows no matter how responsible the gun owners are‚ if they don’t know how to handle the life threatening situations‚ it becomes more dangerous because
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The effects of infotainment are harmful to our society. The majority of this generation is addicted to other people’s lives. The greater part of television shows these days are reality shows. There are more than 25 reality shows on the air this season. Nowadays the local news channels are following the new trend of "Reality makes Ratings". Infotainment has taken over in everything that is aired‚ said‚ and seen. Infotainment is harmful to the old‚ and even more so the new generations to come. They
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Snakes are scary especially the big ones.Burmese Pythons are the worst they can weigh up to 200 pounds and can be up to 23 feet long. Burmese Pythons are destroying the Everglades every day because they shouldn’t be their. The presents of the Burmese Pythons has negatively affected the Everglades by wiping out huge numbers of animals‚ setting a dangerous hunting environment ‚ and becoming over populated. Burmese Pythons are killing large numbers of wildlife such as birds‚ snakes‚ and sometimes
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The first solution is parents must partially abstain children from technology by limiting children’s screen time according to American Academy of Pediatrics. The reason is that children don’t need technology to learn just as how current icon don’t need technology to bring them to where they are now. Furthermore‚ even Steve Jobs‚ the co-founder of Apple does not fancy his children playing technology. In fact‚ when iPad first came out‚ he banned his children from using them. He has an orthodox functional
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Contact sports have been around for a long time‚ and have been a part of American culture. Sports have helped people pay for college through scholarship programs‚ allow kids to have fun‚ and bring money to the economy. People have a great time watching the game‚ and it brings the community closer. If you take away sports at younger ages‚ nobody will be as talented at higher levels. Everybody will be afraid to join the sport. People don’t start sports when they are already done with college‚ they
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The Columbian Exchange involved exchanging crops‚ slaves‚ and even diseases between the new and old world. Named after the explorer credited for discovering the new world‚ Christopher Columbus‚ the Columbian Exchange affected all who were involved directly and indirectly. As the new world colonized and developed‚ gold and silver mines were established and grew in need of labor. Needs similar to this grew as population across the new and old world changed. The Columbian Exchange was one of the largest
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Clearly‚ the majority of parents say they spank their kids. Various factors increase the likelihood‚ including geographic location (children in the South are spanked the most)‚ family income (less money means more spanking)‚ race (African-American mothers spank their children more than other ethnic groups) and religion (parents more fundamentalist in their religious beliefs spank more than those who are less so). But all in all‚ it’s a pretty clear picture. According to Kitty O’Callaghan (2016) “about
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