February 16‚ 2013 The Effects of Growing Up In Urban High-Poverty Areas on Youth With the rising poverty levels in today’s society‚ the amount of youth that has been affected by poverty has increased substantially‚ rising more than fifty percent in the last twenty years. Studies show that there are at least nine million kids living in high-poverty areas of the United States. Children raised in poverty have no choice‚ but are forced to view the American dream in a very grim manner. For children
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majority were established for their access to natural resources and potential for crop cultivation. While the imperialist efforts of European empires allowed them to thrive politically and economically‚ this colonization‚ conversely‚ had significantly negative impacts on both the previously-colonized
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dollars annually in lost export profits (Anonymous). Instead‚ this business has gone to other nations; our allies and enemies alike. According to the Cuba Policy foundation‚ if the embargo was lifted‚ the average American farmer would see positive effects on their business in just a few short years (Anonymous). The agriculture business in both America and Cuba would be impacted significantly‚ giving both countries an economic boost. The Cuban Embargo is a relic of a dark time in American history‚ when
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A sports team is vital to a large city such as Montreal. A sports team may have positive or negative impacts on a city. The team that will be focused on is the Montreal Canadiens. Despite the poor seasons that the team has recently endured‚ the Montreal Canadiens are still one of the most winningest franchises in all of sports. The team’s long history as a winning organization has made the city of Montreal reputable. For my research‚ the three disciplines that will be focused
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being able to maintain necessary life skills. If the minimum alcohol age was lowered from twenty-one to eighteen for example‚ younger peers of the new alcohol consumption age (12 to 17 years old) would then have easier access to alcohol. Colleges want to lower the minimum drinking age for the students who are underage to excuse them from illegal charges that may arise if they were illegally drinking. Instead‚ society would see an increase in academic failure starting with high school and middle school-aged
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babies were born‚ though‚ scientists realized there was a hidden side effect. Thalidomide had caused the babies to be born with limb-defects. More than 10‚000 babies had this problem because side effects were not experienced when tested on the mice. (http://www.pcrm.org) This shows how inaccurate animal testing can be. This means that there have been many instances where experiments go perfectly on lab animals‚ but cause side effects on humans. It is fairly common‚ and because of this‚ lab experiments
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unemployment for American citizens‚ immigrants have actually been helping to sustain U.S jobs by purchasing American goods and services such as; food‚ clothing‚ cars‚ and houses‚ as well as starting their own businesses. Immigration also has no effect on the unemployment rate in the U.S because there is no competition between American citizens and immigrants for jobs because immigrants and Americans tend to differ in terms of location‚ job specialization‚ and education causing each group of people
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In almost any major sport‚ from the collegiate level to the professional level‚ the question is always asked‚ is it rigged? I am a huge sports fan and I hear this question all too often. Every year in the playoffs of the NFL (National Football League)‚ and the NBA (National Basketball Association) there’s major talk about how the outcomes of games are staged. The only big sports league that has come out as staged for entertainment is the WWE (World Wrestling Entertainment). The proof is in research
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I say that youth organized sports should be allowed in schools Why i say we should allow organized sports should be allowed in schools it’s because the difficulties so you can be in the right level so you are not playing with people that are way better than you.You learn skill’s that pick up from playing in sports.Also you get healthy benfits from doing sports. Skill’s Being in sport gives you multiple skills needed for life.You lose games you win games but all of those experiences you learn
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health problems. Most people think pot is safer than tobacco‚ but that is not true. It’s smoke contains 50% to 70% more cancer causing substances that tobacco smoke and 1 cannabis joint can cause as much damage as 5 tobacco cigarettes. As far as the effects on your mental state goes‚ the main active ingredient in Marijuana is Tetrahydrocannabinol better known as thc and this disrupts nerve cells in the brain affecting memory. It also releases more dopamine while under the influence of pot‚ dopamine is
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