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    CURRENT SOCIOCULTURAL TRENDS 1 Current Sociocultural Trends Kelvin L. Spencer Columbia Southern University   CURRENT SOCIOCULTURAL TRENDS 2 According to our text‚ there are eight current sociocultural trends that are transforming North America and the rest of the world. The four current

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    [pic]Poverty in the United States From Wikipedia‚ the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation‚ search |[pic] |Parts of this article (those related to the 2010 poverty definition reform) are outdated. Please update this article to | | |reflect recent events or newly available information. Please see the talk page for more information. (November 2010) | [pic] [pic] Impoverished area near 125th Street in Harlem‚ New York‚ which was subsequently demolished for new commercial

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    Current Economic State What is now being called the Great Recession lasted from December 2007- June 2009‚ it is the longest recession since the Great Depression. Statistically‚ the current expansion has not been good with major issues circling around weak residential and commercial real estate markets and a high unemployment rate. The current economy in the United States is expanding slowly. Although the economy has grown‚ it is not growing fast enough to sustain the unemployment rate in America

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    Diversity In The United States Sandra Scott ETH/125 October 14‚ 2012 Rodney Cullifer Diversity in the United States We are brought up to believe that America is and has always been a nation of opportunity‚ home of the brave‚ and the land of the free. But anyone with a basic understanding of American history is aware that this is not the case. The first settlers had to fight be gain a foothold in this country and then their freedom from Britain. African Americans then had to fight

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    Parliament tends to be made up of people loyal to the national party issues. A congress tends to be made up of people who think of themselves as independent representatives of their districts who expect to vote as to their own constituents. Filibuster: The use of the Senate’s tradition of unlimited debate as a delaying tactic to block a bill.

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    high and ushered the world into the Atomic Age. In 1945 the United States had a decision to make‚ they either had to invade Japan or use the Atomic Bomb. The plan to invade Japan was called Operation Downfall‚ and it risked losing a tremendous amount of American lives. The other option was the Atomic Bomb‚ which would devastate Japan. Nevertheless‚ it would save countless American lives while doing so. By using the Atomic Bomb the United States would become the premier military powerhouse of the world

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    Allstar’s Argentina Marketing Plan By: Josh Resnick & Kirk Wegner March 6‚ 2009 Introduction to Allstar Brand Allstar Brand is a United States based consumer products company that produces and sells ethical (prescription) pharmaceuticals‚ OTC (over-the-counter or nonprescription) drugs‚ and consumer products. It is an $8.9 billion firm that was formed in 1924 and competes with a variety of larger and smaller firms‚ depending on the product market. It has a number of leading brands

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    Homelessness is defined as people who are living in places not meant for human inhabitance where they temporarily reside. Among youth in the United States‚ homelessness dates back as far as the country’s earliest history. Adolescents deviated and went off on their way to seek economic opportunity and adventure while the country was being expanded westward. During the 1800s‚ a widespread of homelessness among poor immigrant youth who were unwanted and unneeded in the workforce was taking place. Later

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    Current Economic State The current economy in the United States is expanding slowly. Although the economy has grown it is not growing fast enough to sustain the unemployment rate in America. In the United States you are considered unemployed if you do not have a job‚ have actively looked for work in the prior 4 weeks‚ and are currently available for work. Persons who were not working and were waiting to be recalled to a job from which they had been temporarily laid off are also included as unemployed

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    Donald Trump has recently made it a big point that immigration is a tremendous issue in the United States’ economy. According to The Washington Post‚ “Immigration to the United States is the international movement of individuals who are not natives or do not possess citizenship in order to settle‚ reside‚ study or to take-up employment in the United States.” Immigration has been in the United States ever since the country was established. There are almost just as many advantages to immigration as

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