Fixing an Epidemic: American Dropout Rates In the United States there are tons of problems affecting our youth‚ one very prevalent issue affecting the American youth for a long time has been the very high rates of school dropouts. According to DoSomething.org‚ a non-profit helping raise awareness on various issues affecting young people‚ there is one student who decides to give up on school every 29 seconds. This calculates to approximately 1‚000‚000 American dropouts a year‚ 7‚000 a day (DoSomething)
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There are many theories to explain the continual cause of poverty throughout the United States. Some profess the reasoning for poverty is the attitude and generational norms that tend to repeat themselves for groups under the poverty line. Others believe the economy and unequal distribution of power is the cause‚ while still others pinpoint the origin as coming from racism and discrimination against a people group. The following examines three specific factors‚ the population growth in comparison
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high school diploma -- that’s approximately 7‚000 students every day of the academic year. Without that diploma‚ they’ll be more likely to head down a path that leads to lower-paying jobs‚ poorer health‚ and the possible continuation of a cycle of poverty that creates immense challenges for families‚ neighborhoods‚ and communities. For some students‚ dropping out is the culmination of years of academic hurdles‚ missteps‚ and wrong turns. For others‚ the decision to drop out is a response to conflicting
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Americans live in poverty. That may not seem like much‚ but there are many causes and effects of poverty. The causes of poverty are inheritance‚ no parental figures‚ and lack of education or training. Usually‚ if a family is in poverty it can be passed down throughout each generation. It can be a very difficult task to get out of the black hole that is poverty. Poverty can consume a family and through the generations unless a miracle happens‚ it cannot be gotten out of. Inheriting poverty can result
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Child Poverty in the United States Tracy Crawford April 29‚ 2012 University of Phoenix When we think of children living in poverty‚ most might think it is mainly a problem in third world countries. We have all see the commercials asking for donations to help the children from countries in Africa but how often do we hear about the children in the United States? In the past decade child poverty has been on the rise in this country. Child poverty has long and short-term hardships
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When people think of poverty‚ they think of crime and criminal activity. Poverty has many faces‚ changing from place to place and over time. There is temporary poverty‚ such as losing their jobs. There is generational poverty‚ where a family at least two generations previously were in poverty. Then there is absolute poverty where a person can not afford the basic necessities. Misfortune is not the catalyst for poverty‚ but poverty is the basis for misfortune. In Louisiana‚ there is a lack of public
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Cause of Teenage pregnancy in Thailand Nowadays‚ the problem of teenage pregnancy in Thailand doesn’t affect only teenage mothers’ lives‚ but also many aspects of Thai society‚ such as family‚ occupation‚ the economy‚ etc. Moreover‚ it is expected that in the future‚ the problem will increase and become bigger and harder to solve. According to the Bureau of Reproductive Health at the Public Health Ministry‚ Thai teenager births have increased 43 percent during the last 10 years and Thailand’s teenage
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In the past thirty years‚ suicide has been steadily increasing. Unfortunately‚ the larger portion of those numbers is teenage suicide. According to the CDC (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention)‚ suicide is the third leading cause of death in people aged 15 to 24. Even more shocking‚ CDC states that suicide is the fourth leading cause of death in people aged 10 to 14. This startling fact shows that teen suicide is becoming a major issue in the United States‚ and makes one wonder what is causing
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High School Dropouts Did you know 8.1% of US students drop out of high school almost each year (Statistic Brain)? There are many causes as to why teenager’s drop out of school: pregnancies‚ drugs‚ and bullying. But there are few solutions for allowing them to finish school with honorable diplomas. As society demands graduates with good character‚ the nation is obliged to keep teens from dropping out of school and improving their education for their future‚ whether it be from engaging and partnering
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Poverty in the United States has become a much more serious and greater issue as years pass by. The poverty rate is rising‚ and more and more people are spiraling into debt‚ homelessness‚ and unemployment. This mechanism used by this capitalist country has long affected the future of this nation: children. As of the early 2010’s‚ one billion of the world’s 2.2 billion children are in poverty‚ making it nearly half of the world’s children. Child exposure to the cruelty of poverty can be extremely
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