The main states to have been hit the hardest were California‚ Texas‚ New York‚ and Michigan. In Mexico‚ manufacturing incomes dropped twenty-one percent from 1995 to 1999 and have only started to improve. The Mexicans living in poverty has also grown since NAFTA. Maquiladora workers were exploited and had "no labor rights or health protections‚ workdays stretch out 12 hours or more‚ and if you are a woman‚ you could be forced to take a pregnancy test when applying for
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purpose is ensuring all the children can have healthy lives and have successful passage to adulthood with external and internal help. CDF tries to provide support to the children who are disqualified and children who are disabled or poor. Despite the living standards of the poor children improved a lot for these years‚ there is a conflict opinion in America. Some people think CDF still cannot radically resolve the child misery in the US‚ even after the welfare reformation. They think Children’s Defense
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living in Los Angeles in the past was not a good idea‚ because many parts of the city were not safe. Moreover‚ people who have businesses were afraid from gangsters who ask them for money every month. Furthermore‚ they gave them money in order to not broke down their store‚ and gangs were having conflicts which turn into fights between several associations‚ However‚ gentrification has improved the city of Angeles nowadays. There are safe areas in Los Angeles which were not secure in the past like
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Imagine living with smallpox‚ rabies‚ polio‚ and other fatal diseases running rampant. Imagine the fear instilled in daily life because of those diseases and that there are no cures or prevention methods. Fortunately‚ we live in a time with vaccinations. Vaccines save millions of lives each year‚ have eradicated smallpox disease‚ and substantially lessened the chance of contracting other diseases. Vaccines are considered to be one of the greatest medical achievements. However‚ whether to vaccinate
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Welfare is a system set by the federal government to assist those who can not afford to provide for themselves or their family. There are several types of welfare programs such as WIC Programs‚ Medicaid‚ food stamps‚ HUD‚ HHS and AFDC just to name a few. It was established during the Great Depression under President Franklin D. Roosevelt. He sought to fix the problem of the many citizens who were in great financial loss. The advantage of welfare is that it helps the poor afford what they could
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Wildfires are a vital and a natural part of nature. They play a role in shaping ecosystem by serving as an instrument of disruption and renovation. For this reason‚ humans have learned to harness its power and use it for thousand of years as a land management tool. They continuously use it to bring out its positive benefits such as cleaning up forests of dead and decaying mater and maintaining ecosystem balance between beneficial and harmful plants and animals. However‚ as a result of change in
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increased employment. Advertising is already a multi billion global industry and it continues to grow. This progression will generate greater wealth for the community or society through shared prosperity which in the long run‚ may lead to an increase of living standard. However‚ with every positive side comes a negative and advertising is no different. One of the major criticisms advertising receives is its negative effect on people to engage in socially unwanted consumptions‚ for instance‚ smoking
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Known as the practice of assisted suicide by purposely ending a life‚ euthanasia is a very controversial and disputed topic. Euthanasia is considered by many to be a form of murder‚ morally and ethically wrong by depreciating one’s life. Euthanasia can serve a purpose‚ when there are no other alternatives to relieve the suffering of patients. The right of euthanasia should be allowed. I believe that when there are no other alternatives to relieve suffering of patients then the right of euthanasia
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Soap operas - pros and cons Many people watch soap operas because they find them enjoyable and realistic. Other points of view are quite the opposite. Some people believe that such sort of films can be very dangerous and unhealthy for one�s personality because they demonstrate false life values. I suppose that soap operas are low-quality products of film industry. They take advantage of bad human desires and intentions. To my mind‚ soap operas humiliate life values and reduce human self-appreciation
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THE PROS AND CONS OF NUCLEAR SCIENCE Nuclear energy is a powerful source of energy compared to other conventional fuels. All crude oil based fuels derive their energy from oxidation‚ which is a change in the energy levels of electrons outside the nucleus. However‚ nuclear energy derives power from changes in the nuclear energy levels of the atomic nucleus! Tremendous energy lies locked up inside a radioactive nucleus and nuclear fission is a way of tapping this energy. Nuclear power plants derive
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