Abstract This study explores the effect of various factors on the crime rate in the US. The model is estimated using the OLS procedure and a cross-sectional data set across the fifty states in 2000. The four variables that are found to have significant coefficients are police expenditures per crime in 1999‚ unemployment rate‚ per capita income‚ and the percentage of people living in poverty. Specifically‚ for every dollar increase per crime in 1999‚ the crime rate is found to decline by 260 crimes
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Ronald A. Simkins‚ “Care for the Poor and Needy: The Bible’s Contribution to an Economic and Social Safety Net” Ronald Simkins paper was discussing the use of the bible and its teaching about the care for poor and needy people. He said before people are able to use the Bible and what it says for evidence they need to understand the context and social rules of this time period. He also points out that the Bible does not send out a consistent message‚ do in part to the three different traditions in
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CHAPTER 15 – RONALD REAGAN AND THE 1980s #1 Name ________________________________ Ronald Reagan & America in the 1980s I. America by 1980 A. By 1980‚ Americans were ready for new leadership 1. The disaster in Vietnam‚ hostage crisis in Iran‚ & new tensions with the USSR left many people feeling like the U.S. was losing its power in the world 2. Stagflation was growing worse & unemployment remained high 3. Johnson & Nixon made many people lose trust in gov’t‚ while Ford & Carter provided poor
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When the second world war ended‚ the city of Berlin was divided‚ a side belonging to the U.S. and the other to the Soviets. At 1961 a wall was created dividing the city. On June 12‚ 1987 U.S. president Ronald Reagan delivers a speech directly at Gorbachev‚ to bring down the wall. Reagan assures Gorbachev saying‚” I understand the fear of war and the pain of division that afflict this continent-and I pledge to you my country’s efforts to help overcome these burdens. To be sure‚ we in the West must
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Beginning in the late 1950s‚ the Space Race was a pivotal time for scientific development in both nations it involved‚ The United States of America and the Soviet Union. Initiated by the Soviet launch of Sputnik 1‚ the two nations commenced the race in a frenzy of advancements‚ yielding as a byproduct‚ functional technology for present day use. To what extent has technology originating from the Space Race been developed for widespread use in present day United States? In this investigation two of
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“In the relations of race there is a cycle of events which tends everywhere to repeat itself.” (McLemore‚ S. D.‚ 1980‚ pg. 24). Race is a social construction. The beliefs our society tend to hold about race is neither biologically factual nor is it logical. Yet‚ there are still vast majorities of people who believe in these stereotypes about race as if it were true. For the dominant group these stereotypes typically keep them in a position of power. As for the subordinate group‚ these stereotypes
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The first landing on the moon was an incredible milestone for humans. It marked the end of the Space Race‚ the creation of advanced technologies‚ and the unification of the USA. The start of the space race saw the Soviet Union take a giant head start over the United States of America with the successful launch of Sputnik‚ a Soviet Union satellite launched on October 4th‚ 1957. The Soviets also launched Sputnik 2‚ which contained a live passenger‚ but the passenger died due to the overheating of the
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child fight their illness takes a big enough emotional toll on a family. In order to help families with these emotional and financial complications the Ronald McDonald House allows families the opportunity to be housed near a hospitalized child‚ the expense of staying together in another city‚ or even getting basic medical and dental care. The Ronald McDonald House Charities was founded on October 15‚ 1974 in Philadelphia‚ PA. Since 1974‚ the RMHC has helped families all across the world with basic
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Heer Perwani EAD 2 12/07/2012 Paper 4 FD Agnieska Goeller Will this ever end? Racism and prejudice have always existed in human history. Being a taboo subject and a debated issue‚ many people have tried to explain and find the reason to such conduct concerning another group of people. Such researches are the hope of many to see the racial discrimination ending. Vincent N. Parillo‚ through his essay "Causes of Prejudice" tries to explain the reasons of racism in the U.S. Parillo divides his
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Stuart Hall Race -- the Floating Signifier directed by Sut Jally‚ Media Education Foundation‚ 1997 Classification and power work together. Classification maintains the order in any system. We cannot think without classification. The survival of biological thinking Race is one of the major concepts which organize the great classification systems (including gender and class) which operate in human societies. Classification seems basic to human thinking. What is the right strategy
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