pay for doctor visits and medicines. 2. How/why has the US answered a “basic moral question” differently than other affluent world economies? • Basic Moral Question: should we guarantee medical treatment to everyone who needs it? Or‚ should we let some people die from a lack of access to healthcare? • How: we have a system where not everyone has access to healthcare. • 20‚000 die every year for no healthcare • Hundreds of thousands (800‚000) go bankrupt yearly due to medical bills. • Why:
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Homelessness in America Homelessness is a massive problem in the United States and historically homeless persons were primarily men who were kept out of society’s “view” by living in “Skid Row” zones. However‚ between 1980 and 1990‚ the American society saw an explosion of a new form of social problems‚ this new problem moved from single male homeless members to a family issue. Every year‚ hundreds of thousands of American families suffer from circumstances that result in the family unit becoming
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Illiteracy‚ A Problem Facing Women I was quite amazed as I researched the topic of illiteracy in America. What exactly is illiteracy? Illiteracy is defined in the Webster’s dictionary as: 1) not educated; especially‚ not knowing how to read or write. 2) showing a lack of education --noun. a person who does not know how to read or write -- illiteracy. May-be someone can read just a little‚ some can make out the sounds of a word and some just cannot read at all. Illiteracy is a "loss" to those
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In the beginning of the period the federal government did very little to aid the development of Native American civil rights in fact treaties and reservations along with other legislations only aided in diminishing the rights of Native Americans. However by the end of the period the Supreme Court had played an influential role in enabling the Native Americans to progress in developing the rights they had long been denied e.g. their desire to maintain their culture and access the opportunities of
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One of the major topics in America today is gun control. We have had many tragedies involving guns‚ and many innocent people have gotten hurt or lost their lives. In 2013‚ roughly 23‚381 people have died from the misuse of guns. There have also been 16 mass shootings where four or more people were killed other than the shooter. Many citizens‚ and members of Congress believe that guns should be banned‚ and that everyone should give up the guns they own. Gun violence has always been occurring in the
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Unemployment in America Recently‚ the story is the same every day. The evening news casts its daily story on the growing unemployment rate. The only thing that changes from day to day is the number of unemployed workers and large firms cutting jobs. Companies are reducing positions by laying off workers. Some businesses are completely closing their doors. The unemployment rate refers to the percentage of the labor force that is unemployed. More specifically‚ it refers to those persons available
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gender roles that they must perform. This is due to the patriarchal constructs that society builds due to the obsolete idea of a patriarchy which is where men hold the most power in the government‚ family‚ et cetera. Although women‚ specifically in America‚ have achieved the freedom to pursue their life goals‚ women still face a persistent patriarchal society today. For example‚ when applying for the same job position‚ a man is more likely to get the job compared to a woman. This could be due to the
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Karnik‚ Sameera. "Childhood Obesity: A Global Public Health Crisis." EBSCOhost. Web. 13 May 2012 I think this source can help me because it talks about several different factors that help to contribute to the obesity problem. It refers to the intake of higher calories. It also suggests that genetics can be a problem too. This article suggests interventions to help stop childhood obesity is a good step forward. The top intervention programs usually take place at school and works on having a lot
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Evelyn Perler Homelessness in America: A Research Paper Homelessness is the state of lacking permanent residence. This phenomenon is a result of many different factors including mental disease‚ illness‚ discrimination‚ loss of job‚ and/or inability to find work. Around 3.5 million people experience homelessness in a year in the United States of America. The homeless population includes males‚ females‚ and non-binary persons of all ages. About half of the homeless are single males. A quarter of
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Sports in America is a big part of daily lives for everyone. Known worldwide the United States is usually always the champion in sports‚ as said on the Olympics. Kids start practicing from a very young age which helps them growing. What people don’t see is that practicing a sport or hobby is a benefit‚ not all schools have it in the U.S. Being in sports brings many benefits for the teenagers‚ for example‚ learning how to use teamwork. While applying for colleges many schools look at activities
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