Way back in 1776 the Declaration of Independence was ratified. The men who it signed had a vision for a new country; a place that would be ruled by democracy and somewhere that people would be able to express themselves freely. At 14‚ I can hardly match the experience and knowledge they had‚ but I can still have a vision for America. I want people to be themselves and not worry about potential hate crimes for their identity. I want my sons and daughters to grow up knowing they can do whatever they
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Unemployment Rates Daniel Park March 28‚ 2013 America continues to have a high unemployment rate that causes many Americans to move out of homes‚ while South Korea has of the lowest unemployment rate. The U.S. has struggled with continuous rise of employment rates since 2008. The main focus to the issue is creating jobs. America believed that creating jobs would be able to help the economy because people would be able to get jobs. So the government tried to add as many jobs they would
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“Made in America” The trend towards outsourcing overseas and the slowly decreasing of American manufacturing has made it very difficult to find American-made goods‚ but not impossible. There are a few small businesses that are still dedicated to manufacturing goods in the United States‚ but in today’s society‚ they are hard to come by. Buying goods manufacturing in the USA is something that us consumers‚ business owners and even the government can do to support these businesses that manufacture
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Virgin America currently operates 39 Airbus 320A aircraft to 14 destinations around the United States and Mexico. According to the 2010 financial statements‚ full year operating revenue was $724 million‚ a 32% increase YOY. They are the recent recipients of several customer service awards such as: Air transport World’s Industry Achievement Award (2010)‚ Best Domestic Airline (2008‚ 2009‚ 2010)‚ Best Business/First Class (2008‚ 2009‚ 2010)‚ and Most Eco-Friendly Airline (2010). Virgin America commits
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China and America There are two places that have had a profound impact in my life . one of them is china ‚and the other is America. China is my hometown . I have been lived there for almost 21 years .then 3 years ago ‚I moved to America. I just like a baby in America. I don’t know nothing about America. I need to adapt for the new world .when you compare them ‚they seem like dramatically different places‚ but they have some things in common . in fact ‚both of them give me an unforgettable memory
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Finally‚ the main difference and major contribution to Native-born fears was the willpower of the “New Immigrants” to preserve their culture regardless of the costs. Although the “Old Immigrants” also tried to keep their culture alive‚ they did this in a very minimalistic way in comparison to the restaurants‚ social clubs‚ and more that the “New Immigrants” created in an attempt to preserve their culture. This also was faced with opposition especially by antiforeign organizations such as the “American
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Soc120 – Sociology course website. Population Connection. (2012). History of Urbanization. Retrieved from http://www.populationconnection.org/site/search?query=history+of+urbanization Population Connection. (2012). News Articles. Retrieved from http://www.populationconnection.org/site/news Worldbank.org. (2012). Urbanization in Lagos‚ Nigeria. Retrieved from http://www.worldbank.org/data?qterm=History%20of%20urbanization%20in%Lagos%20%Nigeria&Language=EN
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Poverty is a big problem in the Americas. In 2010‚ 15.1% of all citizens were below the poverty line- and people aren’t magically getting wealthier. A question has been rising: Are people able to change their social and financial status? Is it fixed‚ or changeable‚ or somewhere in between? It all depends on how willing a person is to try to get out of poverty. If one sits around and does nothing but cry about how poor they are‚ they will not be as successful as someone who keeps their head up looking
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The Conquest of the Americas: Upon realizing that the New World was not‚ in fact‚ the Far East‚ the Europeans had begun their conquest of the Americas. Several Spanish and Portuguese adventurers were on a mission to conquer the native places in the Americas. Some of the conquerors involved were on a mission to introduce Christianity to the Americas‚ while most of the people did it for the gold. With just a few hundred men‚ the Spanish were able to bring down and control the mighty Aztec and Inca
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Life is about making choices‚ but some of them can even change our life. Two years ago I decided to come to America for my higher studies in Western Kentucky University. Although I knew it was really a challenge to me‚ this significant decision that I’ve made was going to change everything about my life and me. There are many things in life that can change the course of a person’s life. It can either make a positive impact or a negative impact on a person’s life. It’s always best to have the positive
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