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    Coming to America

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    Coming to America Narrative Essay College Writing I My name is Angela S. Baez‚ and you can call me Angela. I am from the Dominican Republic. In this essay I would like to tell you a story about my experience in coming to the USA. I was very happy when I found out my daughter and I received full residency status from the USA. We would be moving to New York City Sometimes‚ I felt nervous‚ because it was my first time to go to another country‚ which used a different language than my

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    Progression of America

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    Progress is a steady improvement‚ on advancement toward a better stage‚ America has made an enormous progression because of the charter issued by King James I of England; John Smith; and even though it was a small contribution‚ the Tobacco industry which was established by John Rolfe. May 24th was the first day for many settlers and they had no idea as to that day being the first day of the rest of their lives. A couple years passed and a charter came along from the king of England. On May 24th

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    Guns in America

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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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    Poverty In America

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    countries. Poverty isn’t a new issue‚ yet it is still one of the biggest issues in the world. According to Anup Shah “around the world‚ in rich and poor nations‚ poverty has always been present.” (Poverty Around The World‚ by Anup Shah) Most people believe that they are poor based on the statistic of their respective countries. Each country bases the state of being poor on different rates at which people make money or their annual income. A lot of people in America believe they are in poverty

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    Rudeness in America

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    In the last couple of years the rudeness of Americans has increased dramatically. It especially seems that the children of America have become ruder. This leads one to wonder if America will just become even ruder or will the manners of the American people improve. Each day at school encountering rudeness is common especially from students but also from the faculty. Walking through the busy hallways of the school is where encountering rudeness is the most likely to occur and probably will. While

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    Disabilities In America

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    Disabilities in America The disabilities in America is a major issue that took an interest to me as I have lived with a loved one who has a disability and life isn’t so easy for her. I questioned many points in these articles talking about disabilities like; what cities provided the best services for disabled people? Who struggled with disabled the most? Will any services be provided for the family and not just the disabled person? Due to the research the disabilities in America are rising as throughout

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    Voilence in America

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    Violence in America America has the largest number of people behind bars for violent crimes and on the highest homicide rates in the world. It has been noted that the American definition of violent crimes constitutes a smaller spectrum of crimes than European and Asian countries. The homicide and violent crime of the United States is comparable to that of disturbed East European and South East Asian regions. It’s been noted that 45.9% of the crimes between 1974 and 2004 are committed by whites;

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    Obesity in America

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    March 27‚ 2012 Obesity in America Obesity in America is an ever-growing problem each day. As of 2011‚ The United States of America has the highest obesity rate of any other country of the world. What is obesity? Obesity is defined as “a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body” (Webster). Excess obesity usually begins to have negative affects on the body and often causes health complications. The obesity rate in America has been on the rise for many

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    America and Homicide

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    America and Homicide The United States has been a world leader in homicide for centuries. Indeed‚ “since the early 19th century ...[America has been] the most homicidal country in the Western world” and holds that title today (Kelley‚ 2009). In a 2007-2008 list of 31 nations‚ only two nations‚ Mexico and Chile‚ had higher homicide rates (Comparison‚ 2010). Nations with higher populations‚ such as India and China have fewer homicides (Comparison‚ 2010). Further‚ a nation such as Japan‚ which has

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    New Years

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    Gabriela J. Bachman Professor Lathrop Writing 1 19 October‚ 2009 New Years at Home As I described in essay one‚ New Years for my family is a very important event and we celebrate it with a number of activities based in superstition. According to Wikipedia (1) superstition is defined as “a credulous belief‚ not based on reason. The word is commonly applied to beliefs and practices surrounding luck‚ prophecy and spiritual beings‚ particularly the irrational belief that future events can be

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