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    United States Economy

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    Here in the United States‚ the government makes decisions to try and help our country so that we can obtain stable advancements. Our nation’s economy is determined by the four basic economic questions. These four questions are able to answer what‚ how‚ for whom‚ and who are controlled by the government. The government can answer these questions because we are a mixed economy. Our economy is combined with both socialism and capitalism‚ meaning our government helps out but is not the leading influence

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    Rape In The United States

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    The statistics revolving it are out of this world. Reasonings why it happens and how it affects everyone involved are unbearable. The only thing left for all of us to do is get educated about it‚ and take a stand to help make a change. In the United States‚ a rape is reported at least one time every five minutes. That being said‚ it causes us to also be ranked 13th in the entire world as the country with the most rapes. Getting more in depth with that are the estimated numbers of rapes every year

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    are still in effect today. For example‚ Social Security is a major part of life today. Without the New Deal introduced by FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT‚ the Great Depression could have lasted longer and impacted the nation more immensely. In a time of great hardship‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt introduced dozens of government programs. While many were eventually declared unconstitutional‚ a few continue to be a part of the foundations of our nation today. The Social Security Act was signed by Franklin Delano

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    which makes life more difficult than someone that is wealthy. Power is affected by poverty because there are less opportunities for the less fortunate making life more burdensome. In the article A Look Inside America’s Poorest County Nomaan Merchant states‚”The few people who have jobs usually have to drive up to 80 miles to tribal headquarters. The nearest major population centers are Rapid City and Bismarck‚ each a trip of 150 miles or more” (Merchant‚ 2011).

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    Expeditionary Forces donated 16‚000 volleyballs to the troops‚ providing a stimulus for growth. With this rise in growth‚ new rules were developed. The three hits per side rule and the back row attack rules were put into place in 1920. By 1928‚ the United States Volleyball Association (USVBA) was formed and the first

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    Social stratification has been a key role affecting the lives of many people in the Unites States. As a country that once allowed slavery‚ the United States has been a place in where inequality base not only in skin color‚ but gender‚ class‚ and ethnicity has always been present. Although we are now living in a country that had abolished slavery and has laws against discriminations‚ inequality still affects the lives of many people. In order for individuals to succeed and socially and intellectually

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    DISCUSS SOME OF THE WAYS IN WHICH PEOPLE VALUES AND ATTITUDES TOWARDS ENGLISH ARE EXPRESSED IN DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE WORLD. My EMA investigates values and attitudes towards the persuasive power of rhetoric in the USA and values and attitudes to English language policy and education in China. I have chosen these because I thought I would be interesting to investigate two different contexts in which English language has a totally different significance. What values and attitudes to English are

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    Emigrating here from a different country you would think that respect is definitely an aspect that remains the same throughout the whole world‚ but not necessarily so. Respect in the United States is virtually nonexistent‚ particularly the respect that children have towards their parents. That’s something I really can’t wrap my head around‚ coming from a southeast Asian country. Respect is something that us foreign kids are taught at a very young age‚ unlike here. Here it seems like even seniors

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    Polygamy There are ongoing studies about polygamy in the United States‚ but should it be illegal? The facts stated in this paper will openly show that polygamy is not legally or morally right. In this research paper the topics and facts should convince the reader that it Polygamy should always stay illegal. In order to understand what Polygamy is and why America should not legalize it‚ one must know‚ the history of Polygamy‚ the limit of freedom for the young girls‚ and the treatment of the wives

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    Regions of the United States NEW ENGLAND REGION The states in the New England region are Massachusetts‚ Connecticut‚ Rhode Island‚ and New Hampshire. Pilgrams from England were the first settlers to settle in New England. The geography of new england is hills with low moutians. Large areas covered in forest. The soil is thin and rocky a really diffucult place for farming. There are narrow plains across the atlantic coast. The conneticut river is the longest

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