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    Summary of Source: This article focuses on the United States foreign policy before 9/11. The article begins by going all the way back to when George Washington was president‚ and explains how he and other presidents dealt with the terrorists in their day. Then‚ the article talks about how the United States has had wavering methods on how to fight terrorism. The policies changed depending on the president. There is the ideology that if the United States is directly attacked‚ then they have the right

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    MODULE - VIII Social Structure Socio-Cultural Issues in Contemporary India Notes 20 SOCIO-CULTURAL ISSUES IN CONTEMPORARY INDIA I n the previous lesson you have learnt about the social structure in India. You read about tribal‚ rural and urban societies‚ about stratification in terms of caste and class‚ about family‚ marriage‚ and the position of women in Indian society. The Indian society has evolved through the ages and advancements have taken place in diverse fields. You have also read in

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    Sociology 2‚ Social Issues & Problems Section 80528 November 24‚ 2008 The Social Issue of Homelessness Homelessness has always been a major social issue for cities across the nation but in recent years it is reached astonishing proportions. In this essay I will try to summarize ten recently published articles and each of the authors view of homelessness. First I will discuss some of their opinions of the causes of the recent increase of homelessness and who or what is to blame. Next we will

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    The 20th Century United States   The 20th century was a time of considerable transition for the United States. Going from the countries lowest point in history‚ to becoming the strongest nation in the world‚ left Americans and their leaders confronted with many difficult decisions. The decade of depression that had preceded World War II had produced enormous changes in US politics and the American political and economic systems. Beyond politics‚ Americans also faced challenges in their day

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    Dominant ideology is defined as the values‚ beliefs‚ and morals shared by the majority of the people in a given society. In the United States it’s so hard to narrow down who the “majority” is‚ the country has changed over time as we have undergone so many economically and social changes. To really understand how controversial the dominant ideology is in the United States‚ I think it’s best shown by comparing current day norms to that of say‚ the 1950’s. In 1950’s it seems to me that a wife staying

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    Social Issues in Local Community According to St. Lucie County school district‚ top priority in our community is to provide high-quality education to our students. Teachers are expected to abide by a set curriculum to achieve the yearly goals and to ensure our community is academically outfitted. The importance of education in our community‚ takes much attention off many key elements that edifies an academically successful population. Because teachers are expected to follow these set standards

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    While every country has its own set of laws and rules the question of what is law is not so easily defined. Here in the United States the definition of law means a set of rules and regulations and to the social institution that creates‚ implements‚ and enforces these rules and regulations (Barkan pg. 21 2013). The United States law derives from Common Law from England. The ancient law of England is based upon societal customs and recognized and enforced by the judgments and decrees of the courts

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    originating in the standards and customs of one’s own culture. One practice that is done in the United States that is done differently by another culture could appear as not normal to us. We all have different definitions of what the right or “wrong” way of doing something is‚ but brought up and executed by another culture‚ the procedure may be done differently. I see this‚ as being negative because a lot of issues we see in our society is that people jumping to conclusions based on what they think they

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    The United States in one of the richest‚ most populous and most powerful countries in the world and plays a central leadership role in the world. On the world stage‚ the U.S. often challenges other countries about their records regarding human rights. Yet the United States is failing its own citizens by not granting every citizen access to basic health care. Many citizens in the United States needlessly suffer and die each day due to the inequities of the health care system in the U.S. This is a

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    Racial inequality is a very real situation in the United States. From Ferguson‚ Missouri to Baltimore‚ and Chicago to California‚ there have been extreme situations of racial inequality showing it’s true colors. Now more then ever‚ people are bombarded with videos and news stories of extreme violence against a minority‚ yet are completely ignorant to the fact that crimes happen the other way around. While it is true that minorities have faced many hardships in America‚ how much of it is valid

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