How to fix America The United States of America might be the reason humanity prevails and thrives‚ or the reason it ceases to exist. In order to make this country‚ that we call home‚ great again some major changes need to come into effect. Unfortunately‚ that won’t be a simple task‚ but it must be done. The social and economic policies that the United States government is built upon are flawed‚ and need to be revised. For example‚ the Welfare policy is a huge issue due to the easy manipulation
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Justice‚ equality‚ civil liberties all of these are examples of values and rights that are protected by the government. Often‚ the government is the only institution capable of making these core political values a reality. Without the public sector in play‚ these values usually come in short supply. The governments goal should be to do what is best for the people by installing a healthy and active group of leaders. Take for example the first words expressed in the U.S. Constitution‚ We the people
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compare are China and Canada. Their systems of government are very different and have different powers and rolls in their country. Canada has a system of government very similar to our own. While china’s government appears to be similar as well‚ but it is quite different. Canada’s government democratic and is parliamentary in form but‚ very much like our own. Like all large governments it is representative democracy. Canada has a central government designed to deal with the country as a whole. Things
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Feeding America Persuasive Speech Introduction to Communications Topic: Hunger in America Purpose: To persuade my audience to feed people in America that are less fortunate than we are. Thesis Statement: The number of American that does not have food to eat due to job loss‚ the economy‚ and other reasons are constantly growing. If we stuck together and helped one another‚ we could make that number that is constantly growing‚ decline. I. Introduction We see homeless people every day
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The Graying of America Of the total federal expenditures in 1995‚ Social Security together with Medicare(federally founded health program aimed at helping the elderly‚ founded in 1965) was the largest‚ accounting for about 34 percent. In 2005 this figure is predicted to be as high as 39 percent. This is caused by the "graying" of America and the increased number of elderly who will collect benefits for a longer portion of their lives‚ coupled with a reduction of the number of workers available to
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In America‚ many industries‚ concepts‚ and politics have influenced other aspects of American culture‚ for instance‚ economics. The concept of Capitalism has been around for hundreds of years‚ originating in the medieval era. Capitalism is an economic system that deals with the ownership of production companies and selling produced goods for profit. Practicing capitalism focuses more on the business aspect of the economy and actually detriments the strength of the economy. It favors the elite living
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America is the universal symbol of freedom. But is it really free? Does the history of the United States stay true to the ideas of our forefathers? Or has the definition been altered to fit American policies? Has freedom defined America? Or has America defined freedom? I believe America was at first defined by freedom‚ then after time‚ America defined freedom‚ altering the definition to fit the niche it fits in‚ but still keeping key components so it still seems to be staying true to the ideas of
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Obesity in America December 6‚ 2011 Composition II America is one of the most obese countries in the world‚ and the reasons are quite obvious. Just take a look around you. Fast food chains are on every block (unhealthy foods are much less expensive than the healthy foods we should be eating)‚ more and more technology to make our lives easier (and lazier)‚ and high amounts of stress are all factors to weight gain in our country. A recent study in January 2010 shows that obesity rates have reached
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the set of rules that govern how a government can exercise public power. A constitution identifies who or what institutions should exercise power and how they should do it. The government is usually the most powerful coercive force within a country‚ so the rules about how a government should exercise power are very important.” (Palmer‚ 2012) New Zealand is a constitutional monarchy and it has a Westminster system of Government that is modelled after the government of the United Kingdom. This establishes
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America‚ the most technologically advanced and affluent of all nations on the earth‚ seems to have an increasingly larger illiteracy rate every year. This has become and continues to be a critical problem throughout our society as we know it. According to the National Adult Literacy survey‚ 42 million adult Americans can’t read; 50 million are limited to a 4th or 5th grade reading level; one in every four teenagers drops out of high school‚ and of the students who graduate‚ one in every four has
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