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    in inflows experienced an increase in literacy of about 1%‚ and a decrease in percent engaged in agriculture of almost 6%. A district in Pakistan with a one standard deviation increase in inflows saw its literacy rate increase by 0.8% and its percent male decrease by 0.25%. Outflows‚ on the other hand‚ decreased literacy levels in India and Pakistan. Outflows from India also tended to decrease percent male and increase percent engaged in agriculture in India. While the inflow and outflow effects tend to

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    Tommy Hunn   Dr. Miss   RH 101 8 November 2014 Drug Abuse in Inner Cities Inner-city areas have become the primary location for minorities‚ and the easiest place to find illegal drugs. Evidence shows that there is a link between the increase of illegal drug use‚ and the increase of minorities living in inner-city communities that are unemployed or collect welfare. Bruce D. Johnson states “Drug Abuse in the Inner City: Impact on Hard-Drug Users and the Community” and “Illicit drug use in the inner

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    Part: I Bio- Demographic Information Table no 1.1 Distribution of respondents according to bio- demographic information n=60 Characteristics | Frequency | Percent | age group of respondents | less than 20 yrs | 13 | 21.7 | 20-25 yrs | 46 | 76.7 | 25-30 yrs | 1 | 1.7 | current ward | | | ICU | 17 | 38.6 | Emergency | 13 | 29.5 | general ward | 14 | 31.8 | Cabin | 4 | 6.7 | POWWork experienceLess than 1 year 1-2 yrs2-3 yrsMore than 4 yrs | 122021181

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    increasing incarceration rates? How has this affected the United States economically and socially? Life‚ as we know it today‚ isn’t the way it was before because of the increase in incarceration rates within our nation; especially among our minority groups. When minority groups are mentioned‚ it’s aimed towards people that are different from the social majority. Incarceration is the state of being confined in prison; imprisoned. There are various factors that have led to this dreadful increase. The cause

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    that compared to white defendants‚ minority groups face a greater chance of prison and severe sentences for identical offenses (Killing With Prejudice). Nearly 51 percent of individuals in a study conducted in Philadelphia‚ believe that police are more likely to use excessive force against black or Hispanic suspects than white suspects. Minorities are more likely to be victims of police brutality. Not only are minorities treated poorly but also numbers of minorities are sent to trail for non-violent

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    supposed progress with racial equality in our nation. Yet‚ still today in the twentieth century‚ we have what is called‚ “a broken criminal-justice system”‚ which has proven that we still have a long way to go to achieve civil rights equality. Why are minorities targeted or likely to be incarcerated? Is it because they are more likely to live in poverty or less likely to get a good education or have parental support in the home which contributes to challenges in behavior at an early age? A justice system

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    to vote. However‚ there was a low young voter turnout in favor of Obama in recent elections. According to the Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning and Engagement‚ the young voter turnout decreased by two percent from 51 percent in the 2008 elections to 49 percent in the 2012 elections. There could be three plausible causes for this political phenomenon: apathy‚ lack of marriage‚ and voting restrictions. In Hunk 15: Political Participation‚ or Who Votes‚ apathy is a professional

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    needed in year five. Next year (projected) Current Workforce Store Associate Shift Leader Department Manager 8‚500 1‚200 850 Year (1) 3655 0 0 Year (2) 510 648 0 Year (3) 0 192 544 Year (4) 0 0 51 Year (5) 0 0 0 Exit 4335 360 255 1 Assistant Store Manager Store Manager 150 0 0 9 78 12 51 50 0 0 0 0 33 17 Year-End-Totals 3655

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    whites and minorities. According to the United States Census Bureau‚ 67.9 percent of the population in the United States are homeowners. However‚ while 71.8% of Whites are homeowners‚ only 47.3% of African Americans and 48.2% of Hispanics are homeowners. This large gap in homeownership rates can be contributed to discrimination by lenders and minorities’ misconceptions about the lending process. To overcome these issues‚ lenders need to eliminate discrimination and reach out to minorities. Ultimately

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    Americans are all minorities‚ meaning they are all outnumbered by another culture and or race. According to the Government Census Asian Americans make up 3.6 percent of the United States population and 51 % of those Asians are immigrants‚ meaning they have come here from another country. With the Latino Americans they make up a small but large portion of the United States population in comparison to the Asian Americans. According to Harvard University Latin Americans make up 11.2 percent of the United

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