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    Poverty and Unemployment in America The wet snow has been falling for two continuous days now. A large three-story building‚ which has not been kept in good condition‚ is located at the outskirts of town in a run down neighborhood. No tracks are visible from the front window‚ either meaning that no one has visited the house‚ no one has left the house‚ or the snowfall is so thick that it covers any sign of tracks instantly. In this case‚ the family has not made any attempt to leave the house

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    discovered America. His exploration opened upp settlement and exploitation to North America but also caused the native population to drop due to environmental deterioration‚ subjugation‚ and disease. Another exploer from the 15th century was John Cabot‚ who was also Italian‚ was sent on a voyage across the Atlantic by King Henry VII of England‚ seeking toto find a shorter route to Asia than Columbus’s voyage and to find new lands for England. Cabot then discovered the mainland of North America

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    “Everywhere around the world/ They’re coming to America/ Every time that flag’s unfurled/ They’re coming to America/ Got a dream to take them there/ They’re coming to America/ Got a dream they’ve come to share/ They’re coming to America.” After hearing the song “America” sung by Neil Diamond‚ I felt truly blessed. Many people living in different countries are not given what we have in America. America has many great things like freedom‚ family‚ and simple things like food. People in other parts of

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    Running head: DIAMONDS IN NORTH AMERICA Critical Essay: Diamonds In North America Denise Bourgeois‚ Courtney Johnson‚ Reginald Coleman‚ Francis Richards University Of Phoenix SCI256 People‚ Science‚ and the Environment Sunny Ryerson August 31‚ 2006 Workshop 4 Diamonds in North America “Don’t you know diamonds are a girl’s best friend?” Many female pop stars throughout the ages have sung about this precious gem. What is

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    have chosen to discus Colonialism of North America. From the very beginning it was a race between Spain and England to see who would colonize North America. While the Spanish were first England was shown to be the ultimate victor in the race. I have chosen to focus on the colonization of the New World through England. Although there were other countries involved England was the most influential. Some of the reasons why England decided to colonize North America was for wealth‚ expanded traded‚ more

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    the right way to do something you are forced to forge your own path.” -Casey Neistat. America was founded by regular people just looking for freedom. We were raised by people who taught us that there are rules and only one real religion‚ but some people disagreed. People here built off of the failures of our ancestors‚ so that our lives would be exceptional. Freedom is a big part of life. If we didn’t have freedom we wouldn’t have laptops in schools or even any education at all. In many areas of

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    how two different cultures view and carry out gender‚ specifically related to how their culture previously developed ideas of gender. In order to look specifically at how gender roles are a creation of culture I will contrast women’s soccer in North America versus Europe‚ and how the roles of females are created differently within each culture. This framework allows me to divulge into the much deeper issues of what influences gender practice‚ how it is performed and how ideas of gender are culturally

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    What is the Importance of Religious Freedom? Throughout the world‚ there are so many religions that you can’t even count them all. Everybody needs to accept that all religions are equal‚ not one is superior to another. Religious freedom is extremely important in this world because the amount of people is enormous and the amount of religions and nationalities are even higher. All People deserve to practice their Religion no matter what they are. Catholic‚ Jewish‚ Muslim‚ Hindu‚ Buddhist IT

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    What if freedom of speech did come more limited in America? Well first there would be more people would hate each other. Then others would make fun of those that don’t like it. Some will be getting in fights a lot because of what people are saying. Then there are those ones that take it to far and don’t know when to stop. Some people show it by the way they walk or act not by their talk. America would be in trouble because people would be really mad. Should we increased limits on freedom

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    Should there be any limits on Religious Freedom of Expression? (Kirpans based example) Many people are of the opinion that Kirpans (a sword or dagger carried by many Sikhs) are weapon and; therefore‚ it should be prohibited for carrying in public places. In my point of view; however‚ Kirpans do not pose any safety risk and should be allowed. There are several points to support my opinion. First‚ people are not aware what the original purpose and meaning of a Kirpans are. Kirpan is not a weapon;

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