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    Savage Inequalities: Essay on Chapters 1-4 Chris Hendrick Mayer‚ PHIL 1200-100 In chapter one of Savage Inequalities‚ by Jonathan Kozol‚ he speaks of the disastrous state of East St. Louis. He describes in horrific detail‚ the condition that many school children from grades K-12 are forced to learn in. East St. Louis is one of the worst ghettos in Illinois‚ and Kozol goes into great detail about the multitude of

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    Soc 001 Elizabeth Ortega 4/20/2014 Savage Inequalities Irl Solomons history class Irl Solomons class has four girls in his senior homeroom‚ all of whom are either pregnant or have babies. This situation is catalyzed by the fact that the diploma offered by the ghetto high schools does not count in the United States job market. It is worth noting that not all students are enrolled in academic programs‚ nor do they proceed with their college after graduation. Of the 55 graduates‚ about 20 percent go

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    Newspapers‚ gum on the seat‚ and the smell of urine. This probably describes your daily public transportation ride to work or school. The subway and buses are most of the time so unsanitary that it’s unbearable. Many times when we are on the train we find ourselves switching the cart we are in‚ and with all hope‚ searching for a better one. As it turns out‚ we are always stuck with the same old dirt. This is a New York City phenomenon. Why should we travel to work surrounded by piles of filth daily?

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    New York Done by: Yasmeen Temairik Bakeel Yamani Supervised by: Miss Razan Table of content Introduction page 3 History page 4 Geography page 6 Climate page 9 Regions page 11 Administrative division page 13 Population page 14 Economy page 16 Government

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    The summer before my junior year in high school‚ my family and I took a trip to a completely new world. Being from a small town‚ I had never really been exposed to the elements of a large city such as New York City. My trip there was like discovering an entirely new way of life that I had only heard stories of previously. For about the tenth time the morning of the flight‚ I checked my room to make sure I didn’t leave anything essential behind. My stomach was doing flips as we arrived at the

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    could no longer wait for the others. I open the blinds to an inspiring view of the one of the most powerful buildings in the city‚ The Empire State building. Finally‚ the beautiful city of New York lay at my fingertips. I had waited my whole childhood for the chance to visit‚ to explore. I grew up seeing New York on the television. I grew up inspired by a city I hadn’t been to but yet‚ I felt so attached. I saw the city in a different light. How an artist sees a painting‚ or how an environmentalist

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    Functionalists examine society by looking at how it is maintained for common good and put emphasis on the positive aspects of schooling such as the socialisation process of teaching skills and attitudes to students. Functionalists believe that education helps maintain society by socialising young people into equality of opportunity and values of achievements. Functionalists see education as a way of helping to maintain stability and the smooth running of our society as they believe education teaches

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    In Savage Inequalities by Jonathan Kozol claims that the ways these schools are funded continues to allow inequalities. The way schools are funded depends on the area and the neighborhood schools reside and the value of the area. As for instant schools that resides in the poorest district receives less amount of money per student from legislative grants‚ while schools that resides in the richest districts receives so much more money. Money that’s reserved for fighting drug abuse and illiteracy in

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    Public Education VS. Home School Do home schooled children receive proper education? Will my child learn as much at home as he/she would in a public education system? Can we afford to get nine years into our child’s education to look into other options? Many parents find themselves asking these questions when it comes to the best learning environment for their child. There are several aspects you should consider when choosing between public education and home schooling your child. The three main

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    recently in 2010‚ plans to build an Islamic community center near Ground Zero in New York were met with “anger‚ passion‚ and more than a little information...calling the project a ‘grotesque mega-mosque tied to terrorism.” (60 Minutes)

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