Suffrage is the right to vote in political affairs. Only recently did women receive the right to vote in the United States. From the earliest civilizations‚ the women have been confined to working at home and and have been thought of “inferior” to men. Therefore‚ before modern-day‚ women were unable to enjoy the same rights as men. Not even one-hundred years has gone by since the nineteenth amendment was passed‚ giving the vote to women. The event that spurred such an amendment to being pushed was
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United States Armed Forces The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States of America. They are composed of the Army‚ Air Force‚ Coast Guard‚ Navy‚ and the Marine Corps. Each branch plays a unique role in the security of America. Whether the country is participating in a conflict or developing the weapons of tomorrow‚ the freedom of America is protected by these branches. The Army‚ Navy‚ and Air Force represent the largest of the five branches‚ each having their own
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Net Neutrality Imagine paying for every website‚ most of the paychecks earned would contribute to the internet fees. Imagine having to go to the library to do research. Right now our internet is free letting people browse anything. Some people can not afford rent or payments. First‚ paying for internet‚ now whoever pays for bill would also have to pay for internet fees. The sites will then be limited. Without Net Neutrality‚ ISPs can block any website they want‚ an ISP is an Internet Service
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REDUCING TEENAGE PREGNANCY Although the rate of teenage pregnancy in the United States is at its lowest level in nearly 40 years‚ it remains the highest among the most developed countries in the world. Approximately 67.8 per 1‚000 women aged 15–19 — nearly 750‚000 American teenagers — become pregnant each year (Kost and Henshaw‚ 2012). The majority of these pregnancies — 82 percent — are unintended (Finer & Zolna‚ 2011). Moreover‚ because the average age of menarche has reached an all-time low
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Immigration in the United States continues to be an intense national debate. In order to make an educated decision on this disputation and choose a side for it‚ one must know the following information and/or have a good understanding of it: You need to know both sides of the argument‚ the current laws that the United States has for immigration‚ then‚ the current number of immigrants in the United States. First‚ the two sides of the debate are straightforward. The liberals‚ who support legal immigration
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The United States‚ as a leading developed country‚ is very attractive to many foreigners. Everyone dreams of coming to the United Sates to study or work. However‚ they are concerned about their health care while stay in the United States. The health care system in the United States is problematic. It is so extensive and complicated that it is almost impossible for the government to make everyone satisfied. Reformation of health care occurred many times in the history. President Bill Clinton tried
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Under U.S. state and federal law‚ it is discriminatory to treat persons in different ways simply because of their age‚ gender‚ or race. The American society has only recently recognized gender inequality as a social problem. However‚ women in the United States have struggled to gain equality for centuries. Women’s rights and their status in society has substantially improved‚ but gender roles remain very important in our society today. Women still strive to be equal to men at home‚ in workplaces
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Ethnocentrism is the tendency to look at the world primarily from the perspective of one’s own ethnic culture. The concept of ethnocentrism has proven significant in the social sciences‚ both with respect to the issue of whether the ethnocentric bias of researchers colors the data they obtain‚ and the findings from research in anthropology and sociology. Such research has revealed ethnocentrism in every culture around the world‚ based on a number reasons‚ including religion‚ language‚ customs‚ culture
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terroristic violence is increasing at an extremely fast rate. For the United States‚ the threat of domestic and international terrorism weighs on the minds of the federal government and private citizens. The 2014 Quadrennial Homeland Security Review even went as far as to note that terrorism is one of the six strategic challenges that are likely to affect the United States throughout the next five years (DHS‚ 2014). However‚ the United States has been on high alert since the attacks on New York and the Pentagon
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United States Army Winter‚ Summer physical training uniform and respecting fellow co workers and NCO’s The Army consists of a versatile range of uniforms. There are two sets of physical training attire which is the Summer and Winter. The summer physical training uniform is a PT T-shirt‚ black spandex and PT shorts including a PT belt‚ pair of white socks and running shoes; If wearing the PT belt over the shoulder‚ wear it to the right. Wearing it to the left has been scientifically proven to be
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