it isn’t easy. As recently as twenty to thirty years ago‚ the majority of recruits to police agencies looked to make police work a career. Now‚ younger recruits largely do not stay in the police force for a full thirty year career. More and more‚ new recruits stay in police work for five to ten years on average and then move to other jobs in the private sector. Clearly‚ retaining minority officers to police their ethnically diverse neighborhoods become even more of a stress to departments as fewer
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Racism Today For many years race has been a topic among many people. It does not directly affect me because I am white‚ but it does affect those who are not white‚ mainly African Americans. People are usually racist because of the person’s skin color‚ religion‚ or beliefs. When people are racist towards a person or group of people it is not like it is their fault‚ they did not choose to look or be like that‚ God did. Race is a common reason many people in the United States are treated poorly. The
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outcome equaling to obesity. Obesity can harm a person in many ways may it be self-esteem‚ health-related or even fatality. Though many people do not take it serious it can be the reason for the increasing number of obesity rising in the society today. Many adults and parents do not see the dangerous sides to eating fast foods and junk foods. This kind of food is being fed to children and teenagers and causing many problems to them with risks of early health issues and low self-esteem issues with
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practiced and appreciated by mainstream‚ middle class individuals. III. Tattoos are a form of art that allows individuals to express themselves in ways other than using words. The media has played a big part in why tattoos are more accepted today then 10-15 years ago. Transition: Let’s start with the stigma associated with tattoos. Body I. Even though not nearly as bad as previous generations‚ having a tattoo does come
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In Joshua: A Parable for Today‚ written by Joseph F. Girzone‚ Joshua is explained as a carpenter‚ from Bethlehem. Mark 6:3 - Is he not the carpenter‚* the son of Mary‚ and the brother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And they took offense at him. ("Scripture." Scripture. N.p.‚ n.d. Web. 11 Dec. 2012). He repairs wooden objects and he fixes broken items‚ and makes toys for the little children. He is also described as a thoughtful and sharing man‚ who
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When people think of slavery‚ they think of African Americans on plantations in the 1800’s. Unfortunately‚ slavery is still prevalent today‚ and it’s happening all over the world. Many innocent civilians lose their freedom due to human trafficking. Human trafficking is a growing problem that happens in many places‚ but if people come together there is a way of trying to prevent it from happening. The African slave trade was the first form of human trafficking. In 1820‚ America passed the 13th Amendment
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Life Yesterday and Today Living life now is so much more different than how it was back then. The way the puritans used to live was a lot harder and they were a little foolish. Their way of living was so much different than it is now‚ most Americans can’t really remember or they simply just don’t know anything. There were many flaws in the Puritan Era‚ and America has developed and grown throughout the years and for the better. One thing that America has improved on is; of course‚
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In the constitution today it delegates the power of purse to the congress. The congress formulates and approves all tax laws. The tax bills emerge from all senate comities. The second largest revenue category social insurance includes the tax collected for social security and Medicare. The provisions of the United States Internal Revenue Code regarding income taxes and estate taxes have undergone significant changes under both Republican and Democratic administrations and Congresses since 1964. Since
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Arguing in Today’s Culture Through the reading of An Argument Culture by Deborah Tannen‚ I have come to understand what has always been apparent; we live in a vocal society that will challenge what they do not agree with. Tannen states‚ “American tradition has geared toward the promotion of antagonism.” We believe that our opinion matters and most times that it is the right one even without further information to back our point in the argument. American society pushes the act of
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America’s Economy Today With all the bad publicity about the economy nowadays anyone with access to a TV‚ magazine‚ or newspaper should be somewhat familiar with the current economic crisis here in America. It seems like the Dow Jones Industrial Index and the S&P 500 Index are dropping lower every day‚ not to mention the poor condition of tech stocks listed in Nasdaq. Here’s some current stock market figures that display the markets current deterioration: The Nasdaq index lost 8 percent of its
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