The poem "Let America Be America Again" by Langston Hughes purposefully is reminiscent of Walt Whitman’s "I Hear America Singing" in which Whitman is optimistic about this land of democratic opportunity. Hughes‚ however‚ writing from a black man’s perspective‚ is much less optimistic about what American has been or will be. While Whitman’s’ poem was very unstructured in blank verse‚ Hughes’s poem is more tightly controlled with rhyme‚ tone‚ rhetorical questions‚ and more unified with repeated anaphora
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Racial Profiling in America CM107-32: College Composition I Racial profiling (other than same sex relationship issues) seems to be the civil rights issue of our generation. While many brush it off‚ there are real live statistics suggesting that it is a very troubling societal issue. It doesn’t seem to be isolated in any one part of the country but some places are more notorious than others when it comes to racial profiling. There have also been high profile individuals
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In America‚ the public majority tends to believe that poor people deserve to be in poverty as they are lazy. In reality‚ the nation’s poor work full-time‚ sometimes over fifty hours a week‚ yet still do not earn enough to escape the depths of poverty. Minimum wage is what these individuals earn‚ as deemed appropriate from the low skill level of the jobs they work. Often the level of incomes received are not made to be living wages and are found to be product of unreasonable systems. Making a living
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rising in America is Child abuse. We need to work together as a community‚ to come up with a resolution. People need to report suspected abuse in the first place. On the contrary‚ someone may witness violence as it happens‚ fear of retaliation prevent them from calling the police or social worker. By the same token‚ someone may feel that it is best for the child to report abuse. However‚ may not say anything as a result of guilt and embarrassment. Nevertheless‚ these emotions have a way of getting
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By the beginning of the twenty- first century in America every second social media‚ television‚ and magazine articles display young women promoting swim suit advertisements‚ alluring lingerie‚ and even their bare bodies on screen. Most recently popular recording artist Rihanna was eulogized by many people for wearing her sparkly sheer fishnet dress that displayed her breast and nipples. Rihanna is not the only one displaying her body to America and receiving positive feedback. In addition‚ well known
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Drinking alcohol was more of a social status. The more a person had or kept up with the latest beverage‚ they were considered to have a good social status. Drinking was a common fad at social events. In the article‚ “Drinking in Colonial America”‚ the editor Ed Crew explains the reasons why colonials consumed so much and where alcohol was mostly used. Crew says that alcohol was consumed at events such as: christenings‚ weddings‚ funerals and even political events. Alcohol was used as a bribe
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happens. If nobody took a stand‚ then the world would still be ran by kings and monarchies. For example‚ during the 1700s in modern day eastern America‚ back when England ruled the colonies‚ people took a stand from England and won. Everybody thought it was going to be a cake walk for the England super power‚ but the colonist won. The independence of America inspired many people to take a stand. The actions of people in the colonies standing up against a world super power and winning‚ made other people
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The United States population is aging at an unprecedented rate. By 2030‚ the numbers of Americans who are 65 or older will more than double to one in every five Americans. Experts agree that this “graying of America” will have an immense impact on our society‚ and society must adapt to its’ changes and challenges. The United States experienced an "explosion" of births after World War II and sociologist refer to this resulting group of people as baby boomers. The first of about 76 million baby
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present day America. On the one hand‚ people view discrimination as just and equal towards minorities in order to separate the races in society. On the other hand‚ segregation brought by Jim Crow and Immigration Laws during the 19th century was unjust towards the targeted races. Although segregation and immigration acts have been ended with newer laws‚ such as the 13th amendment‚ complete freedom has not yet been granted due to the ongoing racism‚ injustice‚ and inequality in present day America. It is
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8% and 7.6 million. For Hispanics‚ 21.5% were in poverty‚ non Hispanic whites 8.2%‚ blacks 24.5% and Asians 10.2. There are many factors that cause poverty‚ such as education‚ unemployment and health. Education is a factor of poverty because its a way of life and opportunity. Without knowledge there is ignorance‚ and a less opportunity to get a job or career. The majority of people living in poverty are less educated than others. Some of them may be high school drop outs or may have completed high
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