Abstract Strong economies compete on the basis of high value‚ not solely low cost. Yet in the United States‚ growing economic disparity hinders the nation’s ability to provide the high-value-added products and services necessary to compete in a global marketplace. The economic problems associated with unequal growth – stagnant wage growth and depressed market demand – in turn exacerbate social problems‚ such as crime‚ drug abuse‚ gangs‚ reliance on transfer payments‚ and family break-ups. The most
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slaves from around the world could share equal opportunities if given the correct resources to like any other person‚ they were instead treated like animals and left in the dust with absolutely nothing. For example‚ at some point‚ slaves in the United States weren’t allowed to learn to read or
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Health‚ an issue that is timeless for any generation at any point in history. Some of great epidemics that have impacted history are the bubonic plague‚ ebola‚ the swine flu and the zika virus Here on United States soil‚ there many illnesses that affect our population‚ such as cancer‚ Hepatitis C‚ Shingles‚ Diabetes‚ tuberculosis‚ STDs‚ etc. Unfortunately‚ our government will intervene with other countries with medical aid‚ but they decide to make it harder for our citizens to receive the attention
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There are a lot of cultural groups in the United States‚ which makes the country diverse. Cultural privilege and stereotyping exist in the United States. Cultural privilege is an advantage that a dominant group people have than the rest of the other groups. I believe that men have more privilege than women in the United States. I have done my interview on a woman who lives‚ in my neighborhood. I asked her questions about cultural privilege‚ stereotypes‚ and experiences with health care. I compared
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Prison Overcrowding Prison overcrowding is become one of the major financial and controversial problem in the United States. The prison population is increasing rapidly‚ and we have only one reason the judicial system is given length sentences to cases that don’t deserve it‚ for example most of the offenders in the United State prison are drug cases‚ these sentences must be considered and most of the drug offenders should be put in rehabilitation centers instead of putting them in prison. According
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come in the form of segregation. Such a thing has happened numerous times in history‚ but one of the most significant and one of the instances that have left the largest impact on society is the racism and segregation which were practiced in the United States of America ever since the first African-American slaves were brought in 1619. Even though the slavery system fell‚ racism did not stop plaguing the American society. In fact‚ racism and segregation continued to be present in the Anglo-American
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Religious discrimination is more predominate now than it was in the past because of new cultures and religions immigrating to the United States. Religious discrimination is classified as people being treated unfavorably because of his or her religious beliefs. Religious discrimination is both unethical and against the law. The discrimination act title VII of the civil rights act 1964 was introduced in the work place to protect individuals from religious discrimination that work for or apply for
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In the United States over 1.2 million students drop out of high school (US Census Bureau).That’s about a student every 26 seconds/7‚000 a day. About 6‚000 people that don’t get to graduate end up obtaining a minimum wage job for the rest of their life. They struggle‚ and many Americans question why the number one industrialized country suffers an extremely high percentage of poverty and what triggers it? People know that not graduating from high school is the number one factor that causes poverty
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the United States typically attend school for about six and a half hours a day for one hundred and eighty days. Many experts in the educational field believe that‚ right now‚ there is simply not enough time during the school day for children to learn the necessary curriculum. Many other countries spend more time at the school during the day but is the United States ready for that commitment? Today’s teachers and schools are under pressure to improve students’ learning because of both state and national
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air pollution problems that we are currently having here in the united states. I Ask myself Why is air pollution a global issue that should be monitored. I am a American citizens and my state is currently affected by it. Here are some reason why. I read an article the other day. it spoke to me why we have air problems. In the article called Air Pollution in China Is spreading Across The Pacific to the U.S by Joseph stromberg. It States “a pair of recent studies has demonstrated this in striking fashion
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