environment. Lack of exercise‚ smoking and improper nutrition are three consequences that have developed from modernization in the United States. Smoking is the main cause of sudden cardiac deaths in the U.S.‚ just by quitting smoking‚ it can nearly eliminate the risk of a heart attack in just a year or two. Heart disease is one of the main causes of death in the United States‚ accounting for one third of all deaths. Even though‚ heart disease still remains America’s leading killer‚ since the nineteen
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for Australia to become a republic and 54% of voters against becoming a republic winning by the smallest margin. But why become a republic? First of all a republic is a state in which the supreme power resides in the body of citizens entitled to vote and is exercised by representatives chosen directly or indirectly but them (Macquarie Dictionary). In a republic a head of state is a citizen of that country elected by fellow citizens. If birthright determines the head of state of a country then
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Melissa Orona English 100 A Ms. Baer March.08‚ 2011 Spanglish in the United States I grew up in a predominately Caucasian neighborhood and because of the color of my skin they assumed I spoke Spanish. I was about eighteen years old when I learned to speak Spanish. I always told myself that once I had children I was going to make sure they knew how to speak Spanish because I believe language is a being part of your heritage and your identity. Now that my children are older I hear
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I find it funny that a country with the highest incarceration rate per capita than any country in the world has the audacity to call itself “the land of the free”. The United States has become a prison state‚ if not a police state. But what is the cause of these outrageous incarceration numbers? Three words: war on drugs. The U.S. has 751 people in prison for every 100‚000 of the population. Russia is the only country that comes close with 627 per every 100‚000 people. 3.1 percent of the adult
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Should the United States End the War on Drugs? Many have said that the war on drugs is a failure and needs reform. Others have lamented that the war on drugs is a war that cannot be won and valuable resources and money has been used up. Drugs are cheaper‚ purer‚ and more easily obtained than ever before. The war on drugs is futile. This paper will discuss why the United States should end the war on drugs. The war on drugs has been going on for over thirty years. It does not appear that a lot
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ethnic group in the world that do not have their own independent state to call home. They are different from other Muslims because they are not ethnically Arab or Persian. The Kurds are Sunni Muslims and have their own religious differences and speak their own language‚ Kurdish. This goes all the way back to World War I and the breaking up of the Ottoman Empire. The Kurdish people are instead spread out between four different states where they are a minority; Iran‚ Iraq‚ Syria‚ and Turkey. The Kurdish
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Study Questions for APUSH Summer Assignment 2010 A Short History of the United States (Remini) Note to students: The following pages include a list of important events and discussion questions to assist you with the summer reading. As such‚ it is NOT a written assignment that must be turned in for credit. Instead‚ use this to check your comprehension and analysis of the content as you prepare for the test on the first day of school (it’s here to HELP you… ). Since these are all events‚ themes‚
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All people are different and unique in some ways. However‚ some people have jobs and others do not. Some people have more money than others because they have been well educated‚ pushed themselves and set a goal. Indeed‚ it is hard and difficult to live in poverty. As a matter of fact‚ over the last 40 years‚ poverty among older Americans has declined substantially. Nowadays‚ poverty has been a worldwide issue among all ages. Today I will discuss the most common causes of people who live in poverty
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There is an big issue in the United States on whether or not advertisements targeting children should be banned. I dont think that advertisements targerting children should be banned in the United States. Because advertising is just a tool that is neither good or bad. Some advertisements that kids see actually support positive values. Kids cannot learn to be critical consumers if they are never exposed to ads. Advertisements are just a tool that is neither good or bad. Companies are just
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Introduction The United States is the largest destination of foreign direct investment (FDI). This article analyse the reason why the United States is so attractive to foreign investors. The analysis can be divided into two parts. In the first part‚ the author discusses the open economy of the United States in the global environment. The political and economic environment enables the United States to absorb large amount of FDI. The second part focuses on domestic level. The United States is the third
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