and several hundred more calories per person per day than did their counterparts in the late 1950s. Now more than ever‚ America is a Nation of meat eaters. In 2000‚ total meat consumption (red meat‚ poultry‚ and fish) reached 195 pounds (boneless‚ trimmed-weight equivalent) per person‚ 57 pounds above average annual consumption in the 1950s. Each American consumed an average of 7 pounds more red meat than in the 1950s‚ 46 pounds more poultry‚ and 4 pounds more fish and shellfish. Rising consumer incomes
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home what men earn in 12 months‚ women have to work for more than 15 months” (Walsh). This is a statement that is describing the unfair treatment women are receiving in majority of job fields they go into. In other words‚ women “earn 72 cents for every dollar men will make” (Goodman). Although this may not seem like a lot at first glance‚ working at this rate for years long will lead women to lose tens of thousands of dollars in the long run unless it is changed. Women will miss out on what should
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numbers of homeless youth are hard to determine because the lack of standard methods and the mobility of the homeless population. The amount of homeless youth is staggering and heartbreaking. There are many factors that lead to homelessness‚ and many consequences
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In “Still Separate‚ Still Unequal” by Jonathan Kozol‚ the goal is to present the readers with information that proves that even in the 21st Century there are schools that are well segregated and that do not have basic necessities. Kozol goes into detail to provide various statistics that show percentage of inner city schools where up to 98% of students are either African Americans or Hispanics. He then moves on to discuss that many of these schools also do not have basic necessities “not enough seats
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The nature and importance of the problem were also a factor for consideration in designing the research design. This research stemmed from the problem‚ which states that there is an unequal representation in the political participation level among Whites‚ Blacks‚ Hispanics‚ and Asians (Liu et al.‚ 2009). And that democracy and political representation require Blacks‚ Hispanics‚ and Asians to participate electorally and to be equally represented. The researchers of this study feel that this research
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Mack Micera Micera.mack@gmail.com Com 212 November 17‚ 2014 Picture and its Consequences Draft In life I believe that people must try and adapt to situations and make the best of them. I will show this in action through a young orphan who just received new shoes The main conflict is between the orphan and his parents who recently put him up for adoption The point of view character will be the orphan I want my audience to realize that although things may change for the worse you
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countries had enough skilled African administrators to run their own . . . [or] enough African technicians to keep the public utilities working‚ and no country had an electorate that knew what independence was all about.” (Document 4) They were left with absolutely nothing‚ after the white man gathered and exploited what was there‚ they left‚ leaving the locals with no preparation for their future‚ with no sense of a government‚ no sense of and economy‚ nothing. Such is a reason why even today‚ a lot
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Is America becoming more and more unequal? Our founders foresaw America to become unequal because society would naturally divide itself‚ Alexander Hamilton wrote in The Federalist about “the very few and the many.” James Madison blamed this condition on the Unequal faculties of acquiring property in every society. Consequently‚ it is useless to control the rich since affluence is an inner potential. The effect of Unequal societies is not only the diseases of poverty‚ but also
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Consequences of Algal Blooms Algae are chlorophyll containing organisms which occur in both marine and freshwater environments and can be unicellular or multi-cellular. Algae form the base of many food chains and are essential to marine life. However although algae are beneficial to aquatic life‚ the rapid multiplication of algae can form something commonly referred to as algal blooms. Algal blooms occur due to a number of factors. If there is a decrease in the number of grazers in the
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factors that played into this large expansion‚ there was one thing that none of it could have happened without: WATER. The creation of aqueducts led to the expansion of the California water system as we know it. Reservoirs and dams were created‚ leading to both innovation and disaster. Some of the most pivotal moments in California’s history would be during the years that the water system was developed and ran by William Mullholland. The day that Mr. Mulholland
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