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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United States and WW1 By: Javeria Saba 802 August 1914 was a really important to remember. It was when the huge war began known as World War 1. The United States had a very hard time debating whether they should join the war or not. Eventually‚ in 1917‚ the Americans join the allies. There were people who were both for and against The United States involvement in World War I. In addition‚ this will also affect the Americans that were at home. Most people were for the United States entering
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Immigration is what has made America and what it is today. In fact‚ there would be no America if there were no immigrations‚ because everyone in the country is an immigrant or is directly descended from one. Even the oldest inhabitants‚ the Native Americans‚ emigrated from Asia. From “Immigration: Who Is an American”‚ mainly discusses about the significance of immigration policies in United States. I believe‚ immigration is definitely a necessity‚ however if uncontrolled‚ to some extent‚ it can also
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extra credit! [Textbook Selections from Core Concept Handbook Part 1‚ Chapters 1‚ 2‚ & 3) 1. What is a historian versus an archaeologist‚ and what do they study? (The definition please!) 2. What is the difference between B.C. and A.D. as well as B.C.E. and C.E.? 3. How do we organize time? 4. What is the difference between a primary source and secondary source? List examples! 5. What is an artifact versus a fossil? 6. Compare and contrast the Paleolithic and Neolithic ages
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Oligarchy: A country that is controlled by a small group of people. The definition of democracy has been forgotten when it comes to the election process. Some people even sum up the election process as a way of oligarchy government would do it. This isn’t the way our government worked before and it shouldn’t work like that ever. We have been bought up from our forefathers as a country where everyone’s voices should be heard but apparently it isn’t how we imagined it to be today. We all remember
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abilities and family lineage. However‚ women were also required to have male approval-- which often translated to being beautiful in addition to the aforementioned prerequisites. Thus‚ Greek women would fight tooth and nail with anyone who challenged their beauty or appearance. For instance‚ the entire Trojan
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3.02 Assignment Before the Spanish-American War even started‚ the United States predicted conflict with Spain. Because of this prediction‚ the USS Oregon (captured above) was sent from California towards Cuba. The journey was very long and the crew had to make many stops. It was more than 14‚000 miles and took around 60 days. By the time the ship reached Cuba‚ the Spanish-American War had already begun. This incident sparked the idea in many Americans that something had to change. There had to
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According to the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO 2015)‚ an estimated 18 million acres 7.3 million surface of forest are lost each year the United States cannot continue to grow and develop without causing environmental damage because those in power has to learn to associate positive economic growth with a healthy environment‚ An estimated 13 million surface of forests were lost each year between 2000 and 2010 due to deforestation. In tropical rainforests particularly‚ deforestation
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Constitution of the United States. The Founding Father had a fair number of obstacles to overcome to get the Constitution passed and ratified. One of their big obstacles was the fact that everyone did not want a national government that would have more power than an individual state. None of the states wanted to be controlled or taxed by anyone else. The people were afraid of having an executive branch that would resemble anything like a king. The other issued addressed was that no part of the government
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Racism is and will remain a dark stain on America’s history which many would rather forget. However no African American can completely avoid the legacy of 500 years of oppression and slavery. People tend to argue that racism is no longer a serious issue today. But the truth is‚ there is still an undercurrent of racism influencing the culture of America. Had that not been the case‚ why is it that an African American is more likely to be represented as a perpetrator of crime in the news or the media
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