Making It in America America is growing and changing‚ and the fastest growing minority group is the Hispanic population. The 2010 United States Census Bureau data shows the Hispanic population grew from 35.3 million people in 2000 to 50.5 million people in 2010. That increase accounts for more than half the population growth in America over the last ten years. The Hispanic community is going to continue to grow and contribute to our society in big numbers. It is important that they successfully
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(287). Unfortunately‚ this is true. Having a father around has been linked to important developments in a child ’s physical‚ emotional and behavioral health. Several leading sociologists have labeled father absence "the most pressing issue facing America today"(Stuart). President Barack Obama‚ who was raised by a single mother‚ has forcefully pleaded with fathers to step up throughout his presidency. "In many ways‚ I came to understand the importance of fatherhood through its absence — both in
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The thing that I see that represents America is Independence Hall in Philadelphia‚ Pennsylvania. There have been numerous historical events that have been the basis for the forming of the United States of America that took place inside Independence Hall. Basically‚ everything that happened during the time of the Thirteen Colonies and a period of time after the Revolutionary War that involved political affairs‚ all took place in Independence Hall. This place was pretty much the earlier version of
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country based on regional beliefs and interests. In the early 1800’s‚ sectionalism in america grew as slavery divided the Nation. Slavery was ignored‚ compromised‚ and argued about by the states until the conflict drove our country into the Civil War. Although regional differences are not as distinct these days‚ many issues are currently causing division among the states and people of our country. These issues lead to what our history class describes as “modern sectionalism.” One such issue is gay marriage
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slave trade. As seen in the Molly Caldwell Crosby’s book The American Plague‚ yellow fever played an incredible role in shaping America. In the broader context of American history‚ the arrival of yellow fever shows the negative repercussions that come with developments in migration‚ transportation‚ and politics. Of course‚ a primary reason yellow fever made its way to America was due to migration of Europeans and the importation of African slaves. The disease had its origins in Nigeria‚
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Nyjha Mitchell Mr. Greiner English-3rd period 28 March 2012 Food Monster The rate of obese people in America continues to increase at an alarming rate; one way to decrease these numbers is by making healthier food more convenient. The obesity rate would drastically decrease if there were more farmer markets in the city‚ if people were to go home to cook their own meals‚ and cut fast food from their diets. Though‚ because people are more prone to buying cheap convenient food with low nutritional
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America‚ is a country that is well known from people all over the world. It is known for its success‚ sacrifice‚ unity‚ bravery‚ freedom‚ dedication‚ liberty‚ equality‚ diversity‚ and courage. In my opinion out of all that were listed‚ the three that stand out the most are sacrifice‚ freedom‚ and equality. These three topics are not only presented in the present‚ but they stood out a great deal in the past too. The next few paragraphs will show how sacrifice‚ freedom‚ and equality is shown in our
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America is the universal symbol of freedom. But is it really free? Does the history of the United States stay true to the ideas of our forefathers? Or has the definition been altered to fit American policies? Has freedom defined America? Or has America defined freedom? I believe America was at first defined by freedom‚ then after time‚ America defined freedom‚ altering the definition to fit the niche it fits in‚ but still keeping key components so it still seems to be staying true to the ideas of
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population began centuries ago‚ but grew rapidly after the attacks of September 11‚ 2001. The question that arises: Is it possible for American’s to separate terrorist thoughts with Muslim culture to approach religious acceptance in America? The first Muslims to come to America arrived as slaves during the sixteenth century. The owners of these slaves did not support Islamic practice‚ and actively discouraged the religion. The Muslim slaves soon began enduring the Christian faith to please their owners
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many are unaware of. I recently read a book titled‚ Deaf In America Voices From A Culture‚ which covers the details of deaf culture. It goes from the life of deaf children and how they learn to different types of sign language. This sparked my interest in the things we don’t know or don’t realize about deaf issues and struggles. There is a wide variety of representation of the deaf in Hollywood‚ social media‚ and the deaf students in America. I’m sure you already know about these issues but this is
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