Living in America means that we have the freedom to express ourselves‚ no matter what region we live in. In America‚ there are 3 million square miles from one end to another. The geography of the state’s beginning and end is determined by river lines‚ political lines‚ and mountain ranges. There are four main regions in the United States like: Northeast‚ Midwest‚ South‚ and the West. Each region has different jobs‚ foods‚ religions‚ and style of clothing‚ customs‚ music‚ sports‚ and much more
Premium United States Midwestern United States Native Americans in the United States
Racism has taken on several forms in America over the past several hundred years. The most substantial or well known is the plight of the African American slaves and the injustices they suffered. Today‚ a new form of racism is developing; one that has always been around but has now entered the forefront of most Americans minds. This new racism is against members of the Middle Eastern culture and religion. The actions of September 11th have not created a new problem‚ they have just shed light
Premium Slavery Slavery in the United States Racism
The United States has gone a long way toward an appearance of classlessness. It has become harder to read people’s status in the clothes they wear‚ the cars they drive‚ and the votes they cast. As Mantsios wrote in class of America “people in the united stated don’t like to talk about class. We shrink from using words that classify along economic lines or that point to class distinctions: phrases like working class upper class and ruling class are rarely uttered by Americans (2010)”. Most of the
Premium High school Social class Working class
Emigration is a big component that made the United States of America what it is today.Throughout the history of the United States‚ it has aimed to try and bring more individuals to the States. It has succeeded to attract individuals from all across the world that all range in different economic status. As our society progressed and moved from the agricultural era into the industrial era‚ waves of emigration occurred. Individuals settled all across America whether they are residing in major cities such as New
Premium United States Immigration to the United States Immigration
Cherise Madrid Is America overmedicated? Background Information: Drugs in America are usually thought of as illegal ones like marijuana or cocaine but pharmaceuticals are used much more often than illegal drugs. According to a 2006 study by Boston University 82% of American adults and over half of children take at least one form of medication a day‚ 30% of adults take five or more‚ and 27% of children take two or more. Americans purchase nearly half of the global pharmaceutical
Premium Pharmacology Pharmaceutical drug
an uncultured society compared to what it was like back in the eighteenth century or the nineteenth century. Today’s society differentiates from the norm of what society used to base their aspects around and that was literature. Romanticism was the beginning of a revolutionary phenomenon over the human mind and society’s well-being. Romanticists valued imagination‚ individual feelings and Mother Nature rather than reasoning‚ logic and cultivation. Although‚ America was heading towards a more industrialized
Premium Romanticism Herman Melville
China and America There are two places that have had a profound impact in my life . one of them is china ‚and the other is America. China is my hometown . I have been lived there for almost 21 years .then 3 years ago ‚I moved to America. I just like a baby in America. I don’t know nothing about America. I need to adapt for the new world .when you compare them ‚they seem like dramatically different places‚ but they have some things in common . in fact ‚both of them give me an unforgettable memory
Premium Democracy Education Teacher
Obesity in America Every year hundreds of thousands of people die due to obesity and its complications in America; this is a huge problem in America today. One out of every three American adults are obese; there needs to be a change in America and the way we think. In order to stop this epidemic we must first discover what is responsible for America’s obesity. The three biggest causes for the obesity epidemic are Americans lack of knowledge on cooking‚ a lack of responsibility for our own well-being
Premium Nutrition Health Health care
VIRGIN AMERICA LANDS IN THE UNITED STATES Virgin Group is the corporate umbrella for a large network of almost 300 different companies offering varieties of services including but not limited to telecommunications (virgin mobile)‚ cable TV (virgin media)‚ financial services (virgin money)‚ fitness (virgin active)‚ and soft drinks (virgin drinks). The most famous of them all is the Virgin Atlantic. Virgin Group is owned by European business tycoon‚ Richard Branson. Virgin America debuted in
Premium Virgin Group Richard Branson Southwest Airlines
When the Europeans had discovered America‚ the possibilities for them were endless. Although mistakenly discovered‚ it greatly aroused the curiosity of many European explorers. There were new opportunities for them to expand‚ and in more than just one way. Chances to spread religion‚ boost their economy‚ and help themselves politically. As soon as Columbus returned‚ the pope issued a decree saying the world itself was an inheritance of Christianity. Spain and Portugal‚ the two main Christian powers
Premium Europe United States Renaissance