are still in effect today. For example‚ Social Security is a major part of life today. Without the New Deal introduced by FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT‚ the Great Depression could have lasted longer and impacted the nation more immensely. In a time of great hardship‚ Franklin Delano Roosevelt introduced dozens of government programs. While many were eventually declared unconstitutional‚ a few continue to be a part of the foundations of our nation today. The Social Security Act was signed by Franklin Delano
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After I finished reading this article‚ I was extremely shocked by what was socially acceptable by a 13 year old in the 1950’s to what it is now. I felt this because turning 13 is now considered to be the beginning of your teenage era‚ a time filled with hidden dangers‚ mysteries and new opportunities. Personally the last thing I had in mind when I reached the ‘age of prodigy’ was becoming a parent ! Yet this was certainly wasn’t the case for teenagers of the 1950’s. Statistics provided in the article
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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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What the United States Learned from the Vietnam War The United States made lots of mistakes in Vietnam. It stayed too long in the war‚ it failed to gather intelligence that could have saved lives‚ and we made rash decisions regarding the public’s reaction to us being there. The United States‚ at the most part‚ ignored these lessons as we continued some years later to invade Iraq and Afghanistan. But one mistake we did learn from was the allowance of free media in the war zone‚ and how
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Americans’ belief system‚ most of the founding population in of the United States was________‚ which has had lasting effects on the laws and political culture in America. | | | | | Catholic | | | | | Jewish | | | | | Pentecostal | | | | | Protestant | | | | | Muslim | | | | | | | | | Score: | 0 | | | | | | | 2) Why is the location within the United States where immigrants settle politically important? | | | | | The
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The United States and Kenya are two separate countries‚ on two very separate continents‚ yet they are not that different from one another. In Kenya‚ the people celebrate different holidays‚ have different cultures‚ sustain a different lifestyle; and yet the things we do each and everyday remain the same. We all attend school with the same intentions‚ we all get a job for the same reasons‚ and we both have a government put in place for the same purposes. Although we are thousands of miles apart from
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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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Sectionalism refers to loyalty to a section‚ country‚ or a region as a whole. In America‚ sectionalism can be defined in terms of social structures‚ lifestyles‚ and the political values of the South and the North. It was heightened in the period beginning from 1800 to 1850 when the North was urbanized and industrialized with successful factories whereas in the South it was covered with agricultural plantations which were based on slave labor. The Southern communities tried to excuse the use of slaves
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Sam Talbot Contemporary Labor Issues Professor Ed Ott December 17‚ 2010 Introduction Over the past several years‚ an ugly secret has been brought to light in the United States: employers steal from their employees. Not just a few unscrupulous employers‚ or small businesses‚ or in marginal‚ declining or unprofitable industries. To the contrary‚ recent studies have shown beyond a reasonable doubt that wage theft is both wide-spread and virulent‚ and that current enforcement of wage law is utterly
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To What Extent is the United States an Imperial Power? After the Spanish-American War‚ the United States is ok with imperialism‚ therefore increasing the extent that the United States is an imperial power. The depression in the 1890s caused people to think we needed to imperialize because industrial production demanded more resources. Foreign trade was more important as well‚ so the U.S. thought it would be beneficial to acquire new colonies and expand further. Teddy Roosevelt had a vision of
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