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    Emigrating here from a different country you would think that respect is definitely an aspect that remains the same throughout the whole world‚ but not necessarily so. Respect in the United States is virtually nonexistent‚ particularly the respect that children have towards their parents. That’s something I really can’t wrap my head around‚ coming from a southeast Asian country. Respect is something that us foreign kids are taught at a very young age‚ unlike here. Here it seems like even seniors

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    and high social status; however‚ minority groups are singled out for unequal treatment‚ and are subject to collective discrimination. This pattern of unequal access to resources in the society thus gives rise to social inequality. In the United States‚ the four major groups of racial minorities are the Native Americans‚ the African Americans‚ the Asian Americans‚ and the Hispanic Americans. Throughout the

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    communicate effectively if they don’t have education needed. This means that people that have innovative or great ideas can’t share them or put them into action because they don’t have the education that they need to accomplish that. The Central Connecticut State University did a study which showed that South Africa is one of the most illiterate countries in the world. The rankings are based on 5 categories that are used as indicators of the literate health of nations: newspapers‚ libraries‚ education inputs

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    these different people? The diversity of Americans have had a enormous amount of change over the years‚ from voting rights to African-American and woman’s position in society African-American’s place in society has changed grandually over the years. Starting on January 1‚ 1863 when Abraham Lincoln issued his Emancipation Proclamtion which states‚ "I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within these said designated states and are parts of states are and henceforward shall be free..."

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    Harrison Bergeron made a valid argument against conformity. Harrison was smarter than the average person‚ so the government came up with a way to make him equal‚ they placed headphones onto his head so that they would buzz to distract him and make him think like the average person. Harrison had a problem with this as the passage says‚ “Harrison smashed his headphones and spectacles against the wall” (Vonnegut 3). Harrison smashed his headphones and spectacles in anger because he was tired of being

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    Elder Abuse in the United States According to Bonnie and Wallce (2002)‚ "between 1 and 2 million Americans 65 or older have been injured‚ exploited or otherwise mistreated by someone on whom they depended for care or protection" (p. 9). This abuse ranges from physical abuse and sexual abuse to financial exploitation. If the range of victims seems overly broad — there is a 100% variance between the low and high estimates — it is worth noting that some forms of elder abuse are not reported as

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    The 1950’s are considered a decade of simplicity for most Americans. While the country was experiencing economic and social growth most American felt at home with them selves. Family stability was monumental‚ and the formation of the suburbs created an urban working class associated with a rural family atmosphere. Americans were leaving work to arrive home and be free and independent within their own ideas of security. During this period the American family was much more than just security‚ it

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    (Cook‚ Lane‚ Mataras‚ 2013). A second resurgence in homeschooling happed in the 1990’s with it legal in every state. Although‚ all K-12 programs must be approved by the state and they may make decisions about how they support homeschool children with disabilities. The Supreme Court upheld the Nevada school system’s denial of services for a homeschool child‚ whilestates such as

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    Racism against Native Americans and African Americans Sometimes I imagine that racial diversity would be a boon to human kind if there was no such thing called “racial hatred”. Now if you tell me that if there was only one kind of race then I will tell you that if all roses were red then what you would have given for a funeral? My point is that diversity is what makes this world keep going amusingly and these notions of race and ethnicities as big and small‚ upper class and lower class‚ superior

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    THE INDIAN DIASPORA IN THE UNITED STATES Indian Diaspora in USA is a culmination of different phases of Indian migration to the States including the twice- migrants. Though a major portion of the present day Indian Diaspora is a result of the post- 1960s‚ it has its roots way back in the later part of the eighteenth century to the mid- nineteenth century. The present day Indian Diaspora in the United States consists of the following: the descendants of the migrants in the eighteenth and nineteenth

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