1. African-Americans comprise only 13% of the U.S. population and 14% of the monthly drug users‚ but are 37% of the people arrested for drug-related offenses in America. 2. Studies show that police are more likely to pull over blacks or Latinos than whites. After being arrested‚ African-Americans are 33% more likely than whites to be detained while facing a felony trial in New York. 3. In 2010‚ the U.S. Sentencing Commission reported that African Americans receive 10% longer sentences than whites
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the Peoples Temple led by Jim Jones‚ who was responsible for ordering the members to suicide. According to an article “Why Do People Join Cults?” by Adrian Furnham‚ Ph.D.‚ a cult is a group with “powerful and exclusive dedication and devotion to an explicit person or creed‚” with a goal to “reprogramming the way people see the world” (Furnham). In summary‚ a cult‚ as explained in “Cult Influence & Persuasion Tactics” by Kelton Rhoads‚ Ph.D.‚ “displaces a person’s former
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Georgia’s unemployment rate has risen. Some blame the state’s laissez-faire (a policy or attitude of letting things take their own course‚ without interfering) approach to policy. This may seem surprising‚ since Georgia was named the best state to do business in both 2014 and 2013 by Site Selection magazine‚ largely because of its workforce-training program and low tax rates. Nathan Deal‚ the state’s GOP governor‚ handily won reelection in November against Jimmy Carter’s grandson by speaking about
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“Señorita‚ if I want to be a photographer when I grow up‚ why do I need to know how to speak Spanish?” The close-minded adolescents who ask these types of questions fail to consider the possibility that they will be hired by National Geographic to take photographs of the cobblestone roads in Barcelona‚ or obtain snapshots of Marine Iguanas roaming the Galapagos Islands. The ability for that hypothetical English-speaking photographer to be familiar with the native tongue could be extremely helpful
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of intelligence‚ a well known and widely used test is the intelligence quotient or IQ test (Eysenck 1971‚ p.53). On the other hand IQ according to Ashley Montague doesn’t measure intelligence; the make up of intelligence has no definitive term. Different circumstances form the abilities we name intelligence and without looking further into these circumstances such intelligence tests are worthless in measuring intelligence. Intelligence may be better defined as diverse accustomed abilities (Montague
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Has it ever occurred to you that people are always in a life or death situation? People are always risking their lives and they know the consequence to their actions while some people are put in a life or death situation.People shouldn’t be accountable in a life or death situation. To begin with‚ people should not condemn others for trying to survive.For an example’’not only had they lost all the items stored on it‚ but the three men were wedged in a two man raft ‚so close together
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In life‚ fear is considered as one of the most difficult obstacles faced. James A. Lafond- Lewis has stated that "People who act in spite of their fear are truly brave." This quote means that it takes a lot of courage to overcome your fears. I agree with the statement that I have interpreted. In the text‚ Speak‚ Melinda Sordino shows her bravery by facing her fears against Mr. Neck and Andy Evans. One example of Melinda’s bravery is when she defies Mr. Neck. This example is the conflict between
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“Different cultures have different truths”‚ “truth is that which can be accepted universally”. What are the implications for knowledge of agreeing with these opposing statements? Throughout my time lived I was taught by my parents‚ teachers and relatives that our universe consisted of nine planets. Was this true? At that time‚ it was a universal truth because in those days astrologers‚ specialized people who study the movements and location of celestial bodies‚ had the supportive information gotten
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Essay. Do people change or not? Are people able to change? This is a very controversial issue. However‚ I have my personal viewpoint on it. I believe people can change. Moreover‚ I think they have to change. It is very important today to be able to adapt to the dynamic and constantly changing world that we live in. We meet new people‚ move to new places‚ even change our professional fields‚ and it is simply impossible to avoid changes under all of those circumstances. The aspect of psychological
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Why I don’t speak in English BY: EISSEN LORENZ D. ROS III-PATIENCE For as Filipinos‚ English is our second language and it’s the nationwide used language. We’re learning the English language to improve our communication skills but does the school need to force the student to speak the English language? It is more appropriate if the schools shall have the freedom to let the student choose the language they prefer to use? Why don’t we practice our own language and improve it more? The punishment
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