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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Birth of America Over the years a lot of things have shaped the colonies. We call this the Birth of America. More than 200 years ago there were British‚ Dutch‚ French and Spanish colonies in North America. They were the first 13 states. When people came from Europe to America they noticed it was very different from their previous life. In the colonies land was cheap unlike Europe‚ and people looked forward to owning their own land. In Europe only the rich could own land. With the benefits in
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came the spiritual view of Deism and the intellectual framework American and French Revolutions. The document that officially separated America from Britain was the Deceleration of independence‚ which was heavily influenced by the concepts of the Enlightenment and Rationalism. Through the analysis of the Deceleration of independence‚ one can conclude that America was shaped by the Rationalist ideas of Philosophe John Locke‚ Deism‚ and the writings of Thomas Paine. John Locke was a philosopher whose
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sex marriage and drug legalization. These issues are currently being widely debated throughout America. American citizens have many different outlooks and opinions on these topics and they are all trying to persuade each other to think the same way as they do about these problems. However‚ no matter how loud these people speak out the only people who can actually do something about them are those people in the government. Our government officials have been trying to decide on a fair and constitutional
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sports have shaped the way that many people live. Some families live and breathe competition. For some people that’s their main relationship between parents and kids. Competition is when people go at each other in sports to see who will come out on top. Competition is only healthy for people to participate in. It can give people confidence and learn how to be better overall people. Competition plays a very big role in American society by bringing families and people together. Sports and competition
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Class in America ---2006 page 319 1. (1)Myth1 : “ The United State is fundamentally a classless society” and “ class distinctions are largely irrelevant today” are wrong. Myth2 : “We are‚ essentially‚ a middle-class nation” and “ most Americans have achieved relative affluence in what is widely recognized as a consumer society.” are wrong. Myth3: “ We are all getting richer.” and “ each generation propels itself to greater economic well-being.” are wrong. Myth4: “ Everyone has an
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to protecting our country. Due to this image of this wonderful country it brings in many tourists and immigrants. The land that started with only pilgrims of a Caucasian decent and our native pilgrims is filled with many different people. The better description of America now is multiculturalism it consists of many different races. Since the 1920’s the immigration rate has grown each decade and by the 1990’s it had reached over million immigrations. The Hispanics was among the millions of immigrates
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United States of America 14 13 12 11 10 c 5 4 3 2 1 14 13 12 11 10 p 5 4 3 2 1 (Set) (Vol. 1) (Vol. 2) (Vol. 3) (Vol. 4) Cloth ISBNs 978-0-86597-719-8 978-0-86597-720-4 978-0-86597-721-1 978-0-86597-722-8 978-0-86597-723-5 Paperback ISBNs 978-0-86597-724-2 978-0-86597-725-9 978-0-86597-726-6 978-0-86597-727-3 978-0-86597-728-0 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Tocqueville‚ Alexis de‚ 1805–1859. [De la democratie en Amerique. English & French] ´ ´ Democracy in America: historical-critical
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Obesity in America is not new and in many cases‚ obesity tends to strike younger aged children. Obesity among young children often starts from unhealthy eating habits. What parents put on their children’s plate is significant and essential to their health. It is important to develop healthy eating habits when a child is young so that those skills can stick with them throughout their lifetime. Unfortunately‚ obesity in America is out of hand and the problem is only getting worse. There are health
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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
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