war as American heroes and they are, for they endure much more than war they also deal with strained marriages. From 2001 to 2004, the divorce rate for American soldiers went from approximately 5,000 to 10,000. The soldiers who divorce more often are the ones who go straight out of high school, which is now most of the armed forces. This high divorce rate is due to post traumatic stress disorder, but also do to the fact that war changes people and when you go a year at a time without seeing…
What is the effect of temperature on the chirping rate of a cricket (Teleogryllus, commudus)? Research: /3 Male crickets make chirps/song in the attempt to attract a female so they can reproduce. The crickets create the chirp noises by rubbing their wings closest to their head (forewings). The song mentioned above (calling song) is the song the crickets use to attempt to attract a female. A cricket varies the number of chirps in a certain amount of time. Using the chirps you can…
Immigration Reform (FAIR) Jack Martin, in his article “Illegal Immigration Leads to Higher Crime Rates” clarifies the misimpression of academic researchers have on illegal aliens and related crime rates. Martin’s purpose is to inform his audience as he explains how the data provided for the American public is inaccurate. He has a direct tone in order to convey his readers that the data of high crime rates among Illegal Immigrants are uninformed. In the article Martin effectively convinces his…
Lilly Mullins 4A The murder rates in Mexico have been rising since their current President Peña Nieto took office back in 2012 . Homicides have gone up five precinct. There have also been many cases that have caught the attention of the media such as the forty three students that were killed…
question if the movement of interest rates affect the profitability of a firm in the short run or the long run. Interest rates are always changing, and different types of loans offer various interest rates. The bank, constitution, or person lending the money issues interest rates on loans to compensate the risk of loaning money. Thus, firms borrow money from banks in order to increase their business activity to generate profits. Overall, the movement of interest rates may affect the…
Athlete Graduation Rates: Less than Meets the Eye” by E. Woodrow Eckard the author explains that the NCAA is telling the public that the student athletes have higher graduation rates than regular students. In this article it will discuss the NCAA’s misleading claims, the real evidence and claims and how the audience feels about the author’s statements. The Article itself explains that according to the NCAA, student athletes are “completing their bachelor’s degrees at rates higher than the…
natural rate of unemployment? Why might the natural rate of unemployment differ across countries? a.) The natural rate of unemployment is described as “natural” because it is beyond the influence of monetary policy created by the Fed. Monetary policy will dictate the money supply, therefore the inflation rate. However, the money supply has no affect on the factors that determine unemployment, such as market power of unions, role of efficiency wages, or the job search process. The natural rate…
Influenza vaccination rates for the 2013-2014 influenza season indicated that among adults aged 18 and older, non-Hispanic whites (45.4%), Asians (43.6%), and American Indians/Alaska Natives (44.1%) had similar coverage, while non-Hispanic blacks (35.6%) and Hispanics (33.1%) had the lowest rates of influenza vaccination (Santibanez et al., 2014). One study investigated the racial and ethnic differences in the acceptance of the 2009 H1N1 and seasonal influenza vaccine (Uscher-Pines et al.,…
2014). The rise and fall of cigarette smoking in the United States has greatly impacted the direction we see lung cancer rates moving in. Lung cancer mortality rates disproportionately affect populations based on their race and ethnicity. Among male populations, African American men were more likely to die of lung cancer than any other group (CDC, 2015). Although mortality rates have been…
2 million students drops out of high school in the United States, That’s is a student dropping out every every 26 seconds or 7000 students a day. The dropout rate has decreased by 3 percent from 1990 to 2010, and is still decreasing each year. The current dropout rates is 71 percent. The problem in the school system is that the dropout rate isn’t decreasing enough, the school systems in the United States isn’t implementing enough programs to promote students graduating. Students is constantly…