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Location Analysis Currently, the largest plot of land for sale in Louisville is located at 8916 Cane Run Road Louisville, KY 40258. This lot offers 29.21 acres of land at a price of $8,561.64 per acre to lease per year. Located in the Southwest corner of Louisville, it offers great options for transporting our products. With access to the Ohio River, an already existing railroad, and Greenbelt Highway that connects with the Gene Snyder Freeway, we will have no problem bring in materials and…

What did the Texans say? Texas officially declared its secession from the United States of America on February 1, 1861. They then joined the Confederate States on March 2, 1861 after replacing Sam Houston (who would not pledge his allegiance with the Confederacy) with Edward Clark as governor. The secession was decided in the Texas Secession Convention where delegates chose in a vote of 166 to 8 for secession. So why did the delegates overwhelmingly vote for secession and war? Texans voted for…

The average sports star gets paid an average of $4 million dollars per year (ESPN). Sports stars generally get paid more than a person who has an average job. By examining highest paid athletes, the average American citizen budget, and how much the salary cap is going up, sports stars are getting paid too much money. The highest paid athlete’s salary has increased greatly in the past 25 years. Jason Alsher, a sports writer for a website called The Cheat Sheet, said that Floyd Mayweather was the…

prevalent in culture assimilated areas. According to the Pew Research Center, the number of Spanish speakers has flourished as a reflection of the rapid immigration from Latin America. America’s population consists of more than 17% of Hispanics (Census Bureau). As America becomes more diverse, civilians are destined to encounter someone who speaks Spanish at any moment. A general secretary for the Association…

For this week’s assignment we had to look up statistics in our county, state and the nation related to certain health related issues within the community. I live in Philadelphia County in Pennsylvania and most of the statistics in my community did not surprise me. Obesity is incredibly high, 67.5% of adults in Philadelphia are obese (Center for Disease Control and Prevention website, 2013) and it comes to no surprise that 28.9% of adults do not get enough physical activity (Center for Disease…

National University Professor Kala Crobarger NSG 403 19 October 2015 Gender Diversity in Nursing Nursing has become an immensely sought for occupation within the United States. A population census was conducted, revealing that there are 3.2 million nurses employed within the labor force and only 9.6% of them are male (U.S. Census Bureau, 2013). This statistic denotes that there are only 307,200 males that are employed within the nursing field. The wide gap in gender diversity is due to…

average of 78.7 years (Center for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC] 2017). Over the next 33 years, the United States elderly population is expected to be around 83.7 million adults, that is nearly double what it was in 2012 (43.1 million) (CDC, 2017). The state of Arizona is ranked in the top ten in the nation for states with the highest elderly population. It is often called the "snowbird" state because hundreds of thousands of seniors migrate to here during the winter time to enjoy the warm…

the average population. The term model minority was created to describe Asian Americans who despite demeaned have achieved success in the United States. In his article “Why Asian-Americans Are Not a Model Minority” Simon Hedlin (2016) explains why the model minority image of Asian American exist for all American of Asian descent. Last year the Census Bureau reported that Asian-Americans “earned less than whites;” in addition they have less wealth than whites and are more likely to live in…

language, would help the United States. Currently the U.S does not have a national language. A national language does not require the countries citizens to read or speak it. A national language affects what language that official documents are written it. The official language of the United States of America, should be English. Having a national language would benefit many people in different ways. Having a national language would help unify the country. The motto of the United States, is “E…

largest and most rapidly growing ethnic group in the United States, and Latinos/Hispanics accounted for 50% of the total population growth. The Hispanic population covers people from 26 countries. “The Hispanic culture is one of the fastest growing cultural groups in the United States. The U.S. Census data indicates that Hispanics will be the largest minority group by the year 2050” (U.S. Bureau of the Census, 1992). Hispanics in the United States includes any person of Cuban, Mexican, Puerto…