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even without a replacement. The movement of equality for women is slowing down and may be coming to a stop if we don’t something to change that soon. In summary women are still not equal to men in the United states which indicates that America has failed to succeed in having equality in the united…

In the United States, the National Football League A.K.A NFL has grown apart of American culture and become modern day American pastime. Each year the number of viewers of the NFL increase exponentially their exposure all over the nation. In the United States, the one sport that emerges as leading as terms as popularity is the NFL. Especially in recent years across America it heard through all kinds of media like internet, radio, newspapers, emails and obviously televisions. The NFL has been a…

The United States of America is facing more problems today than in the history of the country. The country is more divided today than ever before and that is a reason it is failing. The United States used to be the most dominant country in the world and now it is not going in the right direction. The government as a whole is failing the country and not looking out for the people in it. Selfish politicians have driven our economy into the ground and not made any decisions for the people. At the…

Melissa Zoque Professor Arostegui REL3380 10/04/15 Islamophobia in the United States Islamophobia is a term that refers to the discrimination and fear of Muslims and the Islamic religion as a whole. It is recorded that the word went into use in the 1990s denouncing negative activities like apprehension and scorn directed to Muslim cultures, however it gained its popularity after the effects of 9/11. It can likewise be used as a derogatory term, adding to prejudice and insults. This study…

The United States has one of the highest rates of arrests and incarcerations in the world. In the United States, it is estimated that about one in three adult citizens can be found on the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s (FBI) databases. (Dolan, 13) The majority of these arrests are of people who have committed nonviolent offenses. Many of the people who are arrested are free to go without conviction. However, both people who are incarcerated and people who are arrested but not convicted share…

compare the United State’s crime rate to that of countries like Canada, Norway, and Sweden, the result are shocking. According to the textbook, “over 1.9 million people were incarcerated in 2010 (1 in every 104 adults in the United States), by far the highest rate in the world” (pg. 306, Stanely, Zinn, and Smith). As a nation we need to stop using our prisons as a place of punishment and instead promote rehabilitation and correction. There are a number of reasons why the United States…

Racism in not a new concept in the United States of America. It is something that we have all witnessed and experienced at one point in our life and even though at times it may not feel like it still exist, it certainly does. Social crowds and political parties have been saying that racism is an issue from the past that should be forgotten in order to reach equality among all races in the United States. However, discrimination has been a dilemma in our country since the early beginnings. Even…

with the fact that people on welfare don’t have to pay taxes. This means that the taxes that employed people pay are given to people on welfare. The one hundred and thirty billion dollar spent on welfare annually could be spent on getting the United States Government out of…

pay the cost because it is needed. Healthcare expenditures consume more than 17 percent of national income and the cost per-person is more than anywhere else in the world. The United States spends more on healthcare than any other developed nation but infant mortality and life expectancy compares the same. The United States’ healthcare system has both private insurers and a public system that covers the elderly and low-income families. One-third of all Americans participate in a federal health…

patriotism citizen takes pride of his/her country achievements and our country’s diverse culture. Without it you would not be enjoying its independence today. For example, here in the United States, the Fourth of July is a memorable day. We honor the Declaration Independence and the birth of the United States. By waving a state flag, wearing a representation of your country, volunteering for civil services, voting or enlisting in the army is a great way to show patriotism. By keeping your…