You may not know much about bullying in the USA. You might think that the US is bully free but you are surely wrong. Did you know that according to www.stopbullying.gov, 49% of USA students in 4th grade to 12th grade has been bullied, 28% of students in 6th-12th grade has experienced some sort of bullying and 20% of students in 9th grade to 12th grade has experienced bullying. Tencally about half of kids that are in school is being bullied and that doesn’t even include the bullies! 30% of…
countries the USA is an innovated country full of diverse cultures and lifestyles. Not only that there are many large corporations founded in the United States with some of the riches CEO’s in the world. In a typical town. millions of $600 phones can be seen carried by numerous people. Most which have nice cars, houses and a safe job. As America grows so does the people living under the poverty level. Poverty and the amount of people becoming homeless has become a huge problem in the USA.…
Race and Racism within the U.S. When looking back at our country’s past, don’t you think we should have been able to learn from all of our mistakes and create a better future for society? Specifically, don’t you think we should have been able to learn from our struggle with racism? Throughout history, numerous acts of racism have left their mark on our country and have continued to deeply imprint on all of us through the years. Unfortunately, many things haven’t changed. While things like laws…
Trying to fit in with a different culture other than your own can be a difficult experience. Especially when you don’t have a choice. Minorities in the United States have difficulties assimilating because most minorities who assimilate tend to forget about their native culture. They’re so busy trying to keep up with a language that’s not their own, their simply forgetting about their dominant language. Most minorities tend to forget about their native language when they’re settling in a place…
music consists of working class values and American culture. He rose to fame with his 1975 album Born to Run and became an even bigger sensation nine years later with his seventh album, Born in the USA. The album featured seven top 10 hits such including “Dancing in the Dark”, “Glory Days”, and “Born in the USA”. The album would go on to reach up to fifteen times platinum in sales and become one of the most famous albums of the 1980s . What really made music fans enjoy this album was not just…
Pizza USA: Making Us Your Number One Delivery Service I love pizza, and Pizza USA makes some of the best pizza and breadsticks I have ever tasted. There is one drawback to doing business with Pizza USA, and that is the fact that the company offers no delivery service. My family and I would probably order from Pizza USA twice a week, if not more, if we could have our order delivered to our front door. We have started ordering our pizza from other companies just for the convenience of having it…
The U.S. currently faces many issues that are critical. Right now one of the most complex problems the U.S. has is racism. Even though racism has history and many people have fought against it, we still haven’t overcome this issue which keeps growing. In the U.S. African Americans and Hispanics are the ones who suffer the most with racisms every day. Recently there has been two events were racism is the reason of this attacks. First the shooting in Charleston, South Carolina where a white man…
Homelessness has affected US through the times and it is increasing due to many factors, but mainly is a socio-economic problem. Some statistics from National Alliance to End Homelessness shows that about 15 percent of the homeless population - 83,170 - are considered "chronically homeless” individuals and about 2 percent - 13,105 - are considered "chronically homeless” people in families and number are increasing. On the other hand, Miami Beach has been a main tourist destination in the US for…
Immigration in the United States has been one of the most argued issues in the country since this century, especially in the last two decades. Immigration in the United States does not only affect the immigrants, but has been affecting the current citizens as well. Since the year 2011, immigration into the United States has significantly changed, in a few different ways, from the 2000s. In 2011, the average number of immigrants per year stopped increasing as it always has in the past. As well as…
Obesity is a growing problem in the US, its health effect is so deep and vast that they have long lasting impact on communities, on the whole nation and most particularly, on individual, today and in future generation. The Center for Disease control and Prevention (CDC) estimates that approximately 112,000 deaths are associated with obesity each year in the US (Su-Hsin, Pollack, and Colditz 1). Some of the causes of the obesity are lack of exercise, eating fatty food, culture, socioeconomic…