Everyone believes that America is the place where all your misery and issues disappear, however in America there a more people in poverty than rich people. We often describe New York as a place where many wealthy people live, due to the fact of expensive rent prices, big corporations, and outstanding education. Due to this stereotypical stereotype, people that live in poverty are often looked down upon or not even cared about. Society often talks about the wealthy but never...
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Homelessness can have a negative impact on mortality, physical health, mental well-being, and substance use (Schanzer, Dominguez, Shrout, & Caton, 2007). After 9/11, donations to the homeless and poor have declined while ordinances against begging and sleeping in public have increased (Arnold, 2004). The homeless individual is unlikely to receive much if any welfare benefits such as disability insurance, unemployment insurance, etc. One of the most striking characteristics of the homeless population is the frequency of criminal activity. Crime is...
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One document that influenced the Texas constitution was the United States constitution. These two constitutions are very similar. As a matter of fact, both the United States and Texas constitutions have a bill of rights, a bicameral legislature, a system of checks and balances, and a separation of powers within the three branches of government; legislative, executive, and judicial branches. One major reason I believe the United States constitution influenced the Texas constitution is because of the separation of powers...
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California over the years has experienced many historical events, they were either wonderful events or traumatic ones both terms to describe what happened. Making everyone remember what happened in the history of California. There were a few traumatic events that happened between the years of the 18th and 19th century. Memorable moments that people till this day remember like it happened yesterday, which involved the 1906 earthquake in San Francisco, 1910 bombing of the Los Angeles Times Building. Then we...
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The Pacific Gas and Electric Company is an American Investor-Owned Utility institution whose headquarters are located in San Francisco, California. It is Californiaâs largest gas and electric utility company, running almost half of Californiaâs utilities statewide. Even with Californiaâs high fire risk status, PE&G and their neglect and improper upkeep of their equipment contributed to the increasing threats threat through California in the past few years. In November 2018, a historical wildfire destroyed the city of Paradise, California, in the...
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âIf it doesnât fit, you must acquitâ was a statement made famous by Johnnie Cochran. This quote is from America's first medialized criminal cases in court, The People of the State of California v. Orenthal James Simpson. O.J. Simpson wasnât the only one on trial. The Los Angeles Police Department and forensic science itself was also on trial for mishandling, racism as a key factor, cross contamination and placement of evidence and the lack of knowledge of DNA testing. The...
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The cultural and social problems that have aroused from the illegal immigration issue are apparent in our everyday lives. People all around the world, and especially along the Southern border along the United States are trying to emigrate from their countries in hopes of new opportunity for themselves or family. Under the Trump administration immigration into the United States has become slightly more difficult. With increasing tension, immigrants, and outrage itâs inherent that the United States must make a change....
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The issue that is of relevance in this case would be how the search without a warrant on Rileyâs cell phone during an arrest was seen as wrong and an invasion of privacy. Riley had every right to be pulled over driving on a suspended license and expired tags for his vehicle but when arrested had his phone turned into a gang unit detective and searched thoroughly connecting him to a shooting that was gang related. This case is the...
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California has always been a state different from the rest, it is vastly diverse and already disagrees with most of the country on almost all political stand points. Being the highest ranked by population with over 39 million people living here, I believe we could become our own country but what would we benefit if we seceded from the United States? Aside from the obvious of not being led by the reality star we are forced to call our president....
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Last year before my Grade 6 school year started, my family and I took a trip to the U.S.A. It was a trip my parents planned to give me before I entered middle school. Being from Dubai, I have exposed to aspects of a large city all my life, but Manhattan was a whole new story. It was like discovering an entirely new way of life that I had previously only watched in my favorite TV shows and movies. It...
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Kidnapping is a national problem that affects states all over America. According to the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), in 2020, the National Crime Information Center (NCIC) reported 365,348 kidnappings in America (About NCMC, 2021). However, this number has declined by 56,046 in 2019, where the NCIC reported 421,394 (About NCMC, 2021). Nonetheless, the American government and law enforcement have been attentive, determined, and conscientious to reduce this issue to ensure the capture of the kidnapping perpetrators and overall bring...
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The purpose of this writing is to dissect Franklin E. Zimringâs academic literature, âThe City That Became Safe: New Yorkâs Lessons for Urban Crime and Its Controlâ. This book is about the New York Cityâs decline in crime and the reasons behind it. This book is broken down into three sections, consisting of eight total chapters. The main idea of this book is to draw a closer look at the major decline in crime from the 1990s to 2009. The...
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According to my earlier point, Mostly drought is caused by climate change. Due to greenhouse gas emissions trap heat, causing global temperatures to increase. Moisture will be absorbed by hot air, resulting in less rainfalls. Reducing water in lake or river is occurred by evaporation in the hotter air. The consequence is reduced rainfall that makes the plants die. Normally plants retain moisture in the soil, if they die, it will lead to even drier conditions. According to NOAA, National...
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New York City is encountering an unusual juncture of a growing phenomenon which is the widespread decay of bridge infrastructures. Many bridges in New York City have been constructed for 50 years or more, and they are now approaching or exceeding its originally intended design life. There was an overlooked in the designs of the bridges in New York City when the bridges were first built. There was an inability and difficulty in forecasting the future usage such as traffic...
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California is known for its contrasting weather patterns. These distinct patterns are often caused by climate change that has affected California's water for decades. California has a large amount of oceans, streams, rivers, and lakes which have played a big role on the natural landscape as well as overall climate. According to our textbook, in chapter two of âThe Natural Settingâ, it discusses the shortage of water as well as drought history in California and what impact that has had...
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Transport allows for increased mobility and access however the levels of mobility and access are not necessarily always equal. Boston illustrates how mobility can contribute towards increasing levels of social and economic inequalities. In 2017, the Brookings Institution stated that Boston suffered âfrom the worst income inequality of a major US city (Clauss, 2017). Bostonâs transport system has been named one of the worst transport systems in the USA, in 2019, the Boston Globe reported that the âMassachusetts Bay Transportation...
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Boston is still one of the biggest and most influential towns in Lincolnshire today as it was in the medieval period, although interestingly there is no mention of Boston in âDomesday Bookâ of 1086 (Russell, 2021). By the beginning of the 12th century, however, Boston had developed as an inland port thanks to its position at the head of the tidal River Haven, linking it to the North Sea. By the 13th century, Boston had grown to be one of...
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There were numerous points of view regarding the annexation of Hawaii by the United States in 1898, consisting of both supporters and opponents of the annexation, who in turn saw its pros and cons respectively. The main contribution towards the support towards the annexation of Hawaii involved the general association of Hawaii as an island in which were to accelerate the development of (inter)national agricultural commerce as well as the United States economy. The perspectives of the individuals in which...
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Throughout the history of the United States, the government has taken foreign policy measures that have resulted in differences of opinion among the Americans. One of the foreign policy actions that gave rise to disagreements between the Americans was the purchase of Alaska in 1864. This action had repercussions in the United States and other countries and regions, including the world today. The acquisition of Alaska caused controversy in the United States. Those who sided with William Seward, Secretary of...
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Texas being the second largest state of the United States of America in terms of area and population was once considered as a mediocre, agricultural state after it was granted freedom from Mexico. Fortunes changed for Texas in the 20th century, and a massive increase was recorded in the economy of the state. Firstly, there was a massive increase in the oil industry then and afterward by its broadening into petrochemicals, aerospace, computers, and many other industries. Thus, making it...
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As the first English colony in the New World, the Virginia Colony did its best. Facing challenges unparalleled in previous English history, settlers were not prepared for the incoming whirlwind it would be to move from a strong, industrializing civilization to the sudden and mysterious wilderness. However, their failure is not completely to be blamed on their lack of knowledge of the area they were entering, as the Massachusetts Bay Colony was able to not only survive, but thrive. One...
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âYou cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know when it will be too lateâ, â Ralph Waldo Emerson. This quote shows that the bombers that did this tragedy could have been stopped because they could have used empathy and kindness. Using that, they couldâve stopped and reflect on what decision they were going to commit to but they decided to use an act of terror. Killing 3 and injuring hundreds, they needed empathy. Due to this, my...
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The demographic changes that have taken place over the past twenty years in Los Angeles have been extraordinary in scope and diversity. The area of Los Angeles has seen a literal boom in population growth from 7 million in 1970 to 8.8 million in 1990 (US Census Bureau). However, the dramatic change in population ethnic and racial diversity has attracted the attention of most observers. However, in terms of racial diversity, Los Angeles has taken on a new form, moving...
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Over the past 10 years, both wild and domestic animals have been threatened by California wildfires in and around California. The domestic animals are sometimes left behind by their owners in a rush to get away from the fires to a safer place. Some animals are lucky to survive with few injuries but others have major injuries and may die. Some animals rely on wildfires for food and water. Animals in the wild have 3 main ways. One is flying...
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Panfilo de Narvaez, a Spanish discoverer and soldier that helped defeat Cuba, also served as a captain and leader for the Florida expedition in the early 1500âs. The purpose of this expedition was to colonize Florida. Narvaez was able to lead this expedition by being a part of the Spanish court, which was granted to him by King Charles. Although, he was granted with such an important role for this expedition, this did not mean it was an easy process...
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In their anthropological review of Hawaii, Anahulu, Marshall Sahlins and Patrick V. Kirch combine the anthropological subdisciplines of social anthropology and archaeology in a project with an intent to understand how the cultural constructs and processes of Hawaiian history have been couched into the land of the Anahulu Valley in northwestern Oahu. The project was accomplished through the synthetization of data from archival ethnography to archaeological surveys and excavations. The authors inform that while their archaeological investigations were centered in...
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In this essay, comparing the 1964 Alaska tsunami and the 2004 Indonesia tsunami, I will be looking at the warning system available in 1964 and the warning system 2004 and comparing that despite the advancements in science and technology there is very little warning of disaster. The Great Alaska Earthquake and Tsunami of March 28, 1964 is said to have been the one of largest earthquakes in the 20th century. Producing a at least 4 tsunami waves thirty â forty...
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Nowadays, the United States has grown rapidly throughout the years; however, one of the growths that have been shown is the one in Texas. The issue that now is showing is the fear that Hispanics would become the highest number of people populated in Texas. Whatsoever, this essay is going to talk about how the growth of Hispanics has impact Texas or how it will affect in the future. An analysis shows that the growth in Hispanics will impact Texas,...
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It has become known that several major parts in Florida are sinking at a high rate due to the rising sea level. The city that is sinking the fastest is Miami. It is hard to imagine that the beautiful beaches and popular scenery with palm trees itself is about to be underwater sooner than we know it. There are many contributing factors as to why this phenomenon is happening and one of the biggest reasons has to do with human...
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