The population had doubled within 30 years of fighting one of the most deadly battles of the country's history. ... The population had doubled within 30 years, driving many citizens out of business (farmers being the majority) and into either factory jobs with horrible conditions, or no job at all, resulting in an unemployment rate rising almost as fast as the immigration rate. ... From the end of the Civil war to the end of the 19th century, the United States population had doubled due to the huge influx of immigrants, seeking a promising future in the "land of freedom". ... At the end o...

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The South was once heavily run by the plantation economy and was one of the foremost important reasons to why the population had a slow rate of increase. ... From the beginning the south had been outgunned, in 1860, the 11 states from the south had a population of a measly 9 million, whilst, the 11 northern states had 20.7 million people and produced over two million in arms, which was over double the amount of what the south produced. ... Now that the nation was growing and becoming more habitant, there were clear signs of growth in population; by 1916 the population had doubled. ...

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The population count almost doubled before the beginning of the new century. ... People from small towns and farms also helped swell the population in the cities. ... They were firetraps not only because of poor design but also by over population. ...

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The large inflow of Latinos, combined with growth in the U.S. native-born Hispanic population, have considerably altered the demographic structure of the country in this last century. The 2010 Census accounted for more than half of the nation's population growth in the previous decade. ... Hispanic population surged 43 percent to reach 50.5 million. ... In the last 10 years, the number of Border Patrol agents overall has more than doubled, reaching 21,394 in 2012.We have strengthened security at the borders to decrease illegal border crossing. ...

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Considering "aboriginals comprise 4.3% of the total Canadian population" (La Prairie, C. 2002), out of that "23% of federal inmates are aboriginal" (La Prairie, C. 2002). Also, only 3% of the total Canadian population is black while 9.5% of federal inmates today are black (an increase of 80% since 2003) (Zinger, I. 2013). ... The mentally ill make up 4% of the American population and account for 15% of state prisoners and 24% of jail inmates (Sweetland, H. 2014). ... In 2006, Solano was rebuilt to house 80,000 inmates, but ended up holding double that number (Stelloh, T. 20...

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The unemployment rate among blacks is more than double that of whites, keeping millions of impoverished blacks poor. ... An inordinate 40% of the prison population is of black descent, whereas they make up only 13% of the American populace. ...

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In the years to come, as these "Baby Boomers" (A person who was born before 1960) reach the age of 65 America will have to support its largest retired senior population in history. ... The senior population however, is expected to grow by 22 million. During the 60's, when benefit programs such as Social Security and Medicare were created, the workforce doubled the amount of retirees (Cowan, 608-10). ...

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(Long 25) With the use of hand guns the number of Americans who were under thirty-five has doubled within twenty years. ... (Levine 29) "Over the past twenty years, gun ownership in the United States has been on the rise-along with the population."" (Strahinich 3) This correlation shows that in no time soon will the death rates in America decrease because as the population increases, so does the amount of people with guns. ...

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In this brief period, American industrial output nearly doubled , and the gross national product rose by 40% Most of this explosive growth took place in industries producing consumer goods-automobiles, appliances, furniture, and clothing. ... Corporate profits nearly doubled in 10 years, and income from dividends rose 65%, nearly 6 times the rate of increase in workers' wages. ... The boom of the 1920s would end in a great crash; yet the achievements of the decade would survive even that dire experience to shape the future of American life.*** The New Urban Culture The 1920 cen...

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The employment of the millions of the American population enabled her to get back on track to prosperity. ... Some returning African American soldier spoke of double-V, meaning double victory both from oppression and against the Japanese. ...

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By the year 2030, the sixty five and older population will double to seventy million, and the fastest growing segment of the older population is age eighty five and older. ... Soon America will look different; the average age of the population will go up to fifty-five. ... For the last few decades the influential baby boomer segment of the population dominated the American culture virtually in any aspect. ...

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Rock and Roll, an outlet, also stirred the teen population into a united force. ... The seeds, little at first, of what would become the sixties, the children that would, in college, wear flowers in their hair and dance naked, stoned, covered in paint were being born and raised in this double standard society, raised behind layers of lies, like Jim with his mother. ...

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Hate crime legislation is discrimination. That's right, pure discrimination. But you're probably thinking this is ironic, as you've been told hate crimes are supposed to fight this very thing. And after all, this is America, the land where we're supposed to be of any gender, race, religion, or sexua...

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After the Korean War, Korea had a very difficult time both economically and politically. While people suffered from the economical poverty, there was a lot of effort to overcome their poverty among young females. In the 1970s one of the biggest social booms was to have the American dream. The Americ...

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The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) reveals that between 1999 and 2000, homicides committed by youths under the age of 18 more than doubled. ... If punishments were made more severe, the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among the juvenile population who commit crimes would also decrease, as shown proven in a 1995 Annual Report on Drug's and Alcohol published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University. ...

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Married women in Britain and Germany were forced from the work place by legislation because they were said to be "double earners" as their husbands also had an income. ... Japan, due to its rising population began to import food but found they could not pay for it therefore leaving its people with little available food and a rise in prices. ...

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Immigration is the foundation of the United States as a whole. Every person came from somewhere, mainly different parts of the world, and decided America was a fertile and prosperous place to settle and thrive. This unique quality allows America to be the melting pot that it is today, full of divers...

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One day as I was driving to my sister's house in Ravenswood, I saw an elderly man standing at the end of the off-ramp. The gentleman was holding a sign that read: "Homeless will work for food. God Bless."" As I rolled to a stop, I rolled down my window and offered him my last five dollars. To m...

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On balance, they show that there is nothing to be gained from reducing the general level of gun ownership. (3) A thorough review of 18 studies of the effects of gun availability among potential victims and criminals found that the overall effect on criminal violence was zero. (4) In one study, researchers found no significant differences in total robbery rates between cities where guns were widely available and cities where they were not; in cities with fewer firearms, armed robbers simply used other weapons. (5) The best available evidence, based on at least eight national surveys of the gene...

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