According to Schor (1992), "Americans report that they only have sixteen and a half hours of leisure a week, after the obligations of job and household are taken care of"(p.1). ... Juliet Schor (1992) states, "The ethos of "male sacrifice" is disappearing: a declining portion of the population believes that being a "real man" entails self-denial and being the family provider" (p.160). ... According to Schor (1992), "Excessive hours are unhealthy and antisocial, and ultimately erode the quality of life"(p.141). ... When we compare the population of the United States to that of any European c...

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The U.S. has the lowest turnout of any industrialized nation; 55% in 1992 election and about 50% in 1996. ... About 40 percent of the eligible adult population votes regularly, whereas about 25 percent are occasional voters; 35% rarely or never vote. ... In 1992 Democrats in Congress tried to reform the voting system by passing a bill known as the Motor-Voter Act which would make it easier for Americans to register to vote. ...

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University of Chicago Press: Chicago, 1992. ... In the last two decades the population of black male inmates grew three times as fast as the number of black men enrolled in higher education. ... In a country less than 13 percent blacks, one half of the prison population is African American. ... When prisons disappear human beings in order to convey the illusion of solving social problems, penal infrastructures must be created to accommodate a rapidly swelling population of caged people. Goods and services must be provided to keep imprisoned populations alive. ...

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Improving the level of women's education can help reduce population, and improve health of family members. ... Women, half of the population, have made great contribution to society, but they are still in a condition without any rights. ... In America, before 1992, female members of legislative body had only taken 5.6 percent, but now the rate has risen to 10 percent. ...

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Is Money the End of Democratic Principle? Over the years, many changes have taken place in American politics. For one, in the past, money was not a key ingredient in the electoral process. However, the qualities of a good, strong American leader have not changed. Two such characteristics are ai...

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"Between 1900 and 1992, there have been 46 documented cases of innocent persons who have been convicted of murder or capital rape-A third of whom were given a death sentence and in 23 of these cases, the person was executed." - In Spite Of Innocence.These statistics show that mistakes are made within the legal system, and to prevent unlawful executions, we must modify our government and abolish the death penalty. ... Since 1976, 60% of those sentenced to death for childhood offences have been either African Americans or Latino, even though these racial groups...

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As companies are becoming more diverse and it's becoming very important for companies to understand and manage it. People of different background, races, religion create a diverse workforce. There is an importance of having diverse workforce to provide better performance. There are perspectives of ...

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It has been conducted annually from 1972-1992 and biannually from 1992-present. ... The education of the respondent had a mean of 13.36, which was expected considering the majority of the population receives a high school education. ...

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Women today comprise half the world's population, do two thirds of the world's work, earn one tenth of the worlds income and own one hundredth of the world's property. ...

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These states are usually the states that have very little population and lots of public land. ... "A letter from Wise Use Coalition, Inc. characterized New Jersey's development strategy to zone Ringwood as a "conservation" community, was painted as "a thinly veiled socialist attempt to take away private property rights and prevent economic development" (Hennelly 1992). ...

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Throughout the course of human history, there have always been the oppressed, deprived, and subjugated minorities that suffer under the constraints of the majority. The ideologies based upon the Eurocentric and Protestant groups proceed to be key figures of oppression and racism. The mannerisms i...

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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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We have always dreamed about reaching the heavens. From ancient civilizations to the modern day world, our obsession of going into space has grown from studying the stars to actual exploration of space. We have come a long way since primitive charts of constellations. From telescopes to satellites...

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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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