Typically the "shelf life" of any athlete is relatively short with an average of 3.5-5.6 active playing years. Also, the average salary for a professional male athlete is around 3.4 million dollars annually. ... For example socioeconomics, financial literacy, and family relationships are just a few factors that play a huge roll in an athlete's finances. ... The majority of these athletes come from troubled backgrounds and their families and communities expect them to share their earnings. New York Times Columnist Joe Nocera explained, "Athletes with disadvantaged families ...

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In 1965, the average family averaged 2.5 kids per family, however in 2014 the average kids per family dropped down to 1.5 per household ("United States Census Bureau"). ... Since the baby boom after WWII in America the average kid per household has fallen to a record low of 1.4 in 2005 and has flat lined around 1.6 in 2014. ...

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The differences between the rich and poor American families were profoundly visible in size and value of the home. ... The amount of the members in the average American household never really changes until later in the nineteenth century, however we begin to see changes as early as the 1800s when couples begin to limit the size of their families. ... The stability of a slave family was not threatened by the death of parent more like than by enforced separation by the master. ... The most common attribute of the American daily life was that American families worked as a patriarchal unit, daily ...

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." - Fortune Magazine Table of Contents Introduction The Rise of the Automobile The Styling Redesign The Role of Attainable Pricing for the Masses The Emerging American Obsession The Impact on the Nuclear Family Redefining the American Teenager The Rise of the Hot Rod Culture The Rise of the Excess Culture Baby Boomers and Redesign Converting from Chrome to Muscle The Automobile as Identity Downfall and Decline Conclusion Bibliography Introduction With the end of World War II, the United States returned to a different life and culture than the one it had left behind at the start...

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Buying locally creates more jobs and helps support family farms. ... It's sad and scary that the average teen in America has never experienced eating something fresh, organic. ... (Maiser) Many local farmers hold farm events and encourage family visits to introduce people to the real food chain (Trimarchi). ...

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The American Academy of Pediatrics compiled statistics on media violence that say, by the age of 18, the average U.S. child has viewed over 16,000 murders on television. ... Saturday morning cartoons, which are purposely targeted to the younger generation, average 20-25 simulated violent acts per episode. ... Since it is nearly impossible to throw away every television set in America, or have enough money to provide every family with a $400,000 house, or keep people from pressuring one another the best we can do is learn enough about youth gangs to help prevent them in the future. ...

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There is of great results in my scheme, which would prevent families from giving up their children to adoption agencies because of poor child support resulting from the lack of jobs being eaten up by illegal Mexicans, which often occurs too frequently. ... The number of Mexicans entering this nation tally up to about an average of a forty percent increase every year in California alone. ... It is a fact to me that the average immigrant in age and stature would be in fair shape with very lean meat, that would taste very much like a "Slim Jim" snack. ... I am positive that a fattened up Mexican ...

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The introduction of television into the homes of American families changed the world of media forever. ... Television also provided people with a new source of entertainment in television programming like CBS's I Love Lucy and NBC's The Aldrich Family. ... Television brought the lives of the glamorous and beloved Kennedy family into the living rooms of millions of Americans, and it also allowed them to see the heartbreak on America's favorite news anchor, Walter Cronkite's, face as he delivered the news of Kennedy's death as he wiped tears from his face on live televis...

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They endure the pain of child bearing for nine months, child rearing for close to twenty years, and a monthly discomfort lasting a week on average. Imagine a working woman going through all this while performing at her highest efficiency possible to provide for her family in addition to being a home maker. ...

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Anti capital punishment campaigners in America view the higher cost of executing someone over life in prison but this is (whilst true for America) has to do with the endless appeals and delays in carrying out death sentences that are allowed under the American legal system where the average time spent on death row is over 11 years. In Britain in the 20th century the average time in the condemned cell was less that 8 weeks and there was only one appeal. ... For example, in the American state of Texas, a death penalty case costs an average of $2.3 million, about three times the cost of imprisoni...

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Statistically it is also proven that minorities come from lower income families, and therefore often receive a lesser education, leaving them with less "paper " qualifications when applying to schools or companies (Messeril). ... For example, if a minority student knows they will receive admission to an elite university with a 3.4 grade point average, they have no reason to push themselves for the 4.0 grade point average that the majority group is expected to get. ... Very likely, your boss will come to resent any average work, as he or she knows they would've hired another applicant. ...

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The average height and weight was around 5"6 and weighting 140 lbs for girls and 6"0 and weight 250 for guys. Now knowing what the average height and weight of the person, it is surprising to know how many people think they are overweight, when really they fall under the normal weight category. ... Interpersonal factors that can lead a person to eating disorders are troubled family and personal relationships, difficulty expressing emotions and feeling, history of being teased or ridiculed based on size or weight, history of physical or sexual abuse. ...

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The average age of entry into prostitution is 13 years old. ... What may be surprising, however, the toll prostitution takes on the family members of those who work in the "world's oldest profession." ... So many individuals of the prostitution life styles believe that this had helped them escalate in the economic ladder of the world and that with out it they would probably dead or living on welfare unable to support the families that they have. ... Many of the children that become prostitutes look for the attention and affection that they may or may not have gotten from family or othe...

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Students in poverty have a higher absentee and drop-out rate, having to quit school to take care of family. "Dropout rates of 16 to 24-year-old students who come from low income families are seven times more likely to drop out than those from families with higher incomes" (wolk 19). ... "costing taxpayers an average of $292,000 over a lifetime due to the price tag associated with incarceration and other factors such as how much less they pay in taxes" (chubb 22). ...

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Because the American economy is struggling, there are many people who are out of jobs, struggling to make ends meet and support their families. ... "Low skilled workers lose an average of $1800 a year, because of the competition from illegal immigrants for their jobs" (Center for immigration studies). ...

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The Uninsured The uninsured dilemma is an on going problem for approximately 44 million people across the United States. Many studies have been provided to research the opinions voiced about the current situation. In my own opinion before any research is stated, uninsured working Americans h...

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Large companies benefit but average Americans suffer from the consequences of the broken healthcare system. ... (NCHC, 2004, p. 1) This shows that the high costs of healthcare are not because it is getting too expensive for the average American to afford. ... However, the effect on the average American has not been this way. ...

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The multiple-choice test asked citizens to identify terms that everybody should know, such as the New Deal, the Electoral College, Sputnik, "I Have a Dream" and progressive tax, The 2,500 adults scored an average of 49 percent that means they get a pitiful F.... The study also presents the idea of forcing immigrants to "Americanize" an idea that is already happening without any intervention in the form of multi-generational immigrant families have adopting many of the social customs in America advocating for forced assimilation would only be counter intuitive J. ... John De Creveco...

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With so many increases in the cost of higher education has cause the affordability for college has caused so many families to pay a large portion of the family income. The recession ending didn't seem to stop the increasing of college cost, early in the 2000's the average cost of a student had still increased by at least $500 dollars. ...

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On average, American children witness around 200,000 acts of violence and 16,000 murders on TV by the age of 18; causing them to be less sensitive and this also increases their aggressiveness since television violence is often portrayed to be fun and acceptable1. ... Kids from families that have the TV on a lot spend less time reading and being read to, and are less likely to be able to read2. Other affected and/or replaced activities include exercise, participating in sports, music, art, quality time with family and friends, and studying. ...

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In addition, explicitly supportive policies and respect to homosexual families could reduce the major adverse effects of homophobic discrimination on homosexual adopted children. 2. ... In addition, based on observation that, in heterosexual parents headed families, mothers generally are more engaged in child care than fathers. ... The whole findings imply that children from homosexual parents families might experience less externalizing problems than those from heterosexual  parents families. 7. ...

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TIME found that, nationwide, the average cell cost is $24,000/yr. and the maximum-security cell cost is $75,000/yr (as of 12/95). ... The $34,200/yr. cell cost assumes that only 20% of the death penalty-equivalent life without parole cases would be in maximum security cost cells and that 80% of the death penalty-equivalent life without parole cases would be in average cost cells "a very conservative estimate. The $60,000/yr., for those on death row, assumes that such cells will average a cost equal to 80% of the $75,000/yr. for the most expensive maximum-security cells "a very h...

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Classroom of America 2 Classroom of America: Inequality in the Educational System The United States of America has long been referred to as the "land of the free,"" a place where "all men are created equal."" But how united is America in the classroom? Within America...

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One commercial states that by buying drugs, a person helped to massacre an entire family in Columbia. ... A Coca farmer in Columbia averages about $1,000 per month but the government is paying off the Coca farmers by giving them $2,000 in subsidies and technical assistance to grow crops like rice, corn, and fruit which will but a substantial dent in their monthly income. ...

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GENDER INEQUALITY IN THE EDUCATION SYSTEM AND THE WORKPLACE Gender inequality in education is less noticed than racial inequality in education, because economic factors do not play a significant role because most of the time boys and girls of the same family get the same education. ... "For every dollar white male managers in the private sector earn, white women managers earn 59 cents, men-of-color managers earn 75 cents, and women of color, on average, earn 57 cents". ... " This is low compared to women, whose average wage-gap "declined by 7.6 percentage points". ...

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