These aliens, instead of working in corporate office buildings, desperately spend long hours at the local Home Depot, waiting to be picked up as cheap labor all the while leaving their pregnant wives unaccounted for, surviving on welfare. ... It is unfair for legal Americans to give up their jobs to illegal immigrants; and therefore whoever can discover an intelligent method of increasing employment for American workers, would surely deserve from the public, a statute to honor the nation's savior. ... We can not employ them in any way, shape, or form to dictate the nation nor its co...

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With 100 million households in the U.S, XM should put emphasis on marketing their product to home users. Since Sirius did not develop a product for in-home use, XM has the power to gain full market share in this arena. In addition to home use, there are other areas that would benefit from SAT radio technology. XM should also develop a presence in niche markets such as boats, motor homes, and recreational vehicles. ... Sony • Created a cradle-mounted version of XM radio that easily transferred from car to car or car to home. ...

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We can expect to see: movies-on-demand, video games, databases, educational programming, home shopping, telephone services, telebanking, teleconferencing, even the complex simulations of virtual reality. ... Both are indispensable to the high-speed networks that will deliver dynamic new services to homes and offices. ... Another break through in the home market is video telephony. ... Second, students can adjourn training at any point in the lesson and return to it later. ... Fourth, the same videodisk equipment can be used to support a variety of training paths. ...

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Concern about this increase in youth violence can be channeled into a variety of innovative and potentially effective programs. ... The community can also have a positive effect on stopping school violence by targeting this problem in the home. Through careful planning, community activities can focus on breaking family cycles of violence. ... For example, programs in parenting skills and family relationships, particularly those focusing on nonviolent living skills, can protect children from learning violence at home. ... In turn, they can make a difference in the next generation of youth. ...

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The War Advising Board worked hard to convince civilians that investing in war bonds were of great patriotic acts (Home Front America). ... ", "Grow More and Can More! Can All You Can! ... The government would target military wives at the home front to grow these gardens and to can and preserve any kind of grown food (Creating Rosie). These gardens gave Americans a feeling of involvement by being able to participate from their very own homes to help military conflict. ...

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With generations living closely together and no hospitals or nursing homes, people died in their own homes surrounded by family. ... As observed by Kubler-Ross, "in simple terms, in our unconscious mind we can only be killed; it is inconceivable to die of a natural cause or of old age."" Not wanting to be continuously reminded of this failure, the dying are isolated into nursing homes equipped with careless staff and the dead are buried in cemeteries in the most unfashionable part of town "away from the population for the sake of money and fear. ... As we blow out more and more candl...

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Individuals can face these roadblocks early on in life, possibly as early as elementary school, and all of these challenges make it difficult to reach identity and self-understanding. ... Seamus Heaney's poem, Mid-Term Break, is a great example of how society's expectations can impact identity because the poem is about a young man who is away at school to obtain an education and establish his identity when he is called back home to deal with the death of his younger brother. ... Instead, the line, "I sat all morning in the college sick bay/counting bells knelling classes to a close/a...

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African American roles: People at home. Lastly I want to examine few aspects of African Americans at home. ... The role of African Americans at home during World War II is similar if not parallel to any American at home during the war... Knowing that African Americans can endure discrimination through all forms, it is sad to see that the roles of an African American is minimal to a White American. ... I can compare life as an African American between now and back during World War II. ...

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African American roles: People at home. Lastly I want to examine few aspects of African Americans at home. ... The role of African Americans at home during World War II is similar if not parallel to any American at home during the war... Knowing that African Americans can endure discrimination through all forms, it is sad to see that the roles of an African American is minimal to a White American. ... I can compare life as an African American between now and back during World War II. ...

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In "Aria: A Memoir of a Bilingual Childhood," Rodriguez described how he was reclusive in school, but he rushed home to speak with his family in his mother tongue (309). ... Just like Rodriguez, his school could not teach Richard or his siblings in a way they can understand so the school paid his family a visit to convince them to speak more English at home (308). ... America is the home of the free, and that is what attracts many immigrants; therefore, America needs to improve the availability of ESL education. ... Offering ESL classes at a convenient location can help lessen the...

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In American Literature we have covered many writings that show the courage of many individuals as they over come obstacles brought on by making this country their new home. Through out my life I have seen and been through many things that show what true courage is and what it can lead to. ... Anzia can also be quoted as saying "America is no utopia. First you must become efficient in earning a living before you can indulge in your poetic dreams." ... All though many of us would not think of something like this as courage I feel that it is a form of courage because even though she wanted he...

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If those 2,000 apples stay right at home, that's 2,000 miles of gasoline saved. ... To help this situation urban farms are being organized in back yards all across the country to supply locavores with food grown closer to home. ... Home gardens are a great way to enjoy the warm summer months, in northern California. ... People with balconies can grow their plants in pots and hand-water them. ... This also saves people money and reduces trips to the grocery store which at times can be hectic. ...

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By acknowledging the past atrocities and faults of our lands past, Americans can live to accept each others differences and come together as a community of one. ... As colonizers expanded its land, they pushed the Indians further westward out of their homes. ... Indian-Americans began joining with America's armed forces, and supporting the financial crisis at home until the war ended. ... Irish women worked their way up the money ladder from maids to domestic servants in American's homes. ...

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This hyper-emotional patriotism in America can be attributed to the recent end of World War I and the country's "Return to Normalcy," as promised in President Warren Harding's presidential campaign. ... By the turn of the new decade, the twenties, many military veterans had returned home with wartime wages and ambitions to begin their new lives. ... " Baseball also became popular in this decade as the spirit of cities rooting for their home teams grew. When, in 1927, Babe Ruth scored sixty home runs, baseball became America's national sport. ...

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Approximately 8 million school-aged children under the age of fifteen are left home alone or on the streets after school. ... For working parents, ensuring appropriate supervision for their children during the afternoon can be an extremely difficult challenge. As a result, latchkey kids can be found in urban, suburban, and rural communities where working parents, for a variety of reasons, are unable to arrange or afford a better alternative. ... In-home providers care for a few. ... These programs can provide safety while enriching children's lives, enhancing educational skills, and stren...

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A woman is at high risk for accidents during this stage, which can last from two weeks (during which the shock is most intense) to a month or longer. ... Some of the other things nurses should do, according to Cheryl and Marge, are to look for signs of depression, ask a home health or public heath nurse to inspect the house for safety issues and encourage survivors to share feelings through socialization. I think that the above mentioned strategies for nurses to help widowed women return to a normal level of functioning can be very helpful if followed correctly. ... As described in the ar...

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The forces of the media, an individual's home environment, and peer pressure/acceptance are three possible negative effects on one's morals that could later lead to youth gang membership. ... An older adult can see that the ways gangs live are immoral, but a young child cannot. ... Aside from the media, home environment is another contributing factor to a child thinking gang violence is acceptable. ... 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 an...

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The Battle Against Economic Recession and Terrorism The morning of September 11, 2001, seemed like any other morning as Americans were diligently going through the same old routine of trying to get to work and after a long, exhausting day return to their homes . Some did not make it back to the safe haven of their homes because four commercial jets were hijacked and two of those aircraft were flown into the World Trade Towers, leveling the once mighty skyscrapers that stood tall above New York City. ... "The Homeland Security Act of 2002 has a primary mission and responsibility of prevent...

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This means that there is no one, friend or family, who can provide emergency shelter and there are no financial resources available to the individual or family with which to purchase shelter. ... These shelters take a variety of forms such as armories, schools, churches, government buildings, former firehouses, and can also include temporary vouchers that are provided by public and private agencies, even hotels, apartments, or boarding homes. ... The question is why doesn't this definition include persons who are staying with friends and family or who can afford to rent a hotel room on a ...

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Symbols such as the Statue of Liberty offered strength and hope to start a new home in this foreign land. ... But long before immigrants, the United States was a home to Native Americans. ... But separating the two is a difficult task especially after having witnessed the destruction that can be caused by so few. ... This can be largely attributed to immigrants. ... By taking these necessary steps and reforming our immigration policies, the United States can accomplish both of its goals. ...

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As rationing had ended, the percentage of Americans living below the poverty line fell dramatically and soldiers returned home with the dream of a house and car of one's own. ... Much of the rise of the automobile and the rise culture associated with it can be attributed to the automobile styling that began to take place at mid-century. ... The Styling Redesign Much of this mid-century styling redesign can be attributed to Harley Earl. ...

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House prices were soaring as were the number of newly constructed homes. This was promising at the time as all those homes added to growth in our GDP. ... As more and more mortgages defaulted, the market was flooded with homes for sale. ... These same houses, which the financial institutions now owned due to the defaulted mortgages in the CDOs, prompted other home owners to leave their mortgages as they were worth more than the house was. ...

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The knowledge of past relationships between whites and African-Americans, including slavery, racial segregation, discrimination, and forced alienation of their home country, most definitely is a cause of racial conflict, and the repercussions of those events can be clearly seen in today's society. ... Though some things may never change, conflicts between racial and ethnic groups can be prevented if society learns to be more accepting and understanding of the differences between each group....

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Through physician-assisted suicide an ill and dying patient may have the choice of a comfortable death in their own home surrounded by loved ones and away from the foreign surroundings of the hospital. ... Euthanasia gives opportunities for a comfortable passing in one's own home surrounded by family and close friends, an opportunity that may not be given to a patient prolonging a painful death in a hospital bed. "[Euthanasia] should be universally available, legal, safe, painless, and suitable for the gentle parting in one's own home with loved ones present" (Barbara Coom...

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America is a vast country filled with opportunities for all walks of life, there is a place where anyone and everyone can belong. From being American born to immigrating in the later years of your life, it is not difficult to make America your home; if you really want to. ... Bharati explains how America has become her home and she has "married it" (Mukharjee, 46) and given up her entire Indian culture, however Mira who hasn't devoted herself to the country still feels a love for her birth country and doesn't want to abandon it. ... As years went by, though my parents will ...

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