The current homeless population is mostly non-white and has an average age of the middle thirties. ... As stated in 1995 by the United States government, 36 million people or 13.8% of the population was poor. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics homelessness in America has several causes. ... We want to think of America the beautiful, not America the country with 700,000 people that have no roof over their heads. ... It ruins our image of America the beautiful, the land of the free and the brave. ...

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The United States of America is often referred to as "the land of the free" or "the greatest country in the world." ... As a result, the nation's population of homeless families swelled from almost minor numbers to nearly 1.4 million. ... Families are the fastest growing segment of the homeless population, accounting for almost 40 percent of the nation's homeless. (3) What still confounds many Americans, however is why homeless appears to have become an unchallengeable socio-economic condition in this nation, such that our children may not know an America without it. Most of us can a...

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They are among the fastest growing segments of the homeless population. ... In a 1998 survey of 30 cities, it was found that the homeless population was 53% African-American, 35% Caucasian, 12% Hispanic, 4% Native-American, and 3% Asian ("Homelessness in America", n.d). The ethnic makeup of homeless population varies depending upon geographic location. ... The average American spends only $11,200 a year on housing. ... Some runaway teenagers make up the nation's homeless population. ...

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The current homeless population is mostly non-white and has an average age of the middle thirties. ... As stated in 1995 by the United States government, 36 million people or 13.8% of the population was poor. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics homelessness in America has several causes. ... We want to think of America the beautiful, not America the country with 700,000 people that have no roof over their heads. ... It ruins our image of America the beautiful, the land of the free and the brave. ...

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Homelessness is not a new problem in today's American culture. Studies have shown that modern methods of tracking homeless people in America have proven that it has become epidemic and better solutions should be reviewed. ... Health concerns are a big issue when it comes to the homeless population in America. ... Every year there are hundreds of thousands of people forced out of their homes only to be forced to live on the streets of America. ... Overall, the epidemic proportions of homelessness continue to plague the streets and cities of America. ...

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Many of Americans today do not take the time to realize that our nation is little by little falling apart. ... The first major social problem facing America today is the crisis of births to unmarried woman. ... Due to the increasing number of teen pregnancies lead to a population growth in America. ... Havel is seeing the whole picture when referring to the population growth, not only unwanted pregnancies. ... Millions of Americans can understand the millions of problems facing our nation today. ...

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America has dealt with poverty for decades and programs will continue to be created to assist American families in dealing with the effects of poverty. The number of Americans living in poverty in The United States was estimated to be 35.9 million in 2003 with 12.9 being children (US Census Bureau, 2004). ... There are many issues that affect children and poverty along with many ways to address and enact change within this population. ... Although the past goal was to eliminate poverty, this goal has not been met and continues to challenge Americans. America continues to struggle with...

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Current statistics show that women and children now make up around forty percent of the homeless population. ... The current homeless population is mostly non-white and has an average age of the middle thirties. ... As stated in 1995 by the United States government, 36 million people or 13.8% of the population was poor. ... We want to think of America the beautiful not America the country with 700,000 people that have no roof over their heads. ... It ruins our image of America the beautiful, the land of the free and the brave. ...

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If that number was compared to state populations, it would equal the combined populations of Florida, Texas, and New Mexico (Hefner). ... There are many things that can help Americans and their life in poverty, but there isn't enough to stop it. One thing that helps the struggling Americans is food stamps. ... This program alone is helping 46.4 million Americans by giving them money through food stamps. ... With support groups, or even a role model, they can help the population to push for what is needed to be accomplished (Payne 17-18). ...

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Political figures (in America) oppose the idea that hunger is still a serious issue among the nation. ... In the US alone, thirty-one million Americans suffer from hunger despite the historic economic boom. Almost four percent of American households went hungry, while roughly ten percent were borderline of hunger. ... In 1998, the hungry population consisted of sixty-two percent female, thirty-eight percent male, thirty-eight percent children (under age 18), of whom forty-seven percent are White, thirty-two percent are African American, and fifteen percent are Hispanic. ... Hunger is somet...

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With a dense population, the region houses Latino, Asian, Anglo American, and African American populations. Latinos, being the largest ethnic group in the Koreatown, make up about 53 percent of the population, many of which are of Guatemalan descent. Asians consist of about 32 percent of population, most of which are of Korean descent. Anglo American and African American populations make up about seven and almost five percent of Koreatown's population. ... Residents have noticed an increase in white and black populations in the region, and the incoming of "yuppies," or young urb...

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Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. ... A strong economy in a developed nation does not mean much when a significant percentage or a majority of the population is struggling to survive. ... What about the myth that America is the land of opportunity? ... In America, only 1% of the people own 50% of the wealth, 20 % of our children live in poverty, and a half a million people are homeless (Shein: 1998, 13). ... With the developing of countries, and the growth of population, there is going to b...

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Fewer people are becoming increasingly "successful" and wealthy while a disproportionately larger population is also becoming even poorer. ... A strong economy in a developed nation does not mean much when a significant percentage or a majority of the population is struggling to survive. ... What about the myth that America is the land of opportunity? ... In America, only 1% of the people own 50% of the wealth, 20 % of our children live in poverty, and a half a million people are homeless (Shein: 1998, 13). ... With the developing of countries, and the growth of population, there is going to b...

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There is poverty in all nations and these impoverished people make up over one-fifth the world's population. ... Estimates predict the world's population will surpass 9.5 billion by 2050(Stefoff). ... Eighty percent of deforestation results from population growth. ... And that is mostly where the money goes, back to America . ... The population explosion is straining the earth's food, supplies, forests, and oceans. ...

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Many Americans waste food every day within their own homes. ... Americans are not the only ones who waste food. ... And the though it seems that America has too much food, we Americans have hungry people living right here in our own country. ... There are three major causes of world hunger, changing environment conditions, population, and poverty. ... The next two causes of hunger we will discuss together because they coincide, population and the poor. ...

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On a geographical scale, Asia holds the highest rate of malnutrition with a staggering 70%, while Africa has 26% and Latin America only 4%. ... Throughout history, Bolivia has been consistently known for being one of the poorest countries in Latin America and the world. ... The reason Bolivia is so unique compared to other countries in Latin America, is it seems to be the only one in Latin America suffering from high death rates due to malnutrition. With a poverty stricken population and lack of funding to help those who don't have the resources for good nutrition, it is hard for Bolivia...

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Many Americans have taken this opportunity to gain affordable coverage which they may not have had before. ... Sadly, some Americans are not given that choice. ... These changes have provided the health care providers with an increase ability to meet the needs of the homeless population. ... Whether the primary contributing factor is from losing their home, or it is a condition made worse after losing their home, the homeless populations have significant disparities when compared to the non-homeless population. Although the general population does encounter acute and chronic illnesses, suc...

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From childhood to adulthood, all the Americans' are taught to eat healthy. ... Slavery is being practiced on the fields of America. ... Americans spend very less amount of their income on food, the average American family only spends ten percent of their income on food. ... According to a statistic, "The rate of death due to heat stress is twenty times greater than for the general population" (Rodriguez, Delwiche, and Kasoosji 602). ... One most important thing that Americans can do is...

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In Garrett Hardin's essay, Lifeboat Ethics: The Case Against Helping the Poor, Hardin describes the wealthy population of the world as being in a single lifeboat that is almost filled until buckling while the poor population of the world treads water below. ... The lifeboat metaphor that Hardin uses relieves the wealthy population of their moral obligations to the less fortunate, but in addition, puts all of the blame and cause of the depletion of earth's resources on the poor. ... In Durning's essay, "Asking How Much Is Enough," he argues that it is not overpopulation that is d...

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He immigrated to America when he was 20 years old . ... Firstly, immigration can be cited as the cause for multiplying the city's population. ... Riis was firmly against the Chinese population, much more than any other minority group. He states plainly that "The Chinese are in no sense a desirable element of the population, that they serve no useful purpose here" (Riis, 127). ... Finally the African Americans were looked upon very curiously by Riis. ...

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Ever since the year 2007, America has been constantly struggling with keeping the balance of wealth between its low/middle class and its one-percenters.  ... Without a resolve, I fear that American economy would soon collapse because the middle class has been slowly diminishing due to the greed of the one-percenters. ... But of course this is no easy feat when the wealthy want to grasp their money and when America has been established as a Capitalist country.  ... In the youtube video, Wealth Inequality in America, many numbers and opinions are thrown out. ... In the article, State of Am...

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Unlike the history of many neighboring Latin American countries, the Dominican Republic gained independence from their next-door neighbor, Haiti, rather than Spain. ... The Dominicans that do make it here are from the poorest of the poor, therefore it is much harder for them to adapt to the American standard of living. ... This is why most Cubans have achieved such great success in America (Novas 217). ... In Dominican New Yorkers: A Socioeconomic Profile, 1990, Ramona Hernandez states that "the income of the Dominican population is one of the lowest in New York City". ... "Unemployment incr...

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One out of five homeless Americans do work either part time or full time. ... An average American family pays 7% of income to childcare, as opposed to the 25% paid by low-income families. ... Most would like to work, but this population faces the highest barriers to employment. ... A group of collective surveys conducted in the mid-eighties, assessed that 78 to 90% of the homeless population was considered to be Caucasian, single men, under 40 and with a high school diploma. (Anderson and Snow 32-33) However, some recent surveys suggest there has been a shift in the homeless population. ...

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In contrast, there is virtually no human trafficking in the eastern northern hemisphere in the north American continent and in almost all of the southern hemisphere especially in the Australasian continent. ... The Causes International human trafficking can be attributed to many causes, these include; low economic status and a low GDP in affected countries meaning the majority of the population are living in poverty, little political power over the population leading to higher crime levels and little retribution for those who are caught, and low social status of particular groups including...

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Despite benefits being in place in the Welfare State of the UK for example the poor population is on the increase. ... At the forefront of such theorists Cox and Alm claim that Americans exude a "remarkable ability to propel themselves upward". ... In 1992 American households living below the poverty line spent 71% of their expenditures on food, clothing, and housing whilst non-poor households spent 46% (Federman et al). ... Bernstein states that in the late 1990s as the economy bloomed, 46% of the non-elderly population in households below 200% of the poverty line experienced food shortages...

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