It means that if an American is sick, he has to pay to be healed. ... These persons should take a look at the statistics before saying such things. In fact, more than 37 % of the Americans live below poverty rate, even if America is considered as the wealthiest country on the planet. ... People are starving while others have more money than the whole population of some African countries. ... In conclusion, it is evident that the United States of America is not the country where we should want to spend the rest of our life, because there is no public health care, more than a third of the popula...

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Over population is one of the world's biggest environmental issues. ... The second country the documentary mentions is America. Our current population is 313.9 million people. ... One child in America will pollute and waste more over a lifetime than 30 children in India. In contradiction to America and Japan's statistics, the average child per woman in Sub-Saharan Africa is 6. ...

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This couldn't happen in America right? ... Japan, Great Britain, Switzerland, Canada, Sweden, and Australia are six countries with stricter gun control laws and about the same population when combined as the United States. ... This means that as long as you are not in the worst 2.9% of the population, you will be able to purchase a gun (United States 15). Although these statistics seem large, keep in mind that these statistics are legal gun transactions. ... The facts do not lie about the availability of guns in American society. ...

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Latinos constitute 19% of the prison and jail population compared to their overall 15% share of the population. ... While African American youth represents 17% of their age group within the general population, they represent 46% of juvenile arrests (The Sentencing Project 2008). The US Bureau of Justice Statistics concludes that the chance of a black male born in 2001 of going to jail is 32% or 1 in 3. ... Whites comprise the majority of the American population, blacks about 12.7%, and Latinos represent about 11.7%. ... (How is the criminal justice system racist, 2005) The disparities found in...

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They started 28% of all new U.S businesses in 20111, despite accounting for just 12.9% of the population (Alsever 2014). Since the 1970's immigration has been the primary driver of U.S population growth (Hurlbert 2013). ... These statistics show that immigrants are willing to take the lower paying, undesirable jobs that some Americans won't take. ... America is the third most populous nation on earth, and combined with our annual 1% growth rate, higher than most developing nations, America is on track to double its population by the end of the century. ... Over time, the elder popu...

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Current statistics show that women and children now make up around forty percent of the homeless population. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics homelessness in America has several causes. ... Despite these facts and statistics, little else is known about these people. ... 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 Study which analyzed statistics from the U.S Department of Education, found that despite the greater numbers of minority students in college, blacks and Hispanics were behind whites and Asian Americans in graduation rates. ... All of these statistics show how much the minority population is being discriminated against. While helping the minority population, there is some backlash that is occurring against the white portion of our population. ... In general, African Americans and Hispanics continue to be in the back of the pack compared to the white population. Asian Americans are still ...

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In the book, The Paradox of American Power, Joseph Nye, discusses American power and influence from a global level of analysis. Moreover, Nye explains America's challenges as a major player in an ever-changing world. ... Although China's population is nearly 4 1/2 times that of the U.S., the old adage of quality, not quantity, comes into play. ... The only factor, which makes them a player in world affairs, is their large population and the possession of nuclear weapons. ... He also goes on to give statistics regarding public confidence in institutions such as universities, major...

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They have reached across the world and have expanded into becoming one of the biggest life-threatening infections that haunt America and all other countries in our world. ... Some startling statistics that I found on-line regarding the HIV infection is of follows: "Africa with at least 25 million infected, Asia with 6 million, South America with 1-2 million, North and Central America with 1 million, and Europe with also 1 million"(traveldoctoronline.net). ... Rates of incidence per 100,000 were calculated for adolescents, for young adults and for the total population"(Christine ...

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More than half the population of America supports the legalization of marijuana. ... Benefits of legalizing marijuana in America far outweigh the negatives. ... Available statistics indicate that almost 19 million Americans smoke pot and about 60% of American adult population has smoked pot in their lifetime. ... The American government has always had strained diplomatic relationships with Latin American nations because of its stringent drug policy. ... Even as half the American population especially the youth wait in anticipation to 'light it up' without being bothered by the polic...

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The statistics, however, point the opposite direction, indicating that capital punishment has little to no effect on the occurrence of crime and is a profoundly discriminatory and a morally conflicting practice. ... In the 1980's death penalty states averaged an annual rate of 7.5 criminal homicides per 100,000 population, and abolition states averaged a rate of 7.4. ... Statistics are particularly prevalent when confirming racial discrimination. ... During these years African Americans comprised twelve percent of the United States population. The abolition of ...

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Native Americans, as a race, have suffered from the very beginning of contact with the English colonists. They once constituted 100 percent of the population in North America, whereas today they represent 2 percent of the population. ... Disease accounted for most of the deaths of the Native Americans. ... The Pequot name was later removed from all of New England's maps so that there was no recollection of their existence Statistics largely support the case of genocide against the Natives. ... To conclude, I firmly believe, based on statistical proof and actions by the colonists, t...

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Demographics and Causes of Underage Drinking Statistics shows the differences between different race and ages of underage adolescent drinkers. ... This evidence shows that there is a need for continued research among the different populations of care. According to Hopkins, the exposure to African American youth to alcohol advertising is said to be more than any other population of race. In 2004 statistics had shown that 34% of African American youth saw more alcohol advertising in magazines compared to other youth in general. ... Compared to African Americans ad Asian American adolescents, Eur...

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This information and other independent studies by the author and the University of California - Berkeley, have provided the numerical statistics in this report. ... There are over 60 million Americans who are considered obese, which is to say that 60 million Americans have a Body Mass Index equal to or greater than 30 BMI. ... Right now over 20% of our population can be considered obese by these BMI standards. ... Certain people do have legitimate medical reasons for being obese such as pituitary disorders and hereditary diabetes, but that represents a very small percent of our population....

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The United States of America is an non-dictatorship country, which allows citizens to have their own opinion and political views.This right we have as American citizens is stated in the U.S. ... But they don't, statistics show that middle class citizens paid higher taxes than upper class Americans who can afford the tax increasing. ... Statistics shows 10% of though child/teens ,who were, homeless would end up in jail. 65% had been rape at less once in their life and l.5 million end up dead. ... American would have to increase their production. The population would increase tremendousl...

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Current statistics show that women and children now make up around forty percent of the homeless population. ... According to the Encyclopedia of Applied Ethics homelessness in America has several causes. ... Despite these facts and statistics, little else is known about these people. ... 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 stereotype that feminists hate men is the largest reason that the movement has not gained more support in the male population. ... The reason men do not acknowledge these statistics is because they are not the ones who are negatively affected by them, or so they think. ... Portrayals in American media dictate what is desirable in the way each gender looks and acts. ... With fifty-one percent of the American population being women, the U.S. legislative branch appears to be wildly disproportionate (Population, female, n.d.). ... The fact is that this conversation is happening in America. ...

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While offshoring stimulates the economies in developing countries, it is robbing middle class families in America of their American dream. ... Expansion in service, design, marketing and other industries that demand to be close to the customer is necessary to accommodate the higher population of consumers. ... Other industries benefit because population's buying power increases when consumers save money on the products made offshore and spend this money on restaurants, tourism or on big ticket purchases. ... Many companies are struggling to fill their high skilled positions due to the lo...

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MEASURING SOCIALISM IN NORTH AMERICA: A COMPARISON BETWEEN CANADA AND THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA Which of the two countries is more socialist, Canada or the United States of America? ... To measure this variable, we will look at the number of public representatives who are elected by the population. ... In accordance with the Government of Canada , the Canadian population elects a Prime Minister and members of the House of Commons (In Canada, there are 301 members). ... When we count the number of representatives who are elected by the population, it seems that the American pol...

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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 average American spends only $11,200 a year on housing. ... Statistics and Research", n.d). ... Some runaway teenagers make up the nation's homeless population. ...

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America has higher murder rates with the death penalty, than any of the European countries without the death penalty. These statistics prove that capital punishment has the opposite effect of its original intentions which is why it should be abolished. ... African Americans and Caucasians are killed in primarily equal numbers but murderers of whites are more likely to be put to death than murderers of any other race. " In the 20th century, nearly 75% of those executed for childhood offences were African Americans. Since 1976, 60% of those sentenced to death for childhoo...

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Today it could take decades to build bridges, roads, dams or other such needed fundamental foundations, including the planning and development stages, costing upwards of ¼ of a billion dollars (statistics of Sunshine Skyway Bridge, St. ... During the Great Depression at least three quarters of the population throughout the United States lived in the cities. ... Younger Americans were often apolitical. ... This extended to previously underprivileged parts of the population as well. ... The year 1960 marked the first time in United States history that a majority of students actually gradua...

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Estimates predict the world's population will surpass 9.5 billion by 2050(Stefoff). ... For every woman in the third world, there is more than six offspring which means statistics say she will have to bury at least two of them if she herself lives, but statistics are just statistics, it varies from person to person , one gets out of them as much as one wants to. ... 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...

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Due to the lack of education, teen sexually transmitted diseases as well as AIDS have increased within the teen population. ... Since the 1970's, genital herpes has increased 5 times among the teenage population. ... Aids also added a new twist in today's teenage population. ... These statistics affects me significantly because I am 15 years old and I could be part of one of these statistics. Most of the statistics say that there are a lot of teenagers in the U.S. who have Aids. ...

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Back when the settlers first came to America, their way of life was centered around the use of guns. The settlers had to fend off the Native Americans from stealing there possessions and raiding their homes. ... One being the control of population in a species which is important in more ways then one. For example, in Michigan, the white tail deer population was numbered around 500,000 in 1972 which has exploded into an alarming two million today. ... These statistics would become overwhelming and devastating to a single state. ...

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