Bars across windows, bolted doors, and television cameras have become as common as textbooks in many schools. ... People in America don't realize that focusing solely on the weapons obscures the underlying causes of teen gun violence, especially the sense of hopelessness that pervades many inner cities. ... In a final note I would like to express that I am not either advocating nor opposing any of the political issues that surround gun control....

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No one has figured out how to do this accurately, and all current proposals will lead to numbers which will grossly overestimate the expense in any common-sense way. ... It is interesting to note that China is currently promoting the use of stock options as part of a five-year economic plan, to attract higher-quality employees and grow their economy. ...

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The most common ages of women getting married and having children was 20 to 25, but most ages saw a rise.1 The reason for such an increase in population could largely be attributed to the GI Bill, which gave allot of financial stability to veterans coming home. ... It is also important to note at this time women's rights were not yet a major theme in society. ... This led to a larger sense of connectedness throughout the country....

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Some have very different ethnic backgrounds, different traits, and different ways of life but every human no matter who or where has one thing in common: Personality. ... Finally this paper will examine one common self esteem related study. ... It is good to note; however, that different ways of life and different backgrounds while affecting how a person acts do not have a direct effect on personality as personality can change at any stage of life with no abrupt reasoning. ...

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Their livelihoods were taken away, catapulting the race into poverty and denying them a sense of purpose. ... The DSM-IV notes, for example, how depression, in some culture groups, may manifest as predominantly somatic complaints rather than feelings of sadness or guilt. ... Case Example The L__________ family, an American Native family living on a Northern Plains reservation, consists of David (39) and Kim (35) who have a common-law marriage of fifteen years, and seven children (who range in age from two to 15 years). ... Kim and her daughter both describe a sense of hopelessness and pur...

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History reflects the need of historians to make sense out of their own worlds. ... The shape and dimension of a particular landscape become more clear into view the more historians bring different perspectives and common skills to the tasks of documentation, description, and narration. ... Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia is a highly evolved product of this rationalist tradition. ... They found the Progressive instance on explaining many events to be more hindrance than help in making sense of specific historical problems. ... When they acknowledged that conflict occ...

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Subprime mortgages became more and more common causing the housing market to balloon as more and more people could afford housing. ... Shadow banks act like traditional banks in the sense that they give out loans but they do so without the federal regulation traditional banks must adhere to. ... The Congressional Budget Office reports small increases in both employment and GDP but notes that it could produce negative growth in the long run due to crowding out in the private sector (CBO 4). ... Everything is related in some sense of the matter so if Americans continue to act in their best inter...

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However, it is important to note that the internal inflation was not generated by the rapid monetary growth. ... These societal values included the search for maximized profits, freedom of association, and the sense of group union or solidarity. ... Traditionally, employees in the region shared a common workplace and work schedule, which resulted in more varied work performances and working hours (Levinson, 2000). ...

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Third is they were to integrate students into a common culture and encourage the development of a relatively homogeneous society with shared value. ... Second, work helps to instill in each person a sense of rugged individualism and thus to be less dependent on others. ... Legitimate power, coercive power is based on force and authoritarian rule, expert power is derived from the technical knowledge and skills, reward power is associated with the authority of the leader to reward or punish, referent power notes the relationship between the power holder and the power recipient and the extent to ...

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The size and distinct characters of the baby boomers will not only create a sense of urgency to current issues, but also create a whole new set of aging issues. ... A new study led by Lilliana Pezzin , a Professor of medicine at John Hopkins University, documented what common sense would have predicted. ...

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The most common theories are that which circle HIV/AIDS. ... To better illustrate the crippling impact of conspiracy theories as they pertain to efforts and to the African American community, take note of a survey conducted by the Southern Christian Leadership Conference. ... Poez (1997) notes key elements on advancing conspiracies, one of which is victimhood. ... Because the people in power and wealth tend to promote people who agree with them or have some other common bond is no conspiracy, but human nature (www.acts17-11.com/conspire.html). ...

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HISTORY: in its broadest sense, is the story of humanity's past. ... Revival of classical learning immediately affected historians, and in one sense Niccolò Machiavelli and Francesco Guicciardini followed in the steps of Greek and Roman historians, although their work was original and immediate. ...

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The biggest revision I had to do was reconstruct my essays to make the make more sense. ... Haynes and I share a common trait because I believe this to be true and I can remember the taste and smell of the popcorn we popped in 1st grade from fresh Kernels stovetop. ...

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Today, in America, more and more people are becoming homeless in every sense of the word and still unable to receive assistance from government agencies. ... Lack of economic resources appears to be the most common denominator in homelessness. ...

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Independence Day is the national holiday of the United States of America commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence by the Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. At the time of the signing the US consisted of 13 colonies under the rule of England's King George III. There was growing unrest in the colonies concerning the taxes that had to be paid to England. This was commonly referred to as "Taxation without Representation" as the colonists did not have any representation in the English Parliament and had no say in what went on. As the unr...

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