In the North-Central Mexican city of Juarez, times are often pretty rough. Crime is decreasing as of 2016, but the percentage of violent crimes in Mexico is still higher than almost all major cities in the country to the north, the United States. ... As Virginia Isaad points out "a new study from the UNICEF says that 5 out of 10 children in Mexico live in poverty" (Isaad). ... Of course, some Mexican citizens live comfortably, but a majority would leave Mexico in a hurry for the promise of an even slightly better life somewhere else. ... These workers often work in horrible conditions and are ...

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Causes of the Civil War Was slavery the only cause of the Civil War? There are those that would have us believe that it was the only cause. Many historians say that slavery was the main issue of the Civil War. Although some historians think the war was the result of political screw-ups and th...

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Most of these high-quality teachers are people who have visions of what they feel the purpose of education should be and how they want to portray that vision in their classrooms. ... It just doesn't work and I am very confident that Apple would agree with me on this. ... I am completely against standardized testing, main reasons being that I don't feel they accurately portray a student's capabilities pertaining to educational issues. ... Students who reside in a certain state should be taught the history of that state so they at least have some knowledge of, say, why Arizo...

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I suppose I could call myself Irish or Norwegian American, but I doubt it would help me identify with a family culture that I know nothing about. ... This particular lady said that she hated TV but she had to adapt if she wanted time with her family. ... I think this is a fair concept. ... I wondered why? ... Taking myself again as an example I could easily label myself Irish-American or even Native-American but I have not connections on any level with either of those parts of my ancestry, so I chose not to. ...

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I will also look at the role the media played in the stages of the "war on drugs." ... Lastly I will give my opinions and views on this subject, taking into consideration days and weeks of research on said subject. ... In essence the government wanted to change the public's attitude toward drugs. ...

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I was local though, I wasn't famous. ... I never did it again, I was so embarrassed." ... I want you to take them around, hook em up, and practice with them. So went over there, we went to the hotel, and hooked up with Shabba Doo, you know, Shrimp, Ozone, Turbo, and Papa Taco, the Mexican cat. ... I know his ...

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Long before marijuana was even known to most of the American Society, hostility towards it became evident within the next two decades because of reports that offensive minorities were using the drug; Mexicans in the Southwest, Hindus in San Francisco, Syrians in New York, urban blacks, and jazz musicians (Berendt 21). ... In my personal opinion, I feel that the only reason it is seen as a "gateway" is because in order to obtain it you have to go to a "drug dealer" who sells all types of drugs. ...

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