Now population is soaring. ... World population is growing at an enormous rate. ... From 1983 through 1992, 8.7 million of these newcomers arrived-the highest number in any 10-year period since 1910. ... Huddle, an economist at Rice University in Texas, legal and illegal immigrants cost the nation a net 42.5 billion dollars in 1992. The Huddle study also found that in 1992, more than 2 million Americans were displaced from their jobs by illegal immigrants. ...

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"In 1960 22% of all persons were below the poverty level in 1973 only 11% were; however by 1992, this figure had risen to 15% in terms of absolute numbers, there were nearly 37 million people in poverty in the U.S. in 1992, slight more than in 1960" (Leone pg. 34). ... The well-being of the human population and even the survival of the planet are at stake. ... The average per capita income of the poorest fifth of the population as opposed to the national average per capita income between Brazil and the Untied States helps give an idea of the gap between incomes. ... More importantly, accord...

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The 1992 book by Grenier and Stepick entitled Miami Now! ... Jeffrey Toobin has very well described the population of the Palm Beach County in a couple of sentences: The towns of Palm Beach and Belle Glade have evolved little over the years, but the rest of the county has been transformed. ... Thanks largely to these senior citizens, and the businesses that sprang up to serve them, the population of the county has doubled since 1980 (Toobin, 80). ... Seventy-seven percent of the population of Broward County identifies themselves with the Democrat political party with te...

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According to Schor (1992), "Americans report that they only have sixteen and a half hours of leisure a week, after the obligations of job and household are taken care of"(p.1). ... Juliet Schor (1992) states, "The ethos of "male sacrifice" is disappearing: a declining portion of the population believes that being a "real man" entails self-denial and being the family provider" (p.160). ... According to Schor (1992), "Excessive hours are unhealthy and antisocial, and ultimately erode the quality of life"(p.141). ... When we compare the population of the United States to that of any European c...

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America has a jail population of (insert jail pop here). ... We ruin the lives of a significant portion of our population in a vain attempt at a "drug-free nation". ... As of April 22, 2001, the population of the United States was 284,049,859. ... It's an interesting fact that although the crime rate has continually declined since 1992, (going to have to find some statistics to quote here. Look for crime rate increases on the internet) though the prison population has risen. ...

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In the two-year period from January 1995 to December 1997, 70% of the drivers stopped and searched by the police were black, while only 17.5% of overall drivers " as well as overall speeders " were black.6 To look at similar case in Volusia County , Florida, in 1992, nearly 70% of those stopped on a particular Interstate highway in central Florida were black or Hispanic, although only 5% of the drivers on that highway were black or Hispanic. Moreover, minorities were detained for longer periods of time per stop than whites, and were 80% of those whose cars were searched after being...

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The U.S. has the lowest turnout of any industrialized nation; 55% in 1992 election and about 50% in 1996. ... About 40 percent of the eligible adult population votes regularly, whereas about 25 percent are occasional voters; 35% rarely or never vote. ... In 1992 Democrats in Congress tried to reform the voting system by passing a bill known as the Motor-Voter Act which would make it easier for Americans to register to vote. ...

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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. ... The population explosion is straining the earth's food, supplies, forests, and oceans. Global leaders are now considering ways to improve the lives of the world's population in need and the world itself. ...

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El Niño Years 1902-1903 1905-1906 1911-1912 1914-1915 1918-1919 1923-1924 1925-1926 1930-1931 1932-1933 1939-1940 1941-1942 1951-1952 1953-1954 1957-1958 1965-1966 1969-1970 1972-1973 1976-1977 1982-1983 1986-1987 1991-1992 1994-1995 1997-1998 Selected text from: CPC ENSO Main Page In the tropical Pacific, trade winds generally drive the surface waters westward. ... These nutrients are vital for sustaining the large fish populations normally found in the region and any reduction in the supply of nutrients means a reduction in the fish population. ... This deep sea wate...

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When the United States was a young country, almost all of its population was concentrated on the eastern seaboard. ... With both of these systems and usually only two candidates in the United States, 49% of the voting population does not get represented. ... This has kept a close balance between the population of the state and the amount of representation it may possess throughout reapportionment. ... Constitution demands that a Census of the Population be taken every ten years for this purpose. ... Since 1976, in fact, the Democrats have only won two elections in 1976 and 1992, when thei...

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Other countries that have already decriminalized marijuana have continued doing studies on their population's usage of marijuana and other drugs. ... New York professors Lynn Zimmer, Ph.D. and John Morgan, M.D. compared usage rates among young people in the US to the usage rates by the same age groups in the Netherlands. 31.1% of Americans report using marijuana and only 28.5% of the total population of the Netherlands reported the same usage. ... South Australia and Australia Capital Territory removed their penalties in 1987 and 1992, respectively, for possession of small amounts of mar...

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In a report made last year, the FBI stated between 1965 and 1992 law enforcement agencies reported a 423 percent increase in the number of assaults, robberies, rapes, and homicides by juveniles. ... This same report attempts to soften the blow by including that from 1983 to 1992 it only increased by 54 percent. ... Experts, on the other hand, are worried that the growth of youth population will make this number increase once again (U.S. ...

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Not even a year later, in January of 1992, Macedonia declared independence; followed by Bosnia-Herzegovina a few months later in April. ... The biological school of thought on race is that racial groups as genetically discrete population groups are subpopulations of the human race, and they may be separated by genetic traits. ... Chicago factually has the biggest population of Serbs outside of Serbia. According to unofficial data, the population of Serbs living in Chicago is between 350,000 and 500,000. ...

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Blacks were defined as deviant and the police were in charge of social control over the black population. ... Slave codes were made to regulate the growing black population. ... In the South between the Reconstruction and the beginning of the twentieth century, the blacks made up 70 to 95 percent of prison population. ... As for the four LAPD officers involved in the arrest, they were unfortunately acquitted by the grand jury on April 29, 1992. ...

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"Gambling Risks within the Male Population" My family had been experiencing many difficulties with my father's addiction to gambling. ... Currently, gambling within the male population has been increasing substantially in the United States. ... Within this year, approximately 61% of the US population gambled and estimated that Americans legally wagered $17.35 billion (Lee). In 1988 they legally wagered $210 billion and in 1992 it increased to $330 billion resulting in a 19 fold increase within the 20 years (Lee). This means that a large majority of Americans gamble and contribute ...

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The following nine accounts each tell the story of a different species, from as early as 1952 to as late as 1992. ... Broley reported a healthy eagle population until 1947, when he began to notice changes in the eagles" behavior and a decline in the number of eaglets. ... After two decades, environmentalists began to notice the population decline. ... The alligator population decreased by 90% afterwards. ... By December almost 40% of the North Sea population of seals had died. ...

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Interstate 68 in 1992, returning from his grandfather's funeral, when a Maryland state trooper pulled the families rented Cadillac over for speeding. ... In recent years, victims report blacks as perpetrators of around 25 percent of violent crimes, although blacks constitute only about only about 12 percent of the nation's population. ... Leaving it up to individual states is not a good idea, either because some states with heavy African-American populations would probably enact such legislation to prevent racial profiling, whereas other states would feel it unnecessary to do anythin...

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The issue of limited prison space gains significance greatly when you consider an estimated sixty-percent of prison population is serving time on drug conviction. ... (Duke) As of 1992 an estimated sixty million people have tried and or used marijuana and there has yet to be one recorded death attributed to overdose. ... These are significant numbers considering that sixty percent of the prison population has been jailed due to drug violations. ...

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The main goal of the IRCA was to reduce the population of illegal immigrants in the United States (Davila, Pagan, & Grau, 1999). ... The procedures just described are designed to produce samples that approximate the adult civilian population (ages 18 and older) living in private households (that is, excluding those in prisons, hospitals, hotels, and religious and educational institutions and those living on reservations or military bases) and, in the case of telephone surveys, households with access to a telephone. ... Interestingly, the respondents who thought that the percentage of immigrant...

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"Between 1900 and 1992, there have been 46 documented cases of innocent persons who have been convicted of murder or capital rape-A third of whom were given a death sentence and in 23 of these cases, the person was executed." - In Spite Of Innocence.These statistics show that mistakes are made within the legal system, and to prevent unlawful executions, we must modify our government and abolish the death penalty. ... Since 1976, 60% of those sentenced to death for childhood offences have been either African Americans or Latino, even though these racial groups...

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In 1992, at least 35,000 died by gunfire. ... For murders in 1992, for example, in which the relationship and circumstances were reported (61 percent of all murders): Almost half of the victims were either related to (12 percent) or acquainted with (35 percent) their killers. ... During this same period the nation's handgun population tripled. ...

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Intervention As one republic after the other ceded from the Yugoslav Federation, Bosnia and Herzegovina held a successful referendum for independence in 1992, and by spring of that year was recognized as an independent state by the European Community. ... By late 1992, Serb forces had control of roughly 70% of Bosnia, while the Bosniac-Croat alliance held the capital of Sarajevo and selected pockets of territory. ... The nature of the conflict resulted in widespread destruction and dislocated populations in the years between 1991 and 1995. ...

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They argue that rural areas have higher child poverty rates and higher percentages of poor school districts than urban areas, leading to a very large "at-risk" population (Martin, 1996). ... "According to Similarities in Challenges 5 USA Today, one in five high school-age kids - 1 in 3 boys - has carried some type of weapon in the last month, and up to 135,000 guns are carried into schools each day" (Martinet, 1992). ... These conditions have taken a serious toll on our neighborhoods" (Martinet, 1992). ...

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He has also sponsored a type genocide that targeted various religious and ethnic groups such as the Shiite and Kurd populations that resides in many areas inside Iraq's borders. ... Even Kuwait fell victim to an invasion by Iraq that resulted in the 1992 Gulf War. ... A 1992 U.S. government report estimates that Iraqi forces executed or tortured to death over 1,000 Kuwaitis during the brief occupation (Kaplan 20). ...

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In 1992, the State of Washington's Department of Social and Health Services published a report identifying 691 sexually aggressive youths in state custody, 33% of whom were under the age of 12. ... Weak egos are associated with immaturity, poor social skills, and excessive dependants on others; antisocial peers may easily lead people with weak egos into crime. 9Within the overall population of juveniles who sexually assault children, there are certain youths who display high levels of aggression and violence. ...

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