This project gave me an incentive to get to know her better. ... I asked her to clarify it for me. ... This alone is responsible for their very low divorce rate and the reason girls place high value on their virginity until marriage. Anca told me that divorces are very rare in Romania. ... Crime rate used to be very low when she lived there. ...
The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) issued a report in September 2000 that found that most adult-rated shows, films, music and video games were marketed to children ("Television Content"). ... With this noticeable increase in violence appearing in television programs, the juvenile crime rate has increased. ... " TV did have an effect on me right from the beginning in the first grade, I was a member of a four kid gang that went around imitating TV westerns" (Brandon Tradeoff, NBC). ... It can be used by parents to block out any shows that are rated as violent or sexually explicit ("Television ...
Despite of many aids from both government and communities, the rate of homeless people keeps increasing every year. ... "I experienced the way people looked at me sitting out in front of the shelter and felt that I was invisible to them. ... They made me feel dirty and ashamed.... In the fact, the rate of people having been on the street for years is increasing. ... The increasing rate of homeless people on the street causes unstable lives in local areas. ...
There's statistics saying that being a Latina girl from a low income family living in a neighborhood with a high rate of crimes means that I am destined to never get a college degree. ... Right now, I don't live in a neighborhood with a high rate of crime. ... This reminds me back to where I was in Mexico. ... Is sometimes hard for me to say no to a friend when they invite me to go out. ... If something bothers me I keep it to myself and try to show others a strong face just the way my mother had tough me. ...
This reminds me of a little something called the Third Reich, and their extermination of Jews. ... In 1987, Florida enacted a right to carry law (right to carry a gun), and murder and crime rates have steadily decreased. ... In contrast, some states that have allowed people to conceal weapons see their crime rates drastically dropping. ... This essay was fun for me, I guess. ...
Blacks have also been shown to have higher crime rates than whites. Meaning by percentage of population and crime rate, blacks commit far more crimes. ... Are you telling me all minorities are incapable of being racist or discriminatory? ... And don't even get me started on the case of the black street punk who got punched by the cop. ...
Later in the essay Will states; "Two supposed signs of the "crisis" are America's high rate of infant mortality and low rate of immunization of preschool children. ... We know that the number of people living on our planet is growing at a soaring rate and that within a relatively short time we can expect it to total in the tens of billions.. ... In short, it appears to me that it would be better to start from the head rather than the tail. ...
One of these pressing issues of today is the rate of teenage pregnancy. ... What I mean by this is, not being knowledgeable about the importance of using contraception and believing in false myths such as "it won't happen to you" or "if he pulls out, I won't get pregnant" is a crucial factor of the teen pregnancy rate here in America. ... Out of all these reasons, one that struck me the most was the fact that some adolescence say sex feels better without it, so they choose not to take proper precautions. ... Teenage pregnancies are associated with increased rates...
Pledgers have rates of sexually transmitted diseases similar to other teens, and are less likely to use contraception in the event that they do engage in sexual intercourse.... Contraceptive effectiveness, abortion rates, and many scientific facts are included in their lectures. ... Between 1991 and 2004, the teen birth rate dropped from 6.2% to 4.1%. ... A recent Colombia University study found that "virginity pledge" programs still had an 88% rate of premarital sex. ... I had to depend on the Internet, friends, and parents to relay the real information to me, which may not have bee...
Now more than ever people are venturing out and starting their own businesses and are succeeding at a tremendous rate. ... Despite the growth of personal business in the United States one discouraging factor is that of the increasing divorce rate in America. ... Even though America is mostly a Christian country we still manage to have one of the highest divorce rates in the world. ... With the trend of increasing divorce rates one can look at Kennedy's "Remarks on Church and State" to see how our country's democratic values shine through. ... He states that if he is elected president...
Since the top percentile accumulates wealth at a faster rate than the lower percentile, the gap between the two expands. ... According to Timothy Smeeding, a Professor of Economics and Public Administration at Syracuse University, the rate of unequal income growth causes one to travel a greater distance on the social ladder in order to move up in society. ... I knew that with multiple siblings my parents could only help me so much, and that the financial aspect of college was something I would have to deal with. ... Choosing the college path is something I embrace, but it still cost me an absu...
Paul Bou-Habib stated, "If the rate at which members of a specific racial group commits a crime is higher than that of other criminals will be caught if the police concentrate their efforts on investigating members of the racial group in question?... It makes me wonder how the mass incarceration of black males in society is so extreme, because of the poor communities many lived in. ... Research states that incarceration rates between 1880 and 1970 extended about "100 to 200 prisoners per 100,000 people" (Khalek, 2011). ... In the past 30 years crime rates do not explain the u...
in 1908, Henry Ford created the automated assembly line to produce more vehicles at an increased rate. ... First, let me further explain what GMOs are. ... For example, GMOs can offer increased production of a product by speeding up the growth rate and can potentially save a lot of starving people in developing countries, along with poverty-stricken Americans. ... If you are unfamiliar with what Monsanto is, let me explain. ... They try to hide that there are potentially dangerous additives and genetically-modified foods in their food products, which to me, is sacrilegiously un-American. ...
They tend to have higher rates of unemployment, and a lower socioeconomic status. ... Dance has put an enormous amount pressure on me to be thinner. ... No one actually told me I needed to lose weight until this year when one of my dance professors suggested that it might be beneficial to my career. ...
Unfortunately, statistics also show that the national poverty rate has barely decreased as a result of welfare reform (Williams, 2006). ... This course helped me to realize the ways that social policy and government regulations impact health care and human services. ... I, of course, plan to stay on the side of the advocate in order to assist me in my employment endeavors while maintaining professional respect in my position. ...
It was inspirational and lit a fire in me. ... One of the reasons poverty in America is getting so bad is because the immigration rate since 1980 as doubled. ... By helping the countries many of them come from, it would reduce the illegal immigration rate because they would not need to come to America for opportunity, if we gave it to them in their country. ...
Because they are young, inexperienced, their poor self image, and need for attention, they become vulnerable to adult male predators at rates that follow the notion that most teenage sex results in adolescent pregnancy. ... Among the 15-17 year olds the rate climbed 23 percent from 1985 to 1994, from 31 per thousand to 38 percent. ...
This analysis will provide a brief biography about the author, describe the inequalities of income in America, connect what is said to American politics, and conclude how the information in the book affected me personally. ... A major source of inequality in America is the high rate of unemployment. ... A way that the government has tried to decrease unemployment is by tax cuts and the U.S Federal Reserve has tried lowering interest rates to encourage house investments. ...
Even though they are rated for mature users, teens have little trouble finding an opportunity to play games where consequences are almost always never shown. ... It would seem to me that each case is different and unique from every other case. ... I think this research has led me to conclude that while there are many factors that influence violence at school, it boils down to what is in the hearts and minds of those who attack others. ... I don't think I can solve the problem of school violence, but this research has allowed me to look more closely at the students in my own school and ...
She then politely asked me if I would like to "super-size" my meal for a quarter more, and I did so because I would have felt guilty for being cheap or just plain rude to the cashier if I said no. ... I chose to sit at a table that gave me a wide view of the customers and of the employees working behind the counter. ... All of my peers tell me how they love to eat McDonald's yet simultaneously regret having done so after finishing the meal. ... Our current food system is responsible for the high rates of obesity, diabetes, food poisoning, and malnutrition all across America. ...
This intriguing quote by Aaron Powell really sparks a fire in me and gets my thoughts turning. ... Working class whites believe that affirmative action has lowered their success rate in the office, causing more tension between races. ... Higher education is such a competitive process, and for others to get accepted somewhere I didn't just because of their skin color, despite my scores being higher than theirs, is inequitable and causes me to resent the people experiencing preferential treatment, just as Wilkins is shining light upon. ...
However success that stems from failure is the most intriguing to me. ... To me success means a lot of different things to a lot of different people. ... Any job, however high or low the pay rate can be swept from under your feet in an instant. ...
But I chose it because I did not see for me, a way of doing more, which doesn't mean I didn't want to or I don't want to." ... "In America, the principal reason the divorce rate has risen so high is because the tendency of partners to backslide into traditional roles when their children are born, this destroying the equality and friendship they previously shared." ...
Research has shown that residences within the prime areas with the best schooling zones can be priced 20% higher than a similar home within a lower rated school zone. ... If it were not for the educational benefits granted to me for my honorable service in the United States military, I too would be part of the statistic of individuals that do not seek higher education. ...
