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Trans-racial Adoption

Many adoptions are being taken place in America today. These adoptions are not always of the same race, transracial adoption is very popular among eager couples who are willing to adopt. Transracial adoption is the adoption of a child of one race by a couple of another race. Adopting children ...

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Teen Suicide

“Suicide is a permanent solution to a temporary problem.” I feel that it isn’t the right solution, that there are other options. This is one reason why I chose as my I-search topic. I have had personal experience with involving my friends, and the next time that one of my ...

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Anxiety And Depression In Afro-Americans

A major cause of mental health disorders such as depression and anxiety in individuals is stress. Defined stress is an internal response caused by the application of a stressor or anything that requires coping behaviour. For example the pressure of a job, supporting a family or getting an ...

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George Washington Carver 3

George Washington Carver was born a slave in Diamond Grove, Missouri. As a small child Carver was rescued from a band of Confederate kidnappers. From early on Carver was determined to get himself an education. Carver began his schooling in Newton Country, and while attending school he also ...

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Canada Vs America

The controversy over Canada and America, and who takes after whom has been around for many years. Canada and America are puzzles, two countries that are home to millions of people, living in relative comfort and health. We both have become nations through the help of each other and other ...

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Radio - Making Waves In America

Radio: Making Waves in America Radio-wave technology is one of the most important technologies used by man. It has forever changed the United States and the world, and will continue to do so in the future. Radio has been a communications medium, a recreational device, and many other things to us. ...

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Monks And Today's Society

The strict ideals taken by Christian Monasticism (Monks, etc.) are quite different from those views or values that are taken in the modern day United States. A majority of the United States citizens, today, are more likely to have values that are opposite of those seen through the three monastic ...

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The Dust Bowl Of North America

refers to a catastrophe in the early 1930’s when vast areas of the Midwestern and Western farm lands of America became wastelands. This occurred due to a series of dry years which coincided with the extension of agriculture in unsuitable lands. Droughts and dust storms caused by poor tillage ...

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The Leaf-Cutting Ants

One of the most little known species of ants in North America is the leaf-cutter ant. This is mainly because it lives in tropical environments and it is not aggressive to animals or humans if not disturbed. The leaf cutting ant is a social insect. Alone the ant is virtually helpless but with the ...

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America At The Turn Of The Cen

As America approaches the twenty-first century we are faced with many challenges as a country. The United States has a very strong country due to a few things that keep the country standing. The sufficient military has helped many other countries out of wars, the strong economy is the basis of the ...

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Put The Death Penalty To Death

Issues dealing with death can be traced all the way back to biblical times. The bible clearly states in Exodus 20:13,"Thou shalt not kill". The Bible also says in Leviticus 24:17, " He who kills a man shall be put to death". As one can clearly see, the issue of the death penalty has been debated ...

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George Washington Carver

was born a slave in Diamond Grove, Missouri. As a small child Carver was rescued from a band of Confederate kidnappers. From early on Carver was determined to get himself an education. Carver began his schooling in Newton Country, and while attending school he also worked very hard as a farm ...

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America And The Camel

K. Egonis As time changes the American culture changes with it. We can see the changing culture as we look around and also look at our past. Our past is the only thing we have that tells us how our culture has changed. I have noticed this change by previewing three articles put out by the same ...

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America: A Melting Pot

There have been many different interpretations of the melting pot theory and there are many ideas that disprove this concept. This theory is not a visible concept in American Life. To begin with the whole idea of the melting pot is where old and new groups freely blend together on an equal basis. ...

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Alice Walker

There are many different types of authors in the world of literature, authors of horror, romance, suspense, and the type that writes, through personal experiences. Although most critics categorize her writings as feminist, Walker describes herself as a "womanist", she defines this as "a woman who ...

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Violence In America

Man and society are born out of both: violence and gentle cooperation." That is how Psychiatrist Bruno Bettelheim defines a paradoxical but inescapable fact touching the whole history of "the children of Cain." How the two forces are balanced in an individual helps determine his behavior, even his ...

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Job Hunting Today Is a Difficult Process

De'jon Gray ENGL 1301 September 16, 2013 Job Hunting Today Is a Difficult Process In the United States of America, jobs today are very hard to find. There are millions of fellow American's that are indeed of a job but cannot find one or can't get through the hiring process. Most ...

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Hammurabi's Laws

Hammurabi’s law code is similar to the Ten Commandments. They showed Babylonia various rules they were to abide by, and the consequences if they did not. I feel that many of these rules are similar to the laws of today, since they were created to set a standard for society. Yet, they are ...

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Thoreau As A Prophet

Jerry Petercuskie Thoreau was a simple man that believed in having only the basic necessities in life. Thoreau lived a life of simplicity at Walden Pond. In Walden, Thoreau gives a background of his life and some life experiences that he has encountered. Thoreau also explains that the four ...

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Fahrenheit 451 And Brave New W

For more than half a century science fiction writers have thrilled and challenged readers with visions of the future and future worlds. These authors offered an insight into what they expected man, society, and life to be like at some future time. One such author, Ray Bradbury, utilized this ...

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