...which people are judged by their appearance. The media idealizes youth and feeds into the fallacy that becoming older is somehow negative. Thus, the identity of those who are growing older is undermined, and older Americans are often devalued. The reality, however, is that God has a plan for every phase of our lives. Research indicates that between the ages of 75 and 84, 73% report no disability, thus proving that older Americans are living long, healthy lives and are valuable assets to society (Vaillant & Mukamal, 2001). Appearance has no relevance on the contributions one can make in society. Furthermore, our fear of death is irrational. Death is often feared as a result of our diminishing faith in God and unbelief in the reality of eternal life through Jesus Christ. Death is not the end of life, but only the beginning of eternal life in a place free from illness, heartache and death. A Society Obsessed with Youth Americans are obsessed with youth and physical beauty. The average adult male in the United States spends thirty-two minutes getting ready in the morning (Hamermesh, 2011). The average adult female spends forty-four minutes (Hamermesh, 2011). Time is not the only thing Americans spend on their appearance. “In 2008, the average American household spent $718 on women’s and girl’s clothing, $427 on men’s and boy’s clothing, $655 on infant clothing, and $616 on personal care products” (Hamermesh, 2011, p. 4). This accounted for a total of 400 billion...
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...Roosevelt in 1935, aimed to provide an opportunity for both people and the American economy during a time of great struggle within the United States. What made the Works Progress Administration significant in United States history was the fact that it unintentionally stimulated social reform and progress within American society, even though its main purpose was to create jobs for artists and stimulate economic growth. An analysis of artwork from the Works Progress Administration, reveals that, through the United States’ involvement of creating jobs for artists, social, racial and gender barriers were disseminated, which allowed for progress in American society both economically and socially. After being elected into the presidency in 1932, Franklin Delano Roosevelt delivered his New Deal to the American people, which addressed the devastating effects of the Great Depression. A number of bills were passed as part of the New Deal that was meant to alleviate the poverty rate, reduce unemployment, and stimulate economic recovery. Historians consider the Works Progress Administration to be one of the New Deal’s major work relief programs, employing over 8.5 million people nationally. The establishment of the New Deal was significant in the history of our country because it was the first time the United States government took responsibility and assisted the American people through such a tough time. Additionally, the New Deal questioned the role Federalism played in...
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...beauty pageant held. And beauty queens and even beauty contestants are always admired and considered as one of the beautiful icons in the country. But as the Philippine culture easily being influenced by the American society, this research hopes to emphasize the distinction of Philippine beauty pageants from American beauty pageants for it is in beauty pageants that the epitome of a Filipino is being showcased around the world. With that in the mind, this research also hopes to discover and unravel the purposes behind the staging of beauty pageants in both American and Philippine society. Background of the Study The researcher, who is not a stranger in the world of beauty contests in her school, has been asked by a judge on what she thinks is the purpose of beauty pageants in the society and whether its purpose is still prevalent. Intrigued, the researcher decided to do a research on beauty pageants. The TLC TV series Toddlers and Tiaras where girls as young as two wear skimpy clothing and heavy make-up just to win the pageant’s crown drove the researcher to gather more information and details of how American beauty pageants work, especially that the Philippines is highly influenced by the American culture. Disappointed with the controversies swirling today’s different American pageants, and since the...
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...ENG111 2/25/14 Poverty and Homelessness: An Annotated Bibliography. “Black Parents Demand ‘World-Class’ Education, Too.” Washington Informer. 20. Mar 2013. ProQuest. Web. 15 Feb. 2014. In the article ‘World-Class Education’, it said that education need to be affordable for the community of African American. Some African American children are dropout which had damaged the community. Without education, the middle class people would not be able to sustain their family which can lead to society loss. Parents need to back their children education and to avoid them from dropping out of school. The source wants the middle-class to educate themselves so that they could have greater life for themselves and their family. It pressure parents and children to get educated. I would use this article for my research paper because it explain how lack of education lead to poverty and homelessness. It also discussed the importance of education in the African American community and how it can prevent poverty and homelessness. This source is credible because it demanded quality education for the middle class and African American. The author had written many articles about education in the middle-class communities. Many of these articles could be find in the education database at the Nova library. Doak J. Melissa. Ed. “Money, Income, and Poverty Status.’ Minorities: Race and Ethnicity in America. 2012. Detroit: Gale, 2013. Information plus Reference Series. Opposing...
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...PSY/425 April 04, 2011 Abstract Drug trends have been a huge part of the American society. Manipulations of drugs have been traced back as far as 4000 B.C. American society has become familiar with drugs since the 1700s. These drugs were mainly used for medical and therapeutic purposes however without any knowledge of their addictive characteristics. Trends of these drugs have drastically changed throughout the years as a result of influences it has on the American society. During the Civil War injured soldiers were given morphine as an anesthetic to ease the pain without knowing the addiction it brings. A man by the name of John Pemberton was the founder of Coca-Cola, this drink contained cocaine and caffeine. Sometime after this the Pure Food and Drug act came into play in 1906; this required that a list of ingredients be visible on packaging which led to the removal of cocaine in Coca-Cola and many more products. Throughout the years drugs and alcohol are not only used for medical purposes but are used inappropriately. In the 70’s drugs were very common amongst the American society. The 70’s was a time period of love, drugs, and rebellion. During this period there was a wide spread of AIDS and HIV. Some of the contributing factors to this spread were the use of dirty needles being used to inject drugs into the blood stream and unprotected sex influenced by the drugs people were on. The American Culture encourages the use and abuse of drugs in many ways. Alcohol has been...
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...North American Civilization While Christopher Columbus is widely believed to have discovered the New World, he was not the first to discover the Americas. The Native Americans were the first to discover these lands and make them their home. The early Native Americans came to the Americas from Asia during an ice age that caused sea levels to drop enough to uncover a land bridge across the Bering Strait between Siberia and Alaska. They continued to migrate to America by sea even after global temperatures warmed and sea levels rose to cover the land bridge once more. The Native American continued to migrate south and east out of Alaska, down the west coast of America. Gradually the different groups of Native Americans had migrated throughout America as well as into Mexico and South America. The Native Americans were not a single group of people, but instead were many diverse groups of people, many with their own religions, systems of organization, and languages. While some of these groups still relied on hunting and gathering due to the climate in their areas, most Native American societies relied on agriculture. They hunted, fished, and raised crops and animals to sustain their peoples. The different societies, or tribes, also had different systems of leadership. Some Native American societies were led by the men and worked together to hunt and sustain their peoples. Other societies, such as the Pueblo Indians, were agriculture based and the women dominated. Councils of elders...
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...values), scientific and technological developments, the level of education, legal and political processes, demographic factors, available resources, the international environment and the general economic, social and industrial structure of the country. - Micro environment (task environment): concerns the forces relevant to an individual organisation within an industry including customers, suppliers, competitors, regulators, the local labour market and specific technologies. The business environment is the climate in which the business methods, skills, attitudes and objectives are being increasingly adopted by these organisations. (Ian Worthington, 2003). To understand the organisational purposes of business, we have to study the environment of one company in particular. Anglo American is one of the world’s largest mining companies focusing on platinum group metals, diamonds, copper, nickel, iron ore, metallurgical and thermal coal. This company is...
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...Religions of the World Term Paper In today’s consumer society, it’s easy to become distracted by the things you don’t need. I feel that today’s society has become engulfed in materialism and many of us have forgotten how to connect with the spiritual self. In America, especially, materialism has become a dominating force that motivates the American towards success. The typical American dream consists of owning a house and a car while raising a family and balancing the needs of life. Nowhere in this “American dream” do you hear the desire for spiritual balance and enlightening. I feel that if Americans practice some of the teachings of the Indigenous religions, as well as the Buddhists and Muslims, we can topple this problem of materialism. I think that this is a major problem in the American society. The fact that we forgot how to allocate time for ourselves and relax our minds and souls from the bombardment of materialism has become detrimental. America, in my opinion, is immersed in materialism, which has become its high and its drive. I feel that the dollar means more to the average American, then valuing the spiritual self. It has resulted in the forgetfulness of this society. I feel that the average American lost sight of what the true meaning of life is, instead they focus on what they have, materially, as opposed to where they are going in life and why. We need to focus more on the self and the purpose of life. When going to school, for example, I am surrounded by...
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...itself caused a massive uprising of ideas based on engineering for the sole purpose of convenience, and made a huge gap between the rich, the middle, and the poor, and classified the middle and the poor as the working classes and most of the topics went to the working class. However, this is more unlikely to be a political progress since the convenience and affordable factor all went to boost England’s economy and have the society afford them for cheaper. The progress of the Industrial Revolution was based on socioeconomic reasons because, due to the Industrial revolution, England’s economy increased, rate of employment for unemployed workers increased because of the ability to mass produce products using the newly invented machines to create a better economy for corporations, and a lot of products could be produced in cheap prices because mass production was possible and this increased the standard of living to modernization. Another example of socioeconomic progress is the French Revolution. The French revolutionists and poor social class strived to change the social class division by killing aristocrats and women’s march of Versailles also indicated a strive for a change on social class and economy with the women fighting the king for a better economy to solve the poverty crisis and demanded a change for the poor social class. Although there have been political progress for revolutions such as the American Revolution,...
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...Responses to Questions on A Talk to Teachers by James Baldwin 1. In the opening paragraph, Baldwin establishes his ethos by connecting himself to his audience as a fellow citizen and fellow American, someone who loves his country and wants it to be whole and healthy. Though he identifies the chief fear of his audience as the fear of Communist, he proposes that the ore fearful aspect of American society of the early 1960s is the “bad faith and cruelty” of generations. Baldwin builds credibility with his audience by recognizing teachers as powerful people who “deal with the minds and hearts of young people.” His audience senses that he as a deep respect for what teachers do each day. He makes a crucial connection between teachers and the future of American society. In paragraph 2, Baldwin speaks deferentially to teachers and in a respectful tone directs his discussion toward the purpose of education, further establishing a rapport with his audience. His use of historical example and analogy to his audience that his is educated and thoughtful. Finally, as Baldwin reveals the paradox inherent in education – the process of education, whose purpose is to provide a way for individuals to establish an identity and think for themselves, is designed to teach obedience to the dictates of society – he further exhibits his depth of understanding for the role of teachers. He identifies strongly with teachers, as he know they believe that their role in education is to facilitate the process...
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...as an adult, she struggles to regain her Latino identity and acceptance. Barrientos was brought to the United States at a very young age by her parents who immersed her into the American culture by speaking only Spanish. This was to serve the purpose of blending her more readily into her new society and thus, ensuring her success. She describes how Americans during that time were not culturally tolerant and expected foreigners who entered the country to “leave their cultural baggage at the border”. As a result of her parents decision Barrientos assimilates to her new culture and rejects her old one. She took pride in not being able to speak Spanish; and furthermore, she took pride in her American peers saying that she did not seem Mexican. Barrientos states that those comments “made me feel superior. It made me feel American. It made me feel white.” Once her father realized how she felt about her native culture he set out to change her feelings. He sent her to spend time in Mexico City and his plan worked. She returned to the United States with a new appreciation for her Latino roots. She continues on to state that as she became more accepting of her native culture so had American society. The nation that had once ostracized ethnic cultures now accepted them as part of society. With this shift of acceptance she, was left wondering where her place was amongst the Latino community. She wanted to call herself Latina but realized it would not be so easy since...
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...identity and acceptance. Barrientos was brought to the United States at a very young age by her parents who absorbed her into the American culture by speaking only Spanish. This was to serve the purpose of blending her more readily into her new society and thus, ensuring her success. She describes how Americans during that time were not culturally tolerant and expected foreigners who entered the country to “leave their cultural baggage at the border”. As a result of her parents decision Barrientos embraces to her new culture and rejects her old one. She took pride in not being able to speak Spanish; and furthermore, she took pride in her American peers saying that she did not seem Mexican. Barrientos states that those comments “made me feel superior. It made me feel American. It made me feel white.” Once her father realized how she felt about her native culture he set out to change her feelings. He sent her to spend time in Mexico City and his plan worked. She returned to the United States with a new appreciation for her Latino roots. She continues on to state that as she became more accepting of her native culture so had American society. The nation that had once ostracized ethnic cultures now accepted them as part of society. With this shift of acceptance she, was left wondering where her place was amongst the Latino community. Barrientos’ purpose in writing this memoir is to explain to her audience the many challenges she faced growing up. She had to deal with not knowing much...
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...and personal privacy considerations permit, undertaking outreach programs aimed at informing potential users of their content and availability, and actively encouraging the exploitation of archives as a means of bettering society therefore this essay is designed to discuss the statement that archives are old documents which have no value to society, this will be done by looking at the importance of archives it will first start by defining the key term which is archive. Existed since ancient times, According to James O’Toole (1990), the term “archives” was originally used to “designate all collections of written records”. In the modern world, however, the word “archives” is commonly used in three different senses. First, archives are documents that are created or accumulated by an individual or an organization in the normal course of business. Second, archives are the independent agencies or programs within institutions that are responsible for selecting, preserving, and providing access to archival documents. Finally, archives are the buildings or repositories that house collections of archival documents. Archival institutions select, preserve, and make their records accessible for a number of reasons, including legal, financial, and administrative purposes. Government archives (at the federal, state or local level) that administer public records,...
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...and Clinton administrations however, policies were significant. Pakistan came into existence just as the cold war was started between AMERICA and SOVIET UNION. There were two camps, Soviet and US camp. Infant Pakistan and India had to pick their camps. 2.1 ------------------------------------------------- Relations during Liquat Ali khan: In 1947 liquat Ali khan became the first prime minister of Pakistan; in 1949 two invitations were received to liquat Ali khan. In 1950, Liquat Ali khan (1st pm) of Pakistan was invited by soviets and Americans, and then he chose to visit United States that was the start of Pak-Us relations, and India joined the soviet camp. When liquat ali khan visited USA he was warmly welcomed by the US president TRUMAN, here Liquat ali khan delivered a speech and said that both USA and PAKISTABN have same past both were under the colonialism and liquat ali khan was pro west so liquat Ali khan joined American block. Liquat Ali khan supported USA on every forum in 1950 liquat Ali khan supported the resolution of USA in the general assembly which USA put against north-korean aggression towards south-Korea and Liquat Ali khan also supported to peace and friendship treaties between JAPAN and USA in 1951, if we look the relations of Pakistan in USA in the short era of liquat Ali khan it was quiet good and friendly relations in the history...
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...school admissions, promotions, and contract awards.” (Boxill) Such programs are designed to ensure that qualified individuals in America have equal access to opportunity in areas such as education and employment, and receive a fair chance to contribute all their abilities. As T.H. Andersen points out: “Supporters declare themselves the champions of racial justice, protectors of Martin Lurher King’s Dream, while the opponents see themselves as the defenders of merit, of colorblind equal protection enshrined by the U.S. Constitution.” (Anderson Preface X) Therefore, although at first these programs were considered a huge success, many argue that Affirmative Action has been out dated and is not working anymore. Affirmative Action has served its purpose, and is no longer needed and should be abolished or reformed, as it will no longer be useful in helping eliminate the racial gaps in the United States. Affirmative Action has achieved a great deal since it was first introduced in the 1960s. Politicians have characterized Affirmative Action as a policy “designed to right the wrongs of the past, as a quota system, or a set of remedial programs aimed to compensate for the inadequacies of people of color”(Crosby 4). Affirmative Action grew out of the Equal Rights Movement of the 1960s as the Civil Rights Act of 1964 prohibited discrimination based on race, color, national origin, sex, and religion. President Kennedy stated in Executive Order 10925: "it is the plain and positive obligation...
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