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of the prolonged 2016 US election, in which feels like the end of the world for us Americans after repeatedly getting fed with empty promises throughout the campaign season. Out of 318.9 million people living in the US (according to the United States Census Bureau), even having a very tiny fraction of other individuals eligible to take over the US presidential position according to the law of probability, we came down to two candidates notorious for their exceptionally terrible reputation. We…

community is home to broad social inequality, including underfunded public schools, poverty, high levels of gang violence, a lack of affordable housing, a lack of affordable health care, as well as high rates of youth incarceration. The 2010 United States Census reports the population of Kennedy, New York to be 16,258 people, with a mixed demographic composition including Caucasian, Asian, Hispanic, and multiracial individuals, with a majority of the population being African American. 26.7% of…

nearby because of the large population that cannot afford these goods. With the fleeing number of locally owned grocery stores, residents don’t have available fruits and vegetables while convenient fast food outlets sprout. Primarily, the United States Census Bureau Poverty Thresholds reported that the poverty threshold for a family of four, the most common size with no relation to income, is roughly $24,036 in 2015. This means that if one person in this household works 40 hours a week,…

a citizen just now. Perhaps you can't show good moral character because you committed a minor crime (though not a major enough one to make you deportable). Or perhaps you broke the continuity of your residence by spending too long outside the United States. It may be that simply waiting longer will make you eligible for citizenship, or you may need to take other steps to make you eligible” ( Bray 1). In the sentence above, Bray is discussing to immigrants, who may not be considered of having the…

accuse the NCAA of being racist goes far further than my beliefs allow. An item that Yee should have used would be the national poverty rate by race. According to the The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation, based on the Census Bureau’s March 2014 Current Population Survey, in the United States 10% of the white population are in poverty compared to 27% of the black community (“Poverty Rate”). That fact would have added extra support and may even lead some to believe that the African-American…

The United States Marine Corps is the finest fighting force on this planet, and at thirteen weeks, their basic training program is the longest of all of the United States Military Forces. That thirteen weeks is dedicated towards completely removing all civilian qualities from a person and changing a “whimpering civilian” into a highly trained United States Marine. If the U.S. Government is that dedicated to the concept of training and preparing their troops for what is to come, then that same…

The United States government spends an enormous amount of money. Where exactly does the U.S. government spend all that money on? There are three levels of government, federal, state, and local. As of today 2016, the amount of the three levels of government spending is estimated to be around $6.6 trillion. Federal spending is estimated to be $3.95 trillion, state spending is around $1.62 trillion, and local spending is around $1.82 trillion. Federal spending is divided into three categories by…

Homelessness in the United States is a grave and multifaceted issue for everyone, specifically for youth and young adults. According to the National Alliance to End Homelessness, 633,782 individuals are faced with homelessness, nightly in the United States. Yearly, there are about 550,000 youth and young adults up to age 24 who are homeless for more than seven days. Of these youth, nearly 50,000 spend many nights on the street, for up to six months or more (2013). The State of Homelessness in…

2015 Joe Biden, the vice president of the United States, abdicated his right of ascension to the presidential throne, having been bequeathed this rightful place as the Democratic nominee as Obama is forced to relinquish his office as President. This action thrusts the Democratic party into a freeze in an effort to identify the most qualified prospects. While each is lifetime politicians, Bernie Sanders found favor with the younger generation, Hillary Clinton’s political foundation became the…

Due to these factors, poverty has continued on for decades. Approximately, 16.3 percent of the Delta population is living in poverty, alone. High volume of poverty is devastating the great fertile land of the Delta. As we all know, poverty is still alive even in the 21st century. Just as the Mississippi Delta is known as the land of the rich and abundant, it can also be characterized as poor and abandoned. Just like reminiscing on the soft music and sweet words from the authors of this…