...political system. It services for citizens and is always focused by them. Some free countries, like America, political parties often try to improve social security system to get citizens’ support. In president Obama’s election speech, the largest concern is that he wants to make a healthcare reform to improve people’s lives. Healthcare is a part of social security, it shows that social security is really cared about everyone in America, and it may have some serious problem now. According to ‘THE 2014 U.S. AND WORLD POPULATIONS’ written by Robert Schlesinger in U.S. News (http://www.usnews.com/opinion/blogs/robert-schlesinger/2013/12/31/us-population-2014-317-million-and-71-billion-in-the-world) America now has more than 317 million people with 5793 hospitals. It may sounds a lot, but if shared out equally, a hospital might service for almost 55000 people. Especially 5008 hospitals are community hospitals that don’t have enough resource and enough area. It’s not great any more. Besides, the truth is, because of different developmental level of different cities, hospitals don’t share out equally. Then, it sounds badly. Even in the United States, a superpower country, people cannot get an excellent healthcare system. And the worse thing is, not only the healthcare system, some others thing about social security also cannot be enough to citizens. So, someone must have questions, since America is strong and democratic, why the government doesn’t pay more attention to social security problems...
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...Howell April 21, 2015 Education Crisis of America Education is the act or process of imparting or acquiring general knowledge, developing the powers of reasoning and judgement, and generally of preparing oneself or others for mature life. Now knowing the definition, one can understand more clearly how important having an education is to our future. So why is America facing this crisis? On February 18, 2015, the United States Department of Education stated that over 1.2 million students drop out of high school in the U.S. every year. That is about 7,000 students a day. Some are pointing to the current educational system for this dilemma. Change is needed soon before this crisis becomes worse. In this work the education crisis and the dropout rates were investigated. It was found that with the parents at home, the teachers at school, and resources within the community this issue can be resolved. Parents’ involvement with their children from elementary through high school is very detrimental to their child’s success. The way the teacher teaches a subject, and how they keep a student engaged in their work is very important to whether that child does well. Also, if children start using the resources in their community such as tutoring, after-school programs that help with homework, and summer camps that have reading programs things could improve. I hope this paper helps people to realize that yes parents and teachers control kids’ education, but the community involvement...
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...Case Study: Economic Crisis and Higher Education in the United States The 2008–2012 economic failure is considered by many economists and investors to be the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s. It results in the risk of total collapse from big financial firms, the bailout of banks by national governments, and downturns in stock markets around the world. The crisis also plays a significant role in the crash of key businesses and collapse of housing market, results in the delayed unemployment. Higher education is a large and various venture in the United States, which has impacted by the economic recession in a number of ways, but these impacts have not been the same and vary depending on state and type of institution. Most higher education traditions started to be concerned about their financial problems due to economic recession. Their main source of revenue has been hurt by the downturn, and that those universities would need to make hard decisions about how to spend their money. In some states, a lot of institutions are in process of fund-raising programs to avoid delaying their supported campus building projects. Many of higher education university’s leaders have been considering and solving of two following questions: How is the economic downturn affecting institutions both public and private? What strategies are leaders implementing to guide their institutions? Unsuccessful budget strategies are the main reason that caused many...
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...Education in Crisis and the Threat of Privatization There is a crisis regarding our public schools, but it is not the one you usually read about by Diane Ravitch 8 Comments 'The crisis in education today,' writes Ravitch, 'is an existential threat to the survival of public education.' (Image: Photo by Dean Hochman/flickr/cc w/ overlay) It has become conventional wisdom that “education is in crisis.” I have been asked about this question by many interviewers. They say something like: “Do you think American education is in crisis? What is the cause of the crisis?” And I answer, “Yes, there is a crisis, but it is not the one you have read about. The crisis in education today is an existential threat to the survival of public education. The threat comes from those who unfairly blame the school for social conditions, and then create a false narrative of failure. The real threat is privatization and the loss of a fundamental democratic institution.” As we have seen again and again, the corporate education industry is eager to break into U.S. public education and turn it into a free marketplace, where they can monetize the schools and be assured of government subsidization. On the whole, these privatized institutions do not produce higher test scores than regular public schools, except for those that cherry-pick their students and exclude the neediest and lowest performing students. The promotion of privatization by philanthropies, by the U.S. Department...
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...subjected to. James Truslow popularized the phrase “American Dream” in his book Epic of America, published in 1931. Truslow stated that the American Dream is, “that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for every man, with opportunity for each according to his ability or achievement… [A] dream of social order in which each man and each woman shall be able to attain to the fullest stature of which they are innately capable, and be recognized by others for what they are, regardless of the fortuitous circumstances of birth or position.” In essence, the American Dream is the philosophy of upward mobility. It is the opportunity to make individual choices without being limited by class, religion, race, or ethnicity. Since it’s origin, this idea of the American Dream has not coincided with the American reality shown through the segregation of class, race and ethnicity, unhappiness in the home, and the failure of public education. Immigrants during the Industrial Revolution were exposed to unjust treatment and stifled growth in society, women in the 1950s faced an identity crisis spawning from the materialized idea of perfection, and at the turn of the century public education showed poor performance on the worldwide scale. The industrial revolution marked a turning point in the history of the United States of America, impacting every aspect of daily life and making America a player on the world stage. Readily available resources, technological innovations...
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...Mexico Overall, Mexico is the second largest economy in Latin America after Brazil and is also an oil-exporting nation. Mexico realized that trade is one of the most important factor that driven Mexico economy, this country started free trade in a early time and continue participates lots of free trade agreements for decades. Based on the data that I have downloaded from work bank(2017), GDP per capita are: 7236.6 in 1990, 7277.6 in 1995, 8568.1 in 2000, 8706.1 in 2005 and 8861.5 in 2010. From that, we can see that economy develop in Mexico is increasing but modest in general. Since 1994, Mexico participated NAFTA and thought that agreement would boost Mexico’s growth and economy development. However, the economy performance was not going...
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...Geographic and Trade Patterns Analysis paper of the Continent South America, in the Country of Brazil I. Introduction II. Continent of South America/Brazil • Population • Culture • Demographics • Economy III. Country located in South America: Brazil • Population • Culture • Demographics IV. Regions of Brazil • North • Northeast • Center-West • South • Southeast V. Political Culture • Traditional Rural Society during the colonial and independence periods • Rural Urban Migration • Political Culture in different Regions • Public health & Security • Quality Control VI. Economic Growth • Retesting • Treatment • Gross Domestic Product • Monetary Policy • Financial System • Employment VII. Trade Patterns • Trade Regulations • Imports • Exports • Labor VIII. VII. Conclusion Introduction South America was named in 1580 by cartographers Martin Waldseemüller and Matthias Ringmann after Amerigo Vespucci, who was the first European to suggest that the Americas were not the East Indies, but a New World unknown to Europeans. Continent of South America/Brazil South America is the 4th largest continent. It connects to North America by the Isthmus[1] of Panama. The country of Brazil accounts for more almost half of the continent and contains about half of the people. The countries that make...
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...The poverty level in the United States has risen an alarming amount due to the economy, and other factors that have a tendency to go unnoticed. On average a household in America earns less than it did in 1997 when inflation in accounted for. Poverty is defined as “at or below an income of $22,314 for a family of four,” (Fletcher, U.S. Poverty reaches 15.1 Percent) and the number of families living this way in the US is astounding. The possible causes are multiple and the solutions range in size and practicality. For example making it easier for the less educated to get jobs. Regardless of why this is happening, and what can be done to aid the solving of it one thing is for certain, poverty levels are at a record high and something must be done. The United States is at a very sensitive place in its history because of the most recent recession, and because of this the level of poverty has increased dramatically. The poverty rate in America has increased to 15.1 percent, making it the highest it has been since 1993 (Washington Post). Why this is happening has been under debate for quite a while, and multiple answers have surfaced in speculation as to the cause. One of these believed causes is the tax cuts that the government has put into place in order to aid the citizens of America who make more that two-hundred and fifty-thousand dollars annually. (Washington Post) While it seems like a good idea on the surface it is certainly a double-edged sword because though it is easier...
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...children’s minds? Wake up we’re losing the battle in education at an alarming rate of 2500 students per day and the only thing they can come up with as a solution is a Charter School. It’s been ten years since President Bush signed into law “No Child Left Behind”, but the law has done nothing to bring our children up to par when it comes to academic excellence. When will we stop blaming the teachers and their unions for the problems that our children face on a daily basis? Our politicians need to stop blowing smoke and make it happen because our government spends about $200 billion dollars a year to rescue our poverty stricken communities to accommodate worthlessness in the individuals who dropped the education ball and have taken up other means of support. Education versus Charter Schools is a topic that many parents and grandparents hear on a daily basis if they follow the news or has children in the public school system. It’s becoming harder and harder to determine the effectiveness of our public schools systems, because so many youth dropout before they can become eligible to graduate and receive their diplomas. There is a real war going on and it starts with our kids, they are the real victims of our failing school system. Public education was born in America in 1840 and was created to keep American people literate so they could read the bible and stay Biblically Literate (C.Bonastia,2012). In the beginning public education was a good thing known as Common Schools that...
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...Since 1775 the American military has been called upon to perform many tasks. From winning large global wars, to humanitarian missions, and to even mediating global politics the US military has risen to every occasion and fulfilled their role put forth in the Constitution. No other organization has such a stellar legacy, or track record of upholding American values or promoting American policies on the world stage. Americans have a proud military legacy which is now facing a crisis point. America is in jeopardy of destroying their proud military tradition as a result of three disastrous disparities that have developed from the current political climate of the past four decades. The military government relationship has severe divergences in ideology, experience, and demographics. The ideological disparity is a problem of ethics. The American...
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...Study Guide 3 1. Education and Social Movements a. Education America 2011- schools are there to hand out degrees not an education i. Bush and Obama: policy, emphasis, goals. ii. SDSU administration: policy, emphasis, goals. b. 1960s and Social Movements: characteristics, examples, successes... c. Backlash: Crisis of Democracy and making social movements invisible i. According to Samuel Huntington what was the “crisis of democracy” and what was the solution? ii. According to Huntington, the University contributed to the “crisis.” Why did he say this and how was restructuring the University a solution to the problem? iii. How have the changes at SDSU reflected Huntington’s solution to the “crisis” and the restructuring of the University? d. Education as a gatekeeper: funding, resources, knowledge, success. Terms: No Child Left Behind, Race to the Top, credentialism, Output efficiency: How many people can u graduate standardized testing, grassroots, astroturf, business model, quality education, tracking, Ability grouping: also called tracking standardized testing Rodriguez v. San Antonio: says that quality education is not guaranteed by the us constitution only a desk Property tax: taxes on residential and commercial property in a school district to fund the school, Foundations: A way to funnel private money into a school The Houston Miracle: the basis for no student left behind, ended up being a lie 2. Crime and the Criminal...
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...October 29, 2014 IS 206GENDER ANALYSIS AND DEVELOPMENT THE IMPACT OF INEQUALITY Box 1: COMPARATIVE STUDIES ON INEQUALITY AND SOCIAL MOBILITY ACROSS OECD AND LATIN AMERICAN COUNTRIES Presented by Del Mundo, Maria Naida Box 2: SOCIAL AND POLITICAL COHESION, SOCIAL TOLERANCE OF INEQUALITY Presented by Gutierrez, Cherry Lou THE IMPACT OF INEQUALITY ABSTRACT October 29, 2014 There is growing evidence and recognition on the powerful and corrosive effects of inequality on economic growth, poverty, social mobility and political cohesion. This paper finds that the real and potential impacts of inequality in relation to economic growth, poverty, social mobility, social stability and cohesion. KEYWORDS: Inequality, Economic Growth, Poverty, Social Mobility, Political Cohesion, Gender I. INTRODUCTION In relation to the worldwide gender gap, in so far as inequality also exist in political imbalance in the Philippines distinguished through the partisan move of a party, wherein, such intent, policies and term of their advocacy is their ultimate road map and reluctantly to engage in the opponent’s adherence. Colonial mindset, attributable to the Spanish era wherein their colonial stay in the country portrays the strictness and conservative ways in precluding to whom or to which is one’s belief will end up to, and upon the continuance of the American regime, where westernized ways has gotten in the minds of the Filipinos, that every choice of an American decision draws correct conclusion...
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...Manuscript – The Economic Crisis in the US Hello and welcome to our conference on the economic crisis we are dealing with here in the US. My name is Anthony Edelman; I am a student like the rest of you, who just finished a six-week special course on the economic crisis in the US. I have prepared a little speech on the effects of the present economic crisis on business and society. You may think that there is a job waiting for you after you graduate, but the truth is that the youth unemployment rate is at its highest, so you may want to listen closely. As a student it has never been harder to find work. In 2010 college graduates faced a 9.1 % unemployment rate; the rate was twice as high for high school students. It is harder and harder to get a job, and the pay is lower and lower for the youth trying to find work. The future is not looking bright. A young man named Ryan who works at fast food restaurants and at warehouses, applied for 200 jobs but only got two replies. The companies who are hiring wants people with experience, but how can we have experience when we are only 20 years old. Internships give experience but you do not get a paycheck at the end of the month. Since January 2009, 20 million Americans have been out of work, and there are at least three millions jobs open. But who’s is qualified for the job? In the manufacturing business there are 500.000 jobs open, but the manufacturers do not just hire anybody. They want qualified workers. A manufacturer called...
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...spiritual as well as temporary obligations. Secular for this day to day dwelling and religious for his smooth life on earth and hereafter. Education in Islam is not only getting decent earnings but practicing it in real life for the betterment of the others. It was as a result of application of knowledge that Muslims were the superpower of the world for twelve centuries. Knowledge is the most important thing in one’s life. Today we need an education system which can produce, Muslim philosopher, Muslim scientist, Muslim economist, Muslim jurist, Muslim statesman, in brief, Muslim experts in all fields of knowledge who would reconstruct the social order in accordance with the tenets of Islam. There are two kinds of knowledge: Religious knowledge and Secular knowledge..both kinds of knowledge’s are very important for a human being. 2.0 The main idea Islamic education is the one w which covers the social aspects of a human being including the process of character development and good social behavior. Sculars concludes that these three terms suggests a possible analysis in three areas of Muslim education; ‘(a) aiding individual development, (b) increasing understanding of society and its social and moral rules and (c) transmitting knowledge.’ It can be said that these three dimensions offer the fundamental objectives of Islamic education. From an Islamic perspective an educated individual might possess similar attributes; however the necessary component that is required is belief...
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...Nicaragua ÃÃÃÃÃ ´ ´ CII-ASDENIC, Edificio Casa Estelı, Estelı, Nicaragua ÃÃ ABSTRACT In December 2001, green coffee commodity prices hit a 30-year low. This deepened the livelihood crisis for millions of coffee farmers and rural communities. The specialty coffee industry responded by scaling up several sustainable coffee certification programs, including Fair Trade. This study uses household- and community-level research conducted in Nicaragua from 2000 to 2006 to assess the response to the post-1999 coffee crisis. A participatory action research team surveyed 177 households selling into conventional and Fair Trade markets in 2006. In an effort to dialogue with specialty coffee industry and mainstream development agencies, results are framed within the context of the United Nations Millennium Development Goals. Findings suggest that households connected to Fair Trade cooperatives experienced several positive impacts in education, infrastructure investment, and monetary savings. However, several important livelihoods insecurities, including low incomes, high emigration, and food insecurity, persisted among all small-scale producers. ´ ´ En diciembre de 2001, los precios del bien de consumo de cafe verde alcanzaron su nivel mas ´ ˜ bajo en 30 anos. Esto ha aumentado la crisis del sustento a...
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