...Anchor Babies There are millions of stories that we hear everyday of how people came to US in pursue of better life for them and their children. Each story is unique, passionate, and encouraging; as a person I do realize that each person has a right to better their life through hard work, and wish to fulfill their dream. This country was build by immigrants who sought a better opportunity, however, what was in the beginning of 20th century, drastically changed in 21st. The ongoing debate is more evolving regarding illegal immigrants and anchor babies. This issue is seeking more and more attention by the government and political figures. How does the government should deal with increasing numbers of illegal immigrants and increasing population of anchor babies. When this issue arises in the debate, we turn to 14 Amendment of Constitution, which states; All persons born or naturalized in the United states and subject to the jurisdiction thereof are citizens of the united States. The intent of the original amendment is not to facilitate illegal aliens defying U.S. Law and obtaining citizenship for their offspring, or obtaining benefits at taxpayer expense. The United States is unusual in it's proposal to extend citizenship to anyone born on its soil. If we turn to other developed countries that have developed their citizenship practice to eliminate the problems caused by the practice of birthright citizenship. The anchor baby problem has grown to such large proportions...
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...the United States of America today. There have been many supporters in favor of English as the only recognized language spoken in America and there have also been many opponents. The debate has also driven many states to pass their own laws concerning the English language. There are many pros and cons to the debate, many states have passed their own laws regarding the education of English language learners, and I have my own views about the English-only debate. Supporters of the English-only movement feel very strongly about their views as English being the official language in America. While, opponents of the English-only movement feel just as strongly in their belief of America needing more than the English language. Supporters feel with English being the only language would unite us as a nation, clarifying that we are Americans. Supports also feel that making English the official language will give immigrants more opportunities to learn and speak the English language more fluently. Opponents of the debate feel that English-only would alienate immigrants that come to America by stifling communication within their daily life. Opponents also feel that school age children of immigrants will be at a disadvantage in school when learning academics if they cannot be taught in their native language. Also, a major issue within the debate is that non-English speaking citizens would be at a disadvantage when voting for offices and laws. This ongoing debate brings many valid points...
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...What is Globalization? * Globalization is a phenomenon where there is greater interconnectivity and interdependence in our society. I. Interconnectivity – more connected to other people. Interconnectivity brings about communication and connection amongst people from different nations. II. Interdependence- we depend on other countries for food, resources and techonology etc. III. Globalization is brought about by the elimination of barriers * Physical barriers such as oceans, by building bridges from one side to another. Mountains; drilling through. (E.g Construction of Suez Canal so that ships can pass through to transport goods instead of travelling along the The Cape of Good Hope) * Non-physical barriers. With the introduction of World Wide Web, mobile phones and emails, it is easier to communicate with a person across the Earth. Inventions such as aircraft and modern ships make one easier to get to another country. Such technology makes the World ‘smaller’. Social and cultural aspects of Globalization Social Statistics have shown that people are travelling out of their homelands to study, live and work. This is due to the increased and improved transportation networks that make it easier for people to travel to a foreign place. More opportunities are opened up to people around the world. One is no longer limited only to the opportunities available in cities which he/she is borne in. * UN statistics * 1990: 26 million international migrants ...
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...Notes for Exam 5- Geography North America Tuesday, November 16, 2010 Physical Geography * Latitude is very important –broad range * Western climates- Mountains (change the climate of the region) * Example: Sierra Nevada and Rockies * Deserts and dryness- Because the mountains are so tall they absorb the precipitation * Further west- very wet * Louisiana- very close to the equator, nothing to stop the storms -2 of the largest countries in the world include (Population)- 1. Canada- 1/10th of the US- 33 million * Lots of empty land in this area 2. The US- 300 million pop * Highly urbanized (D): Megalopolis- Applies to the US and Canada, very big *PROS OF North America 1. -Farming and Ranching and Agriculture * Used to be dominate * 1790: employed 90% of the work force * 1880: dropped down to 50%- because of industrialization * Today: less than 2% * In the US only 1% of population are farmers * Farm populations fell by 2/3 in the beginning of the 20th century * Farms are consolidating * 20% drop in the number of farms * Agriculture has become more meganized (more industrial) More money to keep it going, more land and more machines * Farms are still critical in the US and Canadian economy * 2000: US Alone, $216 billion dollars in farming alone * Land use, agriculture remains dominant * Varies by region * Dairy farming in the east * Live Stock...
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...I myself am a citizen, however my grandfather was not, and often told me to be grateful for being born in America. He told me it was extremely difficult having to raise my mom up with the fear of not knowing whether or not he would be taken away from them or vice versa. There are 7.4 billion people on the planet and that number grows bigger everyday with children being born. That being said, America's population is growing larger everyday. Not only with children being born but with people wanting to come to the US from other countries. Some of those people, will be women, and some of those women could be pregnant or have children they’re bringing with them. With immigration being a hot topic among American media outlets, the question of natural born citizenship comes up frequently. Whether or not children born on US soil to undocumented immigrants should automatically have US citizenship or not....
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...lead to disagreements, arguments, and altercations. Although we all have different opinions and beliefs, we need to express and educate our self’s in abortion, Pro-life, Pro-Choice, and or no choice to hopefully understand how sensitive the issue really is. An abortion is a procedure that is used to end a pregnancy. It is terminated by medicine or surgery that removes the embryo or fetus and placenta from the uterus. It is done by a licensed physician leaving it up to the women to end a pregnancy. According to the US statistics one in every three Women will have an abortion by the time she is 45 years old. Abortion is considered to be safer than child birth and the serious complication rate is less than one percent .Abortion is legal in the United States and is far more complicated than most people imagine. American women have right to obtain an abortion in all fifty states, through all nine months of pregnancy, for any reason. As time goes by a woman has the option to terminate the unwanted pregnancy. The cost of an abortion is determined by how far along pregnancy is. An average ten non hospital abortion at ten weeks is $523.00 and for a non-hospital abortion at twenty weeks is $1,339.00. Under federal regulations abortions cannot be paid for with federal funds. Although, abortion is considered to be safer than child birth and the serious complication rate is less than one percent....
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...Should a child be vaccinated? Should a child be vaccinated? Paul Kim Period 8 There is nothing worse than seeing an adolescent life being taken away from a dangerous disease. It is really painful knowing that person will never get to live to see their full potential and experience life. Diseases cause many deaths every year, it is inevitable. Bacteria are contained in every disease and one way it is absorbed is by being inhaled by the people, which will infect the body as a whole. It is really simple in that bacteria will continue to live freely and happily while the host will have to suffer the effects of it. Some diseases are caused by viruses. A virus is basically a non-living infection that attacks the immune system and tries infecting other living cells. Children are much more vulnerable to diseases compared to adults because of the fact that their immune systems is still developing. Children are weak because they haven’t lived life long enough to gain immunity to diseases. So how could children protect themselves from diseases one may ask? Taking vaccination early will not only protect you from diseases, but greatly improve your immune system to counter all the other diseases. The invention of medical immunizations has not only been used to heal from the disease, but also to keep the spread of disease low. Having immunizations available have greatly lowered the amount of deaths in the world. Vaccination should continue to stay mandatory because it keeps diseases...
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...person of any age and I assure you their smile will brighten and grow and they’ll soon after begin to blabber off about Superman and his amazing stories and powers. Every child’s first super hero to become well known with is Superman. Superman is the hero of America and the face of America. Having endless connections and similarities, Superman is so darned American. As a child I spent more than enough time thinking and trying to understand who would win in a fight between Capitan America and Superman. On days I wore my Capitan America shield and cape, I was sure the hero would win because of his shield and cape that never seemed to be destructible. Then there were days, where a triangular figure...
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...There are many pros and cons to Racial Profiling, and the law enforcement uses them in so many ways. Racial profiling is when people such as the Law Enforcement approach many people of the same races being accused of the same things that are most common in that race. Racial profiling has been around for a long time and it is very common. The law enforcement uses a lot racial profiling towards all the races. Policemen and Policewoman can easily pull over people because of their race. Mexicans are usually pulled over because they can be accused of being an illegal immigrant, or even drug dealing/using marijuana. African Americans are most commonly pulled over because they can be accused of drug dealing, being a thief or even being accused of doing cocaine. Caucasian people are usually pulled over to being accused of meth, unlawful possessions of weapons, or controlled substances. I think that in order to get the criminals off the streets it is okay to use racial profiling if they are using it in the right way. I think that if I were to see a truck or car with big rims and someone that gets out of the car is all tattooed up and is taking a smoke, I honestly would accuse them of being in the wrong and would be okay if a cop were to come and search them to see what they are getting themselves into. If a person is being suspicious then the law enforcement should be able to have a search warrant on them. Not only is it a good idea for them to stop the criminals from doing crime, its...
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...issue has always been a topic of debate; even more so with each passing day. During the 1870s and on up through the 1920s a huge wave of immigration changed our history. Immigrants came from all over the world in search of both new lives and opportunities in what would be a great new land for them. Many came because their countries were so poverty-stricken they needed to start over. Some of the immigrants had difficulty being accepted into American society due to the oppression and hardships challenging their new start. Racial discrimination and rejection were common among new immigrants. The sudden spurt of immigration and the resistance from natives caused suppression imposed by the US government. The 1924 National Origins Acts drastically cut the number of immigrants allowed to come into the country. When this went into effect immigration, mainly from Asia and Southern and Eastern Europe, ended. During the years between the 1880s and 1920s around 25 million people came to the US which caused it to become a huge melting pot, with a variety of racial and ethnic groups beginning to blend together. The immigrants during this time were primarily from Southern and Eastern Europe, before 1880 Northern and Western Europe were the ones solely immigrating to this country. Around 80 percent of those new immigrants came from countries such as Greece, Poland, Italy, and Russia. At that time this wave of immigration impacted the American...
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...It’s been found that children that are able to focus on a second language have an increased level of development on a cognitive level. Many professionals agree that focusing on a foreign language provides a child with an opportunity to increase their skills in cognitive based problem solving. These types of problem solving skills involve the use of in-depth critical considerations, mental flexibility, as well as moderate levels of creativity (Huerta par.17). Bilingual kids received higher scores in more than just the verbal aspect of the tests. They also scored higher in math. This proves that bilingual kids are smarter and...
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...The one organization that is included does not have a descry[tion of the pros and cons of the corporation, and this lead me to believe that the organizations do nothing to impact the condition these workers face. I'm thinking there needs to be a stop to this, but after some follow up general research it shows there are lenient human rights laws set in place for third world countries (). The article also included actual situations that the writer experienced when he traveled to countries to obtain information for his paper, which becomes helpful for when people decide to deny his data. Ways people would deny his data is to question what human rights there actually are in these third world countries, and question if there is any government then why they would allow this to happen. Zamora (2013) states it clearly that people...
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...various locations around the world but for a better life for themselves and the family they often do so . Families do so for better wages to avoid crime, better education and sometimes are forced to. Immigrants take a chance for a better life by facing, crime, kidnapping and murdering order to get to various places in the United States. Texas border brings in more than half of the immigrants who illegally and legally come into the United States. Jon 13 34-35 gives us direction on how to treat others regardless if they are immigrants her illegally or legally . One status does not dictate this. “34 “A new command I give you: Love one another. As I have loved you, so you must love one another. 35 By this everyone will know that you are my disciples, if you love one another.” People find it hard to pull up the roots that they have held tight to and move to a place they have never been. Although this is hard millions of non-American citizens have made the decision to move. The immigration that had the most impact took place around the eighteen hundreds, this was due to the Great Depression through the hard times in the 1930s. During this time over 60 million people immigrated too different parts of the world but more than half of those immigrants came to the United. States. Globalization and movement of labor has a wide arena that it touches as a result of this. People tend to move willing and unwilling for the cause of labor. The definition of...
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...are best portrayed by a conic projection? What are lines of latitude and lines of longitude? Where does the Prime Meridian run through? What is Greenwich Mean Time? Where is the International Date Line? How do we refer to places using latitude and longitude and the geographic grid (e.g., GPS locations?) If a football game begins at 1 pm EST, what time does it begin in Los Angeles? How are site and situation related? What is a vernacular region? Functional region? What are some pros and cons of globalization on culture in different countries? What does globalization refer to? What is culture? Is it dynamic or static? Chapter 2: Weather, Climate, and Climate Change What are some main reasons for differences in solar radiation and temperature across the globe? What are equinox, solstice, angle of incidence What is the difference between the greenhouse effect that warms our planet vs. ‘global warming’ What kind of waves bring in solar radiation and which reflect back? What effects do proximity to water or being landlocked have on temperatures? What...
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