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    culture, traditions, and faith. This country has struggled with over time with famine, religious tension, and even freedom. Many individuals immigrated to America in search of a better life. The person I chose to interview family came over to the United States when Ireland was struggling with famine. They came over on a boat through New York and changed there name to make it more American. For this paper I will further discuss the Irish culture and the person I interviewed. Description of the Person

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    According to Lynn Franco, she says that consumers are cautious heading into 2016 and expect little changes in business conditions. Next year is definitely not looking very promising for the United States. Retail Sales Indicator The retail sales indicator measures the dollar value of merchandise sold within the retail industry, which includes traditional retailers selling via internet but excludes companies conducting non-retail operations such

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    with a large majority of them being either divorced or never married. 2. In 2012, The Gerontologist published a study showing that 15% of women age 40 to 44 did not have any children. This number was 10% higher from the statistics obtained by the US census in 1980. 3. A research study released by a team of doctors at the annual American Geriatric Society meeting in 2015 found that close to ¼ of Americans at 65 are likely or may become socially and physically cut-off from the society for lacking family

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    the fifth largest community in Nebraska. According to the United States Census Bureau, Kearney is a growing community, with growth of 4.5% between 2010 and 2013. The population of Kearney is predominantly white, with only 7% Hispanic population and 1% African American. The heritage of this community consists primarily of German, Norwegian, and Irish ancestry. The percentage of males and females is evenly split ("United States Census Bureau,” 2015). The majority of citizens are either Protestant

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    Historical facts Exiled Afghan leaders signed the Bonn Agreement in December 2001 . The agreement formed an temporary government with an administration under the Pashtun moderate Hamid Karzai. Karzai was elected president to the Transitional Islamic State of Afghanistan in 2001. His counsel included diverse leaders of the anti-Taliban Northern Alliance. In 2004, a ratification of a new constitution was implemented. It was written by Loya

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    increased. However, with a sudden boom of technological advances, people have created machines that can perform tasks more efficiently - and arguably better - than humans. Because millennials, defined by the United States Census Bureau as the generation born between 1982 and 2000 (United States Census Bureau, 2017), either just entered into the workforce or will first be entering the workforce in the next couple years, they seem the most vulnerable to automation taking over their jobs. Mark Zuckerberg

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    According to US Census Bureau data, in 2009 12.5 percent or 38.5 million of the population were foreign-born people where foreign-born is defined as anyone who was not a United States citizen at birth. Over half of these immigrants entered the United States during the last 20 years. (Walters et al. October 2010) More recently, 7 million immigrants or 17 percent arrived in 2005 or later. (Walters et al. November 2011) Foreign-born people constituted 14.7 percent of the labor force in 2005, up from

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    Forecast predictions suggest 1.50% annualized growth in the population (U.S. Census Bureau, 2014). 43.9% of the population has a bachelor’s degree or more (Austin, Texas Census, 2014). Advanced education and population boom will provide Landslide Limousine the opportunity to acquire the most talented employees. Operational analysis will set the stage for improving the efficiency

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    Libraries are an important resource, both to those who use them and to the area in which they reside. Over the years, libraries have changed from being simple repositories of printed books and materials. Instead, libraries now are home to ever changing technologies, community meeting rooms, areas in which children can participate in a variety of activities, and a multitude of other things, in addition to the previously housed print materials. As the Carnegie libraries of the past, and other libraries

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    neighborhood because of the abundance of outdoor areas. Louv uses this interview to illustrate his point that even if nature is available, it really is not supposed to be used for unstructured recreation. In his second chapter, he draws on U.S. Census Bureau reports to illustrate the decline of the family farm. He uses historical events and ideas to show his idea of the romanticizing of the American frontier. Through these concrete examples, he is able to persuade the reader that his ideas and

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