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Unit 27 Report: The
th
20
Century
Thesis
Demographic changes including
immigration, migration, and an aging population
the beginning of technology such as
biotechnology and computers and the politics of
a multicultural society have furthered personal
rights and freedoms of Americans while causing
government overspending and anger among
U.S. citizens.
Topics and Examples
• Demographic Changes
– Immigration
– Sun Belt Migration
– Aging Population
• Technological
Revolutions
– Biotechnology
– Computers and
Software
• Politics Involving
Multiculturalism
– Women’s Rights
– LGBT Rights
Demographic Changes
Demographic Changes
• Immigration
• Sunbelt Migration
• Aging Population
Topic Sentence for Demographic
Changes:
Immigration, migration, and the aging of
the U.S. population led to overspending by the
U.S. government through social programs and
caused resentment by tax payers.
Immigration
“…where all people, even poor
people, own cars.”
• El Norte
by
Gregory
Nava
• Foreigners looked at the
Unites States as a desirable
place to live because of their
chance to create a new life for
the future generations of their
families to thrive and prosper
in.
• This quote from El Norte
expresses what immigrant’s
perception of life in America
was like.
• Unfortunately, most immigrants lacked
education which limited them to low paying
jobs.
• Individuals and families with low incomes do
not pay income tax to the federal government.
Income tax is the main source of funds for the
federal government.
• “approximately 38 percent of tax units-single
couples and families are estimated to have no
tax liability.”
• www.factcheck.org
• Immigrants that have these low
incomes are qualified for
government assistance programs
such as Medicare, Medicaid, and
food assistances such as free
school lunches, WICK, and food
stamps.
• Former President Lyndon
Johnson(1963-1969) created
these programs to help the poor
in his vision of the Great Society.
• “When all taxes are paid and all
the costs are considered, illegal
immigrant households created a
net fiscal deficit.”
• Center
for
Immigra
tion
Studies
• The other 62 percent of
American don’t want their
taxes raised to cover this
debt. This is an example of
immigration causing anger
from American tax payers.
• Although it is great that
America is allowing people
to come in and create a
“better life” for their
families, these immigrants
may potentially cause tax
increases.
Sunbelt Migration
• During the 1960s corporations moved from
the northeastern United States to the
southern United States where there was less
Union control.
• New jobs were created in aerospace, United
States defense, and oil.
• As these jobs moved, so did the American
citizens.
• People in the Frost Belt either moved to the
Sun Belt to find jobs or stayed in the north and
heavily relied on the government for financial
assistance through the same programs as the
immigrants.
• With this heavy reliance on government
assistance programs, as stated earlier, is
causing tax payers to become angry because
of the possibility of taxes being raised.
Aging Population
• From 1944 to 1961, about 65 million babies were
born. This spike in the American population was
called the “baby boom”.
• This population is now getting older and causing
a “graying of America”.
• Many of these baby boomers are eligible for
Social Security benefits and Medicare.
• This is a problem because these programs are
funded by current workers and that population is
not as high as the baby boomers due to the
decreased birth rates. Even with some
immigrants contributing to income taxes, there is
still not enough money to fund these programs as
they are now.
• This causes stress for the elderly because they
know their future generations will be paying
for the debts they have made even after their
death.
• The tax paying citizens worry that the benefits
will be taken away before the receive them
and taxes will have to be raised in order to
keep them.
Technological Revolution
Technological Revolution
• Computers and Software
• Biotechnology
Topic sentence for technological
revolutions:
An amazing time in U.S. history was a
period of many technological revolutions
including advances in biotechnology and
computers and software which made American
life easier, but also created its own set of
problems such as having identities stolen
through the internet and testing moral beliefs by
cloning living beings.
Computers and Software
• During the 1950s the United Stated
Department of Defense was concerned about
a nuclear attack and wanted to develop a
communication network.
• ARPANET was the first network and eventually
became the global internet.
• Next came the World Wide Web which
allowed information to be shared by scientists.
• Steve Jobs, co-founder of Apple, lead the
consumer computer market with one of the
first personal computers.
• Bill Gates, a computer programmer, head of a
software company called Microsoft invented a
computer operating system for the personal
computer.
• Cisco Systems was one of the first companies
to sell successful routers for computer
networks.
• With all of the elements combined,
computers, the software, and the networks
that pull them together allowed for people’s
identities to be stolen.
• This is also a concern to financial institutions
and the military that their programs will be
hacked as seen in the movie War Games.
Biotechnology
• A biotechnological advances have prolonged
the average human lifespan.
• One reason this has happened was the
discovery of stem cells.
• These cells can be used to generate any type
of specialized cell in a human body, this is also
called cloning.
• Some study of these cells can be used in
biology labs to treat diseases by studying
specific genes that cause genetic conditions.
• Stem cells can also be used to generate clones
of an entire organism and not just parts of it.
• An example is the sheep Dolly.
– Benefits would be to genetically alter animals to
do extraordinary things that they wouldn’t
normally be able to otherwise such as a cow that
produces extra milk.
– Therapeutic cloning uses human embryos to be
used in research in human development and treat
disease.
• While this helps prolong human life, there are
moral issues that concern a portion of the
population.
• The reason for this is that some stem cells that
come from human embryos that are a few
days old and some come from embryos that
are eight weeks or older. Some stem cells are
coming from terminated pregnancies.
• Another issue is no one knows how cloning
will affect the mental development of human,
and this could be dangerous.
• The movie Godsend addresses these issues
when a doctor mixes the DNA of two children
and the clone child has mental problems.
Politics Involving
Multiculturalism
Politics Involving Multiculturalism
• Women’s Rights
• LGBT Rights
Politics involving multiculturalism topic
sentence:
Multiculturalism is causing hatred between
the original foundation and the new diversity
that are trying to keep their culture because the
government policies do not allow one culture to
out do another.
Women’s Rights
• The equal rights amendment said that equal
right would not be denied due to sex.
• This was a change because the Constitution
was designed around the founding fathers of
this nation which were white males.
• Women wanted to be able to have the right to
vote on property and make the same amount
of money as men in the same job.
• This supports the conclusion that one culture
is not being denied the opportunity to achieve
the same as the other.
LGBT Rights
• This class of people became noticed because of the
Stone Wall Riots of 1969.
• The Wall Riots started in 1969 when police officers
raided a gay bar and the gays fought back.
• This started the movement for gay rights.
• This offends religious groups because of their beliefs.
• A lot of money is being spent on law suits on defending
the rights of deferent cultures and some feel
Americans have lost their freedom of speech because
they cannot make a statement with out offending one
of these groups.
• Therefore, multiculturalism as far as gay rights are
concerned is turning a nation of citizens against each
other, because one set of government laws cannot
satisfy every unique group of individuals that are
arising here in the United States.
Conclusions
• All of the topics discussed either cost tax payers
money, or offend certain groups of Americans because
of their own personal set of beliefs, morals, and values.
• People cannot immigrate to the U.S. with out throwing
the nation in to a downward spiraling disaster, you
cannot correctly extract stem cells from an aborted
baby, or express your beliefs with out offending at least
half of the population of Americans.
• Therefore the conclusion can be made that these three
topics leads to government overspending or anger
among U.S. citizens.
Sources Cited
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The American Vision by National Geographic
The Disuniting of America by Arthur M. Schlesinger
Social Security Act of 1965
Equal Rights Amendment
http://equalrightsamendment.org/
http://socialistalternative.org/literature/stonewall.html
http://moragabiotech.com/
http://www.livinginternet.com/i/ii_arpanet.htm
94.5 Rush Radio/mother
http://www.fairus.org/site/PageNavigator/facts/state_data_NC
http://www.lotsofessays.com/viewpaper/1690178.html
http://stemcells.nih.gov/
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