Isaiah Escoto Mrs. Bean English 101 2 August 2013 America: Land of the Overweight “Would you like to Super-Size that Sir?” And how many times do we reply “Yea Sure.” I mean its only twenty cents more right? This is just one small look into the world we live in today. No matter what your age‚ every American is faced with the choice of eating healthy or to often is the case; succumb to the temptation of eating fattier foods. In recent decades America has faced daunting rise in obesity from children
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Poverty is an epidemic that has swept the American nation many times over. Whether it be quietly lingering under the surface‚ or blatantly staring us in the face as it is in this current recession‚ it affects people across America on individual‚ community and national levels alike. While there are many causes and effects of poverty‚ it is important to view the issue of poverty and its causes from all angles when one seeks to tackle the problem. These factors include socio-economic status‚ mental
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Between 1860 and 1900‚ America began to industrialize rapidly. There were many factors and causes of this such as railroads‚ new inventions‚ and more work forces and leaders. The American people at this time gained some benefits; nonetheless‚ there were many economic and social problems produced by industrialization and the growth of big businesses. Industrialization in America increased and many big businesses sprouted up due to this. One of the causes was the railroads. The railroads allowed
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excess of freedom have not considered the fact that nations of extreme freedom degrade into a weakly governed and unsafe country ("Communism"). In our nation‚ Americans already have a plethora of freedoms that other peoples could not even consider. America is blessed‚ and advocates for yet more rights should consider that. Other nations’ citizens still have basic freedoms to be granted‚ such as the freedom of having a full stomach (Sen 17)‚ which are necessities that need to be granted before such wealthy
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America faces many different challenges all around the world. In Europe‚ some of the many issues that the United States face is Greece possibly giving up the euro as its currency‚ Germany becoming the world’s fourth largest economy‚ and working with Russia on issues like the conflict in Syria. In Africa‚ AIDS has affected a quarter of the population and killed more than 15 million Africans since the epidemic began 30 years ago. The U.S. is also responding to the attack of four Americans in Libya
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Amanda Paulson Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor A new book claims the Chinese discovered America in 1421‚ but historians refute thesis. To the Norsemen‚ the Japanese‚ and the Carthaginians; to the Irish‚ the Africans‚ and a long list of others who‚ it is claimed‚ crossed the oceans to America long before 1492‚ add one more: the Chinese. They toured up and down both coasts of the Americas‚ established colonies‚ made maps‚ and left behind chickens. That‚ at least‚ is the theory posed by
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Life in Colonial America By 1700‚ more than 250‚000 people of European origin or descent lived within what is now the United States. These settlers covered much of the eastern seaboard. Each region of colonization was economically and socially distinct‚ as each area developed differently based on geography‚ immigration trends‚ and other factors. The New England Colonies The New England colonies spanned modern-day Massachusetts‚ New Hampshire‚ Maine‚ Connecticut‚ and Rhode Island. New England’s
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Name Instructor Houston English 205 September 2‚ 2013 Gay in America In today’s society Gay men and women have to fight for everything‚ including the right to marry and have a baby. Gays face many challenges which include a job‚ a loved one‚ a family; the right to life‚ liberty and justice‚ all these rights are given to all but Gay people. I ask you; is this fair; are Gays not people to? Sometimes even before a gay person comes out they get teased‚ ridiculed‚ punished‚ assaulted and
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COMPANY BACKGROUND Volkswagen of America is the U.S. subsidiary of the Volkswagen automobile company in Germany. Formed in April 1955 in Englewood Cliffs‚ New Jersey to standardize dealership service in the United States‚ it grew to 909 Volkswagen dealers in the United States by 1965 under the leadership of Dr. Carl Hahn. Under him and his successor as president of Volkswagen of America‚ J. Stuart Perkins‚ VW’s U.S. sales grew to 569‚696 cars in 1970‚ an all-time peak‚ when Volkswagen captured
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I believe the two greatest problems facing contemporary United States are the issues of same sex marriage and drug legalization. These issues are currently being widely debated throughout America. American citizens have many different outlooks and opinions on these topics and they are all trying to persuade each other to think the same way as they do about these problems. However‚ no matter how loud these people speak out the only people who can actually do something about them are those people
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