Obesity in America May 23‚ 2011 Obesity is defined as “a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduced life expectancy and/or increased health problems” (1). It is a huge problem in America and is an epidemic that is growing to enormous proportions. “Two out of every three adults are either overweight or obese. In addition‚ one out of every three children is either overweight or obese” (2)
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Bilingualism can be challenge to the American because learning any language takes a lot of effort. While English thrives in the States‚ the States is gaining new speakers of other languages every year. The people against bilingual education insisted that bilingualism is a threat to national unity. In my opinion‚ first‚ I do not think that bilingualism is a threat to national unity. Bilingualism means an equal ability to communicate in two languages. Bilingual is a very useful skill. Therefore‚ we
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looked into this problem. Professor Cox‚ first‚ drew a pessimistic view of America in his essay Is the United States in decline-again? In response to this essay‚ M.J.Williams wrote The empire writes back where he explains how much Cox’s argument about America’s decline are false. Professor Cox‚ in his essay Is the United States in decline-again explains his theory about America’s decline. As we can see in the title America would be in decline "again". In fact‚ until 1968 and during two decades the
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Homeless in America Homeless in America When we are little we never see ourselves being homeless‚ we only have dreams of having a good life that has family‚ love‚ lots of money‚ nice cars‚ and big houses; we never think maybe we might end up homeless with nothing but the clothes on your back. Being American and in “the land of opportunity” we see and hear of endless possibilities‚ but everyone does not get to enjoy the possibilities because the possibilities are not really endless. Homelessness
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world to take part in all the resources America has to offer. Why come here to learn to become lazy? I don’t feel Americans are not lazy and neither are their children‚ people are just victim of their life experiences. My parents both came from Ghana with no one to help them in 1971 (my father) and 1974 (my mother). Most of my family actually all came from Ghana‚ Africa to America‚ so I guess I’m a first generation American. They were both sent to America by their parents in hope to obtain jobs
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Anna Navarrete English 828 Hein March 29‚ 2013 Essay #2 Dialect in America What is diversity to you? From the streets of San Francisco you are transported into many different countries. You smell different foods‚ see different looks‚ and hear different languages. These diverse cultures make San Francisco special. If the city of San Francisco introduced a law to adopt a standard language it would end the diversity that San Francisco stands for. In Northern California we speak our own dialect
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ENG 101 SL1 26 June‚ 2006 Obesity in America Obesity in America is a continually growing problem and even worse our own children are sharing in this problem. A commentary in the Washington Times reports that sixty million Americans are obese. What really is the meaning of obese? Obese is having a body mass index of thirty percent or more. In recent years‚ the percentage of obese Americans has risen. In the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey conducted by the National Center
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Ageism in America The term "ageism" was coined in 1969 by Robert Butler‚ the first director of the National Institute on Aging. He used the word to describe the process of systematic stereotyping of people because they are old. Ageism is a term that is similar to other isms ’ in society‚ such as racism and sexism. "Ageism allows other generations to see older people as different from themselves; thus they subtly cease to identify with their elders as human beings" (Butler‚ 1975). All people
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the case for some asian countries. This critical review will compare 2 research articles‚ the first will discuss prostitution in America whereas the second article will explore the Taiwanese sex trade culture. The first text‚ written by Sociologist Ronald Weitzer‚ is an excerpt from the book Crime‚ Law and Social Change. Prostitution control in America: Rethinking Public Policy (Weitzer‚ 83) discusses the costs‚ victimization‚ community impact and mainly the alternative
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America Vs. Obesity Imagine having a son‚ daughter‚ friend‚ or even a possible acquaintance that happens to be 10pounds over their general weight range. 10 pounds may not seem too much in this day and age but being diagnosed “obese” also means the chance of facing multiple health risks‚ psychological damage‚ and other life affecting illnesses. Obesity is a rapidly increasing disease that is spreading across America in children that must be faced and put an end to now. Some say the “children are
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