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    Bullying Prevention

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    Problem of bullying in schools Problem-solution essay Final draft Academic Reading and writing I Nurman Assima (ID: 20110635) November 25‚ 2011 Outline I. Introduction Thesis statement: Due to the fact that problem of bullying negatively affects students’ learning ability‚ their health and the entire school climate society should take definite and urgent measures to solve it. II. Background * School bullying is a kind of aggressive and angry behaviour. *

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    Childhood Obesity

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    my research paper on is obesity in america. i have seen obesity become a growing problem especially childhood obesity. Being a Nutritional Science major‚ studying the factors of obesity and also the prevention to it is very interesting subject to me. Parents being busy with work and life in general‚ they introduce their kids to fast food at an early stage. When kids constantly eat fast food and don’t have enough physical activity during the day‚ being overweight‚ obesity and many diseases come along

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    Cited: Green‚ Gregory‚ Brenda Hargrove‚ and Clarence Riley. “Phsycical activity and childhood obesity: strategies and solutions for schools and parents.” Education 132.4 (2012): 915+. Opposing Viewpoints in Context. We. 18 Feb 2013. Retrieved from Worsnop‚ R. L. (1997‚ September 26). Youth fitness. CQ Researcher‚ 7‚ 841-864. Retrieved Bittman

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    Anti-Obesity

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    CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION One of the greatest impacts of nutrition on health relates to obesity‚ an excessive accumulation of body fat (Karren et al.‚ 2006). It is a serious problem faced by millions of people worldwide. It is now on the rise among Filipino adults ages 20 and up‚ and threatens to increase the number of people having degenerative diseases like heart disease‚ hypertension and diabetes mellitus‚ as study conducted by the Department of Science and Technology showed (Mabutas‚ 2010)

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    Childhood Obesity

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    RUNNING HEADER: CHILDHOOD OBESITY Abstract Twenty years ago there were just a hand full of children that were overweight‚ mostly because of a hormonal or genetic disorder (Johnson‚ 2005). Today a high rate‚ nearly 40 percent of children are overweight. There are so many questions to be answered and problems to be solved. Will schools actually start stepping up and helping parents with this problem? What about the affects on the children who have this problem? What should be done to help the children

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    Childhood Obesity Chimere Vicks ENG 122 Craig Smith January 01‚ 2013 Childhood Obesity The children of our future are facing a many challenges throughout their childhood‚ Childhood obesity is one of the challenges that has caught my interest. Children of different ages are facing this problem. Question is‚ what are we doing‚ as parents‚ to help prevent this problem? Children cannot buy their own food nor do they do not know how important it is to stay active. Parents have a responsibility

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    Obesity in America

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    8264304 Obesity In America Did you know that between 1980 and the year 2000‚ the obesity rates had doubled among adults in America ? About 30% of the adult population in America is suffering from obesity . Since 1980 ‚ overweight rates have doubled among children and adults . Most people still do not practice healthy behaviors that can prevent obesity because they are lazy. More than 50% of American adults do not get the recommended amount of physical activity to provide health benefits . More

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    Virus Attack Prevention

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    Virus Attack Prevention Based on Hulme (2004) article‚ many companies are now using firewalls‚ antivirus software and intrusion detection systems‚ but hackers and worms still break through business systems and cause serious damage. Lately it seems that more and more prevention and protection is required. Based on the article‚ attacks such as Blaster‚ MyDoom‚ and Witty cost businesses more than ten billion dollars a year. There is a need for more intelligent shields to ward off new attacks as they

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    Greenhouse Prevention

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    ƒæ Solutions Reducing use of fossil fuels would significantly reduce the amount of carbon dioxide produced‚ as well as reducing the levels of the pollutants which cause acid rain (Solutions). This can be achieved by either using less energy in general‚ or using alternative energy sources. There are many ways to conserve energy such as: turning off any lights in a room which isn¡¦t being occupied. If you¡¦re making a short trip to the store and it is in walking distance conserve energy and take

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    Obesity and People

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    Fast Food‚ Fast Calories‚ and Fast After life Society should consider the physical and emotional problems of obesity in our nation. Obesity is defined as an excess proportion of total body fat. American society has become increasingly obese‚ characterized by environments that promote increased food intake‚ unhealthy foods‚ and physical inactivity. Our nation increasingly has become consumers of a fast food diet. It is so simple to just pick up food on the go and not deal with the hassle

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