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    What are the main causes of food insecurity in the world today? Outline and evaluate 2 or 3 possible solutions to food insecurity problems. Introduction World Food Summit defines food security as: “Food security exists when all people‚ at all times‚ have physical and economic access to sufficient‚ safe and nutritious food that meets their dietary needs and food preferences for an active and healthy life”. (World Food Summit‚ 1996) On the contrary‚ the food insecurity means the situation people who

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    The Long Loneliness By: Alec Desch Joshua Lollar 12/15/14 As I ran my finger down the list of novels and memoirs‚ my mind was troubled because I was very unsure of which topic I should pick. I read the prompt beforehand‚ so I knew that the book I choose had to hit me at heart and really implement a message. So I did some research on a couple of books and their authors and my search was abruptly halted when I came across the memoir‚ The Long Loneliness‚ by Dorothy

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    Loneliness can arise from many situations but always leaves people with a state of empathy towards those who feel it. Holden “slept in the garage the night [Allie] died…” (Salinger 50). Allie’s death is one of the main causes of Holden’s loneliness. Holden’s feelings are analogous to many teens today. Different events make teens susceptible to loneliness — difficult to reach expectations‚ fights with significant others‚ death

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    Virginia Woolf Loneliness

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    In Virginia Woolf’s essay A Room of One’s Own‚ Woolf states that Carmichael has gained an advantage that many women lacked: the ability to separate herself from the issues of gender‚ and to be able to write freely‚ instead of trying to fit the mold provided . There are so many aspects of the world that are designed to hinder people‚ in some way or another; if not gender‚ race‚ physical and mental abilities. When one becomes consumed into the expectations of their category‚ it can cause paranoia towards

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    place.’ Discuss how the theme of loneliness and belonging is portrayed by the characters in the novel. Ranch workers‚ as George says‚ are the loneliest people in the world. This loneliness is openly portrayed in the novel. Their lives do not allow them to form any close friendships – allowing them to want a friend to comfort them. George and Lennie are partly an exception in this loneliness. Lennie‚ due to his mental capability‚ has never felt loneliness. This is mainly because George has

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    The Disney movie Beauty and the Beast is all based around loneliness as a destructive force. The prince has everything he wants but turns away an old beggar woman and has a spell cast on him where he turns into a beast. The beast knows the only way he can become human again is by finding true love‚ but he believes this will never happen so he becomes a real monster‚ inside. He is lonely and angered‚ so when Belle’s dad stops by asking for shelter the Beast takes him as a prisoner wanting him to suffer

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    Essay On The Drinking Age

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    The Drinking Age 18 the dawn of adulthood. An age where you are allowed to vote‚ allowed to buy a lottery ticket‚ and allowed to register and fight for our country. Is there anything you can’t do? Yes‚ at 18 you cannot buy liquor of any form‚ at anytime‚ or anywhere legally. I think that the legal age for drinking and purchase of liquor should be lowered from 21 to 18 and I will briefly explain my position on this matter. Firstly‚ when a person turns 18 they are considered and adult in the American

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    Age Of Confirmation Essay

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    debated thoroughly for awhile. I believe that the Confirmation age should stay the same due to a higher mental capacity‚ it would cause the church turmoil and trouble‚ and if received at an early age‚ children may not want to learn more about their faith. A child does not think the same way or act the same as an adult‚ but a teenager would be able to empathize with the significance of Confirmation more. In addition‚ if you changed the age of Confirmation the Church would receive unwanted negativity

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    Should our 48 states keep the tobacco age limit at 18 years old or raise it to the age of 21? I believe that the age limit should be raised to the age of twenty one for obvious reasons‚ Cigarettes have been shown to be more addictive and harmful than alcohol which has an age limit of 21 so why wouldn’t we have an age limit on a leading cause of cancer and death? I also believe that we should make every attempt at preventing teenagers from smoking; Smoking is a life changing decision and it shouldn’t

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    that drives us towards such behavior – it is loneliness and the lack of someone to think and care about. This statement makes me ask myself – are we truly happy when we miss that feeling of love inside us and‚ therefore‚ are deprived of some drama and pain in our attempts to reach true gaiety and love‚ because loving sometimes means suffering? The answer that resonates the loudest‚ at least in my heart‚ is “”No”. In fact‚ it is this kind of loneliness which we purposely ignore that ruins the foundations

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