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    Affluenza is an epidemic which effects millions of people in the United States. "Until this century [20th]‚ to consume was considered a bad thing" says Jeremy Rifkin an expert on affluenza ( Gross ). The victims of affluenza are consumers who work long hours at a job they hate so they can buy things which they don ’t need ( Fight Club ). Like AIDS‚ affluenza has spread quickly throughout the United States showing no prejudice of race‚ sex or color. However‚ unlike AIDS‚ affluenza

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    The Potato Epidemic One fine morning in the Kingdom of Sandwiches‚ SandwichKing and Sandwich‚ his pet‚ were going for a walk. Suddenly‚ green potatoes‚ “The SWAT‚” came out of nowhere and asked a million questions about mashed potatoes? Then suddenly‚ as fast as they had appeared‚ they disappeared. “Who was that?” asked SandwichKing‚ “And what do they want with mashed potatoes? Whatever.” Then SandwichKing and Sandwich continued on their walk. The next day‚ when SandwichKing looked out his window

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    Child Obesity Is Epidemic

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    Child Obesity is Epidemic Child Obesity is Epidemic Rosanna Torres Western Governors University WGU student ID#: 000254815 1 Obesity is defined as an abnormal amount of body fat that causes health problems such as; diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and cancer (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). Obesity can be determined measuring the child’s body mass index (BMI) is calculated by the child’s height‚ weight‚ and age to determine if you have excess fat. It is known that children

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    Childhood Obesity Epidemic

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    I. Introduction/Statement of the Problem The medical definition for obesity is having too much body fat. Many people tend to get obesity and being overweight mixed up. Being obese is different from being overweight in that being overweight is the status of weighing too much. This weight can come from many places‚ such as muscle‚ bone‚ fat‚ and/or body water. While technically they don’t mean the same thing‚ they both‚ however‚ mean that a person’s weight is greater than what is considered healthy

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    I think that the critiques described by the students in “The Silent Epidemic: Perspectives of High School Dropouts" are based on many factors that can be attributed to the classroom instruction but also the students’ levels of motivation. In my experience so far in the high school classroom‚ I have had many students who are just trying to do the absolute least amount of work possible to get by and I know this because only many occasions‚ I have been asked‚ “What’s the least I have to do to make

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    consequences. It’s not uncommon to see these cases happen throughout the nation‚ but of all the possible problems that could occur‚ the most detrimental situation‚ in my opinion‚ is addiction. Addiction‚ regardless of its kind‚ has become a worldwide epidemic which makes it more challenging to solve. Many recognize it as well‚ which explains the anti-smoking commercials‚ anti-gambling billboards‚ and more.

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    There is a huge problem spreading across this nation. It’s affecting adults and children alike. It’ this nation’s newest epidemic‚ it has even been compared to other epidemics such as cigarettes and drugs. The epidemic is obesity and it is sweeping the nation. Americans are now considered to be the fattest people on earth (Pollan‚ par. 1). The worst part about this epidemic however is not how it is affecting adults but how it is affecting kids. The growing number of overweight kids is getting to

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    Fast Food Epidemic

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    America’s Fast Food Epidemic This year Americans will spend over $110 billion on fast food alone.  Fast food is most definitely not good for you.  Fast food is usually high in fat‚ calories‚ cholesterol and sodium. Fast food restaurants add lots of salt and other additives to make their food taste good. Eating fast food for long periods of time can cause high blood pressure‚ heart disease and obesity.  Fast food is not good for you because it is highly addictive‚ it costs too much and it is very

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    When you think of the word narcissism‚ you usually think of someone excessively checking themselves out in the mirror and admiring how much better they look than everyone else. While this can be the case for some‚ narcissism runs deeper than this shallow depiction. There are many types‚ forms and severities of narcissism‚ but the two main forms of this disorder are overt and covert narcissism. One is bold and outspoken and the other is sneaky and sly‚ but they both cause harm to those around them

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    Obesity Epidemic Analysis

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    Obesity is a worldwide epidemic recognized to the highest extent by the World Health Organization. Countries like the United States‚ Great Britain and other European and First world countries have started to take steps to try and reduce the colossus that is obesity. With obesity being such a problem in the United States‚ people are doing what they can to help. The economy‚ fast food restaurants‚ stigmatization and discrimination towards the disease‚ and advances in technology‚ people are fighting

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