The United States’ current poet laureate Tracy K. Smith‚ winner of the pulitzer prize in 2012 for her collection‚ Life on Mars‚ is the author of several collections of poetry and a memoir. The poet laureate of the United States acts as the official poet who travels around the nation‚ making appearances to upraise the being of the writing and reading. Smith was born in Massachusetts‚ but was raised in southern California by her parents near Travis Air Force base where her father was stationed. Her
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Today‚ many people eat fast food instead of home made food. The reason is that fast food is fast‚ cheap and convenient. However‚ at the same time‚ fast food is contributing to a big social problem in the U.S.‚ which is obesity‚ and recently some people are beginning to sue the fast food companies for causing their obesity. Should the fast food companies have responsibility for American’s obesity? My answer for this argument is "No". I think that whether people eat fast food or not is an individual
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Fast food nutrition should make up a minimal part of a healthy diet. Fast foods and junk foods are high in fat‚ sodium and sugar‚ which can lead to obesity and a range of attendant health problems‚ including diabetes‚ heart disease and arthritis. Here are the facts about how excessive junk food consumption affects your body. Junk Food Affects Your Energy Levels Junk food doesn’t contain the nutrients your body needs to stay healthy. As a result‚ you may feel chronically fatigued and lack the energy
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winding the spring on your mousetrap car‚ you store energy in the spring as potential energy. This stored potential energy will convert energy into kinetic energy as the mouse-trap car begins to move. But there is friction and in order to overcome friction you have to do more work. Friction converts energy into heat and sound which takes away energy from your motion‚ causing the car to stop as its energy is turned into other forms. When designing a mousetrap car‚ there are two variables that truly
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Solar powered cars have been said to be the future of renewable transportation and that they are supposed to be economically efficient and environmentally friendly. Though it may sound like pure science fiction‚ there is development happening around world that is bringing that notion into reality. As I researched thoroughly to create my conceptual model for solar cars‚ I asked myself this: Are solar vehicles even practical for the U.S.? Solar energy is the most abundant energy resource on earth
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2030. (2012‚ October 1). 2030 ‚ p. 5. Beydoun‚ M.‚ Powell‚ L.‚ & Wang‚ Y. (2008‚ March 3). The association of fast food‚ fruit and vegetable prices with dietary intakes among US adults: Is there modification by family income? Social Science and Medicine ‚ 2218-2230. Chew‚ K. (2011‚ September 26). Junk Food Costs More than Real Food: 4 Reasons We Keep Eating It F.A.C.T.S. (2012). Fast Food Facts in Brief. Retrieved September 20‚ 2012‚ from FastFoodMarketing: http://www.fastfoodmarketing.org/fast_food_facts_in_brief
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PEDIATRIC ORIGINAL ARTICLE Fast food‚ other food choices and body mass index in teenagers in the United Kingdom (ALSPAC): a structural equation modelling approach LK Fraser1‚ KL Edwards2‚ JE Cade3 and GP Clarke1 1 School of Geography‚ University of Leeds‚ Leeds‚ UK; 2Division of Biostatistics‚ University of Leeds‚ Leeds‚ UK and 3Nutritional Epidemiology Group‚ University of Leeds‚ Leeds‚ UK Objective: To assess the association between the consumption of fast food (FF) and body mass index
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Introduction : Introduction McDonald’s: opened in 1955 by Ray Kroc‚ in US. Fast food outlet of American- style‚ with the motto QSC&V (Quality‚ Service‚ Cleanliness and Value). Gradually expanded and by 1983 it had over 6000 restaurant in US. In 1967 started international chain affiliations‚ clicking off from Canada. A well recognised in every continent in their own fashion with more than 18 million people in over 40 countries eating at their outlets. Strengths : Strengths Rapid establishment
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Fast food restaurantA fast food restaurant‚ also known as a quick service restaurant (QSR) within the industry itself‚ is a specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by minimal table service. Food served in fast food restaurants typically caters to a "meat-sweet diet" and is offered from a limited menu; is cooked in bulk in advance and kept hot; is finished and packaged to order; and is usually available ready to take away‚ though seating may be provided. Fast food
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Why do car accidents exist‚ and what would it be like without them in the future? Scientists in labs around the world are working to end or eliminate car crashes. Accidents are caused for many reasons‚ but human error is one of their main causes. Sometimes drivers go too fast for the weather conditions‚ when it is a good time to be more cautious. Drivers also pass each other when there is not enough time for the to get back in their lane. Complex technology is also being tested to
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