OBESITY: MAJOR HEALTH PROBLEMS IN THE BRONX As your constituent in the Bronx‚ I would like to acknowledge the work you have done in the Bronx and New York‚ especially health related programs you have supported. I am a graduate student in nursing at Herbert Lehman College/ CUNY in the Bronx and currently enrolled in a health policy and development course. I am writing this letter to solicit your support in the current legislation that will fight childhood hunger and make school meals healthier. US
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Herbert Marcuse begins his 1969 essay on freedom and liberation this way – dedicating his words and his theories to the militants around the country who have taken their freedom and their future into their own hands. They have hit the turning point‚ what Marcuse calls “the Great Refusal‚” the moment of recognizing societal repression in a complex capitalist system and attempting to put an end to it. They took the idea of revolution and put it where it belongs‚ into the dimension of liberation; they
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The Theodore Roosevelt National Park is a 110 square mile large park located in North Dakota. This park was made in honor of the 26th president of the United States of America‚ Theodore Roosevelt. There is actually a pretty long but very interesting history‚ including several stories of Theodore’s adventures‚ where he spent his time in the badlands‚ and who accompanied him on these frivolous adventures. One of the stories involves Roosevelt and his two ranch hands Bill Sewall and Wilmot Dow chasing
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development in the automobile industry through the efforts of many young entrepreneurs. As the economy began to evolve from horse drawn carriages to motor vehicles‚ these entrepreneurs took many risks‚ resulting in great rewards. Gordon Morton McGregor and Herbert Austin are prime examples of entrepreneurs who achieved success in the automobile industry. McGregor and Austin were two industrialists who had a large involvement in the designing and construction of many notable automobiles in the 19th century.
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instability during the Great Depression. In 1933‚ after Herbert Hoover’s failed laissez faire approach to the economy‚ President Franklin D. Roosevelt took office in the depths of economic despair. As opposed to Hoover‚ Roosevelt believed that the government had to step up and take an active role in the American economy because he saw the damage that a free and unregulated stock market could cause. In response to the middle class’s desperation‚ Roosevelt created many relief‚ recovery and reform programs
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As the first daughter to president Theodore Roosevelt and wife to Speaker of the House Nicholas Longworth‚ many could say that Alice Roosevelt was set for life. It would have been very easy for her to conform to the societal ideal as the respectable and demure daughter‚ and later wife‚ to politically powerful men. It is extremely unlikely anyone thought she would become known as the most rebellious first daughter or to continuously gain international headlines (Donahue). Alice constantly challenging
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In Dune‚ by Frank Herbert‚ a young boy‚ Paul Atreides‚ tries to reclaim the throne that was stolen from his family. Throughout the book‚ he has to face traitors‚ a band of strong people‚ and giant worms. The story starts with Duke Leto‚ the head of the Atreides family and also Paul’s father‚ being "offered" to rule a new planet called Arrakis where a highly profitable spice was made. However‚ Arrakis is a desert planet where water is highly treasured. Also‚ Duke Leto knows that their mortal enemies
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On October 11‚ 1884 Eleanor Roosevelt was born into a wealthy New York family. Eleanor was the first child of Anne Hall Roosevelt and Elliott Roosevelt. At a young age she encountered disappointed. Her father mourned his mother death‚ and soon turned to alcohol for conform. His alcoholism became so bad that he started to remain absent from the home. His absence lead to other unknown activities that he participated in. On the other hand‚ her mother was stuck trying to handle her disappointment with
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As Franklin Delano Roosevelt said in the 1932 presidential election‚ “The only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” (Franklin D. Roosevelt Quotes) When he said that‚ he was trying to tell people that all the fear they have is only making things worse. Not only did Roosevelt say those words‚ he showed those words and encouraged the Americans by giving them hope and relief. Franklin D. Roosevelt was a great hero during the Great Depression and helped the Americans get through it with the New Deal
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Phu Hoang SOC 321K Essay One According to Herbert Girardet (author of Cities People Planet)‚ “sustainability enables all its citizens to meet their own needs and to enhance their well-being‚ without degrading the natural world or the lives of other people‚ now or in the future (Page 6-Planet).” Cities have been at the heart of this question because it is where the human population is at its highest and densest. Just look at the history of human civilizations for example‚ from Jericho to Rome
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