Food deserts can be hazardous to your health. Living in a food desert matters a lot when it comes to a pair of serious public health issues: obesity and diabetes. As we’ve written before‚ these problems vary across communities‚ and the data show that they’re clearly related to the prevalence of food deserts. Nationally‚ according to U.S. Department of Agriculture data‚ counties with the highest percentage of households living in food deserts (10 percent or more) had rates of adult obesity in 2008
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Solar Panels in the Mojave Desert Overview In 1971‚ a husband and wife‚ Aden and Marjorie Meinel‚ patented an idea to produce solar panels in the Mojave Desert. The solar panels they proposed were to stretch through the Mojave Desert for 5‚000 miles and would collect 1‚000‚000 megawatts of electrical power. The electrical energy would then be stored in a manufacturing facility locally so that the solar energy could be converted and used by millions of people. The Meinel’s proposal was dismissed
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The !Kung San of the Kalahari Desert Kinship Organizations Freddy B. Jerez ANT101: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology Lecia Sims August 14‚ 2011 From the beginning of human history people have lived as foragers. Foragers are a cultural society that depends on the gathering of food. The women are the primary food gathers which will allocate 80% of wild foods and the men will hunt and fish gathering the another 20% in meat; for the diet. Nowak‚ B. & Laird‚ P.‚ 2010. The women keep
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Welcome to the Desert of the Real is a 2002 book by Slavoj Zizek. A Marxist and Lacanian analysis of the ideological and political responses to the terrorist attacks on September 11‚ 2001. The book’s title comes from a quote delivered by the character Morpheus in the 1999 film The Matrix: "Welcome to the desert of the real" Zizek claims that the American Fantasy found in movies is secretly what Americans wanted. The ultimate fantasy of an individual living in a small town suddenly discovers the world
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a minimal amount of reason to be skeptical about her choice. This is due to the fact that she certainly has a plethora of rock-solid reasons that more than justify her controversial mindset. In “A Doll’s House‚” Ibsen shows that Nora’s decision to desert her husband was the right one. First of all‚ Torvald heavily undervalues his wife; she has been nothing but a pet‚ a trophy‚ a doll to play with to her husband. Nora has never had the opening to live as her own human being‚ and abandoning Torvald
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James Stephen L. Bullo BS-MATH I ISRAEL: Miracles in the Desert Introduction: II – Discussion Water (Exod. 15:22-27). Israel watched the overthrow of the Egyptian army from the eastern shore of the yam suph; paused to give praise to God (Exod. 15:1-21)‚ and proceeded to follow the directing cloud southward. Three days they traveled without finding water. They finally came to a small oasis called
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Have you recently moved to a warmer climate and don’t know how to prepare your yard for winter? Are you concerned that you don’t know how to protect your cacti and desert plants during cold weather? If you’re new to the Southwest‚ here are some tips on winterizing your desert landscaping: Schedule a pruning before the first frost: Many people new to Southwest living wrongfully assume that desert plants need little care. In fact‚ ornamental grasses such as Mexican Thread Grass‚ Deer Grass
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In this paper‚ I’ll be analyzing the concept of food deserts and its causes‚ and how it affects poor food choice. A food desert is an area in which there is a lack of healthy foods for the residents of the community. It is mostly considered an area that lacks fruits and vegetables‚ but some scholars also consider the lack of dairy products and proteins. Food deserts takes into consideration most of the foods and nutrients necessary for a healthy and balanced diet. I found that the reality is that
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I plan to research the effects to the residents of Colorado caused by the obtainability of fresh food. Is Colorado suffering from too many food deserts and what is the government’s role in combating the issue of fresh food in local communities? I would like to research this topic to better understand how the State of Colorado treats obesity and health. As I don’t know much about the government’s stance in sustaining fresh food‚ this topic could potentially affect my ability to access ample nutrition
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Did the new deal help or hurt our country? In President Roosevelt’s Inaugural address‚ President Roosevelt said‚ “This nation asks for action‚ and action now.” He announced a special session of congress‚ which became known as the Hundred Days. During the Hundred Days‚ Congress approved numerous programs to battle the depression. Together these programs became known as the New deal. There are many reasons why I think the New Deal helped our country. One reason I believe that the New Deal helped
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