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    Wedding in Bangladesh

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    On behalf of all Bangladeshi people‚ I would like to invite you to join us at a typical wedding ceremony of Bangladesh. No‚ it’s not my wedding; I’ve already done that once. In our culture‚ marriage is such a pompous celebration that most people spend quite a fortune and have to think twice to go through the experience. In the next few minutes you’ll find out why?! It starts with the semi-formal event which is the engagement ceremony. It is semi-formal because instead of boy asking the girl “Will

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    Fat Tax

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    Fat Tax” Imposing a fat tax on saturated fat‚ junk foods‚ sodas‚ etc. would be best because of many health and money related issues that it could possibly solve. A fat tax could help control many health problems the United States is facing today by giving some incentive to buy healthier foods. Taxing these certain foods may help control the way people eat and in turn change lifestyles to much healthier ones than there are now. The healthier lifestyles would help lower the amount of money spent

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    Muslim Weddings

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    Luisa Uata January 5‚ 2013 Muslim Weddings In the Muslim religion there are certain rituals and traditions that are performed throughout the marriage process from Istikhara to Arshimarsaf. And many other things have to happen in order to prepare for the wedding. There is even a pre-wedding. The pre-wedding are usually used to increase the level of excitement between the two families. During the pre-wedding there are a few main parts. First the religious head first has to get permission/approval

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    Wedding Wind

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    WEDDING WIND - PHILIP LARKIN Introduction The poem is full of joy‚ expectation‚ and excitment of the young woman on the brink of her new life. The wind is a symbol of renewal; the past is being transformed; a time of enriched experience is beginning. Larkin stands apart from the persona of the young woman. She is the speaker; it is her story. Two separate experiences are recounted by her. They form a narrative that comprises her wedding night and the first morning of her married life. Ironically

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    Trans Fat

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    Institute a State-wide Ban of the Use of Trans Fat? Trans fats are a type of fat often used in preparation of fried foods in order to enhance the flavor and‚ in some cases‚ increase the shelf life of a product‚ but these inexpensive‚ artificially produced fats have been liked to heart disease because they increase levels of bad cholesterol in the body while lowering levels of good cholesterol and that is why I agree that we should ban the use of trans fats in New Jersey restaurants and food establishments

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    Fat and Happy

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    article “Fat and Happy: In Defense of Fat Acceptance‚” Mary Ray Worley‚ also a member of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance (NAAFA)‚ talks about being accepted in America as a fat person; she tells us her personal experiences at the NAAFA Convention‚ her points of view of being a fat person in American‚ and even gives us information from doctors and researchers about weight loss. Worley talks about how America sees fat people and how they are just totally against being fat; she even

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    Unsaturated Fats

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    each point is not fully representative of the concept. Fats and Heart Disease (Units 10-12) 1. Define a fatty acid. 2. Define a triglyceride. 3. Compare and contrast a saturated and unsaturated fatty acid. 4. List food sources of unsaturated (mono- and poly) and saturated fats. 5. What is a sterol? Most common sterol is ______________. 6. List food sources of cholesterol. 7. List functions of fat in the body. 8. What are the two essential fatty acids

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    Wedding Planning

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    you plan this wonderful day‚ you both will continue to feel great joy‚ but may also experience a few butterflies and a little confusion. After all‚ organizing a ceremony and reception is a big undertaking. There will be questions about anything and everything: from the meal (fish‚ chicken‚ or beef?) to the wedding gown (low-cut‚ fitted‚ or empire-waisted?) to the reception music (live band‚ small orchestra‚ or DJ?). There will be issues about budgets‚ guest lists‚ and styles. But in the end‚ just

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    Wedding Planning

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    Weddings; What Everyone Should Know Nicole Carlson Purpose: To inform the audience about weddings. Thesis: In order to plan a beyond successful wedding‚ it is important to learn and understand the key elements that will make a wedding a day nobody will ever forget. I. Introduction a. Attention Getter: Ladies‚ imagine a day where you get to walk down the aisle in the biggest‚ whitest dress you could find to the prince charming you always dreamed of. Or guys‚ watching the woman

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    FAT TAX

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    Fat Tax” Not a Panacea “Obesity now contributes to the death of more than 360‚000 Americans a year. The incidence of childhood obesity is now at epidemic level. Alarm bells are going off all over the place. But our government has done virtually nothing.”- Tom Harkin. Obesity is a medical condition in which excess body fat has accumulated to the extent that it may have an adverse effect on health‚ leading to reduce life expectancy and/or increased health problems (Wikipedia). To cut that number

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