mental image of an older person is someone frail and thin‚ it may be time for an update. For the generation currently moving through middle age and beyond‚ a new concern is‚ well‚ growing: obesity. Government figures show that Americans in their 60s today are about 10 pounds heavier than their counterparts of just a decade ago. And an even more worrisome bulge is coming: A typical woman in her 40s now weighs 168 pounds‚ versus 143 pounds in the 1960s. "People used to start midlife [at a lower weight]
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from topic to topic. His main focus was the basic building block of all matter: the tiny atom and how it makes YOU. Those simple particles‚ bonded together in such a unique way that it can only create one individual: You. The author says‚ "To begin with‚ for you to be here now trillions of drifting atoms had somehow to assemble in an intricate and intriguingly obliging manner to create you. It’s an arrangement so specialized and particular that it has never been tried before and will only exist this
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15 February 2012 Artifact Project The first artifact that I uncovered was a cellular phone‚ an Android from Verizon. In 2012 cellular phones were very popular‚ especially smartphone‚ but they were mostly used for communication‚ and entertainment. Cellphones were the main source of technology‚ along with computers‚ and Ipods. In 2012 a cellular phone was more of a status symbol then technology‚ if you were given a flip phone on the “Metro PCS” or “T-Mobile” plan you were considered cheap or
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extremely diverse country with not just one single “American” culture. There are many cultures that exist in the U.S. that anyone may fit in whether it be Hispanic culture‚ American culture‚ or even surfing culture to name a few. America is where different cultures of the world come together and infuse with one another. Although this may be true‚ there is one dominating culture and that is American culture. American culture is very different from many other cultures. It consists of a very fast paced life
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“You are what you eat” Did you know that 31.8 percent of the children in America are overweight‚ and 16.9 percent of that 31.8 percent is considered to be obese? Though America is not the only country with an obesity rate over 20 percent‚ America definitely takes the lead. Some seem to believe that Americans are overweight because we are spoiled as a whole. While others may believe that‚ you are what you eat. Meaning if you over eat you will be overweight. Personally‚ I have to agree with the
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You Are What You Eat Introduction I. Think it ’s organic? Think again. II. Today we are going to talk about what makes a food organic and the changes in the industry. III. We are going to explore A. "Purists" view on what makes a food organic. B. "Big Box" influence on organics. C. Organic Standards Body I. Purists have a higher expectation of what organic means. A. Organics must be grown without man-made chemicals such as synthetic fertilizers and pesticides. They should
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table dance‚ prostitution or sex workers. 2. Do you believe that women work in the sex industry by “choice”? Why or why not? This can be a percentage that women that worked in the sex industry is by their own choice‚ but in the most part women are in this industry based on the high rate of poverty on this people. 3. What is your opinion of women who work in the sex industry? What influenced you to have this opinion (gender‚ religion‚ culture‚ education etc..) My opinion on women who work in
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“Live until you die” is a broad phrase that can be interpreted differently depending on the individual who ponders upon on it. To me‚ living until one dies is simply having a quality of life‚ congruent to the individual’s terms and definition of it. Many people are trapped living in the past‚ or even in the future‚ instead of relishing on the present of today‚ and the now. In our society‚ a person who prepares for the future usually grows to be successful‚ but some of us get caught up within that
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Which Cup of Tea Do You Prefer? Which cup of tea do you prefer? I mean entertainment. Generally‚ entertainment can be defined as the activities that can provide diversion or permit people to be amused in their leisure time.[1] But no matter what the form may be‚ entertainment is exactly the movement which makes you happy and relaxed. There are three major types of entertainment I have summarized: The visual entertainment‚ the interactive entertainment‚ and the self entertainment. First of all
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strive for a goal which cannot be shared. Competition brings out the best as well as the worst in humanity. It encapsulates that both good and bad can come out in a competition. It is great when there is fair play and winners and losers are gracious. Competition becomes nasty when people have to win even when they are wrong or when they convince people that they are right even when they know less than the next person. Competition can allow you to really hone in on your skills. You have to give
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