pay attention to that at least one in the group is more than likely overweight? That child in the group is at risk of health problems. Studies now show that the rate of overweight children has tremendously increased to one in five children between the ages of 6 and 16. Childhood obesity has become a growing epidemic with many health risks associated with childhood obesity. Families today‚ are now spending less time focusing on healthy lifestyle. While unhealthy foods have become more convenient
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Poverty: A Growing Problem in America When you hear the word poverty what comes to mind? One might think of poverty as the poor or the less fortunate. Some may even say deprivation is a great adjective to describe poverty. Others may say something a little more vulgar and go as far as calling people of poverty trash. Well according to the Social Work Dictionary‚ poverty is the state of being poor and deficient in money or means of subsistence. Other definitions similarly stress the link between
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Growing up as a Soccer Player Soccer has been the sport of my choice since I have been four years old. It was the love of my life. I loved everything about it from the sweet smell of the grass to the most exhilarating feeling of scoring a goal. The sport of soccer was what motivated me to do better in everything. I grew up in a family that lived‚ breathed‚ and played soccer. My Dad coached soccer and both of my older brothers played soccer through High School‚ so when it came to me I had no choice
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else and be “normal” leaving who they really are behind. These physical attributes can mean people; particular school kids categorize migrants and offer a very constant reminder to the migrants of the differences they possess. In the anthology Growing up Asian in Australia Aditi Gouvrnel shares with the reader in her story “Wei-Lei and Me” of her experiences of migration in the school playground. Through this story the reader sees just how some of the simple differences in life‚ like where Gouvrnel
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think but in a blink of an eye you’re already halfway through college sitting in the library thinking about how fast your life has went; that’s how fast the rest of your life is going to go. One day you are in high school planning about someday and then without even noticing someday is here‚ and this is your life. Growing up shows you that people always leave‚ whether because they’re not meant to be in your life; you either say too much or not enough and then they’re gone. Some people will not always
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Ha Jin is a contemporary Chinese author and poet who grew up in China during the Cultural Revolution and has written many books of short story collections. “The Bane of the Internet” is fairly new and part of a collections of stories published in his 2009 book “A Good Fall”. Characters like the eldest sister in “The Bane of the Internet”‚ immigration to the land of opportunities shows the loss and gain of her life. Jin created the character of the eldest sister to dramatize the lives of the Chinese
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Lizbeth Arce Writing Hot and Cool Media Tom O’Connor 05 May 2012 Growing Up Latina in America (Cultural Differences as a Basis for Diverging Ideals of Physical Beauty) The Latino culture is one that values food for more than what it simply is. Food is something that brings families together‚ provides warmth and joy‚ and sustains life. It is no wonder why Latina immigrants and Latinas growing up in America have such a difficult time adjusting to the American culture. In America thinness is
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the impact of a growing and ageing population Australia has a growing population with it population reaching 23 million in April 2013.It’s population is also an ageing population with 9% of the Australian population being 70 years or older. These two facts about our population has a impact on four key area’s that being the health system and its services‚ the health service and its workforce ‚ The carers of the elderly and volunteer organisations these four area’s are impacted because of the fact that
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long as you have the determination and skill to lead and make this country a better nation. However‚ because I’m Asian shouldn’t emphasize the fact that I’m more or less eligible to become president than any other candidate. The people should vote for whom they think would make a bigger impact on the United States as a country. Obama wasn’t elected just because he was African-American‚ but because the people knew he could restore the economy of the United States. Although‚ like Obama‚ I had challenges
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The growing problem of government surveillance The internet is being regulated more and more by governments‚ but is it a good thing? There’s a global war going on right now. I’m not talking about Syria‚ I’m talking about the war on the Internet. As the Internet has gotten bigger over the years‚ it has become a bigger interest for governments all over the world. Presidents and kings have a Twitter account now‚ and all the plans for budget spending are put on government websites. But it
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