Yucheng Li ESL 123 Livine 4/3/2013 Draft#1 Effects of Obesity Of all countries‚ the United States has the highest rate of obesity. From13% obesity in 1962‚ estimates have steadily increased‚ reaching 19.4% in 1997‚ 24.5% in 2004 26.6% in 2007‚ and 33.8% (adults) and 17% (children) in 2008. In 2010‚ the CDC reported higher numbers once more‚ counting 35.7% of American adults as obese. According to the number‚ we know obesity is one of the serious problems in the United States.
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The term Glasgow effect is used to describe higher levels of mortality and poor health due to socioeconomic circumstances. “The Glasgow Effect” was a publication issued in November 2010 by The Scottish Health Survey. The aim of the survey was to examine whether ill-health of population of Greater Glasgow and Clyde was associated with socio-economic conditions‚ behavioural‚ biological and other health-related risk factors with comparison to other parts of Scotland as well as Manchester and Liverpool
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networking has many positive effects in society‚ it has more negative consequences‚ especially upon teenagers‚ such as cyber-bullying‚ negative influences on social behavior‚ and the promotions of crime and violence. When used responsibly‚ social networking is efficient‚ fun‚ and useful. Unfortunately‚ teenagers in today’s society misuse social networks- causing social networking become dangerous and psychologically harmful. Cyber-bullying is the most common negative effect of social networking. More
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The Effects of Divorce Divorce in our society has become increasingly common. Fifty percent of all marriages will end in divorce and each year 2 million children are newly introduced to their parents separation‚ (Monthly Vital Statistics Report ). Demographers predict that by the beginning of the next decade the majority of the youngsters under 18 will spend part of their childhood in single-parent families‚ many created by divorce. During this confusing period of turmoil and high emotional
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Poverty has wide-ranging and often devastating effects. Many of its effects‚ such as malnutrition and starvation‚ exposure to infectious diseases and mental illness and dependence to drug‚ result directly from having too little income or too few resources. As a result of poor nutrition and health problems‚ infant mortality rates among the poor are higher than average‚ and life expectancies are lower than average. Malnutrition is one of the most common effects of poverty. In developing countries‚ the poorest
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Imprints on Planet Earth | Consumerism effects Is consumerism just another fancy word for shopping? Who is to say that one person’s ecological footprint from consuming has no effect on the planet? An ecological footprint‚ also known as a carbon footprint‚ is the scientific measure of one’s consumption and the effect of their expenditure to the planet earth (Heddings & Frazier‚ 2009). Every small act of consumption is a connection to a larger picture. As the population grows‚ so does
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Critical Response: The Wal-Mart Effect: Poison or Antidote For Local Communities In The Wal-Mart effect: Poison or Antidote for Local Communities author Terry J. Fitzgerald attempts to submerge to the bottom of the issues people have with Wal-Mart. He does so by using results from Wal-Mart’s effect by entering non Wal-Mart counties economy’s. He uses the research to show that Wal-Mart doesn’t affect a community as much as most think. However‚ no matter what side of the issue you fall
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Recent research suggests a lack of sleep may be a growing problem because of increases in digital communication among young adults. While the effects of insufficient sleep are evident in high school as short-term problems‚ it’s becoming more apparent that being less attentive in class‚ having poor study habits‚ and consistent fatigue may have long-term effects that can follow students to college‚ according to a 2010 study conducted at JFK Medical Center in Edison‚ N.J. by Peter Polos‚ a specialist
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THE BY-STANDER EFFECT So you may ask yourself…. Why do we automatically ignore the problem? One of the first steps in anyone’s decision to help another is the recognition that someone is actually in need of help. To do this‚ the bystander must realize that they are witnessing an emergency situation and that a victim is in need of assistance. Consequently‚ a major reason why eyewitnesses fail to intervene is that they do not even realize they are witnessing a crime. When we are in an ambiguous
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imbalanced ecosystem. First of all‚ the effect of deforestation is pollution especially water pollution. This problem occurred when people often cut down the trees illegally. So‚ there are no roots to hold and prevent the soil from fall down. The soil that does not have roots to hold it can easily fall down into the river. Consequently‚ the water becomes polluted. Cloudy and shallow. From this‚ the aquatic life ecosystem will be threatened and damaged. Another effect of the deforestation is flora extinction
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