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    The Handmaid's Tale

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    Journal In the novel The Handmaid’s Tale‚ written by Margaret Atwood‚ there are a lot of displays of sexual acts against woman in efforts to belittle them. The prevalence of rape and pornography in the pre-Gilead world justified to the founders their establishment of the new order. The Commander and the Aunts claim that women are better protected in Gilead‚ that they are treated with respect and kept safe from violence. Certainly‚ the official penalty for rape is terrible: in one scene‚ the Handmaids

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    Childhood Cancer

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    Childhood Cancer By: Amanda Bone July 11‚ 2010 HCA/240 Bruce Gould The body is made up of hundreds of millions of living cells. Normal body cells grow‚ divide‚ and die in an orderly fashion. During the early years of a person’s life‚ normal cells divide faster to allow the person to grow. After the person becomes an adult‚ most cells divide only to replace worn-out or dying cells or to repair injuries. Cancer begins when cells in a part of the body start to grow out of control. There

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    Childhood Obesity The percentage of overweight children is growing rapidly in the United States. With one out of three children considered overweight or obese‚ childhood obesity needs to be paid attention to by people. Additionally‚ the health effects of childhood obesity cannot be ignored. For example‚ overweight children are likely to have more risks for different types of cancer‚ including cancer of the colon‚ kidney‚ cervix‚ endometrium‚ ovary and prostate‚ as well as other long-term effects

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    Kaffir Boy

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    9/28/13 Racism is worldwide‚ and has been going on for a long period of time. Kaffir boy helped me understand the racial discrimination that he went through easily. I honestly didn’t expect for racism to have gone that far. This book made me realize a variety of things‚ and what the word brave actually meant. Finding out that his father was taken away must have been devastating and acting strong was another competition. “My father had been arrested that morning in the bus stop for being unemployed

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    The Starving Boy

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    The Democratic Republic of Congo is the second largest country in Africa‚ and it’s located slightly above the equator. The DRC is bordered by Angola‚ the Central African Republic‚ Burundi‚ Rwanda‚ Sudan‚ Tanzania‚ Uganda‚ and Zambia. They are the poorest country in Africa‚ yet it is considered by many to be the richest country because of its natural resources (Rural Poverty Portal). Located in the DRC is many valuable resources such as tin‚ tantalum‚ and tungsten.There are seventy-five million people

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    Childhood memory

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    of your childhood. Memories of those glorious care free days come flooding back as i almost gasp at the intense rate everything has changed. Treasured forever are the memories of my childhood. My favorite childhood memory ? Let me think ... A trip to Nassa‚ dining with a world famous football player‚ swimming with the sharks maybe ? Nope‚ I’ve actually not encountered an experience close to that extravagance. However‚ i can without a doubt say that the memories i hold from my childhood are far

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    Ghost Boy

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    Martin was a normal boy up until the age of twelve. At the age of twelve Martin was misdiagnosed as being in a PVS state‚ when in fact he was locked-in. For this reason‚ no one realized that he was aware of the things taking place around him. After reading the excerpt from “Ghost Boy‚” I felt that I truly had a better grasp of “locked in syndrome” and how one’s everyday life‚ family‚ and even mentality

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    Childhood Obesity

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    Childhood Obesity Nutrition 225 Online with Dr. Strunk 11-20-12 Work cited page Books: I used the chapters in this book that focused on obesity in adults‚ adolescents‚ and young children. Greatest resource used. 12th edition of Understanding Nutrition by Whitney and Rolfes | Internet sites: http://www.cdc.gov/Healthy Youth/obesity/facts.htm | http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/meetings/workshops/child-obesity/index.htm | http://www.healthychildren.org/english/health-issues/conditions/obesity/Pages/default

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    Childhood Obesity

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    Childhood obesity is a serious health problem. When a child is obese it means that they are above their normal weight for their age and height. Lack of exercise‚ eating habits‚ and genetics all play a role when it comes to childhood obesity. Obesity can lead to serious health conditions like type 2 diabetes‚ high cholesterol‚ and high blood pressure at a younger age. Therefore‚ being aware of the causes and consequences of childhood obesity is important. Intervention should begin at an early age

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    Boys of Baraka

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    Boys of Baraka Essay: After viewing the documentary Boys of Baraka‚ Cosby makes two of many claims. His first claim is that having people watch over you and make sure your on task with your education and acting appropriately will make you a success. His second claim is that people need to act and save kids‚ like the Baraka students! I agree with both of Cosby’s claims because every student has the potential to succeed and the Baraka students and Cosby are proof of that. Cosby

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