Causal Argument: Video games may make children fat. Children have been gaining weight excessively over the last 20 years. In 1980 6.5% of the children aged 6 to 11 were obese‚ but by 1994 that number had climbed to 11.3%. Currently over 30% of children are overweight‚ while 17% are considered obese (Parker-Pope‚ 2008). What has caused this epidemic like increase in child obesity? There are many proposed causes that have been linked to child obesity. However‚ if we examine children’s lifestyles
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John Doe 11/25/12 Causal Argument “I can purchase that now and pay for it later?”- (The rising effects of credit cards causing more and more student debt) The cycle always seem to begin when you are least expecting it‚ I know that’s how it started for me. I was browsing in my favorite store H&M not planning on buying anything when I came across a pair of pants plus shoes that were on sale for 25% off‚ I could not leave the store without purchasing these items. Once I made my way to
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It can be said that looking deep into the wrinkles of an elderly man or woman‚ a story can be uncovered. But in Africa‚ people are lucky to make it to such an age; every 30 seconds a child dies of malaria ("Fact sheet n°94‚" 2010). The problems don’t stop there. The world is affected by the many impacts of such a disease. As one of the number one killers‚ malaria has caught the attention of many organizations. Many other countries‚ mostly those that have a subtropical climate or that are islands
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Barthelemy Natama EN 101: Composition I 05 Nov 2014 A More Subtle Effect The effects of greed can be dreadful. The obsession over materialistic goods‚ like money‚ can preoccupy their entire time with getting more of it and cause great deals of stress in losing it. That is the first downside when people think of greed. However‚ there is another subtle effect of this‚ and that is depression. When a person becomes filled with greed‚ this can lead to them cutting important people from their life to
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Child Abuse- Casual Analysis Throughout the world there are plenty of problems within countries and cities. One problem that is happening worldwide is child abuse. When most people think about child abuse they think of a child not being able to eat dinner or a child that doesn’t have clean clothes. This is very stereotypical due to the facts in articles and statistics. Child abuse in America is seen every day on the news and in newspaper articles. Children are suffering from a hidden epidemic
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Robert Bruce Jackson September 23‚ 2013 English 101 Casual Analysis - Essay 2 According to the American Medical Association‚ obesity is an epidemic. There is such a concern that the First Lady has created an initiative to have children become more active. The First Lady also has asked entertainment companies and food makers to be more careful with how they advertise to children. She also voiced concerns that salty foods and excessively sweet drinks are causing serious health issues to our
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Know Your Personality Dr. John Holland created a theory and inventory to help describe personality types that can be used to identify occupations that are best suited for a particular personality type‚ or “Holland Code.” It is important to remember that‚ as with any personality inventory‚ this is only an approximation‚ and the information that is gathered from this exercise should be used in conjunction with the additional information that is covered in this course. Your Holland Code is only
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Why people wear casual clothing in Hong Kong? The reasons to wear the casual clothing * Easy to wear: save time to do other important things. * Easy to wash: Casual wear can simply be washed and dried. * Feeling more Comfortable‚ freedom and relaxed than formal wear. * Create your own style. * Show personality: Wearing casual clothes makes people feel self-confident when they are in their favorite. * Save Money: You don’t have to spend extra money on buying different
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CASUAL DINING Definition of Casual Dining: A casual dining restaurant is a restaurant that serves moderately-priced food in a casual atmosphere. This kind of full service dining offers full table service in a relaxed environment. Casual dining comprises a market segment between fast food establishments and fine dining restaurants. Fast food – also known as “quick service restaurant” emphasize speed of service. A specific type of restaurant characterized both by its fast food cuisine and by
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Cause/Effect Argument Paper Child obesity has always been a major issue in the United States‚ but why is it so serious? What is the cause of this? I believe that technology and the advancements made to it is the main cause. It is common for kids these days to own a cell phone‚ have a TV in their room‚ a computer and a video game console. It is rare now for kids to want to go out to the park and maybe play basketball or go do something athletic. Before the advancement of modern technology‚ parents
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