articles submitted to prestigious academic journals. Experts in the field read a peer-reviewed article‚ this experts informs the editors of the journal whether or not the article is free from error‚ original and meaningful and help decide if it is worth printing. Peer-reviewed articles are an important part of keeping up with current trends and research in any academic field (McGuffin‚ 2009). Scholarly journals are mainly published articles that have been reviewed by a group of peers in the field
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Fighting the Childhood Obesity Crisis in America The childhood obesity crisis in America is growing at an alarming rate and there needs to be a solution for our children’s health and future. Over 17% of children in the United States are considered obese and that number continues to rise. The rate for childhood obesity has tripled since 1980 (Center for Disease Control‚ 2011). Remember a standard paragraph is 5-7 sentences. Obesity occurs when a child is above the normal weight for his or hers
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Fighting the American Revolution Discuss how coordination and planning effected the Campaign of 177? As future leaders what lesson do you feel can be taken from the mishaps of Sir William Howe? Even though the British were victorious in capturing Philadelphia‚ William Howe inability to follow his higher ups set plan and his army being ill-equipped to deal with the extreme weathers‚ lead to the British downfall. The plan would have led Howe to New York to support St. Leger and Burgoyne forces. Because
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By doing this‚ student wouldn’t end up with a large debt after graduating. Seniors in college wouldn’t have an overwhelming debt if the tuition rates decreased. In the article‚ Pros and Cons Argument: Is a College Education Worth It?‚ is states‚ “in 2012 there were 6.9 million student loan borrowers aged 50 and over who collectively owed $155 billion with individual average balances between $19‚521 and $23‚820”. Once students graduate‚ they still need time to find a job‚ meanwhile
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Is Therapeutic Cloning Worth the Risk? Is Therapeutic Cloning Worth the Risk? I. The history of cloning A few years ago‚ a movie showed how Adolf Hitler could have been cloned to produce copies of himself. Of course‚ this is a terrible idea‚ because as we know‚ Hitler killed millions of people. Yet‚ people now have cloning that can benefit humankind. The events in the movie were imaginary‚ but during the 20th century‚ cloning became real. Cloning of plants and small animals has been practiced
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Running Head: (MEDIA‚ BODY IMAGE AND SELF-WORTH) Media‚ Body Image and Self-Worth How the Media Influences the Development of a Woman’s Self-Esteem Every women’s dream to be 5’10‚ 115 pounds or underweight as to be considered thin‚ have long slender legs‚ a flat stomach and to have generously proportioned breasts. Why? Simply because media has deceived young women into thinking as though that is the standard of beauty‚ and every woman wants to be beautiful. This generation of young women
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Question 1 Based on Vicente Ruiz’s actions and his conversation with Chuck Moore‚ what differences do you detect in cultural attitudes toward communications in Mexico as compared with the United States? Is understanding these differences important? Explain. The cultural differences emerged in the communication channel adopted by Vicente Ruiz and Chuck Moore. In this case‚ Chuck Moore was upset with the delayed shipping of toys from Mexico plant. He was then decided to send an electronic mail to
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Is it really worth going to college ? Students and counselors debate whether to go to college or not ‚ can get you paid well. Students argue that you don’t have to go to college just to get paid well. On the other hand‚ counselors disagree with students by saying that if I go to college‚ then I can get paid well and have a solid career . Counselors want to students to go to college because it’s important and the key to success and a bettering our education. Counselors also say that if students
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The general argument made by Carl Richards in his work‚ “Fighting the Gender Pay Gap” is that some factors that affects gender pay gaps are the fact that there is bias‚ not enough awareness‚ and no real consequences for those companies not willing to change. More specifically‚ Richards argues that many companies aren’t willing to change and help decrease the gender pay gap. He states‚ “There’s no real consequence if they don’t” (Paragraph 4).Richards is suggesting that companies are unwilling to
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an invisible threat that has tried to claim victory over my life‚ for the past four years. A war I’m still trying to analyze and accept. However‚ I am not alone. There is a mysterious battalion of soldiers living amongst each other invisibly‚ fighting an unpredictable battle. A camouflage war that should bear no entitlement on us‚ a war that is known to me as‚ “My Silent War”. My body is under attack. An attack I am all too familiar with. It feels as if an explosive has detonated in my head
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