number of obese children has more than doubled to 16 percent. It soon becomes a big issue in our society because it threads American children’s health which causes them to consider fast food as their “primary meal”. Then the society starts to think who to blame. Is it the fast food companies’ false marketing or the parents’ responsibilities? According to the articles “It’s portion distortion that makes America Fat” by Shannon Browniee‚ a reporter said “ if marketing strategy had stopped there‚ we might
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California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. However‚ parents-- not the fast-food companies- are to blame for the amount of overweight children that are present today. They are the ones who teach their children eating and exercising habits‚ they are the ones who let their young consume unhealthy foods‚ they are the ones who allow their children to watch television and play on the computer for hours on end; obviously‚ it is the parents fault for obesity in youth
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Creon has many character flaws that led to the tragic end of the play. One of the many flaws Creon exhibits is a paranoia that people around him are plotting against him. He even accuses the elders of being "’...these who have whispered together‚ stiff-necked anarchists...Scheming against me in alleys.’" (Scene 1 line 113-115) This paranoia leads him to make rash decisions. Such as when he threatens to take the Sentry’s life if he doesn’t find out who buried Polyneices. Creon is also very stubborn
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arms race to see who could build the biggest and best nuclear weapons. Both the United States and the Soviet Union were at fault for the Cold War. The Soviets wanted to spread Communism after the war while American’s wanted to spread democracy ideals.
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Oedipus Oedipus is an epic hero in that he suffers from a flaw‚ later falls from the flaw‚ and is of noble rank. Oedipus is a king who suffers from hubris which leads to uncontrolled anger. Due to these two flaws‚ Oedipus kills his biological father and marries his biological mother‚ as the oracle had predicted. By the end of the play‚ Oedipus gouged out his own eyes and lost his position as king of Thebes. There is no way for him to avoid the Oracle. The Oracle only states what Fate had already
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care taker‚ up until the day he died. They had it rough since every job George had ever got them. Lennie managed to mess it up somehow and get them fired. Most of the time when something went wrong George was able to blame Lennie. But what would George do if he didn’t have Lennie to blame for all of their misfortune? George needs Lennie just as much as Lennie needs George. Without Lennie
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colonies to suffer because of selfish people who cannot stray from their current way of life? There are many ways one can achieve the goals they have‚ and it may be necessary to learn a different way if the union is to survive. The civil war brought on important concerns pertaining to states seceding from the union and slavery being the cause of it. While I don’t believe the president is at fault for such awful things to take place‚ John Smith would sooner blame president Lincoln than accept responsibility
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Macbeth is William Shakespeare’s shortest play but arguably the most intense in terms of actions and different human personalities. Macbeth is about a bloody rise to power and the tragic downfall of an honoured soldier - Macbeth; already a well-known warrior of his time in Scotland ‚ he receives a prophecy stating that he would be King by three witches and kills the reigning king to get to that position. His wife (Lady Macbeth)‚ being a strong force of persuasion and a culprit in the murder‚ he
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monster that had one request and a creator who ignored it; all lead to a depressing tragedy. Dr. Frankenstein is to blame for the tragedies that occurred to the monster because he did not account for the consequences that occurred. The doctor abandoned the monster when he could not control him any longer and did not take ownership for his creation which makes him solely responsible for the death and destruction in this story. Dr. Frankenstein was a man who was full of negativity. He was just filled
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Who is to blame? Love is supposedly such a strong force that a couple would die to be together forever. The force that traps the escape of love and living happily together for a couple is almost just as strong. In Ethan Frome‚ Ethan falls out of love with his wife Zeena and into love with his house girl Mattie. Throughout their year together Ethan is finally able to express his love for science and talk about what he feels is important with his one true love Mattie. When Mattie
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