Obesity in North America In 1999‚ an estimated 61% of adults in the United States were obese. One in seven children was also obese. Obesity is the biggest public health problem in North America. It can cause serious disease such as diabetes. In economic term‚ the cost of obesity in the United States was about $117 billion in 2000. Therefore‚ North American Society needs to be aware that modern life can cause obesity. This modern life includes fast food‚ transportation and new technology.
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The Industrial Revolution started in Europe in the eighteenth century where Britain is considered the most powerful nation. How did the British Empire became the most powerful nation? They discover a new fuel source called coal that replace wood because the wood is only getting expensive. There is a large amount of coal underground‚ so it is cheaper and coal is more efficient for fuel than wood. However‚ the problem about extracting coal is water flooding into the caverns‚ so the workers need a way
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an empire. The Industrial Revolution can be regarded as a technological change in Britain when manufacturing began to rely on steam power rather than on animal labour or wind power. The overall economic shift towards large scale industry rather than small scale individual operations. The British Empire was expanding rapidly during the 18th century. An empire is a large‚ multi-ethnic state‚ whose political structure is held together by force. The British colonised most of Africa‚ North America‚ the
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Long ago‚ during a time in history when nations were busy building empires‚ and were ruled by kings. 13 colonies made a stand. Long have they been ruled over‚ and wrongfully were they treated. They were beat down‚ and trampled upon. Attempting to break their spirits‚ and to own their souls‚ the mighty empire beat them‚ starved them‚ and taxed them. On July 4th 1776‚ those 13 colonies stood together as one. They became traitors of the king that once rule over them. They risked life‚ limb‚ and what
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both the North and South colonies the populations grew phenomenally. Colonists of all different backgrounds lived in varied environments under thirteen different colonial governments. “[In the south] slaves made the most striking racial composition of the population. Slavery became the defining characteristic of the southern colonies during the eighteenth century‚ shaping the region’s economy‚ society and politics.” The economic‚ political‚ and cultural differences between the colonies of the North
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On August 19‚ 1910 the Big Burn in the Rocky Moutains began‚ recorded as the largest and most destrustive fire‚ in North America. At the time the United States fire service was only five years old‚ with very little experience and preparation to handle such a large forest fire. It destroys an area the size of Connecticut within a matter of 36 hours‚ equaling more than three-million acres of forest‚ and $1 billion worth lost in timber. There were atleast 78 firefighter fatalities‚ however it is unknown
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had happened between first nations and Europeans‚ the Europeans insulted and made first nations abandon their religion‚ culture and beliefs and some where even made slaves. Soon after in 1670 the first black slaves were brought from Africa to North America. In the southern United States the ‘One Drop’ rule was placed‚ that meant that anybody with African American grandparents or great grandparents was a slave‚ unlike the northern states where it was only if you had coloured skin. Soon even the northern
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The French and British constantly came into conflict as they began to establish global empires in the 1600s and 1700s. This was not the beginning of the two nations’ feud with each other. Not only was it not the beginning‚ but it was not the only thing the French and British fought over. The French and the British have had over hundreds of battles with each other. These deadly battles ranging from the year 1066 to the year 1815 and it is what the French and British are well known for. The disputes
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The success of the French in North America was largely due to the associations they developed with the American Indians‚ and the fur trading that provided animal pelts that were in high demand throughout Europe. The French built missions and worked to convert the Indians to Christianity‚ they settled primarily in Canada and the Great Lakes. France attempted to pioneer several settlements throughout North America that failed because of war with other countries‚ bad weather and diseases. Even though
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The British Empire was also involved in wars throughout the world and at one stage they basically became bankrupt and tried to seek help from other different countries such as the United States of America. World War1‚ the Cold War and World War Two had greatly impacted on the decolonization of the British Empire. These wars hit Britain like a tonne of bricks. Economic difficulty was one of the worst things that affected the British Empire. They just could not afford to pay for different expenses
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