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  • Obesity in the U.S.

    Obesity in the U.S.

    Obesity in the U.S. Subject Sentence: Obesity in general has become a major concern in the U.S. Mainly because of three major factors dealing with obesity how quickly it became a problem, the U.S. being the most overweight nation, and the increased health risks. Introduction: Are you overweight? Do have a little junk in the trunk? To answer these questions either you or someone you know has a problem with obesity. This has come to

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    Submitted: January 10, 2010 By: Wendy
  • Obesity in the United States

    Obesity in the United States

    In America, today we have many different things to worry about, such as AIDS and drugs to name a few, but what if I told you that there was an epidemic going on in America that has killed more then 300,00 people a year (Tuberose, par1). Envision an epidemic so strong that in the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in the United States (Nutrition, par 3). How would you feel if

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    Submitted: December 17, 2009 By: Edward
  • Obesity in the United States

    Obesity in the United States

    In America today we have many different things to worry about from Aides to drugs, but what if I told you that there was an epidemic going around in America that has killed more then 300,00 people a year (tuberose,1). An epidemic so strong that over the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in the United States? (Nutrition,1). How would you feel if I told you this very epidemic was in

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    Submitted: February 8, 2010 By: Tasha
  • Obesity in United States of America

    Obesity in United States of America

    Obesity is an epidemic in the whole of United States of America. It has been an issue for many other countries; however, U.S.A is very largely affected by obesity and obesity-related health issues. Obesity starts from childhood and moves on to adult hood. “Currently, around 31% of the American population is obese and about 65% are either obese or over weight” (Intelihealth). Obesity or over-weight increases the chances of heart diseases, diabetes, and “liver failure”

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    Submitted: December 18, 2009 By: Mike
  • Obesity in Usa

    Obesity in Usa

    The dramatic growth in obesity and over weight among Americans can become a hot topic, receiving widespread attention in the media. In a recent article in science magazine said that the national obesity rate will be 39% by 2008. Obesity has risen dramatically in the past 10 years. It is estimated that as many as one in five Americans is obese, a condition defined as being more than 30 percent above the ideal weight based

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    Submitted: February 16, 2010 By: Max
  • Obesity Persuasive Paper

    Obesity Persuasive Paper

    Today in the world we live in, 25% of white children are overweight and 33% of African American children are overweight. Those numbers are staggering. Also about 45% of all diabetes cases diagnosed in children are as a result of obesity. We all live in a very hectic world, and I realize that. Everyone has somewhere to be, weather it be work or a social event and to be honest, we really don’t take

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    Submitted: December 31, 2009 By: Bred
  • Obesity Prevelance Amongst African American Adolescents

    Obesity Prevelance Amongst African American Adolescents

    Obesity is an epidemic affecting nearly one third of all Americans in the United States today. Obesity is determined by using Body Mass Index(BMI) measurements, in which BMI is defined as the; weight in kilograms by the square of the height in meters( kg/m^2). A BMI of 25 is considered overweight and a BMI of 30, Obese. Demographic and health research has shown consistently higher obesity prevalence amongst lower income minority populations; establishing a negative

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    Submitted: May 13, 2010 By: saad
  • Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?

    Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?

    Imagine a world where a school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools. A world where 30.5 percent of adults are considered obese. A world where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if I told you this world is not in your imagination but is the world we live

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    Submitted: November 14, 2009 By: Mikki
  • Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?

    Obesity: A Public or Private Issue?

    Obesity: A Public or Private Issue? Imagine a world where a school aged child can step out of their school and walk into a McDonalds. A world where soda companies make millions of dollars a year by placing soda machines in schools. A world where 30.5 percent of adults are considered obese. A world where obesity is killing more people than smoking. What if I told you this world is not in your imagination but

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    Submitted: December 29, 2009 By: Edward
  • Observation of Power

    Observation of Power

    For this observation of power in a relationship, I chose to observe my sister-suitemate and her boyfriend at dinner one night at O’Hill. At the table was my friend we can call “Jenn,” her boyfriend “Dan,” me, and three other mutual female friends from my suite. Her boyfriend and I actually attended the same high school. My friend has been dating Dan for five and a half months. They are literally inseparable and joined at

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    Submitted: May 10, 2010 By: July
  • Observation Project

    Observation Project

    Observation Project Anthropology 1010 Living in Utah and being the age when most believe one should already be married I decided to go to a Singles Ward. A local singles ward located in the Holladay/Cottonwood area was having a ward conference on a Wednesday night, so I took advantage of this opportunity and decided to observe this as ethnographers might. I also decided to arrive early so I could observe the entire event. Upon arriving

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    Submitted: April 30, 2010 By: July
  • Observing Human Habits

    Observing Human Habits

    Observing Human Habits People and their strange habits, where does this strange behavior come from? Last semester I was able to observe many of my peers. From this, I had noticed some unusual habits of theirs. While sitting in my computer class at Hudson County Community College, I watched my classmates give introductory presentation in front of the class. Some of the students were moving back and forth, which made it difficult to view them.

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    Submitted: January 19, 2010 By: Mike
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) is a potentially disabling sickness that may persist throughout a person’s life, and gone untreated may possibly worsen. OCD is a psychological disorder that one out of fifty adults currently suffer from, and at least twice that many have experienced at some point in their lives. When worries, doubts, or superstitious beliefs become excessive, then a diagnosis of OCD may be made. It is believed that the brain can become stuck on

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    Submitted: May 18, 2010 By: Monika
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    I have OCD Fall semester, I wondered if the horrible feeling, the gnawing in my stomach would ever leave. Inside my dorm room, I lived in my own mind, fixated on my thoughts and tormented by irrational messages and faulty fears. It wasn't until the winter that I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. Although I've experienced some OCD symptoms throughout my life, the stress of moving away from home made my OCD explode.

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    Submitted: May 11, 2011 By: deedee123
  • Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

    I have OCD Fall semester, I wondered if the horrible feeling, the gnawing in my stomach would ever leave. Inside my dorm room, I lived in my own mind, fixated on my thoughts and tormented by irrational messages and faulty fears. It wasn't until the winter that I was diagnosed with obsessive-compulsive disorder, or OCD. Although I've experienced some OCD symptoms throughout my life, the stress of moving away from home made my OCD explode.

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    Essay Length: 543 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: May 11, 2011 By:
  • Obstacles Faced by Non-Chinese Groups in Singapore

    Obstacles Faced by Non-Chinese Groups in Singapore

    Singapore population comprise of 77% Chinese, 14% Malays, 7% Indians and the remaining minority groups. The assertion of the superior status of the Chinese arguably comes about because of the dominant majority in Singapore. Unlike its neighboring country, the singaporean Chinese population is a powerful force as they dominate the economic, social and cultural sectors. While the city-state engages in multiracial and multicultural activities, racial prejudice and discrimination still exist and prevail. Racial prejudice is

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    Submitted: November 28, 2009 By: July
  • Occupational Safety and Health Administration (osha)

    Occupational Safety and Health Administration (osha)

    The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is an agency of the United States Department of Labor, which was established in 1971. OSHA reflects Theodore Roosevelt’s belief that human health is a natural resource worthy of protection. OSHA’s mission was “to assure so far as possible every working man and woman in the nation, safe and healthful working conditions”. The OSHA’s mission has changed a bit over the years, but still has the same underlying

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Tommy
  • Occurene at Owl Creek

    Occurene at Owl Creek

    First Reading The very first sentenced we are introduced to man that is about to be hanged for doing something wrong. This is definitely set back in the war time’s maybe the civil war. The man might be a black man and being hanged for jus being black but sense there are soldiers on both ends I am assuming it must be a war thing maybe he is on the opposing side and has been

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    Essay Length: 1,596 Words / 7 Pages
    Submitted: April 10, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Ocean Discovery Teaches Animal Cruelty

    Ocean Discovery Teaches Animal Cruelty

    At Six Flags Marine World in Vallejo, CA a new exhibit was opened to provide an interactive experience with the parks residents. These “Ocean Discovery” exhibits now include a 200,000 gallon tank containing three to five of the parks 14 Atlantic Bottlenose Dolphins. The dolphins have been removed from their natural habitats deprived from an annexed refuge and placed in petting pools poorly located and smaller than that of an average living room. In these

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    Submitted: January 11, 2010 By: Victor
  • Oceania and the Republic of Uzbekistan as Dystopian Societies

    Oceania and the Republic of Uzbekistan as Dystopian Societies

    “War is Peace; Freedom is Slavery; Ignorance is Strength” (Orwell 6). The novel Nineteen Eighty-Four by George Orwell demonstrates a dystopian society with negative and unrealistic messages. Such messages are a reality in the modern Republic of Uzbekistan. The social control enforced by the government of both Oceania and of Uzbekistan eliminates all privacy of their people. Individual consciousness is replaced by collective conformity, disallowing individualism to be expressed. While the mock dictatorships within both

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    Submitted: November 10, 2009 By: Jack
  • Of Little Importance

    Of Little Importance

    Of Little Importance In Alain DeBotton’s article “The Shame of Failure” she writes that “Our sense of an appropriate limit to achievement and wealth is never decided independently.” She continues to say that we ask others their thoughts on our lives and we are forever comparing ourselves to the successes of others. DeBotton sees this behavior as normal, acceptable. I believe that achievement and wealth is decided by the individual. DeBotton says that Americans have

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    Submitted: March 13, 2010 By: Kevin
  • Of Mice and Men

    Of Mice and Men

    “Of Mice and Men” is set on a Grain farm in the 1930’s, about two life long friends named George and Lennie. The main characters are George and Lennie and they go from farm to farm, trying to work up a stake and save enough to buy their own dream farm one day, and be free form heavy work loads and the threat of being out of work and just living off the land. On

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    Essay Length: 473 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: Vika
  • Office Romances

    Office Romances

    Office Romances can work out in many different ways. They can turn out positive an example could be that you find somebody that makes you look forward to go into work. A negative could be that it turns out to be a fling and you guys break up. It might just get nasty. When you go to work everyday you always dread going to work. You would love the opportunity to find something exciting. Something

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    Submitted: March 22, 2010 By: July
  • Official Farce Staged Throughout Education Daily

    Official Farce Staged Throughout Education Daily

    Chloe Aldridge Official Farce Staged Throughout Education Daily Picture a word: a word that’s frightful; a word that is so feared, so intimidating, so threatening, that it makes teachers across the country tremble and cower. A word that echoes through school hallways and staff meetings… That word: Ofsted. “Ofsted?” Yes, Ofsted! The beast that lives in the belly of British schools, the horror in the headteacher’s head, the torment in the teacher’s brain… and the

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    Submitted: April 12, 2015 By: Chloe Aldridge
  • Offshpre Outsourcing

    Offshpre Outsourcing

    Offshore Outsourcing Offshore outsourcing may seem as if it hurts the US economy but actually causes a slow recovery. Commentators call it the jobless recovery (B. Pradhan). It doesn’t seem as if the economy is recovering, and that is because it is occurring at a slow rate. Having IT workers, especially in India, is good for the US economy. Offshore outsourcing causes advantages and recovery to the US economy. IT workers lost many jobs in

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    Essay Length: 502 Words / 3 Pages
    Submitted: March 15, 2010 By: Fatih
  • Oh Say Could You See? - an Analysis on the Status of the United States of America on the World Stage

    Oh Say Could You See? - an Analysis on the Status of the United States of America on the World Stage

    Page | Adam Ontiveros-Oberg December 2, 2014 Essay #5; Dr. Scipione, INTD 105 Affluence in America Oh Say Could You See? An analysis on the status of the United States of America on the world stage. Politicians and pundits often try to spread ideals or opinions they hold of what we, as a nation, should be. Some, the vocal majority, are of the opinion that we have an obligation to be the police force, the

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    Submitted: April 21, 2016 By: adamdoubleO
  • Oil Shortage

    Oil Shortage

    The age of cheap and easy oil may be coming to an end. The incredible price fluctuations (mostly upwards) have created a heated debate amongst businesses, politicians, and the general public. This debate of energy supply may be one of the most important social issues today. This paper will cover the possible consequences of an energy shortage, as well as present opposing viewpoints of the likelihood of a future oil shortage. The modern industry economy

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    Submitted: November 12, 2009 By: July
  • Oj Simpson

    Oj Simpson

    Concerning the OJ Simpson case, I think everyone had a feeling he was guilty. It’s a shame because of flaws in the collection of evidence, a seemingly obvious murderer got away with it. As I followed the trial, even my 7 year old mind knew that he was guilty. It wasn’t until later that I found out why he was let off. I agree with James that there are other things that should be covered

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    Submitted: March 30, 2010 By: Stenly
  • Old Enough to Commit Crime, Too Young to Do Time.

    Old Enough to Commit Crime, Too Young to Do Time.

    What age defines a person as an adult? In some states, such as Texas, you are considered an adult at 17 years of age. Other state’s juvenile systems make you liable to be tried as an adult at the age of 18. Law enforcement officials have been questioning the age of being tried as an adult for the past 40 years. Recently, they have come to the conclusion that children between the ages of 16

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    Submitted: March 10, 2010 By: regina
  • Old Hip-Hop Vs. New Hip-Hop

    Old Hip-Hop Vs. New Hip-Hop

    Back when Hip-Hop began, it was original and sent a message of unity. Now, it is repetitive, concerning with money, clothes, women, and drugs. Unfortunately Hip-Hop will never be the same as it was in the 90’s. Modern views and changes in the culture have driven Hip-Hop in a new direction. Old-School Hip-Hop was positive meanings like staying in school and saying no to drugs, don’t call women out of their names. New School Hip-Hop

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    Essay Length: 402 Words / 2 Pages
    Submitted: March 27, 2010 By: Artur
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