Hunter‚ Aaron ENGWR 100 1030-1150 9/26/2011 “Fat People Have Fat Kids” If you live in America‚ chances are either you or one of your parents or one of your siblings is considered obese. If it is one of your parents then you have a 50% chance of being classified as obese. If it is both of your parents that are overweight then your likelihood of being considered obese increases to 80% (www.aacap.org). What makes those numbers so much higher in America compared to the rest of the world?
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An Enemy Becomes a Friend The garage seems so cold this time of year. The days of grass‚ nuts and scampering down the driveway are gone. Now Mother Nature puts on her white cloak of winter‚ and it nearly suffocates our little family. We manage. We have always managed through the last dozen generations living in this spot‚ but that doesn’t mean it’s easy. But this winter‚ things changed. For the better. Our enemy became our friend‚ and no one really knows why. It all started about a month
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woman’s power more than anything. And my grandmother believed in me more than anything and anyone. She instilled the idea that helping people‚ in anyway possible‚ was the best way to live‚ that I could make the world a better place by doing my part. This lesson has led me to become extremely involved in different charities and organizations to aid people‚ and my want to become a pediatric surgeon. My volunteer work was a direct impact of my need to make my grandmother proud of me‚ but it surprised me when
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In the past‚ many people were born‚ lived and died within a limited geographical area‚ never encountering people of other races and/or cultural background. Such existences no longer prevail in the world. Even members of once isolated groups now frequently have contact with members of other cultural groups. Through different cultural experiences‚ people are adapting and learning different cultures. In essence‚ many are becoming intercultural. Cultural Unconscious Until people are exposed to different
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anything is possible if you put your time & effort into your future goals. Then one day my agriculture teacher informed me about a class called Veterinary Science Certificate that allows me to become a certified vet assistant before I graduate. This opportunity gives me a chance to know if I would like to become a veterinarian in the future. That’s
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speech entitled “Become a member and be excellent” Today is the first day of English Week. As the President of the English Language Society‚ I would like to invite those who poised to become excellent students to join the society. What I can tell you is‚ you will not regret your decision. Dear audience. You have the option of joining any club or society you like‚ but I hope you will seriously consider becoming a member of the English Language Society. Now‚ why do you have to be a member
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If you wanted to become a fireman‚ here are some steps to take. Volunteer for the Trade. If you ask a local how to become a firefighter‚ many will tell you they started as a volunteer. Find CPR Training and Get Fit. Get a Fire Science Degree. Go to school in fire science. Take Exams and Apply for Work. Step Five Advance in Your Profession Earn a Bachelor’s Degree. Take the Medical College Admission Test. Enroll in Medical School. Complete a Medical Residency. Obtain Licensure. Earn a Bachelor’s
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TECHNOLOGY IS KILLING OUR WORK ETHICS The biggest limitation of our existing system is its inherent inability to achieve its fundamental goal. Whatever happened to the dream of progress -- that modern technology would free people from drudgery‚ and everyone would be able to live in comfort‚ spending their time enriching the world and thinking great thoughts? Wasn’t that what we really set out to achieve? Toward that goal‚ we can now make virtually any region of the earth comfortably habitable
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The Impact of Technology on Our Lives: Technology surrounds almost every aspect of our lives today. It is responsible for the revolution in the fields of manufacturing‚ agriculture‚ medicine‚ communication‚ education‚ information‚ transportation‚ finance and more. The astounding development of technology has drastically changed the lifestyle of people in society. The progress of technology can have both good and bad implications. In many ways‚ it simplifies life and has beneficial effects on
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My choice to become a teacher was not made lightly. I have chosen a career in education because I believe it is one of the most important roles in today’s society‚ and would help me fulfil a desire to help and guide young people at a time they need it most. I began to understand in school and university that great teachers have skills that I wanted to learn. I want to follow their examples. I remember that great teachers were good at explaining content‚ were patient yet firm with students‚ were
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