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    Sea‚” Elizabeth Kolbert wrote about how the polluted sea around Castello Aragonese provides us with a glimpse of our future oceans and how it interferes with the chemistry of the ocean. In the article “Our Oceans are Turning into Plastic … are You?‚” Susan Casey discusses the negative effects plastic has on the environment. “The Acid Sea” and “Our Oceans are Turning into Plastic … are You?” did an excellent job with providing strong arguments and appeals to inform and persuade the reader that the world

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    Mr. Jerome March 27‚ 2012 Obesity in America Obesity in America is an ever-growing problem each day. As of 2011‚ The United States of America has the highest obesity rate of any other country of the world. What is obesity? Obesity is defined as “a condition characterized by the excessive accumulation and storage of fat in the body” (Webster). Excess obesity usually begins to have negative affects on the body and often causes health complications. The obesity rate in America has been on the

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    The Problem of Obesity Western Governors University Collegiate Level Reasoning and Problem Solving James Reed The Problem of Obesity Obesity is a major problem in American. Year after year‚ new diets are published‚ and new medications are hailed as wonder drugs that will take weight off with little physical effort‚ yet the problem still exists unabated. In testimony before the US Congress‚ Berzins (2001) asserted that‚ “[weight] is a complex result of heredity‚ culture and lifestyle

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    American Country Economics concerns Written by Travis Eldridge Macroeconomics A.I.U Introduction This paper I am writing is concerned with the economic considerations of a South American country and shall analyze the impact of an economic concern as followed

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    "I do not think lawbreakers should go unpunished. By controlling the act of jaywalking you are endangering the life of yourself and others. If the action of jaywalking only affected yourself the punishment might not be so severe. By causing potential harm to the life of others you should be penalized for this action. By not taking action against jaywalkers you are suggesting that jaywalking is too little of a crime to take action against‚ and that breaking the law is not important enough to be

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    Obesity in America ABS200: Introduction to Applied Behavioral Sciences (COB1310B) April 8‚ 2013 Obesity in America Controversy over obesity increases as rapidly as the increase of the number of obese in America. At the rate of obesity health related issues surging through the country also comes along with the price to handle the growing cases. The debate of whether obesity is a disease or not is a major debate that effects not only the obese but those individuals in proximity. My question

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    of child obesity in our society. In the past years‚ Americans have changed there eating and exercise habits drastically for the worse. Children become the victims of obesity because of the lack of a nutritional diet‚ and exercise. Some claim that the media is to blame for the epidemic while others feel it is the parent ’s responsibility. This eating disorder should be taken as a serious matter especially when children ’s health is at risk. The evidence suggests that childhood obesity has been

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    Obesity By: Alec Artidiello and Milagros Isabel Baez Table of Contents Topic Discription……………………………………………….1 Topic Cause……………………………………………………2 Topic Solution/Prevention…………………………………….3 Topic Conclusion (Opinion)…………………………………..4 Topic Data and Statistics……………………………………..5 Bibliography…………............................................................6 Obesity       The foods that we eat everyday contribute to our well being. Many different foods provide us with the nutrients

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    Childhood Obesity Stephanie Cervantes ENG 122 Deborah Zeringue May 15‚ 2011 Childhood Obesity The writer has chosen to research the topic of childhood obesity. An article in the Washington Post tells us a disturbing fact: “With one in three children in this country overweight or worse‚ the future health and productivity of an entire generation -- and a nation -- could be in jeopardy.” (Levine‚ Stein 2008. para. 4) That number is alarming! In my research

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    Obesity in children is a serious issue‚ with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. An attempt is made here to help promote healthy campaigns and prevention strategies. Obesity in children and adolescents is a serious issue‚ with many health and social consequences that often continue into adulthood. An attempt is made here to study the nature and causes of obesity in children. Initial focus is on the origins of obesity; how family eating patterns‚ environmental

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