America - Land of the Free‚ home of the obese? As our country wages war against terrorism overseas‚ another domestic battle is taking place: the battle against fat. At the turn of the millennium‚ an estimated 64 percent of American adults were either overweight or obese (CDC). This unsettling statistic reveals the fact that the United States’ proud citizens have trouble digesting‚ that we are the fattest country on the planet. In today’s society‚ technological advances allow us to go about daily
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Causes of Obesity in America In 1835‚ Adolphe Quetelet defined the body measurements of the average person based on height and weight. “For an adult to be considered at a healthy weight‚ their body mass index must be between 18.5 and 24.9. An adult with a body mass index between 25 and 29 are considered overweight‚ and anyone above 30 is considered obese.” (HBO Documentary Films) Obesity has become a major health issue in many countries around the world. Doubling since the 1980’s‚ obesity now affects
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children who are overweight has more than doubled‚ while rates among adolescents have more than tripled since 1980.” (Wechsler‚ 2004). Childhood obesity in America is becoming an increasingly severe problem. Conditions such as type 2 diabetes‚ heart disease‚ and depression are becoming more prevalent as a result of obesity. The childhood obesity pandemic in America can be traced to several causes‚ however‚ topping the list is public school systems and their inability to provide quality nutritional and
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Chris Blymiller English 2010 Sept. 24‚ 2011 Fast Food and Obesity In America It has been said that obesity in American has become an epidemic. What has caused this huge health issue in this great country? Many people believe fast food is to blame for America being obese. Is it really that simple? What could be some other possible reasons for our country being so obese compared to other countries? In this paper I hope to discuss these issues and show that fast food is solely to blame for this
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Whe The MLA no longer recommends inclusion of n writing a quoted source directly with more than 4 lines‚ you | must indent 5 spaces and double space and type to the end of each line. | | must indent 10 spaces and single space and type to the end of each line. | -> | must indent 10 spaces and double space and type to the end of each line. | | must put the quoted source in quotation marks. | 2. Which is the correct way to write the parenthetical (in text citation) reference for
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Carmen Limas Professor Sor Angel Fontanez English 102B May 21‚ 2013 MLA and APA MLA and APA are two styles most commonly used to cite sources. MLA (Modern Language Association) is used to write papers and cite sources surrounded by the liberal arts and humanities. MLA style offer writers a system for referencing their sources with parenthetical citation in their essays. APA style contains resources on in-text citation and the reference page. This style is most commonly used to cite sources
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edu/writing/Handbook/DocMLA.html http://www.easybib.com/ http://citationmachine.net/ Quiz (MLA Documentation) – 60 points A. Answer the following questions using the above MLA Documentation websites (2 points each): 1. How do you arrange the entries on the Works Cited page? (Spacing‚ numbering‚ indentation) Alphabetically‚ do not number‚ double spaced‚ and must have a hanging indent. 2. What is the MLA rule for a book with two or more authors? Do you list just one or all of them? Do you or
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MLA Worksheet Works-Cited Page Part One: Works-Cited Page Entries Create entries for an MLA Works-Cited page using the following sources. 1. A book by Robert Akins called Greeks and Romans. It was published by Random House in Philadelphia in 1987. 2. A book by Henry Goldman and Elizabeth Howard called Ancient Civilizations. It was published in Philadelphia by Gold House in 1989. 3. An article called “Writing Utensils” in the 5th edition (published in 1985) of the Encyclopedia
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over the legalization of marijuana for many years. This discussion is an example of how the united states have struggled to reach an agreement about the use of marijuana. In recent year’s drug policy have been increasingly challenged‚ especially in America. In the United States a group of nearly twenty states has allowed the medical use of marijuana‚ even though neither the federal government nor the United Nations Convention recognize that marijuana has medical uses. In the election of November 2012
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MLA Citations Book Bradway‚ Becky. Pink Houses and Family Taverns. Bloomington: Indiana UP‚ 2002. Print. One Chapter from a Book or a Selection from an Anthology or Edited Book Truhilo‚ Laura. “Balancing Act.” Border-Line Personalities: A New Generation of Latinas Dish on Sex‚ Sass‚ and Cultural Shifting. Ed. Robyn Moreno and Michelle Herrera Mulligan. New York: Harper‚ 2004. 61-72. Print. Journal Article Adleer-Kassner‚ Linda‚ and Heidi Estrem. “Rethinking Research
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