So‚ we used to solve big problems. On July 21st‚ 1969‚ Buzz Aldrin climbed out of Apollo 11’s lunar module and descended onto the Sea of Tranquility. Armstrong and Aldrin were alone‚ but their presence on the moon’s gray surface was the culmination of a convulsive‚ collective effort. The Apollo program was the greatest peacetime mobilization in the history of the United States. To get to the moon‚ NASA spent around 180 billion dollars in today’s money‚ or four percent of the federal budget. Apollo
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Obesity is one of today’s most blatantly visible but yet most neglected health issues in America causing an escalating global epidemic of overweight. Also known as “globesity” that is taking over the United States (Controlling the Global Obesity Epidemic). Although‚ obesity may not be the Black Death‚ it is still a severe health crisis that needs to be treated immediately (Griffin). Statistics show that two-thirds of adults and nearly one-third of children struggle with either being overweight
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Let’s get serious here for a second; a lot of us are way too serious. People think that to get anywhere in life you have to have determination. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary the word “Determination” means: the quality that makes you continue trying to do or achieve something that is difficult. We are told are whole lives that if you want to make it in life you have to be willing to make great sacrifices‚ work long nights‚ pretty much are a boring stick in the mud. I say‚ just like a
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23rd 2012 Childhood Obesity: Parents dilemma Cardiovascular disease‚ diabetes‚ musculoskeletal discomforts are some of the many serious health effects that should be the nightmare we all avoid. So why it is that in today’s society we are faced with the alarming fact of half of our population being obese‚ which are the causative agents to these malicious health problems? It seems as if this is an ongoing problem that may never cease to exist. Why? If the quandary of obesity isn’t realized and address
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Obesity: What it is and What are the Problems it Brings in People and Society “Obesity is a drain on the economy - we have to pay for the health care of fat people who are usually poor and can ’t afford insurance. Obesity is‚ well‚ bad.” – Emily Levine Obesity is a risk-factor for the most common nowadays diseases‚ as cardiovascular diseases‚ diabetes‚ hypertension‚ some carcinomas‚ degenerative diseases of weight bearing joints (spine‚ hips‚ knees)‚ and present a huge medical and social problem
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Video game consoles have made their way into the households and hearts of millions of people all around the world. New games of all different genres are continually being produced and bought by consumers from every inch of the globe‚ only becoming more popular as time goes on. Throughout the past couple of years technology as a whole has been on a drastic up rise. With continuous breakthroughs in the technological field the video game industry has been able to flourish into its current state.
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Youth culture as a whole is the shared norms and values of “youth” as a whole. Although there is no agreed biological age which determines someone to be a youth there are certain behaviours which are associated with this stage of development e.g Rebelling‚ Binge drinking‚ partying etc. Functionalists‚ consensus and structuralist theorist‚ say that we are taught youth culture through the agents of socialisation eg Media‚ family‚ Education etc. and that we have no choice but to conform. Einsenstadt
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Obesity: Is it a choice? The topic of obesity within the United States‚ let alone the world‚ has been a dispute for years. In the United States it has been debated in many levels from controlling what foods restaurants can serve to initiatives within the government driven by presidents‚ presidential candidates‚ and even first ladies. There is an overwhelming statement that something needs to be done‚ but the problem is not what‚ but how. Many debate that obesity is not an effect
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Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance Survey suggest that the greatest increases in obesity occur in individuals between the ages of 18 to 29 years‚ during the transition from adolescence to adulthood when many attend college (2). Physical inactivity‚ poor dietary choices‚ increased caloric intake‚ increased stress and disturbed sleep patterns‚ in addition to many other factors‚ contribute to the increased weight gain and obesity in college-aged young adults (3‚4‚5‚6). In many cases‚ increased body weight
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The biggest problem facing our generation is fixing the mistakes that our fearless leaders have made. George W. Bush had made many mistakes while in office from 2001 to 2009. One of the most controversial issues that he had completed related to the signing of a report endorsing outsourcing with thousands of American workers having their jobs shipped overseas. He may have had good intentions‚ but all that was lost after the signing of this bill that took 2.6 million jobs away from the people of the
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