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    little harder to prevent this. What are we trying to do to prevent all these problems? We are

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    Obesity in America December 6‚ 2011 Composition II America is one of the most obese countries in the world‚ and the reasons are quite obvious. Just take a look around you. Fast food chains are on every block (unhealthy foods are much less expensive than the healthy foods we should be eating)‚ more and more technology to make our lives easier (and lazier)‚ and high amounts of stress are all factors to weight gain in our country. A recent study in January 2010 shows that obesity rates have reached

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    Opioid Epidemic Summary

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    The author of the editorial‚ “Doctors Will Play a Critical Role in the Opioid Epidemic‚” posted in the New York Times‚ claim that doctors will need to make safe and effective decisions for treatment of pain due to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealing the rise of opioid overdose deaths since 1999. The author states that there are many other alternatives that can be given to treat pain and doctors should be considering them before writing out prescriptions for opioids

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    Childhood Obesity Childhood Obesity: Major Epidemic Corina Alfaro‚ Veronica Carrillo‚ Eva Cavazos‚ Luis Closner University of Texas at Brownsville A Paper Submitted In Partial Fulfillment for the Course NURS 6322 Moral and Ethical Issues in Nursing Dr. Nora Montalvo-Liendo November‚ 30‚ 2012 Childhood obesity is a condition where excess body fat negatively affects a child ’s health or wellbeing. As methods to determine body fat directly are difficult‚ the diagnosis of obesity is often

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    Painkillers: A Growing Epidemic I visit my grandmother every month at her house. We relive all of the happy moments we shared when I was growing up. On my latest visit‚ she did not want to talk about the good times we shared‚ and seemed almost annoyed I was there at all. After searching around her house‚ I noticed an empty bottle of prescription painkillers. I remembered her telling me the last time I talked to her that she was starting to take a new prescription pain medication‚ but that

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    Childhood Obesity ENG122: English Composition II (ABE1232K) For many years here in America‚ children attending schools could be viewed playing on the school playgrounds in some type of activity that required physical strength. These activities were enjoyed by most of these children. There were swings‚ sliding boards‚ teeter totters‚ jungle gyms‚ merry-go-rounds‚ and fields for ball sports. In fact‚ even during after school hours‚ it was not uncommon to see these areas filled with children

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    Child Obesity

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    General Purpose: To persuade Specific Purpose: To persuade my audience to be aware and to adapt new healthy nutritional plans to their obese children‚ which will help them have a higher quality of life. And prevent them from having a low and unhealthy lifetime due to the many illnesses that are attributed to obesity. Central Idea: In our hands are the necessary tools to provide a healthier life for our kids. INTRODUCTION: I. Attention Getter: It is important to know that over the last

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    wage and families Minimum wage job place workers in a striving circumstance where they have to seek for additional financial help in order to live a moderate live in America. Most families that are struggling with paying their rents or providing for their families are either on minimum wages or unemployed. This shows lack of security for those families or individuals that has expenses that must be covered. The outcome of Barbara Ehrenreich experiment reveals that working at minimum wage jobs does

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    Are parents responsible for their child’s obesity and unhealthy eating choices? In the article “The Battle Against Fast Food Begins In The Home” Weintraubs argument states that parents should take responsibility to protect their child. I agree that parents should take more responsibility in what their child puts into their mouth. The parents have the authority to be responsible and take charge of their kids. They need to realize all the bad health conditions that come with fast food

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    are. These conflicts can serve to reveal unexpected qualities in an individual. Times of conflict can suddenly expose a person’s true moral fibre and the courage of their convictions. A number of people may shy away from their personal qualities‚ and do their best not to big note themselves‚ however for some‚ in times of strong divergence between people or even countries‚ a persons ability to reason with their counterpart and show elements of compromise and understanding can all of a sudden come

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