...Social issues in the US Obesity has gradually become a major health issue in America and the statistics, which I am going to talk about later, is frightening. To understand how large the health issue is, we have to understand what obesity is. Obesity is a condition where someone has so much body fat that it might damage their health. We define this amount of body fat by at least 20% or higher according to http://www.medicalnewstoday.com. According to http://www.businessinsider.com USA actually has some of the highest obesity rates in the world, and in this text I am going to look at some of the reasons why. The obesity does not just harm a specific part of the people, it harms everyone. Over a third of the American adults and almost 20% of the teenagers is obese. (http://edition.cnn.com) All this obesity has to come at a cost, not only personally but also economically. In this text I am going to look at some reasons to obesity, look at statistics and also talk about the future of obesity. For major parts of the American people, obesity is not a choice. Many are raised up in a poor family who do not have the resources to buy their kids or themselves healthy meals. 14,8 % of the American population live in poverty, that equals to around 47 million people. (http://talkpoverty.org/basics/) This is one of the biggest causes to obesity. Poor people have a lot less access to healthy and nutritious food. (http://frac.org/) Therefor I would say that obesity and poverty is strongly...
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...The Importance of the Home Front World War II was the deadliest war in history, dragging on for six years from 1939 until 1945 when the Allied powers finally defeated Nazi Germany and Japan. The Allies had a significant advantage during the war, which was their ability to out-produce the Axis powers when the United States joined joined the Allies. The Home Front in America was a significant part of World War II as the war effort greatly relied on the support of the American citizens. Without the civilians’ support, the Allies may not have been able to win against the Axis powers. Their involvement in the armed forces, shift to expand output for war materials, and dedication to rationing were few of the many ways America made a major impact on the outcome. First and foremost, the United States had to increase its armed forces. The war offered an opportunity to show patriotism for the young men. The registrations expanded the age limit, and many volunteers overwhelmed the military recruiting stations. Most of the draftees ended up in the army, increasing the army’s ranks. With many of the male workers gone, there was nobody else to take on the responsibilities of the working men besides women. The amount of women working in the factory increased dramatically, giving women a new...
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...more important than the issue of slavery. While Northerners felt slavery was essentially against what America stood for, Southerners depended on slavery to maintain their economy. The conflict resulted in the South wanting to secede from the Union and exist as a collection of Confederate states acting as their own country. The North (Union) insisted on keeping the United States in-tact and abolishing slavery from the South. After four to five years and a collection of bloody battles, the North won the war despite having military leaders who were not as experienced as the South’s and sustaining more casualties. In the documentary The Civil War, historian Shelby Foote stated, “Any understanding of this nation has to be based…on an understanding of the Civil War . . . The Civil War defined us as what we are, and it opened us to being what we became, good and bad things. It is very necessary if you’re going to understand the American character in the 20th century to learn about this enormous catastrophe of the mid-19th century. It was the crossroads of our being.” (Burns & Burns, Episode 1: the cause, 1990) What Foote was referring to in this quote was how the Civil War shaped the United States into the great power it has been known for since the end of the war. After the war ended, America began a period of tremendous growth, led by President Abraham Lincoln that steered America in a direction that has grown into a country of great power. Many Northerners felt forced labor was...
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...World War I was one of the deadliest wars that America has ever entered. This War was started by the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria, the heir to the Austria-Hungary throne, on June 28, 1914. He was assassinated by a Yugoslavian nationalist for the Kingdom of Serbia. The assassination flared up a war between the two countries, each having pacts and alliances with greater powers. Allied to Serbia were Russia, France, Great Britain, Belgium, Italy, and Japan, also known as the Entente Powers. Fighting with Austria-Hungary was Germany, Bulgaria, and Turkey, also known as The Central Powers. The United States later joined the Entente side due to many acts from the Central Powers they did not approve of. Originally, the United States did not want any part of the war and tried to stay out of it, only trying to make peace. Even when Germans killed 128 Americans by sinking the Lusitania President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed “America is too proud to fight.” Even while still staying neutral, the United States still showed support to Great Britain and France by supplying them with any weapons needed as well as food and supplies. Although the United States donated millions to the Germans, They donated billions to the Entente Powers. Since the Americans were supplying The Entente Powers more and the British were blowing up German boats, the Germans had very little supplies and their soldiers were getting sick and dying from malnourishment. A big factor that let the United...
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...Civil War Paper Nery Tejada University of Phoenix HIS/110 U.S. History to 1865 Shannon Gerlach ON14E3CF January 16, 2015 Civil War The Civil War the conflict that in many ways created a nation, the deadliest war in American history nearly 620,000 soldiers and civilians died in this war. The war between southern states called confederacy against the United States federal government, the war that lasted for four years in which the North defeated the South. There are many reason of why the North or the Union won the fight, for instance, large amounts of land available for growing food crops which served the dual purpose of providing food for its hungry soldiers and money for its growing industries. The South, on the other hand, devoted most of what arable land it had exclusively to its Principal cash produce from cotton. Raw materials were almost entirely concentrated in Northern mines and refining industries. Railroads and telegraph lines, the veritable lifelines of any army, traced paths all across the Northern countryside but left the South isolated. Another fact that helped the South to win the war was that at the beginning of the Civil War there was approximately 22 million of people living there versus the south with only 9 million of people living there. From those 9 million 4 million were slaves however South soldier were more skilled than northern soldier. General Robert E. Lee was not a brilliant General thanks to him 52...
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...[Type the company name] | Cuban Revolutionary Lung Cancer Vaccine | | Introduction Every year many people of different ages suffer and die worldwide from different types of cancers. An estimate made by the American Cancer society states that, in the US alone, in 2014 cancer killed 585,720 and lung cancer was responsible of 159,260 deaths (Deadliest Cancer Coalition, 2014). Lung cancer has become the leading killer cancer and finding better ways to treat it has become a priority for many researchers. American Cancer Society. Cancer Facts & Figures 2014. Depending on the type of lung cancer and how far it has spread, doctors have been using several ways to treat this disease. The cures that have been performed in the U.S. so far include surgery, chemotherapy, targeted therapy, radiation therapy, or a combination of these treatments. Nevertheless, after America has now decided to stabilize its relations with Cuba it can soon be introduced to a new type of lung cancer treatment called CimaVax. Cimavax Cimavax is a Cuban therapeutic anticancer vaccine developed to treat patients with tumors that grow faster due to a protein that encourages cell growth. In a healthy body epidermal growth factor (EGF) sends signals to cells that allow them to grow and divide by attaching to the receptors on the cell’s surface. However, in some cases, such as...
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...Civil War Ranked as the deadliest war in American history, the Civil War tore America apart and took the lives of atleast 600,000 citizens. The war sparked mostly from the dispute over the rights of individual states. It lasted from 1861 until General Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia surrendered at Appomattox Court House on April 9, 1865. The American Civil War could have swung in either direction, but many factors suggested that Union Victory was inevitable.55 First off, the manpower on the Union side was much larger and outnumbered the Confederate army strength. There were 20 Northern states fighting against 11 Southern states. When the war broke out, the Confederate Army had an estimated 750,000 soldiers, whereas the Union Army had about 2 milliion soldiers. The Confederate soldiers had many odds against them. A Yankee stood a 1 in 18 chance of dying due to illness and a 1 in 8 chance of dying in battle. A Rebel faced a 1 in 5 chance of dying from disease and a 1 in 8 chance of dying in battle. Military officers such as P.G.T. Beauregard, Stonewall Jackson, and Robert E. Lee brought major victories for the Southern Army. Their military strategies were efficient and powerful, but then again, so were the actions of the Northern Army. Some of the best military officers on the Union side were Ulysses S. Grant, William T. Sherman and Winfield Scott. It is said that the Union Army had much better teamwork and respect towards their officers, when in fact the Confederate...
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...Haiti Earthquake of 2010– Vulnerabilities and Resiliency On the 12th of January in 2010 at 4.53 pm Haiti was struck by a massive earthquake that is considered as one of the deadliest earthquakes in the western hemisphere in a century (Chinn, 2011). According to The Haiti Earthquake (2013) it killed 220.000 people, injured 250.000 people and left more than a million homeless. The earthquakes’ characteristics: There are several different aspects of Haiti earthquake that amplified its impact. First of all, Haiti is located on the edge of the Caribbean plate that crushes into the Atlantic plate (The Haiti Earthquake, 2013). This area is known for its tectonic activities as the plates are constantly moving and creating friction between them,...
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...(qted. in Dunlop 70). The countryside was bombed by the United States in order to uproot suspected North Vietnamese holdouts and supply routes starting in 1969. These bombing raids, which devastated the people of Cambodia and left the country with absolute political instability, allowed for the seizure of government control led by a group of students of communist ideology. This group was called the Khmer Rouge, and in 1975 their guerilla armies seized the capital of Phonm Pehn and gained control of the country of Cambodia. They renamed the country Democratic Kampuchea and began the process of restructuring the government and country according to their ideals. These ideals led the Khmer Rouge to commit a purging of their own people and the “deadliest democide of the 20th century” (Rummel 4). They reigned with absolute authority over Cambodia from 1975 to 1979. At the end of their height of power, they had taken over two million lives in the name of their revolution. Their bloody revolution clearly shows the danger of a population that lives in a state of constant fear, giving up their rights and freedoms to a small group of extremely idealistic people. The rise of the killing fields also showcases the consequences of a superpower’s actions in a country when no thought is put towards the well being of the citizens of that...
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...Diabetes is a menace that continues to strangle the American population, both young and old, at an alarming rate. Type 2 Diabetes has proven to be the deadliest of the various types of diabetes; resulting in blindness, limb amputations as well as death. In this paper, we shall examine diabetes in general and provide the best possible solutions to the disease. Commentary and Possible Solutions To comment on the various reasons why diabetes is living with us and might for years to come, it is factual that obesity is what the American population ought to deal with in ending diabetes. It is as a result of the much lessened physical activities in our youth and elderly population that our people continue to gain weight unnecessarily. Being a lifestyle...
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...Allosaurus made use of its arms. In comparison to Tyrannosaurus Rex, Allosaurus had arms that were effective in grasping its prey [7]. Overall, Allosaurus was not the deadliest dinosaur that has existed, but certain features allowed it to be an effective hunter. Socially, Allosaurus has been documented to interact with species of its own. Due to its size, Allosaurus has suspected to hunt sauropods in packs [12]. Also, Robert T. Bakker has theorized that Allosaurus even cared for its young by bringing food to its lairs [11]. However, some paleontologists believe that Allosaurus acted similar to other theropods and dinosaurs of its kind. This would include antagonistic behavior towards species of the same kind, even to the point of cannibalization. Evidence to support this has come from Allosaurs bite marks in other Allosaurus fossils. These bites have also been interpreted as a way Allosaurus established their dominance in a pack [17]. Therefore, some people have speculated that the large presence of Allosaurus fossils in the Cleveland-Lloyd Quarry is due to cannibalism and not pack hunting. In the end, however, much is still being discovered about the way Allosaurus interacted with its prey and species of its...
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...Helen Robson, and decided to develop his own store. After several attempts, his father-in-law granted him the 20,000 dollars he needed to develop his first store, a Ben Franklin franchise variety store near his home in Arkansas. His idea was to provide a vast array of products for his customers, while keeping the prices low to out compete the neighboring stores. His unique low priced strategies allowed him to boost sales and negotiate lower prices with his wholesalers. Once Walton’s retail operation started to take off, he decided to change the name to Walmart, by the use of his last name. He then established more than 9,600 factories, stores, and warehouses (Sam’s Club), throughout the United States, Asia, Mexico, Europe, and South America. Walmart has low prices, friendly workers, and many locations, but protesters will argue that the gender discrimination, harsh impact on the surrounding communities, and low wages, outweigh the benefits to Walmart. We thought gender discrimination ended with the ratification of the 19th amendment, but according to Wake-up Wal-mart.com, several cases have been recorded in the Walmart workplace. For example, in 2001, studies proved that for the same job classification, even after taking into account factors such as seniority and performance, women earned from 5 to 15 percent less than their male colleagues. Walmart was sued on this matter by six women claiming that Walmart systematically denied them promotions, and were paying them less...
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...Hamlet of Scrooby go to Leyden, Holland (low pay jobs) a. Dutch society was tolerant, ruined dream of close Christian community→ move to Virginia= opened America to immigrants 3. Pilgrims launch (Historian William Bradford): September 1620, left Plymouth, Mayflower, 35 “saints (Pur. Sep.), 67 “strangers” (not full members of church), see land November= Cape Cod 4. Pilgrims plan to settle at Plymouth 5. The Mayflower Compact: realize don’t have legal basis to settle at Plymouth, 41 “saints” sign, est. civil govt., allegiance to king 6. December 21, 1620: settle at Plymouth Rock 7. Pilgrims’ first winter: ½ pop had malnutrition, disease, exposure 8. Pilgrims changed landscape of New World: smallpox kills Indians around Plymouth 1630s, demand for fur, animals skin, meat killed off animals, new crops (wheat, barley, oats), fenced pastures, meadows, orchards, fields for crops 9. Indians near Plymouth in small number, had to get along w Pilgrims 10. Relations w Indians: Squanto, Samoset showed to gather seafood, grow corn, hunt animals; Squanto- Pawtuxet, spoke English, helped ally Pilgrims w Wampanoags (Chief Massasoit) a. First Thanksgiving: 1621 invite Indians for October feast b. 13 years after settlement: smallpox epidemic among Indians 11. 1622: Miles Standish forms military-regime, enforces discipline, Pilgrims make enough food surplus for trade, form small fur trade w Abenaki of Maine 12. After 10 years, pop reaches 300 13. William Bradford: governor of Plymouth Plantation,...
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... * This substinence strategy structured many aspects of Indians lives and societies * Its effectiveness and long term viability were shaped by techno, demographics, and sociopolitical relationships Where did NA hunt gather and fish? * Everywhere * Heavy reliant * Pacific coast * Great lakes * Great plains How did hgf peoples obtain food? Some consequences * Mobility * Seasonality of food * Annual migration cycles * Wild plants and animals * Lack of domestication=reduced disease resistance * Acquired immunity * Genetic immunity How did this subsistence strategy structure society? * Clan size=small * Flat social structure=not hierarchical * Kinship unites bands * Loose affiliations * Gendered division of labor * Usufruct property rights=right to use, not to own How did Pawnee Indians rely on hgf lifeways? Where did Plains people come from? * Clovis peoples arrive on Plains 9,000 BC * Plains people/culture emerge from these early arrivals * Simultaneously other culture groups emerge across the Americas * Each defined by culture, language, geographic boundaries, etc How did the Plains peoples mode of production develop? * 9000 BC = Climate Warms * Bison hunting flourishes on Plains > plainsmen culture * 5000-2500 BC=Drought * plainsmen abandon plains. Move west to rocky mountains * 500 BC-AD 1000 * emergence of eastern plains ...
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...“GMO’s Aren’t That Bad but Monsanto is Worse” is an online article written and published by Vice and rhetorically argues that Monsanto, a horrible agricultural-biotechnology company, is about unprofessional engineering and is pushing genetically modified organisms aka GMO’s on North America. Vice’s primary point is not only does Monsanto engineer and push unhealthy, hazardous non-organic seeds and foods on consumers, however, manipulatively takes advantage of the market. From the photos that were used, links to more statistics, and informal language is what makes this article convincing and reasonable yet compelling and concerning. This article is simply judgmental. Although it has been over a hundred years old, Monsanto has become a broad...
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