Drive down your city's main street and observe how many fast food restaurants are located just in that area. This is a typical reason why about one-third of U.S. citizens are overweight or even worse obese. Americans have had an ongoing struggle with nutrition and living a healthy life style, and sadly right now it's at its peek. The United States of America is in the worst shape since its independence. I am determined that Americans can change using simple, but effective methods. I'm a firm believer because I, myself, am an excellent example of how someone can be overweight and become healthy through dieting and exercise. A solid support group is key to weight loss. Our Nation's schools need to have dieting and exercise programs to motivate the students and the people around them. I am not the only one who says nutrition is crucial, but I am one of the few who cares enough to change the direction this country is heading in. Nutrition is a widely discussed topic

Initiated in 2001, the No Child Left Behind Act (NCLB) intended to prevent the academic failures of educational institutions and individual students, as well as bridge achievement gaps between students ( Trolian). This act supports the basic standards of education reform across America; desiring to improve the learning outcomes of America's youth. No Child Left Behind has left many to criticize the outcomes of the Act itself. Questions have risen concerning the effectiveness of NCLB, as well as the implications to America's youth. I believe that the No Child Left Behind Act should be revised to allow better accountability of student success, accountability of schools overall progress and better flexibility for teachers. One reason that NCLB should be revised is because students are held to unfair accountability standards. Students should be held accountable for the hard work they put into the entire school year and not by the "high performance tests" that the gov

There are many ways to define sustainability and to answer the question of whether we live in a sustainable society you should first define the question. The simplest definition of what a sustainable society is still very complex. A society that can persist over generations, one that is farseeing enough, flexible enough, and wise enough not to undermine either its physical or its social systems of support (Hubbard, 1996). Other sources label the question as an environmentally sustainable society that satisfies the basic needs of its people without depleting or degrading its natural resources and thereby preventing current and future generations of humans and other species from meeting their basic needs (Answers.com). Many people have struggled to define sustainability and sustainable communities. Trying to define sustainability is like trying to define democracy, justice and other important principles that guide our society. On a global setting this task o

I say a prayer. My fingers quickly find their place again and race to type my thoughts as they flood in. One sentence; two sentences; wait, no, not going to work. The passion of the idea seeps out of me as quickly as it arrived. Delete. "God, please help me out. What can I write about? What should I write about? What story do I have that is worth hearing?" I stare at the screen. I stare at the ceiling. I stare at the floor. I wonder how they get the wood planks to hold together so tightly like that. Focus, Kelsi, focus! I hear a noise and look up and see my mom walk in the kitchen. I was working on my homework over at my parents' that afternoon, awaiting the start of the Super Bowl. "Mom?" I ask. "What could I write my essay on? It's a narrative essay, so I need to tell a story." I look over at her and see her smile. Without missing a beat, she answers confidently, "Write about Kodi. Share how you now get to be there for him the way he wa

Frederick Cooper, the author of "Colonialism in Question: Theory, Knowledge, History," is a history professor at New York University. He specializes in the history of "Empire", especially of the French and British colonial empires. "Colonialism in Question" reads like one, long essay on the historiography of Empire and of colonial and post-colonial nations (which overlap). The book has been produced in reaction to the last half a century or more's rigorous examination of the history of colonialism. The trend was birthed in the 1950's. Since then, the history of colonialism has faced a lot of debates and been treated with renewed interest. Many writers and thinkers have taken stands in obvious confrontation with the ideology of colonialism and either reject it outright or, at the very least, try to distance themselves from it. However, Cooper's book suggests that erasing every trace of colonial ideology is far from easy. The book also reacts to the temptation of meta-narrative and of

Introduction Capel's (2000) statement identifies the need for the differences between physical education and sport to be reflected upon to enable each to continue with their roles in the future. This assignment will look at the development of physical education and sport since the late 19th century in the school environment, the differences and similarities, how they inter-relate and the importance of the differences if they are to be fully utilized in the present day. Both physical education and sport have aims that need achieving, so could it eventually see the end of the current physical education curriculum being superseded by sport instructed by coaches rather than teachers? Physical education and sport have been described in many terms and it is not always clear what the differences between them are, the definitions of both as stated below are just some of many: Sport is an athletic activity requiring skill or physical prowess and often of a competitive nature, as rac

Differentiated instruction is a unique method of approaching the numerous and ever increasing variety of needs of students in the classroom. Differentiated Instruction can be used in any classroom setting from the earliest learners in pre-school and kindergarten all the way up through adult learners. Differentiated instruction can also be applied to a variety of other settings outside of the classroom including non-profit organizations, hospitals, and any other environment where there are learners and teachers both in the traditional and non-traditional sense. The purpose of differentiated instruction is to meet students at their current level of learning and finding ways to help them grow, instead of approaching the group with the mindset that all students are processing and understanding the information at the same level in the same way. While differentiated instruction is a fantastic way to meet student needs, it is a method which is time consuming, challenging and not without it

So what is Social Policy? When asked this question I find it quite difficult to explain in terms that are easy enough for everyone to understand, therefore I have done research in order to find a simple explanation. I particularly like Hartley Dean's definition, 'Social Policy is the study of human well-being' he also states that 'Social Policy, involves the study of human well-being, the social relations necessary for well-being and the systems by which well-being may be promoted.' In my opinion this explanation is clear, concise and makes it easy to understand. (Dean, 2005). Our thoughts and ideas of childhood as a social construction have altered noticeably over the last ten years. The development of constructions of childhood has steadily become more intricate as the numbers of theories rise. Through research of early examples of childhood this essay sets out to describe how contemporary thinking of childhood has developed through complex patterns of

In C.S. Lewis' The Abolition of Man, Lewis mocks Gaius and Titius' comment about a man's statement "this is sublime" as actually pertaining to a waterfall. Lewis states "this is not a remark about the waterfall, but a remark about his own feelings" Considering that Gaius and Titius are making judgments about feelings, we must know that no feelings are correct because they can't be known by all. Feelings can't be known by others because they are all subjective and trivial. They can vary from one person to the next. I now question what is known? Today, we are faced with uncertainties concerning various things like what should I declare as my major? Or what will I do once I graduate from college? Questions like these are unknown for a good bit of underclassmen and even some upperclassmen as well. All the vagueness can present the question what do I know? I believe that anything can be known and in time we will all figure out what we want to

Look around at the local surroundings. How many objects are made of or just contain a bit of plastic? There is a high amount of plastic being used for all kinds of objects for daily use. Plastic is used all the time and most people never really think twice about it. Plastic is becoming too common in the world today and is harming our environment (Manrich. 2009). People do not realize the effects plastic over-usage has on the world but if each person were to really take time to think about this over-usage maybe this use could be greatly reduced with just a few simple measures. Human dependence on plastic and paper products is high and some measures are needed to take a step back and evaluate which plastic products are necessities and which are not in order to help save the environment. Ways to reduce the amount of plastic in society is needed to reduce the amount of harm to the environment because the plastics that are being used are taking over landfills, getting into the water suppl

Language is the best tool we posse that no other animal has. It gives us the ability to describe our thoughts, emotions, and ideas. But it can also be used as weapon. Over the course of time we have grown by changing everything around us including our communication. "Language builds culture and society as well as providing the means for survival"(Lutz, 1996, p.5). The survival instinct is in all creatures, but so is the potential risk of extinction as well. To share language with a group of people is a great advantage; thoughts, ideas, perspectives and emotions all build to stability. Orwell's reflection on language was "an instrument for expressing and not for concealing or preventing thought" (Orwell, 1946, p.9). If we didn't communicate we wouldn't know to help each other. If we didn't use our

Hydraulic fracturing (fracking) has become a widespread process with companies trying to benefit from the newly developed method for extracting oil and natural gas from wells that were once thought tapped. North America uses the technique more than any other country (85%) however the method of fracking is spreading quickly (CNN). The fracking process brings new life to old wells by using pressurized water mixed with a few chemicals (1%) and sand, which are forced down a well to create small fractures in the well (TTaF). Once the fissures are open the sand from the solution provides filler to keep the cracks open so the shale can be extracted. During the extraction process usually, about twenty percent of the used water is then recycled and reused at the next

Law does not drive us, reason does. Civil Disobedience is the act of knowingly breaking a law that an individual feels is morally unjust. We all have a conscience - a moral compass, and a perception of what is right from wrong. Many individuals see injustices in our democratic system, yet few actually make a stand for what they believe is right. The United States was founded under an idea that "All men are created equal." However, that motto is not entirely true. When we look back in time and examine our past, one can see a plethora of injustices among minorities in this country. The Mexican-American War was a bloody conflict between the two countries in which many lives were lost due to an unjust cause. The slavery-riddled south selfishly wanted the state of Texas to expand their borders in hopes of spreading slavery. Individuals such as Henry David Thoreau, Martin Luther King Jr. and Ralph Waldo Emerson; support the act of peacefully challenging or protesting unjust laws. T

Social Networking was designed for the initial purpose of making communicating with long distance friends, relationships, family members, co- workers, etc. a whole lot easier. Although this statement still holds true, it's a wee bit harder to find it through all this "fluff". What is this "fluff" exactly? This "fluffy" unnecessary goodness which just like candy is fun, colorful, easy to get, and completely unnecessary for our rotting youth. In hopes of correlating my evaluation essay to my proposal essay, I'm hoping to achieve the proposal for a separation of Facebook. Still being controlled under one site; I would like to propose two forms of Facebook- a Facebook for businesses and the strictly commercial use of Facebook, which represents the Facebook we have today. As a look back to the many problems/issues that arrive with this popular website, here is a little review: just like any other product in the world, the need to constantly change and stay updated to keep things fresh and i

Forensic Anthropologists are often called upon to contribute by opining on the cause of death of skeletonised human remains. The same requires a sound knowledge of trauma assessment. "The forensic anthropologist specializes in hard tissue morphology, structure and variability. In those cases in which soft tissue has been degraded by time, temperature, environment or other external forces, the only tissue remaining more or less intact is bone. The obvious person to call in to evaluate such material is the bone specialist. Moreover, it should be not just your garden-variety osteologist, but one who's trained in the medico-legal context where it is essential to be able to unerringly distinguish among ante-, peri- and post- mortem defects, and where time since death is a significant factor" Stanley Rhine, Bone Voyage: A Journey in Forensic Anthropology, 1974. Though the success of creating a biological profile is largely dependent on the preservation and/or condition of remains at the

C.E. Morgan's 'All the Living' focuses on the young love of Orren and Aloma. Morgan shows us love is both simple and complicated at the same time. One pattern that I noticed when reading is that Orren and Aloma were both looking for love but didn't have an emotional connection. The story's climax arises when Orren and Aloma's relationship take a turn in the end when Aloma comes to the realization of what it is they are missing. Great communication is needed to have a happy and healthy relationship and that was something their relationship lacked. Through the good, bad, and ugly Orren and Aloma try to find a way to make their relationship work. Aloma is confused because she is not receiving the emotional connection from Orren that she wants so she searches for it with Bell. Aloma wants an emotional connection and she has to learn she has to communicate that with Orren. The everlasting question Aloma is faced with is, whether she should fight for her freedom to live

Should human be duplicated? It is a question that a lot of people have been asking around the world after scientists discovered this process. During these years cloning has been one of the most debatable topics around the world that has been discussed in the congress as well. The basic argument is a war between ethic and science. In 1997, a sheep called Dolly was successfully cloned by a Scottish Dr. Ian Wilmot for the first time in history. This invention made people realize that human cloning will soon be possible and it is no longer a Science fiction movie subject. However, cloning could be an answer to many human problems not everybody thought it is a good thing. According to a Time Magazine article, 75 percent of people didn't agree with human cloning because they believed it is against God's will. However 91 percent of them couldn't define human cloning. Cloning is taking a cell from a live creature and using it to produce another creature with the same genetic

The purpose of this paper is to identify a current issue in lifespan development that has been of personal interest. This issue will draw many questions, concerns, identify features that are increasingly noticeable, and can hinder development in what we would consider to be normal periods of development. Childhood obesity is an issue that has been an increasing dilemma more so over the past few decades. This particular issue is of great interest to me because the adverse effects it has psychologically and I work in a school system where it is obesity is prevalent. When we talk in terms of obesity in children it can modify and create issues in the processes of biological, behavioral, and social cognitive, ethological, ecological aspects of development. How does obesity happen? How does this affect the course of childhood through adulthood? Who is responsible? Obesity is attributed to a possible lack of motivation that stems from parents, peers, and the environment in which a chil

Descartes second consideration on the existence of God relies on his belief of the certainty of clear and distinct perceptions. In the meditations prior to meditation five Descartes emphasized the truth evoked by everything which is clearly and distinctly perceived. Descartes is able to theorize that whatever he perceives clearly and distinctly must be true. Descartes will employ this principle in attempt to prove the existence of God. While Descartes theory of truth inferred from clear and distinct perceptions holds strong, his attempt to use this to establish the existence of God is inadequate. Although Descartes is able to perceive God clearly and distinctly, this perception of God is different from the fact of his existence in reality. Before getting into Descartes' proof for the existence of God I will succinctly define what Descartes qualifies as a clear and distinct perception. For a perception to be considered clear the mind must be able to readily conceive it (Principle

Drama has to do with both conflicts and denials. How have dramatists in your study used either of these or both together to create plays that provoke interests or disturb the audience? Conflict is a struggle between two or more forces that creates tension on both sides and denial is the act of refusing or accepting truth. Many a times characters use denial as a temporary escape from their problems. These are one of the main components of many dramas. It is common knowledge that "The first step to recovery is admitting you have a problem." Unfortunately, in Eugene O'Neill's "Long Day's Journey into Night" and Edward Albee's "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?" many of the characters find the first step to be the hardest. In Eugene O'Neill's "Long Days's Journey into Night," denial and conflict are two reoccurring themes that play a vital role in the play. The four main characters, James, Edmund, Mary, and Jamie Tyrone all seek solace in their drug of choice. They all constantly conceal

Strategic alliances are formal relationship between two or more parties that meet critical business needs while allowing organizations to retain their independence. While retaining their individual independence, firms gain access to specific resources, manufacturing capabilities, project funding, capital equipment, knowledge, expertise, and intellectual property. However, if these alliances are to succeed, they must have established means to track and measure organizational performance, this requires establishing negotiated key performance indicators that will improve open communication while reducing organizational friction. Key Performance Indicators in Alliances It is no secret that the world is becoming a global market place and that organizations that wish to remain competitive are forming strategic alliances. Described as a formal relationship between two or more parties, strategic alliances are meant to meet critical business needs while allowing both organizations to retain their independence (Brown & Brown, 2011). Moreov

Graphic novels have gained popularity over the past several years and can take many forms such as fiction, memoirs, documentaries, nonfiction, fairy tales, and mythology. These texts fill the shelves of most public and school libraries. Media specialists have noted the increase in circulation of graphic novels. Despite their popularity among students, county literacy coaches have instructed teachers to steer students away from graphic novels. Their reason is that these texts do not provide an authentic reading experience and lack the story structure present in traditional children's books which means they are not beneficial in helping them become better readers or critical thinkers. I have witnessed the attraction to graphic novels in my own fourth grade classes over the years. Readers of these texts have summarized, identified story elements, and made connections. Graphic novels are valid forms of literature that cover a wide range of topics, are suitable for a wide range of rea

The word religion comes from the Latin term 'religio' meaning a type of bond. It suggests a precious connection with the divine Lord. One must reflect on the true aim, goal, and purpose of religion to gain a better understanding of it. 'Religion is not just some dry intellectual idea but rather your basic philosophy of life: you hear a teaching that makes sense to you, find through experience that it relates positively with your psychological makeup, get a real taste of it through practice, and adopt it as your spiritual path.' We sometimes regard religion as believing in God or gods and therefore identify it with the theistic attitude of various religious forms or covenant. Buddhism is often viewed by other religions as an atheistic form or in some cases, not even a religion. It is seen more as a philosophy or psychology. 'Buddhism is in fact a family of religions and philosophies, but which of its parts is 'right' or 'original' is opinion added to objective fact.' Buddhism is ba

The United States Coast Guard was created on 4 August 1790 when Congress approved the construction of ten vessels to enforce federal tariff and trade laws and to prevent smuggling. The Revenue Cutter Service expanded in size and responsibility as the nation grew. In 1915 the Revenue Cutter Service merged with the Life-Saving Service creating the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard was now dedicated to saving life at sea and enforcing the nations maritime laws. The Coast Guard took over the Lighthouse Service in 1939, and Marine Inspections and Navigation in 1946. The service was not part of the Department of Defense; it was overseen by the Department of Treasury until 1967 when it was moved to the Department of Transportation. The Coast Guard was moved into the newly formed Department of Homeland Security in 2003. In times of war, or at the direction of the President the Coast Guard serves under the Department of Navy. The Vietnam War began in the late 1950's between the communis

The quote, "The world of reality has its limits; the world of imagination is boundless." written by Jean Jacques Rousseau pertains to the novel written by F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby, and the play, The Glass Menagerie, by Tennessee Williams, because most, if not all of the characters in both of the novels are lost inside of themselves. Reality has it's limits but imagination can take you anywhere you want to go. This quote means that in reality one has restraints and influences, but nobody can tell someone what to do, if it's their imagination. Imagination is limitless and nobody can take that away from you. In The Great Gatsby, Gatsby has a confusing life of longing, waiting, and more longing. In reality, Gatsby is alone and rich, but in his imagination, he is happily together with his long lost love Daisy. All he wants is for her to leaver her husband Tom and be with him. In reality, his mistress Myrtle is poor and wretched, but in her imagination, she felt that she was just as equal to Gatsby as Daisy was to him. In the play, The Glass Menagerie, Laura is a barely crippled child that is co