...Khairul Aznil Alkhaired Bin Kamarulzaman (2010817694) Muhammad Firdaus Bin Aminuddin (2010601584) Effects of fast foods among youths Introduction Food is one of the main necessitates we need to survive. Food mains goal is to provide our body with vitamins, minerals, and sustenance. Food ,which is supposed to be something safe and good for us, is now a high risk necessitates because of new technology and the way food is being made is so harmful that it is causing many people to become unhealthy to the point that some are dying from food such as fast foods. Fast food is the term given to food that can be prepared and served very quickly and any meal with low preparation time can be considered to be fast food (Jennifer, 2003). Fast food consumption has grown dramatically in recent years. The fast food restaurant has permeated every part of our country so much that, in some areas, it seems as though every small city one of the fast food restaurants will be there. Thesis Statement There are many effects of fast foods among youths such as fast foods can cause obesity, can lead to many diseases, and can cause depression. Development of the first main point One of the effects of fast foods is obesity. A condition in which the body has dangerous quantity of body fat is called obesity. The people who weight more than 20% than their usual weights are classified as obese persons (Alte, Schiff, 1998). Alte and Schiff (1998) also stated that a condition when the body has a lot of...
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...PREAMBLE Youth United For the awakening of black Africa On September 11, 2001, four airliners were hijacked by about twenty terrorists: two of them collided into the twin towers of the World Trade Center in New York, while the third crushed in the PENTAGON WASHINGTON. The fourth finished his race in PENNSYLVANIA. These suicide attacks, the first attacks on American soil since Pearl Harbor in 1941 made 2077 casualties and thousands wounded. The same evening, President George W. Bush declares "WAR ON TERRORISM". Today, 15 years after these events, the war continues. Rather the war extended to other continents. Since the attacks of 13 November in Paris, terrorist organizations multiply keystrokes, Grand Bassam in Cote d`ivoire, northern Nigeria and Niger and Gao in Mali, losses are weighing. This vast network derives its source of funding in the money laundering (drug trafficking, corruption and illegal activities among others). The world finds herself facing two types of international crime which, a priori, different but in fact complement without excluding. No country is spared within ECOWAS. If some of them as Mali, Burkina Faso, Niger, Nigeria and Cote d`ivoire were already directly affected, other countries like Togo, Benin, Senegal lost several of their siblings who were on the targeted sites. Yet the Head of States are not sleeping at all. Abuja summit, bilateral meeting, 49th Ordinary Session of the ECOWAS in Dakar. The focus is the same firm resolution to strengthen the...
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...The pros of legalizing marijuana Effects on law enforcement. -It allows law enforcement to focus on more serious crimes rather than marijuana. - By legalizing marijuana it gives more occupancy in prisons for serious cases. -The youth will be delinquency of marijuana if they try to steal it. If it is legalized the requirement age limit will be of 21. -Smoking and driving will not be allowed and will receive punishment for it. -Those that are purchasing marijuana will be entered in system to keep track of it. -Individual chose to the use of marijuana, and will deal the consequences. Economic reasons If marijuana is legalized the government could tax marijuana sale. - It will be government regulated/ organized crime. - Allowing marijuana to be legal, the funds will be going to necessary occupants such as health care, schools etc. Health reasons -The marijuana plant has a lot of uses. -The plant was also used for food and clothing and so much more. - If people want to purchase marijuana it will be from a physician for safety purposes. - It has been scientifically proven to be less harmful than some legal substances. - Also by consuming marijuana it is useful for those who suffer sleep disorders, who have nauseas etc. -It has a very low risk of being abuse causing overdose. Studies have shown it is useful to prevent epileptic seizures. -An important use is also stops cancer from spreading around the body. Cons of legalized marijuana By legalizing marijuana...
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...aspects of heart function, from the arteries that supply it with blood, to the valves to the heart muscle itself. RICHARD P. LEWIS, MD: Cardiovascular disease is the commonest chronic illness in our society, and I think in the world now. It causes about half of the deaths in our country today in one form or another, either as a heart attack or sudden death or dying of congestive heart failure. Strokes are also a manifestation of cardiovascular disease, and a final one is called intermittent claudication, which is disease to the leg blood vessels that may lead to an amputation of the legs if it's severe. ANNOUNCER: There are factors that can add to a patient's risk for the disease. SUZANNE HUGHES, MSN, RN: There are only three risk factors for heart disease that we can't change. We haven't found the Fountain of Youth, so we can't turn back the clock: Age is a huge risk factor for cardiovascular disease. Being a man early in life is a risk factor for heart disease, which certainly is not changeable. And then the third thing is that we can't choose our parents. Family history is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease. ANNOUNCER: Different medications can be prescribed to help prevent or control cardiovascular disease ADOLPH M. HUTTER, Jr., MD: There are a number of medications that are actually very effective in preventing heart attacks and other forms of atherosclerosis. One is the simple drug aspirin. Aspirin has been shown to reduce strokes in women and heart attacks...
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...especially among youth, cigars are often overlooked by legislators and other policymakers who mistakenly believe that cigars are “not that harmful” compared to cigarettes and deserve special treatment. But cigars are addictive and deadly – causing lung cancer, other cancers, heart attacks and more – and they are often marketed in a wide variety of kid-friendly flavors. Cigar smokers also produce more secondhand smoke than cigarette smokers, and secondhand cigar smoke is often even more harmful and deadly than secondhand cigarette smoke. Health Harms to Users from Cigar Smoking Like cigarettes, cigars are smoked and contain the same toxic and carcinogenic compounds. 1 While many believe that cigars are safer than cigarettes because cigar smoke is not inhaled, studies have shown that cigar smokers actually do inhale – even when smoking large premium cigars – thereby absorbing smoke into their lungs and bloodstream, and depositing cigarette smoke particles in their lungs and even in their stomachs and digestive tract. Because large cigars do not have filters, smokers are exposed to more tobacco smoke and, especially, more toxins in the smoke. 2 Moreover, many youth and other smokers are now consuming cigars, especially smaller ones, just like cigarettes, with full inhalation. Accordingly, smoking cigars causes the same kinds of serious health consequences and premature death as cigarette smoking. For example: > > > Cigar smokers have much higher rates of lung cancer, heart disease, and...
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...How does “Anthem for Doomed Youth” and “Dulce et Decorum Est” present Wilfred Owen’s thoughts and feelings towards the war? Wilfred Owen was born in Oswestry on 18th March 1893. After school, he became a teaching assistant and in 1913 went to France for two years to work as a language tutor. In 1915 he returned to England to enlist in the army and was commissioned into the Manchester Regiment. After spending the remainder of the year training in England, he left for the western front early in January 1917. He was diagnosed with shellshock after experiencing heavy fighting and was evacuated to England to recover at Craiglockhart War Hospital near Edinburgh in June. Anthem for Doomed Youth and Dulce et Decorum est were written in 1917, during Owen’s time at Craiglockhart. Here, he was able to write some of his best work. He also met the poet Siegfried Sassoon here, who was already a well-established poet. Sassoon agreed to look over Owen's poems, gave him encouragement and introduced him to literary figures such as Robert Graves. Owen conveys his feelings towards the war through the many poems he wrote, especially while being treated at Craiglockhart. His poems give the reader a sense of what it was like to be a militant during conflict. His poetry is characterised by powerful descriptions of the conditions faced by soldiers in the trenches. His poems are sometimes violent and realistic, challenging earlier poetry which communicated a pro-war message. His first-hand experience...
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...By Marie Kalinina IIIc.2 eng. Sonnet 90 by William Shakespeare Sonnet 90 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man. The sonnet continues the themes of the breakdown of the relationship between the youth and the poet. The poet suggests that the youth should reject him now that everyone seems to be against him. The poet exhorts the youth not to wait to reject him until after these other, less important, sorrows have passed. At least if he is rejected now, his other problems will pale into insignificance. Sonnet 90 continues directly from the previous sonnet, which ended, "For thee, against myself I'll vow debate / For I must ne'er love him whom thou dost hate." In the final couplet of Sonnet 89, the word "hate" proves a shocking contrast to the speaker's usual use of the word "love," and it is echoed here in the line one of Sonnet 90: "Then hate me when thou wilt; if ever, now." In the conventions of the sonnet, "hate" means a beloved's disdain more than the modern-day meaning of the word. This sonnet also continues the downward spiral of loss and wretchedness that began with the sense of a final separation in Sonnet 87: "Farewell, thou art too dear for my possessing." However, the reality of the separation is up in the air. It is unclear whether it has already occurred, or whether it is impending. The use of the word "if" in line...
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...deaths. The first was that of Cynthia Jarrett, an African-Caribbean woman who died the previous day due to heart failure during a police search at her home. It was one of the main triggers of the riot in a context where tension between local black youth and the largely white Metropolitan Police was already high due to a combination of local issues and the aftermath of another riot which had occurred in the Brixton area of London the previous week following the shooting of a black woman (Dorothy 'Cherry' Groce) during another police search. The second death was that of PC Keith Blakelock, the first police officer since 1833 to be killed in a riot in Britain.[1] Contents * 1 Death of Cynthia Jarrett * 2 Day of disturbances * 3 Death of PC Blakelock * 4 Aftermath * 5 Trials * 6 Inquest * 7 See also * 8 References * 9 Bibliography Death of Cynthia Jarrett At 13:00 hrs on 5 October 1985 a young black man, Floyd Jarrett, was arrested by police, having been stopped in a vehicle with an allegedly suspicious car tax disc.[2] He was taken to nearby Tottenham police station and charged with theft and assault (he was later acquitted of both charges). Five and half-hours later, D.C. Randle and three other officers decided to search his mother's home, also close by. Forty-nine-year-old Mrs Jarret immediately collapsed and died from a heart attack during disputed circumstances.[3] During the coroner's inquest into Mrs Jarret's death, her daughter, Patricia...
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...life. The movie, Soul Surfer is a film adaptation based on the 2004 autobiography Soul Surfer: A True Story of Faith, Family, and Fighting to Get Back on Board by American professional surfer, Bethany Hamilton. The main characters at the heart of the story are Bethany Hamilton who lives in Kauai, Hawaii with her parents Tom and Cheri, and two brothers, Noah and Timmy, who all happen to be surfers as well. But Bethany, along with her best friend, Alana Blanchard has a passion for the sport and work to become competitive professional surfers. Another character that plays a major role in Bethany’s life is her youth ministry leader, Sarah Hill. In the film, Bethany narrates and retells her story of how as young teenage girl, she lived and breathed surfing and being in the water and her dreams and goals of becoming a professional surfer. It’s an account of her life on how after losing her arm in a shark attack she had to adjust to life as a handicap and had to decide whether it was going to define her as handicap. Throughout the film, Bethany tries to find a way to recover her “soul” by looking to her Christian faiths and beliefs that somehow she felt were being tested. Media attention was brought to the family resulting of the shark attack and had made life for the Hamilton’s publicly uncomfortable. Ultimately, she finds the courage and strength to follow her passion and her way back into the waves. After watching this film in my opinion, I saw very little to none where there...
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...For the country as a whole, more than half, 52 percent favor the legalization of marijuana up to an ounce, according to the national survey by Pew Research Center. Washington and Colorado have already legalized marijuana up to an ounce for recreational use. (“If you”) Fifty-two percent of America is a lot of support for a supposedly dangerous drug. Many doctors, health professionals, and American citizens in general wonder why marijuana is illegal. “According to Marijuana Facts and Stats, at least 100 million Americans have tried marijuana at least once in their lives.”(“If you”) 100 million people and no deaths from marijuana so is there really a problem with it? According to the Pew Poll 50 percent of Americans see nothing wrong with Marijuana. (“Marijuana Legalization”) So marijuana isn’t a moral issue to half of Americans, which is just again a lot of people. Because of jail overcrowding and the opportunity for millions of tax dollars, Marijuana should be legalized for recreational use. First let’s talk about marijuana in general and talk about some history behind the plant. Marijuana is a dry, shredded mix of flowers, stems, seeds and leaves of the hemp plant Cannabis sativa. The active ingredient in marijuana is THC. That's short for delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol.(“Marijuana”) THC is rapidly absorbed after smoking marijuana. Within minutes, THC and the other substances in marijuana smoke cause short-term medical effects.(“Marijuana”) In 1545 the Spanish brought marijuana...
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...served his country as president from 2002 to 2007. IN THESE GROUPS * FAMOUS PEOPLE IN TECHNOLOGY & ENGINEERING * FAMOUS PEOPLE IN JOURNALISM & NONFICTION * FAMOUS GOVERNMENT * FAMOUS POLITICAL PARTY Show All Groups Synopsis Born in 1931 in Dhanushkodi, India, A.P.J. Abdul Kalam joined India's defense department after graduating from the Madras Institute of Technology. He was a central figure in the development of the country's nuclear capabilities, and was hailed as a national hero after a series of successful tests in 1998. Kalam served as India's president for one term, and died of a heart attack on July 27, 2015. Early Years Avul Pakir Jainulabdeen Abdul Kalam was born into a Muslim family on October 15, 1931, on the island of Dhanushkodi off the southeastern coast of India. He developed an early fascination with flight by watching birds, which developed into an interest in aeronautics after he saw a newspaper article about a British fighter plane. Despite his modest beginnings – his dad built and rented boats – Kalam was a bright student who showed promise in science and mathematics. He attended St. Joseph's College, and went on to earn a degree in aeronautical engineering from the Madras Institute of Technology. Rise to the Presidency His hopes of becoming a fighter pilot was dashed when he narrowly missed out on a spot with the Indian Air Force. Kalam instead joined the Defense Research and Development Organization (DRDO) as a senior scientific...
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...for Future American Indian Commercial Tobacco Prevention and Cessation Programs May 24, 2012 Smoking and the American Indian community Every year, more than 440,000 deaths occur from cigarette smoking, or 1 of every 5 deaths is due to a smoking in the United States1. In adults who have never smoked, secondhand smoke can cause heart disease and/or lung cancer. Smoking rates are highest among the American Indian (AI) population when compared to other racial or ethnic groups which puts them at serious risk for disease and death2. Although California’s smoking rate is lowest among the general population, the disparity largely exists with AI smokers. It’s time to take action and develop prevention and cessation services to curb the high rates of smoking among the AI community. Why are smoking rates so high in the American Indian community? 1. The Tobacco Industry markets to youth using cultural images and symbols so they become long-term smokers, which means more money for the Tobacco Industry. 2. Having family and friends who smoke is more likely to influence smoking for the youth. 3. Exposure to secondhand smoke. 4. Youth start smoking as young as age 10, increase likelihood of smoking in adulthood. 5. Limited prevention programs that are culturally specific to reduce initiation of smoking. 6. Limited cessation programs to reduce smoking rates. 7. Perceived low harm value/ lack of awareness about the harmful effects associated with tobacco...
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...Benefits of Youth Sports“Sports do not build character. They reveal it,” said John Wooden, legendary UCLA basketball coach. Playing sports not only provides physical activity, but also other positive benefits. This is especially true for children. A well-structured and organized youth program will provide benefits and positive experiences for young athletes. While children are having fun participating in sports they are also building character, learning to work as a team, and playing fairly. Most people think the only benefits of sports are physical. Sports are more than just developing hand-eye coordination and burning calories, youth sports provide many developmental benefits, physical benefits, and psychological benefits. In addition to improved physical health, sports play a positive role in the development of youth. Studies show that the five “Cs”—competence, confidence, connections, character, and caring—develop positively through the participation in sports at a young age (Luxbacher 2). Each one of the five “Cs” are important components of youth development. The skills that are learned through playing sports, such as the discipline of training, learning teamwork and following the leadership of coaches provide athletes with lifelong skills. Important lifelong skills also include goal setting, time management, the value of planning ahead, honesty, respect, and an appreciation for diversity (Wood 3). At a young age, sports help teach youth how to handle adversity by showing...
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...Smoke: The Risk and the Controversy In "The Moral Instinct," Steven Pinker, a professor of psychology at Harvard University, describes a new sixth sense. "The moral sense," he calls it. It's the way we, as human beings, determine what issues are moral or amoral. Take smoking, for instance. Years ago, it was widely considered to be a health issue. Many non-smokers didn't smoke because they worried about how cigarettes could affect their lungs and heart. When scientists determined that second-hand smoke was unhealthy too, smoking became a moral issue. Smoking is one of the most widespread bad habits all over the world. In its turn, tobacco industry is one of the most profitable businesses nowadays. Millions of people start smoking, and then decide they want to get rid of this habit, thus the health industry products for smokers who try to quit their habit are also quite attractive to invest in. Nowadays everyone knows smoking is hazardous for the health of the smoker, and of people who inhale cigarette smoke; it leads to lung cancer, cardiovascular diseases, influences on prenatal development, and causes many other unpleasant and dangerous effects. Hot dogs, baseball and cigarettes? How did smoking become an American tradition? The "History of Tobacco" article state, American Indians began using tobacco as early as 1 B.C for medicinal and religious purposes. In the early nineteenth century, tobacco became increasingly popular among the gold miners and cowboys (History of Tobacco)...
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...fight child obesity in today's schools, the Arkansas state school board has implemented a new breakfast and lunch program that promotes good nutrition and overall health. Obesity can begin at a very young age. Children may be screened by the age of 2(helpguide.org). Many children in our society are overweight, setting themselves up for serious health problems later in life. Diabetes, cancer, high blood pressure, and heart disease are some of the risks. Overweight children also feel less happy, more anxious, and face the possibility of harassment and discrimination. Credit may be given to genetic evolution or hereditary as the sole cause, therefore developing a slower metabolism to retain nutrients longer. However, there are many variables that play a role in its development. High sugar, calorie dense foods seem to be a prime factor here. The sugar in these foods first goes directly into the blood stream, then into the liver, finally becoming stored in fat cells. This newly state-funded program sets to reform the breakfast and lunch that is offered to today's youths. This program will cut the costs of meals while offering a healthy, nutrient-enriched alternative. A new standard will be utilized to determine the qualifications for free and reduced lunches under this program. Breakfast meals will be chosen from the following list: banana slices, apple slices, toast, grapes, oatmeal, strawberries, 2% milk, and orange juice. Likewise, items for lunch...
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