In Eric Schlosser's book, Fast Food Nation: The Dark Side of the All-American Meal, he states, "Hundreds of millions of people buy fast food every day without giving it much thought, unaware of the subtle and not so subtle ramifications of their purchases. ... Fast food is also one of the main causes of the increase of food poisoning cases in America. ... Recent studies have found that many food borne pathogens can precipitate long-term ailments, such as heart disease, inflammatory bowel disease, neurological problems, autoimmune disorders, and kidney disease" (Fast Food Nations: The...

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Knowledge of the vegetarian diet is being highly promoted in the nation and the results aren't unseen. ... The vegetarianism lifestyle is becoming increasingly prevalent among the younger entities of our nation. ... Vegetarianism should be promoted additionally with the fact that obesity increasing in rate due to the great quantity of fast food restaurants. These restaurants include one of the most popular fast food chains world wide, McDonalds, which has been recognized to be extremely excessive in unhealthy fat and carbohydrates. By converting to vegetarianism, such fatty foods are elim...

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The obesity epidemic has risen to frightening levels all across the nation and is continually growing. ... There are many opinions on whether or not the fast-food industry is the cause for the obesity epidemic. ... He brings up the fact that there is more fast-food available than there are healthy food places. ... One issue also tied to portion size is the fast-food industry and their want for more money. ... Advertisements for junk food and fast-food increases the desire for these type of unhealthy foods. ...

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The United Nations is in charge of making the world a safer and more stable place by preventing and stopping conflicts among its nations. ... The cost of basic food increased greatly and the Iraqi dinar collapsed. ... Iraq was allowed to sell $2bn of oil every six months to buy food and medicine. ... Officials, opposed the Oil-For-Food Programme and claimed that it was an obstacle for international oil business. ... That is why the process of deciding how fast to go in offering to suspend sanctions in return of Iraqi co-operation was hotly contested. ...

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Living life in the fast lane while socializing on the weekends with friends, enjoying fast food at a football game or just relaxing in the sun, nude at a near by beach. ... Taking part of the benefits offered thru welfare, unemployment checks, tax returns, food stamps, and social security. I can think of millions of more reasons and definitions on what it is but those were just some of the few things i personally felt and believe about what it truly meant to be an American and last but not least simple freedom with protection standing strong and united together is really what makes us speci...

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Since the nineteen fifties when the drive-thru was introduced our ways of life have become progressively more convenient", leading to a fundamental change in our nations eating habits. The old fashioned family meal with a balanced nutrition has been replaced with fast food joints like McDonald's and Taco Bell and household staples have become frozen pizza and pre-packaged processed meals. ... You may have seen the public service announcement for people to take the stairs instead of the elevator to help leave there love handles behind or fast food restaurants providing nutritional facts ab...

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The result is one of the world's most culturally and intellectually diverse societies, and one that has arguably become the most powerful and wealthy nation on earth. ... The exploitation of new immigrants by fast-food corporations paying substandard wages. ... It is an individual responsibility to oneself, and an individual responsibility to the nation. ... To prevent this, we must rededicate ourselves to embrace our true roots as a nation. ...

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Staples such as food, water, and clothing that were formerly difficult to acquire become more easily obtainable to underprivileged families across the globe. ... During the Cold War, the world was engulfed in a game of "us- verses "them- ¯whichever superpower could gather the most countries, develop the fastest technology, threaten other nations with nuclear warfare, or walk on the moon first would win the race to superiority. Although no actual bloodshed took place, a sense of panic and hatred overcame participating nations; beating the opponent seemingly remained the only worthwhile caus...

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In this era, the United States became an Industrial powerhouse amongst the world, becoming the most industrialized nation on the planet. ... The population had doubled within 30 years, driving many citizens out of business (farmers being the majority) and into either factory jobs with horrible conditions, or no job at all, resulting in an unemployment rate rising almost as fast as the immigration rate. ... While this was the first large labor union, it life span was somewhat short, but not short enough to spread the idea throughout the nation. ... But because there were in fact so many people ...

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The Earth's climate is predicted to change due to the buildup of greenhouse gases; the associated rate of temperature change is significantly faster than any observed changes in the last 10,000 years. ... The other 68% of emissions are affected more by the types of industries in the U.S., the types of offices we use, how our food is grown, and other factors. ... And finally, nations vary in their ability to cope and adapt to global warming and a changing climate. some nations will likely experience more effects than others, while other nations may benefit more than others. Poorer nati...

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He's going to get used to eating new foods, such as hot dogs and hamburgers. He also will enjoy the food of the people through his spices, a new method of wide use. ... Personal issues are concerned with national and international community, and these institutions can be resolved, rather than hinder a level of any language problem, the nation...This is just a preview of the article. ... These improvements make the world a small place for the world as a world of interaction is fast and easy. ... In addition, it refers to a faster and more efficient transport of goods and services in the wo...

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However that is just one example of how globalization is affecting the nation hood of countries, there are many more and some will be touched up directly in this body of writing. ... Firstly through the subsidies of the government that paid to food farmers crops stopped, resulting in the increase of price for these products, and secondly the import regime was liberalized causing an increase of goods imported from foreign countries (Ahmed). ... It's now amazing how fast news now spreads around the world and it is slowly leading to our entire nation becoming interconnected [Tom09]. ... Th...

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Phillips is widely acknowledged as one of the nation's most perceptive thinkers, he turns his attention to the United States' history of great wealth and power, from the American Revolution to what he calls "the Second Gilded Age" at the turn of the twenty-first century. ... Phillips finds a Reagan-era report crediting six of the seven deadly sins for producing the modern economy--and that's not counting all the television and fast-food fortunes that have sloth to thank. ... CEOs make 419 times as much as the average worker, and CEO pay is rising five times faster than profits...

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Abstract The Federal Law Enforcement Training Center (FLETC) is the starting point for our nation's counter-terrorism and national defense. ... The mission of FLETC is to train those who protect our homeland, and they do so by providing fast, flexible, and focused training to secure and protect America. ... This location provided FLETC with over 1,600 acres of space, equipped with modern classrooms, firing ranges, dormitories, food halls, driver training courses, simulation "neighborhoods", specialized training buildings, and numerous other facilities. ... Its location in the ...

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Cultural aspect involves how a culture of a particular nation or institution is dispersed through technological advancement. ... Globalisation increases substantially and creates new opportunities for the technologically advanced and developing nations. ... Cars are now invented to be safer, faster and more fuel economic and, therefore, inexpensive to run, environmentally friendly and cheaper to purchase. ... America has now become a multi-community nation with almost every community in the world represented. ... These cultural factors include aspects of language and sport, to movies and food ...

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America is a nation that prides itself on fair treatment and equal rights for all, yet turns a blind eye to the mistreatment of migrant farm workers in the United States, so passing the Agricultural Jobs, Opportunities, Benefits, and Security Act ( often referred to as the AgJOBS Bill), and refining the H2-A temporary visa system to better suit worker rights, should be a top priority for state legislatures in all fifty states, the U.S. ... Farm owners across the nation adopted similar workforces, and although not all of their workers were African-American slaves, these owners began employing t...

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Independently owned fast-food, hotels, automobile dealerships, etc. have to attain a franchise license in order to use the jingles, logos, and product names of the companies which supply them goods and services. ... Currently, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO), a United Nations' agency formed to deal with intangible assets, has had a problem with the vast number of patents being requested. ...

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Germany's industries are among the world's largest and most technologically advanced producers of iron, steel, coal, cement, chemicals, machinery, vehicles, machine tools, electronics, food and beverages, shipbuilding, and textiles. ... Indeed, Germany's exports have contributed two-thirds of the country's economic growth over the past decade and have driven its GDP per capital to increase faster than that of any other major industrialized country. http://www.foreignaffairs.com/articles/67899/steven-rattner/the-secrets-of-germanys-success Germany also has a very influenti...

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910 Mexico City had factories supplying many simple consumer needs, such as clothing, tools, glass, cement, paper, food, and beer by being able to manipulate the tariff and raise the import tariff enough to produce these products much cheaper. ... Menelik had much success unifying and modernizing Ethiopia that he gained the title "the Lion of Africa " for defending his nation's independence. ... Under a central power and expanding Ethiopia's borders, Menelik created a more unified nation state. ... This long process of triple-tiered examinations meant that all Chinese officials were ...

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In addition, the construction required a huge amount of labor forces; Keith started to use bananas as a cheap food source for with workers. ... Interestingly, In the U.S., with the fast growing of suburban and highway system and the establishment of the assembly line, automobile became affordable for everyone. ... Although highway transportations were developing very fast in theirs next-door neighbor country: The United States. ...

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Even though the federal government has passed civil rights law in an attempt to equalize education, these laws having been "designed to end segregated education [, they like a lot of other laws and policies,] have been consistently undermined and defeated by white resistance and refusal (Lipsitz 34). " Lipsitz not only discusses the implications of the possessive investment in whiteness on blacks but because is America a nation full of different ethnic backgrounds, Lipsitz also includes the implications for Latino and Asian communities. ... "A counter attendant at a fast-food restaurant refus...

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Like many other initiatives or bills, Proposition 227 had raised many issues in the State and the entire nation. ... However, other argue, that this belief is the root cause of segregation among minorities in California and the rest of the nation. ... Lack of education has also been one of the main reasons for the increasing rate of crime throughout the nation. ...

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Introduction Many problems exist in the United States. They tend to prevent the economy from growing. These problems include gender inequality, poverty, and racial disparities. However, the most outstanding problem facing the United States encompasses on racial inequalities. Racism is a global issue...

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Abstract This paper gives an opportunity to take a deeper look into a Global Business Cultural Analysis of the nation of Ireland. In writing this paper, there are four research areas and questions were analyzed: The major elements and dimensions of culture in Ireland: how these elements and dimensions are integrated by locals conducting business in the nation of Ireland, a comparison of culture and business of Ireland and the United States, and lastly implications for US businesses that wish to conduct business in Ireland. ... But conservationists are distraught by the nation's archeolog...

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This benefits consumers who might not have access to cooling or refrigeration facilities, to be consumed later while away from home, or as an emergency food supply. ... We also intend to appeal to the foreign and local tourists who may want to experience traditional foods and drinks, a change from the usual beverages they often have. ...

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