Annotated Bibliography McMillan, T. (October 2014). The New Face of Hunger. National Geographic Magazine. Retrieved from https://www.nationalgeographic.com/foodfeatures/hunger/ America is the richest nation in the world but yet, there are families that are going hungry in the suburbs of many cities. The number of people that are hungry in the United States has increased drastically because of low wages and inflation. Food pantries, soup kitchens and food programs have increased versus what was
“America,” it is the one of the greatest nation in the world, and it is also known as the cradle and the kingdom of the fast food industry. Since White Castle, which was known as the first fast food chain in the United States, was established by Walter Anderson and Edgar Waldo “Billy” Ingram in 1921 (Kieler), other fast food chains also emerged such as McDonalds, Taco bell, Burger King, or Wendy’s after 1941 (Wilson). Among those various fast food chains, especially, McDonalds became the biggest
Childhood obesity is one of the nation’s public health main challenge: About one third of children and adolescents (ages 6 to 19) are determined as overweight or obese, and more than one in six that group are determined to be obese in United States. As most people do not understand the difference between overweight and obesity, the National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases identifies this disparity—overweight refers to an excess amount of body weight that may come from muscles
The two individuals I will be talking about is Martin Luther King Jr and Muhammad Ali while neither had an economic impact, they both had either a political or sporting impact. Martin Luther king Jr was born January 15, 1929, Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It took a resilient leader, an individual
gender. As children go hungry and the homeless become invisible, the 85 percent of wealthy Americans go on believing poverty does not exist. We live in a “culture of poverty” where there are many Americans that deny the fact that the country is in a state of despair, the only likely way out is to change how the government assists the deprived and to educate the unknowing. Policy makers have the ability to implement new initiatives that would decrease if not eliminate the underclass within America. By implementing
of the American identity. To be educated is to be successful. Despite the emphasis that is placed on education, there are certain barriers that have stalled the equal distribution of knowledge. One of those major barriers is racism. The United States of America has had institutionalized racism in schools for decades; with more advantages being offered to white students instead of minorities. Thankfully, things have greatly changed since the days of Jim Crow. Yes, it is evident that there still
Threat Obesity should not be an unknown term to the majority of the Americans as a significant percentage of the American population is obese. As the number of obese people skyrockets annually, obesity tends to be a major threat not just in America, but globally. The number of obese individuals has doubled in past four decades, probably by practicing the art of super-sizing (Marks). Obesity is a complex physical problem in which a person weighs 20% or more in addition to his normal body weight
especially after the 2001 terrorist attacks over the United States, the issue of terrorism has become rather debated and is seen as the main threat to security. Even so, recent events have placed yet another major threat on top of the list of menaces to national and international security. Cyber threats are nowadays one of the most important aspects to be taken into account when drafting security policies and dealing with risks at the level of the state or the international security. In order to provide
popularity, without a shadow of a doubt, McDonald’s is the most popular fast food chain, not only in the United States, but also in the world. Some would assume that McDonald’s was the first fast food chain created. In reality, a fast food chain called “White Castle” was the first chain created in 1921. McDonald’s represents approximately 43% of all fast food restaurants in the United States. On the McDonald’s menu, the top 5 most ordered foods (respectively) are: their French fries, the Big Mac
Since the last decade, Americans have been drinking more soda pop than ever before. Statistics confirm that children are one of the heaviest consumers of soft drinks, and over 50% of children above 8 years of age drink sodas daily, and a third of teenage boys in The United States of America drink at least three cans of soda pop a day. It is obvious that soft drinks are a great factor that leads to diabetes and obesity, but it is dreadful to know that over “60% of all public and private middle schools