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Scope of the Problem Obesity in children is characterized by an excess amount of body fat (“Obesity in Children,” 2016). In the United States, obesity in children has become an epidemic that continues to increase at an astronomical rate. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), showed obesity among Hispanic children was 22.4% in 2011-2012 (“Childhood Obesity Facts,” 2015). According to a recent report conducted by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, Hispanic children

Introduction Sound has different properties in water than it has in the air; it travels much faster and further than that of in the air. So many sea animals have poor vision and rely upon sound as a primary sense. As well as sea animals and fish also use and respond to underwater sound. Noise pollution can cause deafness and interference with fish communication, schooling and habitat utilization (Weilgart 2008). There is also a possibility that marine mammal’s ability to catch prey can be interrupted

degree murder and attempted murder. After posting bail, he fled to his home state of Iowa. Puerto Rico submitted a petition to Governor Branstad of Iowa to extradite Calder for court proceedings. Branstad denied the extradition request. Governor Barceló of Puerto Rico filed a petition for a writ of mandamus in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Iowa that would force Governor Branstad to proceed with the extradition. However, the writ was denied with the court citing Kentucky v.

Since the foundation of America, the stereotypical “anglo-saxon” male has been in control of the United States economy through the possession of most banks and corporations. A high percentage of CEOs working within the United States financial system are in fact White males. The economic impact of slavery suppresses the opportunities for African-Americans to take initiative and to develop skills to this day. Prior to the eradication of Jim Crow laws in the 1950's, segregation existed within the school

1. Executive Summary Studies have indicated that most of the organisation’s priority is to meet or exceed their business objectives. The success of executing any strategy is dependent on how effective the leadership is communicating the strategy, as well as the performance of the employees who contribute towards its implementation. Therefore it is desirable for the leaders of organisations to make sure that the strategy they are driving is aligned with the culture that they want to instil in the

The word was out! By God, when Giordanna de Barcelo Allassi announced her new skin care line to the world, the world stood up and listened. Her husband had bankrolled a media blitz that would be talked about for years, hiring a public relations firm that littered the streets with images of swans with

The rumors flew through crackling telephone lines like surges of electricity. Editors dialed up their best paparazzi in other cities and countries, hearing echoes of their own voices in the phone lines and long delays before they heard the faint and distant voices on the other end saying, “I’m catching the first flight out of here.” The flurry of activity, from the news of Giordanna Allassi's latest gala, flowed like voltage swells. With the news overloading publications like: Paris Match, Life

Pregnancy institutes a state of insulin resistance and hyperinsulinemia, a condition involving the increase of insulin circulating in the blood(Association, 2004). This altered state predisposes some women to form a degree of glucose intolerance with onset that was otherwise not recognized preceding pregnancy (Association, 2004; Gilmartin, Ural, & Repke, 2008; Kaaja & Rönnemaa, 2008). This form of intolerance is referred to as Gestational Diabetes Mellitus (GDM). GDM stems from a variety of factors

Whether or not Puerto Rico becomes the 51st state of the United States of America is an important issue that has been pondered for the last fifty years. Puerto Rico is currently a Commonwealth of the United States and has been under U.S. rule for a century. Spain ruled Puerto Rico for about 400 years prior to the U.S. take-over in 1898. The current and pertinent issue, though, is whether Puerto Rico will remain a Commonwealth of the U.S., become the 51st state, or gain independence. In "Doing Right

The Exploitation of Puerto Rico by the United States Puerto Rico has had a long history of dependency. Puerto Rico was first colonized by Spain until the Spanish American war, which resulted in the colonization by the United States in 1898. While Spain was in the process of devising an agreement with Puerto Rico that would grant the island autonomy, the invasion of the United States ended any plans that would grant this reprise (Figueroa, 11/19/98). The U.S. decided to partake in this colonial expansion