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Organic Foods: Extraordinary or Average? Should two nearly identical products have different prices and different perceptions of nutritional value? Morgan Bahl, student at Iowa State University, does not think so. In her article “Organic Foods Are Not Better than Conventionally Grown Foods”, she discusses the role organic labels play in the actual quality of the product and the prices paid for these foods. Organic foods, despite having “clean ingredients”, may not be significantly nutritionally…

H.L Mencken (1880 - 1956), an American essayist and social critic once wrote, “The average man does not want to be free. He simply wants to be safe.” In other words, Mencken claimed that humans prioritize safety over freedom. That means a man will gladly give up anything, including his rights and liberties, to acquire the protection he desires. This quote contradicts with the belief that America had been built upon. Here in the United States, people voluntarily accept consequences in return for…

a loved one to a hateful or spiteful crime will ultimately want justice; be it by the law, or their taking it into their own hands. Observed in these trials and tribulations of the broken heart and mind, we identify three typical emotions in the average justified criminal; grief, defense, and revenge. Grief; a moment of irrationality in which one is influenced to do what they need to do to end their heartache. We can exemplify this through a theatrical situation, in which anguish fueled an…

year has been a long one for me; it came with many successes and many failures. I would like to break down my circumstances based upon semester that way then I can explain the changes in circumstances that have created the demise of my grade point average. In my first semester here at U Albany I believed was a great success, out of five classes in three I received an A, another C-, and lastly and E. I would like to make it fully clear that I wish I had dropped my statistics class for which I…

Short Story Essay Many people believe that no love is like a mother's love. No one can love a child more than its mother. In the short story “Average Waves in Unprotected Waters” a mother has a son with a disability, and it becomes difficult to take care of him because of the way he sometimes acts. This mother cannot find someone to watch him. She was once married but her husband later left her and she had to take care of her son on her own. The living conditions were not very good and it was…

What does the USICS do on an Average Day? USCIS that stands for U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services is the immigration agency of the U.S. that handles all matters related to immigration and naturalization. Here are the things this agency does on an average day. • As many as 325,000 individuals seeking information on immigration and naturalization visit the website of the agency www.uscis.gov. • USCIS conducts naturalization ceremonies and welcomes new U.S. citizens. Around 3,200 are…

With ABC in 2014 taking on average 64 days to sell its stock, it achieved a 5.7 times inventory turnover ratio (365 days divided by 64) which can be considered an appropriate for the company with similar nature of the business. Days debtors has been decreasing by one day on year by year basis since 2012. This would suggest that the company is getting better in collecting its debts. Section k in notes 1 of ABC’s annual report 2014 stipulates that ‘trade receivables are due for settlement no…

Exceptions before entering the ninth grade are always painted with horror; the daunting Grade Point Average or GPA, the unmerciful teachers, and of course the idealistic notion of succeeding at everything: from grades to extracurriculars to having a good reputation. When I did enter high school the myths were somewhat true, the GPA became somewhat of a religious sacrifice of sanity, the teachers were okay, and the maintenance was overrated. One of the things that was different from the rest of…

This isn’t what I planed when I started the ninth grade but you know what they say “plans change” so before I get ahead of my shelf let me give you some back ground information, like my name its Rider, Rider Smith I’m the average Quit stoner that didn’t take intimidation nor an offer of a fight lightly, I guess you could say I’m head strong. My first year at G.H.D High I skipped constantly, I already knew all the skippers back from T.H.C middle so that’s what I did for most of the year but this…

Why do athletes need more calories than an average student? How is the time involved with eating a healthier lunch? What does it take to pay for this expensive lunch program? Some students have already brought unhealthy foods to school and others, sometimes go off campus to get junk food. Consuming junk food helps some students have the energy to get through the rest of the day and others use it as a filler before practices and games that are after school. Although junk food is bad for people,…