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The Freshman 15: More than Just for College Students[KA1] Within our colleges and cities, fresh food can be nearly impossible to obtain. Whether it be because of geographic inaccessibility, or economic hardships, these areas are often classified as food deserts. But why are food deserts so prevalent in our society? The answer is that they are manmade. Food deserts arise when people move into low-income areas isolated from fresh food. Fast and processed food has been pushed onto those…

INT. STAIRWAY - NIGHT Yaffna stands with her arms folded across her chest at the bottom of the steps. Sandy pulls Morris’s wheelchair up the stairs. Sandy struggles, sweat drips down her face. Her face is beet red, and she looks exhausted. She is close to the top of the stairs, just two steps away. She pulls with all her strength -- but her hands slip and she drops the wheelchair. Morris’s wheelchair goes flying down the stairs. Yaffna sprints into action running up the stairs, skipping two…

varieties of each, that have been passed for widespread consumption. However, there are currently more studies being done to introduce new ones (“GM Approval Database”). The top 7 GM crops include corn, soybeans, cotton, alfalfa, papaya, canola, and sugar beets (“Kelly”). It is currently reported that Corn is the number one crop being grown in the United States. In 2001 only 26% of corn was GM (“Ciment”), but now with nearly 88% being GM (“Kelly”), it is definitely holding its weight. Another…

The Holocaust was a time of sorrow and tragedy for many people living in Europe. The holocaust, lowercased, derives “from the Greek olokaustion, and means ‘an offering consumed by fire’” (Webster Dictionary). Holocaust, with an uppercased ‘H’ refers to the mass destruction of the Jewish people, caused by the Nazi Germans. “A girl of 12, Alicia had suffered enough pain to last a lifetime. Many lifetimes” (Harding). Alicia Jurman was nine-years-old when the Holocaust began, and was…

If a person is looking for a book about football, this one is for them. If somebody is looking for a book about steroids, this one is for them. If somebody is a strange individual looking for a read that depicts the downfall of someone who has been caught using steroids, goes through depression, and loses everything he worked for, this one is for that individual. Gym Candy was my choice this month because I needed something that would keep me interested, and thrilled. The beginning of the book…

LIFTING AND TRANSFERING  Body mechanics is moving the body in an efficient and safe way that reduces the risk of injury. Body mechanics is using good posture, proper techniques, and using the strongest and largest muscles when you can. Good body mechanics are extremely crucial as DSW’s working in residential programs because we are often doing a lot of lifting and transferring of significant amounts of weight (the weight of another human being). We can be easily injured if we do not use proper…

Dorothea Lange and the Farm Security Agency: From 1935 - 1944, the photographic program of the Farm Security Administration, embarked on a nationwide quest to document, collect and create a pictorial record of American life during the 1930s and 1940s. Spanning all fifty states, the photographers produced more than 175,000 black and white negatives, crafting one of the most immense and important photographic compositions in American history. Created by the federal government, the photography…

the conformality and rebel to conventional values in patriarchy. Eva’s ethics of living is to ensure survival at any cost. When Eva is abandoned by her husband in 1895, she is put into an extreme harsh condition: ‘Eva had $1.65, five eggs, three beets and no idea of what or how to feel. The children needed her; she needed money, and needed to get on with her life.’ (Morrison, 32) The demands of feeding her children to ensure survival have constituted all of her living. Eva has to beg for food…

The Imperial Valley: Permanent Oasis by Cory Phillips Imperial County, California has been a major agricultural, political, and commercial center in Southeastern California for over 100 years. Although the peripheral agricultural activities have been the focus and source of the region’s economy, the area’s role in agribusiness has also facilitated much urban growth. The farms in the Imperial Valley bring about $1,000,000,000 to the state’s economy each year. This rural and…

Poverty is a problem that no one has yet to find a solution to end and has had a negative effect on the lives of those living in under developed communities. Women have become radical forces of change, battling the inequality between gender roles in their own respective culture. Women are realizing that education is the basis of breaking out of this battle. Poverty alleviation through entrepreneurship is a key tool that can aid in building a stronger global economy. This paper takes a look at…