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During 2011-2014, over one-third of adults in America were considered obese (Ogden, et al. 1). Politicians and tax researchers have come up with a plan to reduce the prevalence of obesity, by implementing an excise tax on items that contain added sugars. On average, added sugars add almost two-hundred kilocalories to a person’s diet, and added sugars provide no nutritional value (Brownell, et al. 1599). They have also been linked to type two diabetes and obesity, which is a reason sugary drinks…

salaries vary from college to college. Selingo makes the comparison between students who majored in business. The students who attended the University of Houston made $20,000 more than students who obtained their degree from the University of Texas at El Paso (Selingo). He also makes the comparison of psychology majors who attended the University of Houston and Texas A&M University at Central Texas. The students from Texas A&M made almost half of what the students from the University of Houston…

Border v. Legalization Introduction to the Research Question / Statement of the Research Question Immigration is a progressing issue in America with over 42.4 million immigrants in the United States out of a population of 318.9 million people, according to the ACS, and still growing as years pass by. In order, to come to the U.S. legally by applying for citizenship, it roughly costs $680, which goes to citizenship application fees and a background check; however, this does not guarantee a…

Clark, Steven E., Michael A. Erickson Jesse Breneman. 2011. "Probative value of absolute and relative judgments in eyewitness identification." Law and Human Behavior 35 (5): 364-380. Accessed September 14, 2016. doi: 10.1007/s10979-010-9245-1. This peer-viewed report, published in the Law and Human Behavior journal, the official journal for the American Psychology-Law Society compares the two decision-making models of judgement, relative and absolute using the WITNESS model (a computerised…

Introduction Ricardo Leyva Ramirez (Richards) was born on February 28th, 1980 in El Paso, Texas. He was born into a Mexican-American family, and he was the youngest out of five children. Richards had four brothers and one sister. Richards loved his younger brother Joseph, who was born with defects. He grew up with both parents, but his father was abusive, which made Richards very upset to see his father abuse his brothers. According to a short documentary, Richards was a happy child despite the…

A few degrading words that people use when referring to Mexicans are; Wetback, Spic, and Beaner, whether American or not. They also have many stereotypes against them such as lazy, machismos, drunks and many more. One of the main reasons they are discriminated against is because of their illegal immigration into the United States. Mexicans were left no choice but to cross illegally to seek a better life, because of the cost and many obstacles it made it difficult to become a citizen. Often…

NOW COMES the State of New Hampshire, by and through the Office of the Rockingham County Attorney, and states as follows: 1. The defendant is charged with one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug with Intent to Sell [Principle/Accomplice] and one count of Possession of a Controlled Drug. 2. On June 2, 2016 the State received the defendant’s Motion to Suppress. 3. Defendant’s Motion to Suppress argues that the detention and search of the defendant and his vehicle violated Part 1, Articles…

Since September 17, 1787 when the constitution was signed, the United States has been ever changing and evolving from their policies to the intelligence of that society. However, in todays society it seems like the internet makes it easier yet simultaneously harder to pass a law. Why is this? What makes it so much easier for things to gain attention and to pass laws quickly? The cause is the internet. With the beginning of a new year on January 1920 was not only the decade of the first showing…

Introduction The Underdogs has long being debated about whether it have reflected the Mexican Revolution accurately. This essay try to prove that The Underdogs wrote about part of the Revolution through analyzing its limitations in terms of time, space, protagonists and so on. And truly The Underdogs is a great epic work about Mexican Revolution. Summary about the novel The Underdogs was a novel had its background set in the Mexican Revolution. It mainly described a group of Indians who want…

The space rockets of their time, the “iron horse” revolutionized the way the world functioned and operated. The railroad and the locomotives that ran on them made the world a more connected place with faster and more efficient travel times and prompted the development of a whole new economy. In New Mexico, the railroad played a crucial role in the development of the area and its future. The railroad played one of the largest roles in the history of New Mexico because of the conflict spurred by…