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States about 610,000 people die of heart disease each year (Heart Disease Facts, 2015). Heart disease is caused by plaque build up in the arteries causing circulation of blood to slow or come to a complete stop (Heart Disease Facts, 2015). There are many factors that can put a person at risk of developing heart disease, the three most common factors being high blood pressure, high cholesterol and smoking. The Heart Disease Facts (2015) offered by the Center of Disease Control states that…

fun facts in the integument, urinary, or reproductive systems. The skin is the largest organ of the body. In a normal male about 5 billion sperm mature on daily basis. The average penis size is less than 6 inches long. The human bladder can stretch to hold about 400 ml of urine. If one kidney fails to function and is removed, the other kidney can increase in size by 50% within two months to handle the entire filtration. I chose to pick three fun facts from the reproductive system. 1 fun fact…

Interesting Facts 1. Ellen DeGeneres graduated high school from Atlanta High in May, 1976 after moving from Metairie, Louisiana to Atlanta, Texas. She moved with her mom after she divorced, but soon got remarried to her stepfather. 2. One of Ellen DeGeneres’s first movies was a movie called “Mr. Wrong” where she played one of the lead roles named Martha Alston, who was looking for her Mr. Right, but soon after finding him, she realizes that instead he is Mr. Wrong. 3. Ellen DeGeneres loves…

ARGUMENT 1: The results of legal court cases allow women to receive appropriate behaviour and equality in the workplace. Fact : In 1999, a legal case between the Public Service Employee Relations Commission and British Columbia Government and Service Employees’ Union took place. In British Columbia, the provincial government had decided that a (minimum) physical fitness test was to be taken in order to be a forest fighters, and it included an aerobic standard. Rubin, a female forest fighter…

interesting and unusual nutrition facts! When it comes to nutrition, there’s a lot of information out there. With the advent of the internet, we have access to millions of ideas at the press of a button and we have the ability to truly educate ourselves on any topic we desire. With this ability, however, we encounter a couple problems. With so many bold claims out there, how can we know what to trust? In this article, we’ll go over 10 interesting and unusual nutrition facts that you may have…

(Adult Obesity Facts, 2015) An adult is considered to be obese if their Body Mass Index (BMI) is 30 or higher. The obesity epidemic is a major health concern, but more concerned is shifting toward the high prevalence of obesity among children. Childhood obesity has quadrupled in adolescents and doubled in children in the past 30 years (Childhood Obesity Facts, 2015). In addition, 1 in 6 or approximately 12.7 million children and adolescents aged 2-19 years are obese (Childhood Obesity Facts,…

Arizona is a very unique state. It has the ability to draw people in to see lots of mountains and canyons. Arizona’s weather is odd as well. It has very fun and weird things about it. It has many interesting places that are recommended to go to. There are also many interesting events that have occurred. There are so many ways to think of Arizona enjoyable. Amazing Mountains and Canyons Arizona is very nice in terms of mountains. If you see the Grand Canyon, your jaws will drop.…

America in 2014 were living below the poverty line (“Poverty Facts”). Poverty has continued to go unchanged and it is time to go back to what worked 8 years ago prior to Obama 's presidency. The government has avoided the fact that poverty starts and ends at home; instead they have intervened in several ways such as raising the minimum wage, rewarding low work ethic and placing the poverty class in ineffective programs (“Poverty Facts”). Irrationally thinking, some Americans believe strongly…

It comes as no surprise that when considering the facts of the greatest struggles that face the world today, poverty is typically the front runner in just about every discussion. Poverty is defined by Merriam-Webster as “the state of being extremely poor.” However what is a more real word definition of the word? For someone to be considered below the poverty line within the United States, the household would have to be bringing in less than $11,880 and an addition $4,160 per additional person…

Feminism Many people think they know what feminism is; regardless of any previous opinions one may have, the reality is that feminism is “the belief in the need to secure, or in the commitment to secure, rights and opportunities for women equal to those of men” (“Feminism” paragraph 1). Pink should be their favorite color and they should want to play Barbies and dress-up. A girl is seen as masculine if she would rather play with fake guns and a G.I. Joe and a man is seen as feminine or strange…