National School Lunch Act

public transportation (The Seattle Times). Because of hard work, dedication, and a drive to bring equality to the segregated areas of Alabama, Martin Luther King Jr. was starting to achieve some of the needed changes that would eventually spark a national movement to bring racial equality in all of…

It was a bright and early Halloween morning as I gear up to board the plane. I was about to leave on that cliché post college graduation trip to London. I left at 7:15pm from Boston. I ate half a bagel and I was ready to conquer the world, or at least London. I finally arrived across the pond and stepped my feet on the ground at 9 am. I hopped in my rental car and started towards my hotel, because I am ready to sleep. Jet lag had gotten to me. I finally arrived at Hostel 639. I decided…

The United States should make ending hunger a national goal. According to Chilton and Rabinowich (2010) they state that “food insecurity in the United States are invisible precisely because of the American public’s lack of understanding of the nature of hunger, and our policymakers’ unwillingness to tackle hunger as a national priority” (Chilton & Rabinowich, 2010, para, 1). A solution to this problem would be to adopt a human rights act that approaches food. In paragraph four in this article…

At this yearly occasion King talked about the significance of Brown v. Leading body of Education. Dark colored v. Leading body of Education (1954) was a court case which included the mix of five school integration cases which included Briggs v. Elliott; Davis v. Area School Board of Prince Edward County, Virginia; Bolling v. Sharpe; and Belton v. Gebhart. These cases were consolidated to address the issue of partitioned yet equivalent. The cases were exhibited by Thurgood Marshall…

The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) was the primary target for the Ku Klux Klan. Birmingham, Alabama, the famous city that endured majority of the Civil Rights Movement. “We cannot escape the fact that our civil rights record…

A school day initially starts around seven or eight in the morning and ends around two or three in the afternoon (National Sleep Foundation, 2017). That is an eight-hour period of learning, with a small break for class changes and lunch. Homework is also provided to students to allow them to practice what they have learned. It is understandable that teenagers are going to be tired when the school day has been completed. Teenagers need approximately eight to ten hours of sleep, and with waking up…

ary 1960, a group of African-American students began what became known as the "sit-in" movement in Greensboro, North Carolina. The students would sit at racially segregated lunch counters in the city's stores. When asked to leave or sit in the colored section, they just remained seated, subjecting themselves to verbal and sometimes physical abuse. The movement quickly gained traction in several other cities. In April 1960, the SCLC held a conference at Shaw University in Raleigh, North Carolina…

High School students use technology as an excuse to avoid many things; if schools have stricter policies of when and where technology is able to be used or educate students how to avoid the distraction of technology, this problem will disappear over time. The brilliant invention of technology had become harmful to the public due to its degrading and violent media, as well as the many distractions in the classroom and road. The issue of social avoidance is mainly due to the undemanding and…

need for schools. The turning point for education came around 1877-1917. During this time, education was part of America’s focus point to try and improve attendance, graduation rates, and curriculums of schools; even including the start of colleges. Over time with the help of new organizations and the government, America was able to improve and expand public education to all ages, races, and genders. Education did not become a big part of society…

Childhood obesity in the United States has reached an alarming prevalence, this is a serious epidemic, which directly correlates with several health concerns. The future lies in the hands of today’s children and the first priority ought to be the empowering America 's youth to ensure the health of the next generation. Research is centered on treatment; however the point of convergence ought to be counteractive action. Two-thirds of Americans are obese or overweight, not to mention that the…