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In today’s society, what makes a person an outlier? How do people become outliers? In the novel Outliers by Malcolm Gladwell, these questions are discussed and answered throughout the entire novel. The sole purpose of this novel is to discuss how some of the many people in today’s society and in the past can be defined as “outliers” and how they obtained that title. During the novel, the author discusses how people who are successful are only successful due a great opportunity, lots of hard work…

Multicultural Education “At its best, multiculturalism is an ongoing process of questioning, revising, and struggling to create greater equity in every nook and cranny of school life...It is a fight for economic and social justice . . .. Such a perspective is not simply about explaining society; it is about changing it.” (Nieto 2) As we look into the text Affirming Diversity, we find Sonia Nietos insights and research on the struggle for equality in education. Nieto has defined culture as “the…

The front door opens with a swift motion, his voice loud and assertive echoing throughout the house. He always did this when he didn’t have the best day at work and wasn’t going to talk about it. “Hey sweetheart,” He said as he let himself fall into the couch, “I’m starving, is dinner ready yet?” He looked back at the kitchen door, and then proceeded to remove his leather gloves, stuffing them deep into his pockets. I look at the mirror that hung on the fridge, my makeup is caked and my hair…

Every year up sixty-two percent of women in the United States use some form of birth control, according to a 2006-2010 study (Jones). In 1950 a lady in her late eighties, named Margaret Sanger, wrote the research for the first human birth control pill, raising up to fifteen thousand dollars for the research for the project. The first oral contraceptive was approved by the FDA ten years later. In 1972, The Supreme Court legalized the use of birth control for couples who are married in the United…

How does a deep fried charcoal beef patty drenched in oil, salt covered greasy potato chips, and a large cup of carbonated bubbly sensation sound to you? Probably the same way it sounds to every other American that smothers themselves in the delicious drive thru menus for breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Sounds easy and appetizing? Maybe. But the Big Mac you ordered with French fries on the side is no meal; it is a heart attack waiting to happen. Millions of Americans have fallen to the savory,…

"Two all beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame seed bun."(McDonald 's BigMac). Everyone knows America as the home of fattening foods and widespread obesity. In spite of our stereotypical outlook on America , obesity is not the only nutritional problem America faces. Correspondingly, due to social media and changes in public perception in a healthy image, America, also faces eating disorders such as anorexia nervosa, and bulimia. At the same time social media…

According to Washington’s democratic senator Patty Murray, 160,000 middle class workers’ payroll taxes would be cut from 6.2 percent to 3.1 percent. Washington state families making median income would see a tax cut of $1,700 (qtd. in “Murray” 1). The average U.S. family’s tax rate would go down due…

McDonald’s restaurant engaged in business practices that are corrupt, according to the report by the Hong Kong Independent Commission, the executive of the McDonalds restaurant was being given additional money in all his beef patties, lettuce, cheese, and the special sauce. The managing director of McDonalds Restaurant Lau Si-sing was sentenced at the District Court in Hong Kong because of taking approximately 2.5million dollars of Hong Kong from a Thailand supplier in illegal…

When we think of cartoons having a moral behind them, most would not think SpongeBob SquarePants would fall into the category. One of the highest rated series on Nickelodeon by Stephen Hillenburg is SpongeBob SquarePants- a comedy series, which tells the adventures of him and his 6 other friends through the fictional underwater city of Bikini Bottom. SpongeBob is a TV show that teaches everyone a lesson who watches the show because each character represents one of the seven deadly sins.…

Obesity is the condition of being exceedingly fat or overweight. It is determined by a person’s body mass index (BMI) percentile. BMI is defined as the subject's weight divided by their height in inches squared and is then calculated. Obesity increases an individual’s chances of many health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, strokes, and countless more medical problems (Staff, 2015). Obesity is most commonly caused by a combination of excessive food intake, lack of physical activity, and…