Carbondale

Carbondale is a small and safe city. It is hard for people who used to live in big cities to live in a city like Carbondale. We miss many kinds of Arabic or international foods that we cannot find in Carbondale. We can bring some food products from back home and cook it here. The United State has all our needs of products. Yet in Carbondale, there are not enough malls to find whatever we look for, even those we can go to some where next to Carbondale such as St. Louis and Chicago. Back home, especially in Jeddah, we have a nice beach we can swim at. Maybe we can do it in Miami Beach, but not in Carbondale. Even if I miss many things here, especially my family, I still feel safe and comfortable in Carbondale.

TOEFL

International students are dying to get the highest score on the TOEFL exam. Many American universities do not care about TOEFL scores. If students pass the English course levels they will be done. Yet, SIU wants us to pass TOEFL to start at the university. I do not think that TOEFL scores measure our English ability. Because, if we pass the level we do not need to retake it; it does not make sense. I hope SIU uses only the classes’ scores to pass us to the next level.

Should we Support or Struggle Fast Food

McDonald’s, Subway, Burger King, Pizza Hut and KFC. Has anyone never heard about them? Is there anyone who never eating in one of these restaurants? Fast food restaurants are widespread in each country and each city in the world. In this fast and busy life people figure on fast food for breakfast, for lunch and for dinner. People eat in restaurants, take it home or the office, or order it delivered from their home or work. Most people use those restaurants are the students and workers, since they do not have enough time to cook or prepare new meal. Yet these restaurants are not good for many reasons such as they have bad health effects, prey on local businesses, contain bad quality and war against traditional food.

Some people call this food junk food”. It is not actually made of garbage. People use the term junk food to describe a food that has few of the nutrients your body needs, and a lot of fat, sugar and salt, which your body can easily get too much of. Potato chips, candy, and soft drinks are often considered junk food”. (“ Junk food”, n. d., para. 1). That means fast food does not contain fresh and complete building bulges to keep healthy. Fast food restaurants started in the 1950’s and they flare-up around the countries in the 1960’s. Most people who ate this food in that time were the rich families and youths. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., paras. 1-2). In these days everybody eat from these restaurants, youths or adults, rich or normal people. These restaurants attract all public.

First, the dietitians said fast food is not healthy. It does not cover what the body needs to be entire and slim. Eating fast food everyday for a long time causes many diseases such as “constipation, IBS, severe gas and bloating, weight gain, chronic fatigue, acid reflux, parasites, stomach pain, diverticulitis, skin and hair problems and many other common ailments”. (Johnstone. n. d., para. 1). When someone wants to be on diet the dieticians advice him to avoids fast food because it contain a lots of saturated fat which causes high cholesterol. In addition, there is lots of sugar which is the main reason for obesity, diabetic and teeth problems. Further, high blood pressure can happen since the saltiness in the meats and the French fries. Adding to that, this food is dangerous for the children especially it has hazardous effect to their body and brain. Since children are like fast food so they eat more, and they less their activity and excursuses. Healthy brain is in the healthy body.

Second, these restaurants compete about having more locations around the world. In the article “Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economic” (2004) states that “subway overtook McDonald's last year in the United States and now has 15,874 locations in the U.S. compared to 11,533 for McDonald's. Worldwide, Subway has 21,528 restaurants in 75 countries. McDonald's has more than 30,000 restaurants in 119 countries. Subway founder Fred Deluca says he wants 30,000 outlets worldwide by 2010”. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., para.1). This rise hurts other local businesses especially the full services restaurants that contain better meals and better nutrition values. Since there are good restaurants and fast food restaurants customer will prefer that good restaurants. Yet, fast food restaurants have more places around the world so, they easy for customer to find them. In addition, they are working 24 hours a day. The competition is continues and the win for the best.

Third, fast food is poor in vitamins and minerals, and has a bad quality. They “contain very little real food. They are made of devitalized processed food, hydrogenated fats, chemicals, and preservatives, and include anything made with refined white flour”. (“The Harmful Effects of Eating Processed Food”, n. d., para. 5). The food is not new, not clean, they save it for many days or maybe weeks and the chemicals, which are on the food, are not healthy. Further, there are many complaints from customers about that restaurants such as the sandwiches do not have “ enough meat”, “ food is not served hot enough” or they “reheated”, “they do not use high quality meat and restaurants are not kept clean enough” and “ food is too expensive and not give you a good value for your money”. (“Fast Food Facts”, n. d., para. 4). People are looking for the high quality food and services. Are these restaurants going to better one day?

Finally, food is part of our culture, and each country has special food which makes it different than other countries. Yet common fast food restaurants are easier to find everywhere and anytime. That makes people be lazy to cook fresh food and forget the traditional food. In addition it makes break up in the family because they are not eating together at home; each one of them eats alone. It could makes problems between parents and children, since teenager prefer to eat in a restaurant than eat at home.

Opponents say that the fast food restaurants are developing the country’s economy. They are saving many job chances for youths. “A fast food restaurant is a common place where many young people work to earn some cash”. (“Having a Part-time Job in a Fast Food Restaurants”, 2001, para. 1). There are many different positions “Such as cooking the food, serving people, sweeping the floors and washing tables”. (“Having a Part-time Job in a Fast Food Restaurants”, 2001, para. 2). It is a good thing to find jobs to many people. However, these kinds of jobs are available, but people will not work there for long time. It is transitory job. Who works in these jobs will think only for money, not to help people as it not good places to eat in.

In the end we know that fast food “has become regular part or our fast-paced”. (Warshaw. n. d. para. 2) It is the most popular food in the world. Everybody eat burger or pizza from there and find the difference in the value. Yet we need to find something easy as fast food, but healthier and cleaner. Doctors are always warning from eat a lot of these meals because of the high amount of the fat. Meals should be homemade and contain good food, including vitamins, minerals, proteins and carbohydrates. Because of the disadvantages of the fast food restaurants government supposed to limited having it.


Reference
Fast food facts. (n. d.) Retrieved April 27, 2007, from http://www.geocities.com
Having a part time job in a fast food restaurant. (2001, August 23) BBC.
Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.bbc.co.uk
Junk food (n. d.) Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.kidshealth.org
Johnstone, H. Are You Clean Inside? Retrieved April 23, 2007, from
http://www.drnatura.com
Subway: Junk Food, Junk Economic. (2004, July 14). CommonDdreams.org.
Retrieved April 23, 2007, from http://www.commondreams.com
The Harmful Effects of Eating Processed Food (n. d.) Retrieved April 23, 2007,
from http://www.puristat.com
Warshaw, H (n. d.). Fruit2o

Drunk in Teenager

Drunk in Teenager

He came in home yesterday night and everybody was sleeping. He
entered his sister's bedroom and he tried to rape her. She shouted until we
got up. Some people want to reduce the drinker age from 21 to 18. However,
there are many stories as this story because of drinking age. It should
stay at 21 or above.

First, drink in 18-cause lose our scholastic future, if someone
start to drink from this age. So he will not take care of his study, he will
not do his homework, and maybe he will not go to the school at all because
he prefer drinking than going to school. Further, alcohol makes the brain
stop working. Whenever he has exam he will not think about it because his
mined is drugging. Alcohol will be their interest, and they will forget the
most important things in their life.

Second, teenagers get addiction easer than others. Young drinker
they cannot control their drinking, so if they start drinking form 18 and
they become addicts it will be difficult to leave it. In addition, alcohol
has bad health effects. It causes dangers disease as headache, tremor,
nausea and liver diseases that could cause encephalopathy then coma. Our
health is more important than having fun by drinking.

Last but not least, there are many crimes because of drunken
people. After the friends got drunk they fight each other without reason
some time it built up to killing. The youth are not responsible of their
behavior. Drinking may drive them to steal money just to can buy alcohol.
The crimes have been caused by drunken more than what we expect.


My opponents say it's better to allow underage to drink, as Mark
says "It's so easy for a teenager under 18 to get alcohol, but even so only
a few go out and get drunk every week others just like the odd drink

occasionally, obviously this depends on the maturity of the individual but
it's no different between adults and teens really, I think the should be a
sensible age between 16 and 18". Underage drinking. BBC. (2004, Jul. 20).

However, even if they can get alcohol illegally in some special places on
front of few people, they cannot do it usually anytime or everywhere. They
are not old enough to control themselves even if it limited.


In the end as much as we said we cannot calculate alcoholism damages and problems such as scholastic, health, criminal and much more.
This is an agreement from Ann; she says "Right now its becoming a huge

problem and I think it should be stopped before it gets out of hand."
Boredom is making kids drink alcohol. BBC. (2005, Mar. 23). The bad effects
are not only for teenager but also for adults. If we can stop alcohol at

all, that is perfect, but as we can do at lest not allow young people to
drink.



Reference:

Underage drinking.
http://www.bbc.co.uk. (2004, Jul. 20).

Boredom is making kids drink alcohol. http://www.bbc.co.uk
(2005, Mar. 23).

Cash Advance

Cash Advance

According to the “Bill Would Limit Payday Lending” by Peter Hull. The author discuss that in South Carolina companies have cash advance system for lenders, they made stronger laws to control industry. Clemmons sent a bill and going to limit the number of payday loans. The industry leader have limited for payday loaning in South Carolina. In North Carolina and Georgia the payday was limited, and Virginia has bill like Clemmons’ bill. The industry takes from cash-strapped people and they must return the money on time or they will have another loan to cover the first one. This law is copy from new federal law to limit the payday for the military workers. Clemmons said it is too high that the law made fees for the borrower $15 for each $100 for two weeks loan. He wanted to reduce the fee to $5 on a $100.In addition he suggests to limit the percentage to 36% and make it one loan per lender. The government will shut down the cash advance in South Carolina. Fulmer mention that the company director said 10 cents daily for each $100 are not enough. Since 36% it will stop the industry system. He wants to help people who need money. Borrower can make use of $300 by giving a chick, but they have to return it usually on 2 weeks $345. If the users did not pay in the exact time, they will pay $45 bill plus new finance to cover the firs one. Fulmer says the government blames people that their fees lower than banks’ fees. He also says people know that the policy of Advance America because of the advertisements on the walls. He says if there were better offer people would choose it.

Who cares about citizen’s weal? How? Why? Clemmons mentions that the government is the one who worry about the citizen. it profiteer from poor people who need money. It got from each loan 390% plus the balance if people delay their payment. Some people agree with the cash advance and support them and another disagree with them. Yet the government is trying to help poor people, Forces people to make better choices and Forces families to help each other.

First, government wanted to protect deprived community; it is cut the yearly cost from $15 to $5 for each $100 so that it can be on publics’ hands. It will be big pressure for poor population; percentage is too high and it will injure the broke people. By reducing the profit everybody can make use of convenience bill.

Second, people need learn how to manage their money; government should make courses to teach them where and how they spend their money. The must lean when they shout borrow; some people use money for luxury then they become in a big trouble. Public needs special programs to manage their uses of money.

Third, family should share their responsibility; they can divide the payment between them for rent, eat and educate. Government advice families to support each other; if someone borrow his family help him to return the loan on time by give him money if he do not have. Family must be as a one hand to have better life.

In the conclusion the government has their own opinion and the cash advance has their own opinion. In addition, there are advantages and disadvantages for each of them and each of them want to help the poor people in their ways. Further, the government hold up the citizen and help them by money, educate and advice.


References:
Hull, P. (2007, January 19). Bill would limit payday lending; Measure aims to cap fees,
Restrict number of loans borrow can carry. The Post and Courier. Retrieved
April10, 2007, from LexisNexis