The American dream by https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v NOG DOEN en-us 2019-06-21 14:03:02 UTC 2026-03-10 08:58:50 UTC hello@padlet.com https://imgglb.padletcdn.com/v13/image?t=g_auto&url=https%3A%2F%2Fpadlet.net%2Ficons%2Fpng%2F1f1f1-1f1f7.png The situation between The United States and Iran moniek_vandeven https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/368650016 Iran and America have been fighting for decades. But that was not always the case, they once made a lot of money together with the oil trade. But as America grew richer, the people of Iran did not notice anything about the successfully oil business. They rebelled and new Iranian leaders came to power who no longer wanted to conduct unfair trade with America.
 
Some people are afraid between the upcoming war between Iran and the United States. Because the fight between the two countries seems to get worse. Especially since Iran launched an American espionage drone on 21 June.
 
There were no people in the drone, but cameras. The American army used the drone to spy. Iran indicates that the drone flew over their country, and that they were therefore allowed to take it down. However, America denies this and President Donald Trump talked about a very big mistake. 
 


Many people assumed that the United States would attack Iran. Reliable sources showed that this was also the case in the first instance. However, the government decided to withdraw the attack at the last minute.  
 
 It is unknown if the cancellation of the attack was part of a strategy. If the attack had continued, it would have been the third military action during Trump’s term of office.
]]> 2019-06-21 14:14:33 UTC https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/368650016 Fast food: America's biggest threat? moniek_vandeven https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/368662322 It is one of the biggest problems in the American society: the obesity crisis. 66% of Americans are overweight or have obesity.  The issue starts with children, 33% of whom are struggling with overweight. In the Netherlands, 12% of the children are overweighed. This is a big difference. So, it is not strange that America is the thickest country in the worlds, with twice as many fat people as in European countries. One of the reasons is the fast food chains. However, fast food has many consequences for your body. Here are just a few consequences of regularly (twice a week or more) eating fast food.
 
 - Your memory and cognitive functions decrease
It is well known that saturated fats have a negative influence on your heart, but research also shows that too much saturated fat is bad for the function of your brain and your memory.
 
 - It can increase the risk of depression
People who eat fast food regularly, are 51% more likely to be depressed, and it is also more likely that those people are single. 

- The change of obesity is also bigger
Logically, fast food increase the change of obesity. Fast food consists of food with high calories, a high level of sugar and little to no fiber.

- You increase the risk of cardiovascular disease
Fats that are usually found in fast food cause cholesterol levels in your blood to rise, which turn entails and increased risk of cardiovascular disease.  
]]> 2019-06-21 16:00:28 UTC https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/368662322 Statue of liberty moniek_vandeven https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/376265692 The statue of liberty is in the port of New York. The statue was designed by Gustave Eifel, this is the same designer as the designer from the Eifel tower. The statue was constructed by the France woodcarver Frederic Auguste Bartholdi. The original name of the statue was at the beginning ''Liberty Enlightening the World''.
  
  The statue is 46 meters high and it weighs 225 tons. France gave the statue for the 100th birthday of the
American independence that was on July 4,1776. On October 28, 1886, France
donated the statue of liberty  official to the United States. this in honor of
the centenary of the declaration of independence and as a symbol of their
friendship.
 
The statue is a woman with a crown on her head, a burning torch in her right hand and a plaque with 4 July 1776 on it. 
  
The statue of liberty is a symbol of welcoming Americans, guests and immigrants and is located on Liberty
Island. It is located there because millions of immigrants who escaped the war came to the harbor of New York. The statue was the first thing that they saw
when they came into New York. In addition, the statue also symbolizes American democracy and
friendship between France and the United States.
 ]]> 2019-08-22 07:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/376265692 9/11 moniek_vandeven https://padlet.com/moniek_vandeven/ex54ghyfoc1v/wish/376270329 It is Tuesday, September 11, 2001, 8:46 AM American time. The first aircraft drills itself in one of the Twin Towers in New York City. People on the street think it is an accident. Until seventeen minutes later the second plane flies into the other tower. 

Both towers are burning with thousands of people in the building. The attacks killing nearly 3.000 people have an enormous impact not only in the United States, but in the whole wide world. The attack is claimed by the al-Qaeda terrorist network, which cooperates with the Taliban regime in Afghanistan. A request from the United States government to extradite al-Qaeda leader Osama Bin Laden is denied by the Taliban regime. 

The nearly 3.000 people died by collapsing the towers in a devastating rain of steel and rubble. The fact that people still came alive from the ruins was due to the scrap and crooked fall of the debris, so that gaps were created. The survivors were trapped in the rubble. They were tracked down and saved by courageous aid workers. 

However, the death toll is still rising. This is due to the poisonous smoke where the aid workers had to work in. Of the 1.700 deceased care providers and other stakeholders, 420 have so far been affected by a form of cancer.

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