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After almost a semester\u2019s worth of new information, I think I am going to appreciate this knowledge and put it to good use. I always thought of the obesity crisis as a backseat problem in America. I thought it wasn’t as important as climate change or poverty. Unknowingly, the obesity problem is so prevalent in every problem we face. It is ingrained in our culture. It can be found in any community in America, it is a factor in poverty, it is the root of America\u2019s laziness. We never think of obesity as a complicated problem, we think it can be tackled easily, but in reality, we’re probably going to have to go wait many years before we see any real change. It is the Government’s fault for letting it get this far because now to reverse the damage, it will take longer to solve the issue. <\/span><\/p>\n

I was always somewhat knowledgeable on the issues of obesity and its effects on the economy. Taking this class has allowed me to uncover the corruptness that exists within this realm. I feel now that I am more sensible in the things that I buy, I am now always intrigued to find out what exactly I am spending my money on, and where that money actually goes. I am generally a more educated buyer now. <\/span><\/p>\n

I went from thinking that Obesity is a problem we will always face and that we can\u2019t really do anything about it to thinking that obesity is a problem that will always exist, we just need to de-escalate it as quickly as possible. I went from thinking that obesity needs to decrease to now thinking that obesity just needs to be maintained. For the moment, we need to stop the growth, then we can worry about decreasing it. <\/span><\/p>\n

There are so many underlying biological effects pertaining to obesity. I have gotten a new perspective on how cortisone levels affect a person\u2019s health. I never looked it at in a way that our body process it, we generally just gauge food and emotions based on how we physically feel. The emotional level is a good way to psychologically analyze how we can tackle eating disorders and maintain healthy weight gain or loss. <\/span><\/p>\n

So now I ask if we should look at correcting the current generation or prepare the future and have the next generation be the healthier one. I personally think we should focus on the next generation because\u00a0it\u00a0is easier to start fresh than to tackle a problem that is ingrained deep in the current culture. <\/span><\/p>\n

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After almost a semester\u2019s worth of new information, I think I am going to appreciate this knowledge and put it to good use. I always thought of the obesity crisis as a backseat problem in America. I thought it wasn’t as important as climate change or poverty. Unknowingly, the obesity problem is so prevalent in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2654,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-49","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=49"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/49\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=49"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":19,"date":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spatemplate\/?page_id=19"},"modified":"2018-10-01T02:22:50","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T02:22:50","slug":"work-sample","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/work-sample\/","title":{"rendered":"Work Sample"},"content":{"rendered":"

Court briefing for Federal court case<\/h2>\n

Caption:<\/b> Jones v. Chubb<\/span><\/p>\n

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Citation:<\/b> Civ. Action No. 06-4937 (KSH) (District of New Jersey 2007)<\/span><\/p>\n

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Author of Opinion:<\/b> Katherine S. Hayden U.S. DJ <\/span><\/p>\n

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Facts:<\/b> The plaintiffs include Samuel Jones, Michael Corsner, and Andrea Hoagland, all of which who were students in attendance at The Chubb Institute (\u201cTCI\u201d). The Chubb Institute in this case, is the defendant along with Chubb America Service Corporation and High Tech Institute Inc. The Plaintiffs had student loans in the amount of $17,388 (Jones), $17,000 (Corner), and $6,551.28 (Hoagland) in which they claim as losses under their suit. The plaintiff’s claim that the Chubb Institute did not help them further their career through employment placement. The chubb institute had previously issued a 90% retention rate claim. The plaintiffs attempted to unenforce the arbitration agreement and class action clause in the contract they originally signed. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Procedural History:<\/b> Each student in attendance at TCI signed a contract of cohesion including two clauses that are most relevant to this case. The arbitration clause states that an arbitrator must settle all charges and claims. The second clause stating the prohibition of class action suits. Contrary to the agreement the plaintiffs filed a complaint against TCI in January 2004 in claim that TCI allegedly violated the New Jersey Consumer Fraud Act (CFA). Regardless, the court confirms to stay the action and to compel the arbitration. In response, the plaintiffs applied to appeal this decision. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Legal Issues and Questions Presented:<\/b> There are two main questions presented which are brought up by the plaintiffs and the defendant. The plaintiffs dispute that the arbitration agreement and class action clause be unenforceable on the argument that their statutory rights be protected. In opposition, the defendants claim to compel arbitration and to stay the action in accordance with the contract initially signed by the plaintiffs. The apparent question seeks an answer as to whether or not the court has the power to decide if the arbitration agreement and class action clause can be unenforced against the defendants.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Rules of Law Applied:<\/b> In reference to Muhammed vs. County of Rehoboth Beach, the court had ruled in favor of Muhammed deciding that the class arbitration waiver was unenforceable on the grounds that Muhammed\u2019s statutory rights would be infringed upon. The court presented that the plaintiff who would receive no more than $600 from the suit was not receiving enough to maintain competent counsel. The plaintiffs in the Jones vs. Chubb case claim that the verdict from Muhammed vs. County of Rehoboth Beach be applied to enforce the class action clause from the TCI contract. The plaintiffs argue that the clause does not allow for them to hire adequate counsel, therefore, infringing on their statutory rights. In ruling, the court decided that the two cases differ in the way that the plaintiffs in Jones vs. Chubbs would be receiving nearly $52,164, $51,000, and $19,653.78 under the CFA treble regulations. The court decided that the potential money that could be won would be enough to hire adequate representation and therefore does not impose on the plaintiffs\u2019 statutory rights. <\/span><\/p>\n

This case differs from Sally vs. Option One Mortgage Corp. where a senior woman with only a six-grade education was denied the enforcement of her arbitration clause in the contract of adhesion. Whereas in the Jones vs. Chubb case, the plaintiffs all had at least a high school diploma and were qualified enough to recognize the language and text of the arbitration agreement.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Reasoning Relied on by Court:<\/b> The Judge had chosen to compel the arbitration agreement in the sense that the plaintiffs were capable of distinguishing the agreement in the contract. The court also ruled to stay the action in favor of the defendants claiming that the plaintiffs could have enough winnings to hire competent counsel.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Holding:<\/b> The court had decided in favor of the defendant stating that both the arbitration agreement and class-action clause were found not to be unconscionable and the original contract was upheld. <\/span><\/p>\n

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Opinion:<\/b> The ruling in which the court decided was just because the plaintiffs would have been awarded enough money to have adequate representation while still winning their college loans (losses). I support the court\u2019s ruling especially the reasoning that the plaintiff signed a contract that had stated their rights and moreover, it is not a college institution\u2019s job to provide a guaranteed occupation, it is to provide an education.<\/span><\/p>\n

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Court briefing for Federal court case Caption: Jones v. Chubb   Citation: Civ. Action No. 06-4937 (KSH) (District of New Jersey 2007)   Author of Opinion: Katherine S. Hayden U.S. DJ   Facts: The plaintiffs include Samuel Jones, Michael Corsner, and Andrea Hoagland, all of which who were students in attendance at The Chubb Institute […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2654,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-19","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/19\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":16,"date":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spatemplate\/?page_id=16"},"modified":"2018-10-01T02:16:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-01T02:16:08","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"My name is Muskan, it is pronounced moose-khan, and I am a freshman in the School of Public Affairs at American University. I am studying Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG). I am in a program called Public, Policy, and Law, which is an intensive 3-year curriculum that requires me to work and intern during the summers. I am currently on the pre-law track, and I would like to stay in DC for law school as well. At American, I am associated with many different groups including eagleTHON, Rugby, and The Student Philanthropy Council. EagleTHON is a group that raises money throughout the year to donate to the National Children’s Hospital. We do so by engaging community fundraisers and reaching out to businesses for donations. The Student Philanthropy Council also hosts fundraisers, but instead, we raise for American University and its students. This most often includes collecting alumni gifts and encouraging peers to donate to help the school improve with an increased budget.<\/p>\n

My passions include writing, I write poetry and I was recently published in a New Jersey magazine for my poem expressing my Indian background. I was a percussionist for an extended period of my high school career where I frequently traveled to perform for prestigious audiences. My favorite activity was Debate, which I also plan to continue at American. I participated in many community service projects, and that was a result of growing up Sikh. Sikhism profoundly preaches the values of service and my parents faithfully encouraged me to continue that.<\/p>\n

I am also a member of the School of Public Affairs leadership program, in which I am given a specific policy group as a focus. This year I am in Public Health and Policy. Within this group, I will research a particular issue affecting the DC community. In the next semester, we will implement our research to put it into effect. Doing this process, I will acquire skills and qualities which aid me in becoming a better leader.<\/p>\n

My goals are all oriented around being the best version of myself, and SPA Leadership had been an igniter for me in realizing the aspects of myself that require improvement. I am looking to shape all of my AU experiences to help me grow and to grow others.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

My name is Muskan, it is pronounced moose-khan, and I am a freshman in the School of Public Affairs at American University. I am studying Communications, Legal Institutions, Economics, and Government (CLEG). I am in a program called Public, Policy, and Law, which is an intensive 3-year curriculum that requires me to work and intern […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2654,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-16","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=16"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/16\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":13,"date":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spatemplate\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2018-10-16T04:18:14","modified_gmt":"2018-10-16T04:18:14","slug":"resume","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/resume\/","title":{"rendered":"Resume"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u00a0Muskanpreet Kaur’s Resume Link<\/a><\/p>\n

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\u00a0Muskanpreet Kaur’s Resume Link  <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2654,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":2,"date":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","date_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/spatemplate\/?page_id=2"},"modified":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T15:59:49","slug":"reflections","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/reflections\/","title":{"rendered":"My Reflectioins"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2654,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2654"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/edspace.american.edu\/mk4191a\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}]