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**Name:** Elise Altobelli **Political Party:** Moderate **State:** Michigan **Representatives:** Dave Camp and Fred Upton [|Dave Camp] [|Fred Upton] I agree with these representatives because I like the topics that they want to focas more on. I agree with them and their opinions also match mine.


 * Interesting Facts About Michigan: **
 * In 1929, the Michigan State Police established the first state police radio system in the world
 * Michigan was the first state to provide in its Constitution for the establishment of public libraries
 * Michigan is the only one of the states to be split into two large land segments
 * Michigan is the only state that touches four of the five Great Lakes
 * Michigan was the first state to guarantee every child the right to tax-paid high school education


 * Facts Related To My Topics: **
 * ===="Alcoholism" is the new term that they use when someone has an addiction of drinking alcohol. It normally runs in genetics. ====
 * ====Federal and state laws have placed high taxes on alcohol- discouraging its purchase. ====
 * ====Causes of obesity- Increasingly sedentary life style, high consumption of simple carbohydrates and fats, and stress. ====
 * ====For most people today, the cost of health care for a serious illness or injury have been raising, and continue to raise. ====
 * ====The most important way that working age Americans obtain health insurance is through their jobs. ====

**__<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Topics: Alcohol Abuse, Obesity, and Health Care. __**
====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Topic #1: Alcohol Abuse-** In this generation alcohol has been abused and used for the wrong reasons. This can be harmful to the alcoholic, the people around them, and their environment causing more deaths to society. I feel that this has become a big problem and should be controlled. Once it starts with one person it can continue to happen and it can be a bad influence on people and society. ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Topic #2: Obesity-** Obesity has become a bigger problem each year in America. The numbers in each state have increased gradually. Obesity is when a person's body weight is much greater then it ne<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">eds to be, so much greater to an extent that its unhealthy. I think that this can be managed and to do that exercise needs to be emphasized, they need to develop good eating habits, and become confident and learn to <span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">accept their body. We need to do something so that this can take place and the numbers of obesity in America can decrease. ==== ====<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Topic #3: Health Care-** Health Care is an important aspect to have in your life. It can be very affective to some people, especially if they are really ill. Health care for something serious can be very expensive and if working age americans obtain their healthcare through their job then people that are unenployed dont have that oppertunity. I think that everyone should be able to get that chance, to be healthy and be treated if they are really ill. ==== <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; language: en-US;">1. Kronenfeld, Jennie Jacobs. "Health Care in America: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913392?cid=41>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; language: en-US;"> 2. Thomas, Mary Jo. "Obesity: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913417?cid=41>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; language: en-US;">3. Watts, Tim J. "Alcohol Abuse: Overview." //Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society//. ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 3 Apr. 2011. <http://issues.abc-clio.com/Topics/Display/913332?cid=41>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; language: en-US;">4. Schubach, Erik. "Michigan State Info - Michigan State Symbols - Michigan State Facts | The US50." //The US50 - A Guide to the Fifty States//. Web. 03 Apr. 2011. <http://www.theus50.com/michigan/information.php>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; language: en-US;">5. LIGHTHOUSE PROPERTIES. "TheInfoPage.net - Fun Facts About Michigan Page. Over 50 Michigan Firsts about Cars, Industry, Trivia, and More." //TheInfoPage.net - Household Recycling Info; Thought of the Week; Scams; Identity-theft Protection; Basic Investing; Unclaimed Money; Voter Info; Helpful Household Tips; I.C.E. for Computers; Favorite Games; Questions To Ask Candidates; Yard Waste Recycling; Electronics & Computer Recycling; Recycling in Kent County Michigan; Recycling in West Michigan; Recycling in Grand Rapids Metro Area//. Web. 03 Apr. 2011. <http://www.theinfopage.net/Fun Facts About Michigan.html>. <span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; language: en-US;">6. "Michigan — History.com Articles, Video, Pictures and Facts." //History.com — History Made Every Day — American & World History//. Web. 03 Apr. 2011. [].
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<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive; font-size: 90%; language: en-US;">7. The Nemours Foundation. Cyber Bullying, Kids Health, [], 1995-2011 ===== <span style="color: #000000; direction: ltr; font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 4.32pt; text-indent: -0.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">8. Admin. Cyber Bullying Statistics That May Shock You, Cyber Bullying Alert, [] August 27, 2008 <span style="color: #000000; direction: ltr; font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 4.32pt; text-indent: -0.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">9. Ohio State Bar Association. Ohio State Bar Foundation, [|http://www.osbf.net], 2011 <span style="color: #000000; direction: ltr; font-size: 90%; margin-bottom: 0pt; margin-left: 0.38in; margin-top: 4.08pt; punctuationwrap: hanging; text-indent: -0.38in; unicode-bidi: embed; word-break: normal;">10. Kowalski, Robin M. "Cyber Bullying: Overview." Issues: Understanding Controversy and Society. []ABC-CLIO, 2011. Web. 20 May 2011.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">**Bill: http://mockcongress2011.wikispaces.com/HB32**
<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">Our purpose is to stop cyber bullying, making the charges, for a minor or an adult, more severe. Eight percent of those effected by cyber bullying commit suicide. Along with this, o ne-third of all teens (ages 12-17) and one-sixth of children (ages 6-11) have had mean, threatening or embarrassing things said about them online. We believe that this will lessen the amount of cyber bullying and the amounts of suicides among young teens and adults if the united states.

<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">** Why People Should Support This Bill: ** People should support this bill because cyber bullying has become a huge problem to the U.S. It continues to increase, as the technology continues to increase. This causes more ways that people can figure out to cyber bully others. It's important to stop this problem because it will cause less suicides and people taking their lives because of such a horrible thing that can be stopped. Children and teens should not have to go through se<span style="font-family: 'Comic Sans MS',cursive;">cond thoughts about themselves just because of what others say about them online or on a webpage. By having this bill it will make people think twice about cyber bullying because now there will be consequences to those that don't do the right thing.