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E. coli, Escherichia Coli, is a bacteria that infects different foods like spinach, lettuce, beef, vegetables and much more.  This bacterium is spread when a human eats or comes in contact with something containing it.  Usually when this happens, there is a callback on the food possibly contaminated.  However, that doesn’t help the people who have already eaten it. 

E. coli causes an infection with severe pain that sometimes results in death.  It is said that people who have been diagnosed with E. coli have had rough experiences with the symptoms.  As a matter of fact, it has killed a large number of people just in the U.S.  Statistics say about 61 people per year. 

In my opinion, E. coli is a deadly disease that needs to be looked at more seriously.  Every food product should be tested for it before released to a public market or restaurant.  There is no reason for it not to be found.  The only way it has been found was when someone became infected with it.  After all, how are we, as ordinary people, going to know if our food has a deadly disease in it, and if we did, would we eat it?  No. 

I find it hard to believe that this bacterium can sometimes be deadly, and at other times cause no sign of pain.  I understand there are different types, but why is the result so different?  Because the source of E. coli, is so varied; meaning getting it from water to getting it from working with cattle, it is hard to be so cautious.   How do you know where, or when, to look? 

Overall, I think this whole E. coli thing needs to be understood by all, and soon.  Most people just need to be more alert and take action.

Sources say there are many mental differences between men and women, and that the society needs to do more for boys.  They say women have advanced ahead of men in numerous ways.  Women have recently taken over many of men’s professions, and therefore are treated “smarter” because of this.  They say we should do more for boys because they are falling behind.  They aren’t getting the “treatment” they need according to journalists. 

Colleges take any males they can get, even if they have to “stretch their limits”, because women over-populate them.  They want a 50/50 ratio, and don’t always get that under certain restrictions.  This makes men think they don’t have to try.  They believe they will get into any college, no matter what, because of their gender.  This leaves women, who try hard for their GPA, “in the dust”.

I agree with this difference, but don’t think it is fair the way they are TRYING to solve it.  Women, in my opinion, have just been brought up to work hard at what they do and always try.  I have always worked hard for my grades and position in life, and my parents always just expect that.  My brother, on the other hand, doesn’t even want to be seen doing homework.  He would take a detention over studying for an hour or so, but yet my parents don’t really say anything.  It’s like there is nothing wrong with it. 

Something just isn’t right about this picture, and I think someone needs to do something with this problem before things get way out of hand.