...A Sedentary Lifestyle Travanti Andrews Excelsior College April 21, 2013 A Sedentary Lifestyle Most people dream of a life where they can retire and become a couch potato, but in reality being a couch potato doesn’t have all of the positive perks that come with relaxation. The term “couch potato” is also known as a sedentary lifestyle. In my essay, I will discuss the negative impacts of having a sedentary lifestyle has on our society. A sedentary lifestyle is a way of living in which a person, an adult or child, has a significant lack of physical exercise for what is generally considered to have a healthy lifestyle. The term is normally used by doctors or professionals within the medical field to explain a lifestyle among many people in highly developed countries that does not afford them opportunities for physical activity. Technology such as television, video games, and computer use is partly to blame for this way of life. Other reasons surrounding this lifestyle can be contributed to inactive living with such high demands for the work force and just being lazy. As much as technology has developed and contributed to the further advancement of the world, it has also been a curse when it comes to a sedentary lifestyle. Emotional factors such as depression can have a lot to do with sedentary lifestyle. “A study of physical activity in more than 7,000 teenagers found that inactivity is associated with emotional and behavioral problems. Teens with less than one...
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...Purpose The article, Coping with Hitchhikers and Couch Potato’s on Teams, gives a helpful insight into how to deal with lazy or non-productive teammates in classroom group assignments. The article also provides several examples of how to handle situations where hitchhiker or couch potato students are causing problems in a team. Authors This article was written by Barbara Oakley and was adapted from “It Takes Two to Tango: How ‘Good’ Students Enable Problematic Behavior in Teams” Ms. Barbara wrote this adaptation for the Journal of Student Centered Learning. Audience This article is a portion of the Journal of Student Centered Learning, Volume 1, Issue 1, Fall 2002, specifically, pp. 19-27. This article was written with the intended audience of college students, and with the purpose of assisting students in typical university situations. The article seems to be aimed at new students who have no, or little experience with group projects. Topic and Position The position the author takes in this article is that the blame for...
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...Running head: PREVENTING OBESITY IN CHILDREN 1 Preventing Obesity in Children Ashley Walker Professor Avalos English 102 28 August 2009 APA Sample Paper 6th Edition [Universities may ask for other information on this page, i.e. college name, etc. Always check your class syllabus for this information or see APA Publication Manual 6th Edition] Running head: PREVENTING OBESITY IN CHILDREN Abstract Obesity is a recent health epidemic that has dire consequences for America’s health, especially for its children. The causes contributing to this epidemic include sedentary life styles, caloric intake, and major changes in the eating patterns of American families. Among these changes in eating habits is the amount of food Americans consume, how often they consume those foods, and the types of foods themselves. 2 Top Margin 1 in. Header & Page # 1 in. Running head: PREVENTING OBESITY IN CHILDREN Preventing Obesity in Children Americans are the fattest people on the planet and continue to expand. According to a 3 survey of adult men and women in the United States during 1999-2000, published in JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, 30.5% of Americans are obese, up from 22.9% ten years earlier, and nearly two-thirds (64.5%) are overweight (Flegal, Ogden, & Johnson, 2002). Excess weight isn’t just a matter of looks. Obesity magnifies the risk of heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, and other ailments thus overtaking tobacco as the...
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...Why Should Unhealthy Foods Be Taxed Around The World? An Exploratory Essay Nicholas Jackson Goldey - Beacom College Why Should Unhealthy Foods Be Taxed Around The World? An Exploratory Essay I normally eat French toast sticks with bacon or waffles with bacon for breakfast in the morning because it is the most convenient for me - it comes in a pre-cooked package that I could throw in the microwave and be ready in the minutes – and it tastes good to me. Even though it may taste good to me and will settle for a breakfast meal for my stomach, I know it isn’t good for my body in the long run. However, after reading some of the writings of food activist Gary Sacks, I began to think more about what I should be eating healthy foods because there will begin to be taxes on unhealthy foods that are made. A prime example is in his article, “Traffic-Light' Nutrition Labeling and 'Junk-Food' Tax: a Modeled Comparison of Cost-Effectiveness for Obesity Prevention,” published in Nature Publishing Group, Sacks states junk-food' tax, price elasticity’s were used to estimate a change in energy intake in response to a 10% price increase in seven food categories. Sacks advice about the junk foods, my breakfast foods, starting to get taxed 10% makes me start thinking about what I should be eating. The waffles/French toast sticks with bacon have been pre-cooked and made so that the packaging can be heated up in a microwave oven, but on the same note, the food items look to be similar to...
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...Abstract In this research paper it famous and influential people were observed with Attention hyperactive disorder. With the use of the DSM IV our classroom text book and various internet resource this paper goes through the use of Ritalin and how people are commonly diagnosed with ADHD and do not have the disorder. Widespread use of medication and doctors immediately jump to prescribing medications such as Ritalin. Robert daydreamed so much that he was pulled out of school. Frank went into such trancelike dreams that one had to shout at him to bring him back. Equally problematic were Sam's restlessness and verbal diatribes. Virginia, too, demonstrated a tendency to talk on and on. Thomas experienced school problems, in part because of his high energy. Nick's tendency to act without thinking caused him to have several scrapes with death and near-tragedies, such as plunging to the earth from the roof of a barn, clutching an umbrella”. These are examples of situations that are common to many children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). Children with ADHD tend to have creative and unique ways of thinking, and many problems focusing on one task, especially in school situations. Today children with this disorder are frequently prescribed medications to control their attention and/or hyperactivity. But are we doing what is in the best interest for children, or making it easier on the adults who have to deal with these children daily? In the previous stated...
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...Final Paper Introduction Despite its problem in the world now many doctors, teachers, and parents are trying to better the situation. Childhood obesity is on the rise, and I truly believe that with the right approach and the proper awareness childhood obesity could become nonexistent. I truly believe everyone wants to put a stop to childhood obesity. Childhood obesity has become a huge problem throughout the years, and is now increasing significantly. The problem itself goes back in recent years, but it is just now becoming a worldwide issue. Children are the ones who are affected by this problem, ranging from 6 – 11 years of age. According to the Mayo Clinic, “Childhood obesity is a serious medical condition that affects children and adolescents; it occurs when a child is well above the normal weight for his or her age and height.” After reviewing another source, I got another definition to the problem. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention states, “Overweight and obesity are the result of “caloric imbalance” too few calories expended for the amount of calories consumed and are affected by various genetic, behavioral, and environmental factors.” Childhood obesity has more than doubled in children in the past 30 years. The percentage of children aged 6–11 years in the United States who were obese increased from 7% in 1980 to nearly 18% in 2012 (CDC). Between two different sources, childhood obesity seems to have the same principles. Both sources prove that childhood...
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...Running head: GOALS OF EXERCISING Men & Women achieving Goals of Exercising Trina M. Kimbrough University of Memphis Abstract Exercising is vital as we all know. It matters whether you eat healthy and exercise today. A healthy lifestyle is so important, it’s vital that people incorporate exercising into their diet. When a person eats healthy they don’t look forward to having too many ailments and being screen by a physician as much. Of course health and genetics play a major role in our lives, that’s why it’s even more important to try and maintain a healthy lifestyle. Most valid part of being healthy is not causing the body more harm with unhealthy foods and drugs. The objective for this observation is to attain which gender has the ability to exercise at least 30 minutes in a day. Also, is this the reason why so many women outlive their spouses? Male and female adults (N=50) observing male and female going inside a coed gym. The gym members use a key coded method as they walk inside to start their regimen. Many of the gym members (participants) knew where they wanted to go and what they needed to do. Men & Women achieving Goals of Living Healthy There have been many studies that say women live longer than men. Harvard researchers studied people who live 100 years and more. Perls(1998) a geriatrician at Harvard Medical School. Women’s life span depends on the balance of two forces, a geriatrician at Harvard Medical School. One is the revolutionary drive...
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...……………………………………………………….…...7 2.3 Social………………………………………………………….....…….8 2.4 Technological……………………………………………….……..…..8 2.5 Environmental……………………………………………..…….….…9 2.6 Law………………………………………………………..…….…..…9 3.0 Recommendations………………………………………………….…….…..10-11 4.0 Conclusion ……………………………………………………………...……12 5.0 Bibliography ……………………………………………………………..…..13-14 Executive Summary McDonald’s considered one of the pioneers in the fast food industry, is clearly got many aspects to discuss about which is related to functioning of their business. In this study, PESTEL Analysis was conducted to understand various factors surrounding the environment. The factors are namely Political, Economic, Social, Technology, Environmental and Law. This paper is organized as follows: In the first section, will give an introduction to the History of McDonald’s, Industry Overview and The challenges faced by the industry. In the second section, PESTEL Analysis is used to study some of the various factors that have been happening around McDonald’s. Here we get to see factors faced by the organization on a global basis to have a better insight, and to an extent see how the factors involved with one country may differ with those in other countries. Finally, we see the recommendation that is found based on the analysis and the conclusion gathered. The objective...
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...NINTENDO CO., LTD. V’S THE COMPETITION ASSESSMENT EVENT 1 - Analyse and Present Research Information UNIT-BSBRES401A 1) INTRO The world’s electronic games industry is dominated by three players; *Nintendo, Microsoft and Sony.* Further Information about the products of these companies can be found on Page 6 – Comparing Nintendo Wii To Xbox 360 And Playstation 3 This compiled research report is about Nintendo Co., Ltd.& the competition they face in the gaming industry. The purpose is to conduct market research and analysis of the corporate strategy of an organisation and the The key objective is to determine the future potential for Nintendo Co., Ltd.and the gaming industry. My research is to be based on Nintendo Australia including information Nintendo Japan HQ. The gaming console I have chosen to focus on is the Nintendo “Wii”. As can be seen in Appendix Figure 2, The Nintendo Wii is designed in a very modest way. It is possible to purchase this product in white and black colour. The console itself is very innovative and easy to handle. The system is called motion controlled gaming and it is also possible to connect to the Internet. 1. This first section of the report we will begin with a brief look at Nintendo’s history, the target audience, products and the sources and methodology used. 2. In the second section of the report we will look at how the research was undertaken along with the analysis of the information gathered from a survey I conducted...
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...CHEYNEY UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA Glossary of Computer Terms Published for the Faculty and Staff of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Cheyney University of Pennsylvania Glossary of Computer Terms As the office continues to undergo a series of rapid technological changes, a whole new vocabulary continues to evolve. The following glossary has been prepared for the faculty, managers and staff of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania to provide a brief and simple definition of the key computer terms and concepts that are most often used. You have heard our workshop presenters use many of these terms. This glossary should be of assistance to you as you advance in computer knowledge. We recognize there are many additional terms and words that are not included in the glossary, however we have included the most often used terms. Note: when bold type is used to highlight a word within a definition, it signifies that the highlighted word is defined in another location of the glossary. Glossary of Terms and definitions Access. To call up information out of storage. Random access. Technique that permits stored information to be directly retrieved, regardless of its location on the storage medium. Sequential access. A technique for retrieving stored information that requires a sequential search through one item after another on the storage medium. Access time. The amount of time it takes a computer to locate stored information. Adapter. A circuit board that plugs into a computer...
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...Essay on Facebook Posted by admin as Example papers Social Networking Sites like Facebook Made the World a Better Place Appearing on the world stage in 2003, Facebook has revolutionized the average person’s social network into an unprecedented web of information available in the palm of a hand. With just a few clicks or taps on one’s mobile app, one can meet people, see friends from high school and even make contacts with potential business interests. Unfortunately, social networking sites like Facebook have not made the world a better place because it is a waste of time for the user. As time is important to people, it can be better spent doing productive things, beneficial for one’s life. As the old adage goes, time is of the essence, and if it is not used wisely, the consequences are never good. Social networks have become more than just connections with people, they have accumulated add-ons like Farmville, Mafia Wars and other games in order to keep users entertained. In these games, the user plays for virtual money, often spending many hours each day building farms and collecting sheep and other animals. With millions of users signed-up for such add-ons, it is not hard to deduce that they are wasting millions of hours each day decorating farms and collecting garden tools. It is, however, true that if used right, the site can connect users with people of same interests, thus building a name for a person, if s/he is a writer for example. Nevertheless, a few possible connections...
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...artificial ingredients that can cause health problems such as migraine headaches. Our food may very well be killing us and yet we, as a nation, are not changing our eating habits. The intention was to find out why we choose to continue on the unhealthy paths that we are on. Information found in many articles and documentaries, including doctors’ and scientists’ statements, as well as nutritional information found on nearly every food label in the grocery store, explained what was in the foods we are eating, what it does to our bodies and what were our reasons for not making healthier choices. Factors such as food addiction, convenience, commercialism, false claims and income are some examples of why we may continue to eat poorly. This paper will examine all of these topics and some others. Maybe the information that will be revealed here will be just what you need to modify your own diets and begin a road to a healthier body! Table of Contents Abstract Table of Contents Chapter One: Introduction Chapter Two: Literature Review - “You are what you eat” - “Destroying our Bodies” - “A matter of convenience” - “Making good choices” Chapter Three: Methodology Chapter Four: Results Chapter Five: Summary and Discussion Works Cited 2 3 4 6 6 8 10 12 14 17 24 26 Is Our Food Killing Us? Chapter...
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...Writing English for Speakers of Other Languages You have chosen to pursue a college education, which is admirable. College classes are rarely easy, and since your native language is not English, you have extra work to do— but you are more to be admired for the extra effort. Interestingly enough, although you have an additional hurdle of writing in English, your study of the language as an English as a Second Language (ESL) learner puts you ahead of most native speakers: (1) you do not automatically learn the bad habits and slang that native speakers assume are correct, (2) you acquire an understanding of the elements of grammar that native speakers rarely bother to learn, and (3) your perspective of communication and your thought processes are different from those of native English speakers, so your writing easily can be more interesting and fresh than that of native speakers, who too often rely on clichés and old, tired phrases. Officially denied (but known by experienced students) is that good, clear writing can cover a multitude of content weaknesses—in other words, even the most austere and reserved of teachers cannot avoid being affected ever-so-slightly toward the positive if the essay he or she is reading is well written and errorless—even if the premise of the essay is that Christopher Columbus discovered America in 1992 in the Pinta, the Niña, and the Andrea Doria. The Key to Good Writing in English is Simplicity but The Great Golden Doorway to Good Writing is Rewriting...
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...Lancaster University Management School Working Paper 2005/004 New issues in attendance demand: The case of the English football league Simmons, Rob and Forrest, David The Department of Economics Lancaster University Management School Lancaster LA1 4YX UK ©Simmons Rob and Forrest David All rights reserved. Short sections of text, not to exceed two paragraphs, may be quoted without explicit permission, provided that full acknowledgement is given. The LUMS Working Papers series can be accessed at http://www.lums.co.uk/publications/ LUMS home page: http://www.lums.lancs.ac.uk/ NEW ISSUES IN ATTENDANCE DEMAND: THE CASE OF THE ENGLISH FOOTBALL LEAGUE David Forrest* University of Salford Rob Simmons** Lancaster University November 2004 *School of Accounting, Economics and Management Science, University of Salford, Salford M5 4WT, e-mail: d.k.forrest@salford.ac.uk. Phone: 0044 (0)161 295 3674, Fax: 0044 (0)161 295 2130. **(Corresponding author) Department of Economics, The Management School, Lancaster University, Lancaster LA1 4YX, e-mail: r.simmons@lancaster.ac.uk. Phone 0044 (0)1524 594234, Fax 0044 (0)1524 594244. Acknowledgement We are grateful to two referees, Tunde Buraimo and participants at the Applied Econometrics Association, Football’s Econometrics Conference, in Patras, Greece, for helpful comments on an earlier draft. 1 ABSTRACT This paper uses an attendance demand model with panel data on over 4,000 games to examine economic problems of fixture congestion in...
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...manual for the TOEFL. Notice I did not say study guide- there are plenty of decent study guides on the market, but that was not our objective in writing this manual. Our goal is to seek and exploit specific weaknesses in the TOEFL assessment, and then share those secrets with our customers. Let’s be perfectly honest here- you’ve worked hard enough in the past, and if you want to spend hours in a study guide to boost your score, that’s a great thing to do. In fact, we recommend at least a brief review of some of the better study guides on the market. But that’s simply not enough to do well in the high-pressure high-stakes environment of the test day. How well you do on this test will have a significant impact on your future- and we have the research and practical advice to help you execute on test day. The product you’re reading now is much more than a study guide- it is a tactical weapon designed to exploit weaknesses in the test itself, and help you avoid the most common errors students make when taking the TOEFL. How to use this manual We don’t want to waste your time. This manual is fast-paced and fluff-free. We suggest going through it a number of times, trying out its methods on a number of official practice tests. First, read through the manual completely to get a feel for the content and organization. Read the general success strategies first, and then proceed to Copyright © 2002 by MO Media. You have been licensed one copy of this document for personal use only. Any other...
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