...EFFECTS OF DRUG ADDICTION REGARDING THE HEALTH OF THIRD YEAR STUDENTS Chapter I INTRODUCTION The coverage of this chapter is composed of the Background of the study, Statement of the Problem, Theoretical Framework, Significance of the Study, Scope and Delimitation and Definition of Terms. Background of the Study Drug addiction has long been and still is a topical issue around the world. There are different reasons why people get addicted and various levels to which people become dependent on drugs. Some people start taking them because of pure curiosity, others so as to improve their athletic performance or reduce stress and get rid of depression. It doesn’t matter why people start, the main thing here is to get help at the right time and not to ruin their life and health. When people start taking drugs, with time the way their brain functions and looks is altered. First of all, drug taking causes elevation of dopamine level in brain, which results in the feeling of pleasure. Brain remembers this event and wants it repeated. So, the drug a person takes eventually reaches the significance that other physiological needs have. As a result, the person’s abilities to think clearly, control behavior, exercise good judgment and feel well without drugs intake becomes affected. This, in its turn, causes problems in relations with family, friends, at work or in university. It is extremely important to recognize drug addiction at the right moment, preferably in the beginning...
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...Positive Effects of Internet for Students As you probably know, internet is such a knife which has two different sides (positive and negative effects). You might often see and listen to news both offline and online that tell you that there are many negative effects of internet especially for students who often utilize internet to play online games or browse either negative pictures or videos. Despite having negative effects, actually internet also brings positive effects for students, such as: Improve students’ motivation in studying. Students possibly will feel bored if they only study from textbook day by day. That’s why internet can be good alternative media to improve students’ motivation in studying. By using internet as a learning media, students can see relevant pictures or animations which are related to lesson. Based on some reliable researches, students’ motivation in studying can increase fast if teachers or lecturers use pictures or animations in explaining lesson. Besides, students can understand lesson rapidly. Get both updated and out-of-date information fast. By using internet to support teaching and learning process, students don’t need to look for pages of books which are related to lesson anymore. They can access search engines like Google, Yahoo!, and Bing, type relevant keyword, and then get relevant information that they need fast. Can you imagine how busy you are when you should look for information in some text books at library? This surely will waste...
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...THE EFFECTS OF BULLYING TO THE SECOND YEAR STUDENTS OF TAGOLOAN NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL SY: 2014-2015 by: Fernandez, Dimple A. Besa, Lindsay Q. Canoy, Richel Mae V. Dael, Bema A. Damiles, Jewel D. Parlocha, Michelle B. Pil, Riza Jane A. Introduction Bullying is the act to threat a weaker being to make them do something and hurt them emotionally or physically which later on affects a victim’s everyday life. From the looks of it, some students, especially those who are victims may have not seen the end of their situation yet. Some studies today found out that most students in grade school and high school have experienced different forms of bullying either from their peers or from their teachers in actual like calling them unpleasant names that would demean them or cyber forms of humiliation. What are the effects of this act? Can this be threat to the society that may lead into negative outcomes? Media reports often link bullying with suicide. However, most youth who are bullied do not have thoughts of suicide or engage in suicidal behaviors. Although kids who are bullied are at risk of suicide, bullying alone is not the cause. Many issues contribute to suicide risk, including depression, problems at home and trauma history. Additionally, specific groups have an increased risk of suicide, including American Indian and Alaskan Native, Asian American, lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender youth. This risk can be increased further when these kids are not...
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...Teenagers’ Reasons for Listening to Music and the Students’ Perception of the Effects of Listening When Completing School Assignments1 Jennifer Adriano Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Thomas DiPaola Educational Leadership Doctoral Program Center for Research and Evaluation The Alan Shawn Feinstein Graduate School Johnson & Wales University 1 Paper presented at the 42nd annual meeting of the New England Educational Research Organization, April, 2010, Portsmouth, NH. 2 Introduction Music is a significant part of our lives. People listen to music on the radio at home and in their car; they watch music videos on television or hand held technology; they buy CDs or download music; and they attend concerts. People also hear music in stores, restaurants, sporting events, and doctors’ offices (Schellenberg, Peretz, & Vieillard, 2008). Music is very important to many adolescents and they spend a considerable amount of their time listening to music. One study with N = 2,465 adolescents ages 13 and 14 found that participants listened to music for an average of 2.45 hours per day (North, Hargreaves, & O’Neill, 2000). Music has become a personal accompaniment in many teenagers’ lives because of the availability and popularity of personal music listening devices. In 2009, Jaffray released the results from the 18th semi-annual survey, “taking stock with teens.” The team of researchers surveyed approximately N = 1,200 students, with an average age of 16.3, in 12 cities...
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...Altius Shodh Journal of Management and Commerce ISSN 2348 – 8891 ADDICTION OF GADGETS AND ITS IMPACT ON HEALTH OF YOUTH: A STUDY OF STUDENTS IN INDORE DISTRICT Dr. Ashish Pathak, ** Prof. Maneesh Soni, *** Dr. Kumbhan Khandelwal *Professor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore. **H.O.D (Dept. of Mass Communication), Renaissance College of Commerce and Management, Indore. ***Professor, Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Government Arts and Commerce College, Indore. Abstract In the present time the introduction of modern technological gadgets has created the attention of global population. The dependency of people on these hi-tech gadgets and services provided by these has reached at such level that, without these, they can't think a step forward in the direction of their growth. Which also leading to addiction or we can say obsession of the tech-devices and services. Youth is the most defenseless group among the population to be addicted to technology. The study was designed to examine the use of techdevices by youth i.e. the time spent with the gadgets, the purposes behind use, and its impacts on mental health and life style. Using structured questionnaire, unstructured interviews and observation based on primary data collected from 300 respondents in Indore especially from various undergraduate colleges showed that most of the young respondents spend a large amount of their time with their tech-gadgets and services provided by the...
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...HBS CASE Guide to Harvard Referencing University of Hertfordshire Hertfordshire Business School Centre for Academic Skills Enhancement (CASE) Harvard Referencing Guide This updated guide has been produced by CASE Academic Advisers to promote accurate Harvard referencing in the Business School. Harvard referencing style has many varieties. This version has been developed to ensure conformity with the basic Harvard referencing conventions and in relation to feedback from HBS lecturers and students. Accurate referencing is ESSENTIAL because: 1) Your work must be ‘evidenced' with references to appropriate academic theory and practitioner experience. 2) Your reader must be able to see which ideas and words are your own and which are not. 3) Your lecturer must be able to check your sources and see which ones you have used to support your assertions. 4) Your lecturer needs to see if you have read and understood course material and how you have used the work of others to develop your own ideas. 5) Other readers might want to find and read some of the sources you have used. 6) If you do not reference, you might be accused of stealing the work/ideas of others - this is plagiarism. Revised: 03/10/14 1 © HBS CASE, 2014. HBS CASE Guide to Harvard Referencing You should note that Harvard is a modern ‘author-date’ referencing system and should not be used in the same document with the older numerical /footnote systems that use numbers in the text and...
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...this topic because we see that students are dependent to their gadgets, we want to show the effectiveness and efficiency of its work when it comes to students, and to clarify the real implications to college folks. “Electronic gadgets are the instruments which can perform many activities at a time with vast speed & makes the hard work efficient one.” Some of them are in following figure, there are many ‘Electronic gadgets’, which we are using in day days life such as computer, T.V., mobile, I-pod, pen drive, etc. available easily. These instruments helps us by making easy paper work, entertaining, for communication etc. But not to limit only this, these instruments are proved useful in almost every industry. Electronic gadgets operate many machines, ships, aero planes, and industrial activities. Also they are used to identify conditions for the performance of any works. (Agrawal, S.(n.d.). The Influence of Electronic Gadgets in Student Life. Retrieved from http://writing.wikinut.com/) According to Cynthia Roberson (n.d.), teaching and learning nowadays is really difficult for both teachers and students. Teachers expect more to their students and students also expects more to learn from their teachers, but with gadgets or electronic devices in the system of education, it is not that difficult anymore for both teachers and students, and with the help of this, it satisfies the growing list of technology standards and mostly prepare students for the life beyond K-12 classroom...
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...tend to be active consumers; many electronic products and gadgets’ commercial have been targeted to young children market. Parent may find it easier to make their children stay in one place by giving them a gadget to play with. The benefits of exposure of electronic devices and gadgets to children: Everything has its usefulness and also its negative aspect on over-exposed to the devices and gadgets. Besides the abovementioned points, let us look at the benefit of using the devices. For younger children below preschool age, the gadgets may positively help them to stimulate their senses and imagination. Some may help’s to promote listening ability, learning of sounds and also speaking ability. Electronic devices and games play positive effects in encourage cognitive learning and development of analytical skills. This may help’s in build-up innovative thinking, investigative skills, strategic thinking and foster the creativity potential of kids. They may improve manual dexterity and making the children computer literacy. Besides that being an educational and learning media, a lot of people have an opinion that they are good medium to distract peoples stress and providing fun’s and entertainment to them. It is started to enhance the confident level of the children by mastering certain games,. It also helps to develop a good coordination of eye, hand and mentally coordination over a period of time. Most of the games designed to encourage kids to moving levels and earning score...
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...Marketing–What’s It All About If forced to define marketing, most people, including some business managers, say that marketing means “selling” or “advertising.” It’s true that these are parts of marketing. But marketing is much more than selling and advertising. How Marketing Relates to Production Production is a very important economic activity. Whether for lack of skill and resources or just lack of time, most people don’t make most of the products they use. Although production is a necessary economic activity, some people overrate itsimportance in relation to marketing. Their attitude is reflected in the old saying:“Make a better mousetrap and the world will beat a path to your door.” In otherwords, they think that if you just have a good product, your business will be a success. The point is that production and marketing are both important parts of a total business system aimed at providing consumers with need- satisfying goods and services. Together, production and marketing supply five kinds of economic utility—form, task, time, place, and possession utility that are needed to provide consumer satisfaction. Here, utility means the power to satisfy human needs. Form utility is provided when someone produces something tangible—for instance, a bicycle. Task utility is provided when someone performs a task for someone elsefor instance, a bicycle. The product must be something that consumers want or there is no need to be satisfied. Time utility means having the product...
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...Research Paper It’s more fun in CAVITE Table of Contents Focus Topic: The promotional practices/strategies in promoting tourism industry in Cavite Thesis Statement: Promoting the tourism industry can enhance/improve the increase the number of tourist. Statement of Problem: What is the history about Cavite? What is the basic facts about Cavite? What is the different tourist spot in Cavite? Why you should not go to Cavite? Why you should go to Cavite? What is the different things you should try in Cavite? CAVITE I. INTRODUCTION The province of Cavite abounds with historic sites and landmarks; museums, world class golf courses, outstanding gardens and facilities for leisure. It is the birthplace of a number of Filipino heroes and it has an interesting range of sites associated with the Philippine Revolution. Found in the province is the residence of the first president of the Republic, Gen Emilio Aguinaldo, which was also the site of the proclamation of independence from Spain on June 12, 1898. Cavite teems with natural resources and unique landscapes. It is home to Tagaytay City, which is situated 2,500 feet above sea level and a popular summer and holiday destination. The highway drive offers a breathtaking sight of the world-famous Taal Volcano and Lake which is a crater within...
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...The Philippines has around one million OFWs in Saudi Arabia, according to the DFA. Saudi Arabia is currently the largest hirer of Overseas Filipino Workers (OFWs), and has the largest Filipino population in the Middle East. "All undocumented Filipinos are advised to take advantage of this extension and immediately proceed to concerned Saudi government agencies or seek the assistance of our Embassy and Consulate in Saudi Arabia for their repatriation or the regularization of their status," the DFA said in a statement.The Philippine government also expressed its deep appreciation to Saudi Arabia for extending the grace period. "This humanitarian gesture has brought relief to our overseas Filipino workers (OFWs) who would like to go home or legalize their stay in the Kingdom," said the DFA, while urging the illegal OFWs there to cooperate with the Philippine Embassy and Consulate in order to make the repatriation and regularization procedures more efficient. The official also reported that 314 individuals are still staying at the camp near the consulate in Jeddah while 244 women and children are seeking shelter in the consulate as of June 30. Saudi Arabia started its crackdown on illegal aliens after implementing its “Saudization” policy, which encourages the hiring of Saudi nationals. This is one of the political issue that our country is facing right now, the paradigm of this is simply. firstly, there must be a lacked of security regarding of sending Filipinos with...
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...This study covers the media‟s impact on Children‟s education , specifically the use of media and technology, children‟s educational TV , and some electronical gadgets ownership. Since some decades the media‟s presence in children is completly omnipresent. The media is used by children as an agent of socialisation on their knowledge. Children‟s news media use social intructions acquaintances function as primary sources of causal effects for each other. Thus the media‟s effects are getting more and more important in the children‟s educational system almost more than the parental upbringings. In these times, it create for the child and adolescent spectators an immediate experience of a virtual reality that become at once central to the fantasy lives of young peoples. Much of the advertising a teenager consumes is designed to make him want things. Nearly all forms of media are filled with some obvious, envious and hidden messages encouraging people to procure them. Key Words: Media‟s effect, C hildren‟s education, Fant asy lives, Technology, Social instruction. INTRODUCTION: Media‟s presence in children‟s lives is totally ubiquitous. As screens become ever-present in human lives, especially ones that are small and portable, children and teenagers are spending more time playing digital games and browsing on internet. Modern technology has transfomed the way children learn and interact with their environment. Television, which is the most dominant media affects children...
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...to be active consumers, many electronic products and gadgets’ commercial have been targeted to young children market. Parent may find it easier to make their children stay in one place by giving them a gadget to play with. The benefit of exposure of electronic devices and gadgets to children Everything has its usefulness and also its negative aspect on over-exposed to the devices and gadgets. Besides the abovementioned points, let us look at the benefit of using the devices. For younger children below preschool age, the gadgets may positively help them to stimulate their senses and imagination. Some may helps to promote listening ability, learning of sounds and also speaking ability. Electronic devices and games play positive effects in encourage cognitive learning and development of analytical skills. This may helps in build-up innovative thinking, investigative skills, strategic thinking and foster the creativity potential of kids. They may improve manual dexterity and making the children computer literacy. Besides that being an educational and learning media, a lot of people have an opinion that they are good medium to distract peoples stress and providing funs and entertainment to them. It is started to enhance the confident level of the children by mastering certain games,. It also helps to develop a good coordination of eye, hand and mentally coordination over a period of time. Most of the games designed to encourage kids to moving levels and earning score...
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...this topic because we see that students are dependent to their gadgets, we want to show the effectiveness and efficiency of its work when it comes to students, and to clarify the real implications to college folks. “Electronic gadgets are the instruments which can perform many activities at a time with vast speed & makes the hard work efficient one.” Some of them are in following figure, there are many ‘Electronic gadgets’, which we are using in day days life such as computer, T.V., mobile, I-pod, pen drive, etc. available easily. These instruments helps us by making easy paper work, entertaining, for communication etc. But not to limit only this, these instruments are proved useful in almost every industry. Electronic gadgets operate many machines, ships, aero planes, and industrial activities. Also they are used to identify conditions for the performance of any works. (Agrawal, S.(n.d.). The Influence of Electronic Gadgets in Student Life. Retrieved from http://writing.wikinut.com/) According to Cynthia Roberson (n.d.), teaching and learning nowadays is really difficult for both teachers and students. Teachers expect more to their students and students also expects more to learn from their teachers, but with gadgets or electronic devices in the system of education, it is not that difficult anymore for both teachers and students, and with the help of this, it satisfies the growing list of technology standards and mostly prepare students for the life beyond K-12 classroom...
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...Nakatutulong ang Digital Media sa pag-aaral ng isang Mag aaral Nina: Agunos, Felmar J. Banzuelo, John Philip V. Berganio, Marivic F. Benitez, Karen Mae O. Briones, John Michael Kolehiyo ng Edukasyon Pamantasan Ng New Era No. 9 Central Ave.Brgy. New Era, Quezon City Kabanata I Ang Problema Panimula Ayon sa mga eksperto, nakasasama raw ang paggamit ng Digital media sa Pag-aaral ng isang mag aaral lalo na pag sinimulan ito sa muran edad. Ngunit taliwas naman ito sa karamihan ng mga magulang at mga kabataan. Ayon pa sa mga magulang mismo, malaking bagay ang nagagawa ng Digital Media sa pag aaral ng kanilang anak lalo na kung honor student pa ito. Mabilis na nakakukuha ng ga impormasyon na kakailanganin ng bata sa kanyang pag aaral. Isa pa ay di ito magastos na di tulad ng unang panahon na kailangan mo pang bumili ng napakaraming libro, na ngayon ay isang “click” mo lang ay lalabas na ang “e-book” na kahit saan ay maaari mong mabasa at libre pa. Marahil ang mabilis na pag usbong ng makabagong teknolohiya sa mundong ito ang nagtutulak sa mga kabataan na makiuso na rin sapagkat gaya nga ng nabanggit kanina sa itaas ay mas konbinyente ito para sa mga mag aaral. Sanligan ng pag-aaral Ang pananaliksik na ito ay naglalayong mapatunayan na ang Digital Media ay nakatutulong para sa pag aaral ng isang mag aaral. Dahil na rin sa lumalagong teknolohiya sa mundo, di naman maiiwasang makigaya sa kung ano ang mas nakabubuti. Kaya minabuti...
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