Exercise is a method often implemented by health professionals within western civilisation, who aim to combat the increasing number of people suffering from conditions such as heart disease and obesity. I have developed an awareness of the role exercise plays in maintaining the health of the global population, and how its benefits extend not only to physical health, but social and mental health also. Subsequently, I believe that a degree in sports and exercise science will act as a pivotal...
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His neighbors called Thomas Jefferson the worst farmer in Virginia, and yet Jefferson dedicated himself to agrarian exploration with a devotion akin to worship. Which meant many, many failures. Jefferson, you see, was on a mission to bring upland rice to the American south. Grown in dry soil, it could supplant, he hoped, the lowland rice that Georgia and the Carolinas depended on â âa plant,â he wrote, âwhich sows life and death with almost equal hand,â because the cropâs...
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Pesticides and heavy metals have been plaguing our society for a number of years. As you know, pesticides are poisons that can kill pests. But in addition to killing pests, they are also killing us. Heavy metals have infiltrated most of our lives. Weâre constantly being exposed to these sometimes lethal substances in all aspects of our day-to-day interactions with the world. They are both responsible for a number of serious diseases and disabilities; affecting us on a cellular level....
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The question of whether genetics have a role in the development of mental disorders remains a big concern to various researchers and scholars. Various researches have been conducted to verify the ability of genes in influencing mental illness. Various authors have contributed a significant amount of information concerning the subject. Understanding the relationship between genetics and mental illness requires a credible analysis of the available data and the various methods used in collecting and synthesizing the data. The article 'Common...
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Birches by Robert Frost is a poem which talks about how one must escape from reality for some time, only to return to it later. In the poem, the author discusses the topic of birch trees and how they bend after an ice storm. In his imagination, the birches are being bent by a boy who has been âswingingâ them. The author prefers his imagination over the truth. The poem tries to tell the reader about balancing truth and imagination....
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The Deepwater Horizon oil spill is regarded as one of the largest environmental disasters in American history. On 20 April 2010, in the Gulf of Mexico, 205.8 million gallons of oil contaminated the gulf of Mexico. A total of 11 people killed and 17 injured. According to the Center for Biological Diversity âthe spill likely harmed or killed about 82,000 birds of 102 species; about 6,165 sea turtles; as many as 25,900 marine mammals.â Even though oil spills can have...
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Waste Management Company Operations Sanergy Waste Management Company bills over 10,000 corporate and individual customers in the city it is located. The company utilizes various methods to track its waste bins and trucks as they transport and deposit materials at various designated locations. To manage their inventory and keep track of their assets such as trash bins, Sanergy has implemented manual, bar-code tracking, truck-based global positioning systems (GPS), and container-based GPS solutions. Tracking their assets helps to provide complete and...
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Trees are very important, valuable and necessary to our existence as they have furnished us with two important life essentials; food and oxygen. Apart from basically keeping us alive, there are many other little and big benefits we get from trees. So, trees are vital resources for the survival of all living beings. Therefore, Governments world over and many Organizations are taking steps to prevent deforestation and to tell the benefits of planting trees. Let us go through some important...
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If you're a United States citizen, 18 years of age or older, you probably think you have the right to vote for presidential candidates in the national election. That's partially correct. When citizens cast their ballots for president in the popular vote, they elect a slate of electors. Electors then cast the votes that decide who becomes president of the United States. Usually, electoral votes align with the popular vote in an election. But a number of times in our...
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The IAFIS stands for Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification system. It is managed by the FBI, and is used as a national automated fingerprint identification system. The Integrated Automated Fingerprint Identification system has automated fingerprint search capabilities, latent searching capability, electronic image storage, and electronic exchange of fingerprints and responses. By submitting fingerprints electronically, agencies receive electronic responses to criminal fingerprint submissions within two hours and within 24 hours for civil fingerprint submissions. IAFIS is also the largest database in the...
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It seems to be human nature to contemplate on our weaknesses rather than our strengths. It appears natural to ponder upon our weaknesses and search for methods to bridge this deficit area. Although, it is imperative to understand and substitute oneâs weaknesses we must also actively examine or strengths. Leaders must effectively utilize their strengths to create new and innovative ideas. According to Buckingham and Clifton (2005) each personâs greatest area for growth is in the areas of his or...
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Chinese philosopher Confucius explored what is needed to achieve happiness and sustain it. He believed that happiness is largely down to the individualsâ moral innocence and place within society rather than the individuals desires. Confucius looks at multiple ways to develop good character throughout our lives by increasing our place in society and thus increasing our happiness. One element Confucianâs believe in to be happy is to invest in friendships and the idea of âJenâ, which means feeling concerned for...
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When making decisions in personal and professional lives, one must identify and compare opportunity costs. When comparing options, it is important to analyze every cost and other opportunities that one must give up. Choosing between taking an absence from work, moving out of town and pursuing a MBA degree full time or maintaining oneâs current job while enrolled in a local MBA program has many opportunity costs for each. Focusing first on taking an absence from work, moving out of...
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Friction is, by definition, the resistance to motion. The magnitude of this resistance is a function of the materials, geometries and surface features of the bodies in contact, as well as the operating conditions and environment. It is often desirable to minimize friction to order to maximize the efficiency of a component or process. Generally speaking, friction increases with load and surface roughness and can be decreased by the use of a lubricant. Friction is the tangential resistance to motion...
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Many people will do everything to get some money even the thing that can harm their lives. Some cannot live without money. It has been said that money makes the world go around. That's the main reason why people kill someone because they are greedy for money. Even we the students, we study hard so that we can get money in the future to buy our needs and wants. Even so I believe that money can't buy happiness. It is...
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The debate over how humane capitalism is and most probably will be never completely settled. However, in a lecture at Cornell University in 1977, Milton Friedman provides a different perspective. One that does not fault the systems of the economy itself, but the results the system encourages and the role of individual morality. He touches upon the social injustices that result from the economic systems and the benefit of voluntary exchange. Friedman is able to convey through analysis of different...
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As a senior looking back upon my four years apart of Marcus High School Cheerleading, I have grown immensely as a person. I have learned many qualities about myself, both positive and negative. This program has carved me into the person I am today and helped me to realize the person I ultimately strive to become. Throughout the years I have gained the insight of coping with stressful situations, managing my time wisely, faking it until you make it, and...
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When I get older, I want to be a computer programmer. I have no idea what Iâd want to specialize in but Iâd use it to express my creativity. Back in 5th grade, I used to be good at programming as it was my main hobby and I made multiple programs, including games and pointless applications. The world inside computers interests me because I have been a creative person my whole life, and there are unlimited things you can do...
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In the article, âObama Sinks Family Savings into Developing Presidential Tabletop Gameâ, an anonymous author discusses, as the title states, how the former president Barack Obama is sinking all of his financial gains into the development of a board game. This article can be found on a notorious fake news website called âThe Onionâ. The article achieves its purpose as a piece of fake news because it does not have a certified publisher to back up the article and the...
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Art is a form of communication that artists use to pass information to the audiences that will experience the art. Sculptures one of the oldest art forms; they are made from stone, a medium that has been there since before, and thus with the sculptures are embedded a great source of information, culture, originality, and heritage that may never be practiced and envisaged at all in the present. We will compare and contrast two sculptures in the Metropolitan Art Museum...
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A new trading route called the Silk Road started to expand in Asia during the 2nd century BCE. This new trading route gradually expanded to more than 8000 km in length and lasted nearly 1,600 years ('Trade on the Silk', 2002). But the 'Silk Road' wasn't just a long roadIt was composed of a series of interconnected paths. It wasn't until the end of the 19th century CE that the word 'Silk Road' was invented for the first time by...
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Events that led to the belief that the Articles werenât working well was that they had a very frail government. It took about four years for the ratification of the Articles of Confederation. To approve the Article of Confederation, all 13 states had to sign off on it. Can you imagine trying to get everybody to concur on something. Now scale that up to the entire Country thereâs a weakness right away. The Articles of Confederation were in national debt....
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What comes to mind when you hear the term âprimary sourceâ? When I hear primary source, I immediately think of direct evidence of something or someone. A primary source is a source that derives from a person or something that has personal experience or contact with something. Do you believe primary sources are always vital? I do believe primary sources are vital, but I believe they are most important when it comes to gathering verifiable information relating to history. What...
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In the passage 'Babylon Revisited' by F. Scott Fitzgerald, the main character Charlie is trying to get his daughter back, by doing this he is trying to prove to himself that he is a new man. One example of him trying to better himself to show he is a new man is when he is at the bar. ''No, no more', Charlie said, 'I'm going slow these days'. Alix congratulated him: 'You were going pretty strong a couple of years...
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When reading chapter 12 of the American Yawp by Stanford University Press Edition, something that was interesting was how differently the beliefs were regarding the Manifest Destiny. I felt this way because some individuals thought that it was okay for them to expand to new lands while others believed that they shouldnât expand through conquest. However while reading this, I also wondered why the majority of people believed in it being okay to expand into territories and if there were...
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Sneezing, runny nose, red eye, itching... No doubt, the pollens are back. How can we protect ourselves from it? What are effective treatments? When the good days come, your eyes sting and tearful, your nose runs, you sneeze. The signs don't deceive, you're probably allergic to pollen, a common health problem. We tell you more about the symptoms and treatment of this allergy. Pollen allergy is more specific to the age of 20 plus. However, kids can also face pollen...
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According to the latest Forbes' world ranking of billionaires, Trump has an estimated fortune of $3.1 billion, mostly earned on the back of property, making him the 766th richest person in the world. He also had a successful carrier in the reality TV, the show is called âThe Apprenticeâ, and he surprised the world when he won the U.S. presidential election in 2016. When we think about it, Trump is the only man having such a specific and successful carrier....
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Ayn Rand stated in her essay 'Causality versus Duty': âGod said: Take what you want, and pay for itâ. As a student of IE, we are all aspiring a professional career, life-enhancing moments, relationships, and happiness in general. In my opinion, Randâs moral model of objectivism is a necessary approach for our pursuit as a student. She explained in her essay that 'God' is actually the reality and âTake what you wantâ the values we have chosen. All the goals...
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Dance has been a medium to develop and express the internal tendencies of humans from the start of the universe. Over the centuries different areas have given their own colors to the ancient dance tradition. Indian classical dance kathak was one of the different dance forms created. Kathak is a North Indian classical dance style. Literal meaning of Kathak is âOne who tells a storyâ (Katham Karoti Kathakaha) i.e, a dance in which the story is narrated through medium of...
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The book âFreakonomicsâ written by Steven Levitt and Stephen Dubner, is a novel written with a purpose to examine life's oddities with the tools of economics. The third chapter of this book is entitled âWhy Do Drug Dealers Still Live with Their Momsâ, and the main idea of this chapter is to elaborate on the fact that people often assume things that are not true as it turns out. Authors prove this by showing statistics from various experiments and showing...
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