Brittney Navarro Due 9/4/13 Professor Miller GEL 101 HEALTH articles/topics – 10 points 1. In the article “The Perils of Higher Education” Steven Kolter argues that college offers the opportunity to learn and obtain a degree but advertises the type of environment that promotes unhealthy eating habits‚ unreasonable alcohol consumption‚ sleep deprivation and bad habits. 2. Two important facts the author uses to support his main idea are “A Tufts University survey found
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The Border Battle of Humanity represents a controversial debate between life or death‚ the freedom of captivity‚ and acceptance in an alien world. The two articles‚ Imagining the Immigrant: Why Legality Must Give Way to Humanity by John J. Savant and The Perpetual Border Battle by Mark Krikorian‚ share a common interest that‚ support the concerns for immigration‚ standing firm in their beliefs for life and security. J. Savant‚ “an emeritus professor of English at Dominican University of California
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euthanasia be legalized? First‚ I will look at Philippa Foot’s article on Euthanasia and discuss my opinions on it. Second‚ I will look at James Rachel’s article on active and passive euthanasia and discuss why I agree with his argument. Finally‚ I will conclude by saying that while the legalizing of active euthanasia would benefit many people‚ it would hurt too many‚ thus I believe that it should not be legalized. Through Philippa Foot’s article she is trying to prove that an act of euthanasia is morally
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control over. His ideals about the theatre and how it should be run were written in his most famous and rather controversial essay‚ “The Actor and the Uber-Marionette.” In this article‚ he seems to suggest that the stage has no place for actors and they should be banished and be replaced by super-marionettes. His analysis of the human actor compared to that of the marionette seems to be inferior. He believed that art can only come by creation; he believed what actors were doing was imitation. He
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computer-based self-reported generic instrument (KidIQoL) Objective This journal article ’s objective was to assess the quality of life in children with mental disorders‚ utilizing the KidIQoL and determine is suitability for use with children. This study would compare the quality of life of children with mental disorders and to children without such problems. The article states there is little research of quality of life (QoL) in children and most assessments have been done
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Stephanie Owen and Isabel Sawhill’s article‚ Should Everyone Go to College‚ published in Washington at the Center on Children and Families at BROOKINGS‚ Sawhill‚ and Owen write about the advantages and disadvantaged for attending college. The article goes into detail about how most studies have stated the importance of a quality education after high school. But they also explained how some things go unnoticed‚ like the fact that not every college graduate or all college degrees are not equivalent. "For
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hands and to work out my own problems‚ knowing I was the dictator of my consequences and decisions. In this situation‚ I learned how to set my priorities‚ a skill that has taken me a step toward preparing for college. Knowing that education would provide the foundation for my future in college and beyond‚ I placed it at the top of my values‚ so even in the excitement of new friends and complete independence‚ I had to maintain it as my first priority. Though it proved difficult to discipline myself
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Can happiness be found in everyday life? In the articles‚ “The Pursuit of Happiness‚” “Just for the Joy of it‚” and “Get out of the Groove‚” each author suggests different ways that people may acquire happiness. People are constantly trying to find happiness in some aspect of their lives. For some‚ it may be easy for them to feel happy‚ but for others‚ it may be a continuous difficulty. Not everyone will experience happiness equally‚ because no person is identical to another. Everyone is different
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In the article “Poverty Affects Education” the author states‚ “51 percent of our children across the country now live in poverty.” That is about 76 million people‚ which is way too high and that’s why people have to do something about it. If people are dealing with low income‚ that means they are not making enough money to exceed the government’s set amount for the poverty level. This can lead to them being able to support their family. Some effects of having low income that will be discussed are
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The article by Brown is about the very important electronic device‚ our ‘smart phones’ that deliberately keeps us pre-occupied though out the day‚ at times when need it the most for easing our works‚ checking news‚ researching and other times when we are bored‚ something to keep our minds busy with. Smart phones are very useful devices and in some cases it’s a requirement to have it for most of us. Brown throughout his writing tries to convey his point that the frequent use of smart phones has its
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