11/23/12 Preventing Obesity As a citizen of the United States‚ being aware of our future is inevitable. There are many things we do in precaution for our future’s well-being. Statistics show that obesity rates are on a continuous rise which many people are not aware of. Everyone has their own opinions and may look at our country’s obesity problem in different ways. This problem is not just affecting our future‚ but our children’s futures as well. It is completely unfair to bring a child into this world
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The Effects of Video Games on Children Nowadays‚ game is so popular that everybody can see its appearances everywhere easily. There are a lot of type of game have been invented such as cosule game‚ Actually‚ video games have become a part of children ’s life for the past few decades‚ because they are so convenient that children can play them whenever and wherever to spend time. There are a lot of opinions about effects of video game on our future generation. In some study‚ video games can be considered
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Mecca 1 The American educational system has been hindered by video games. If you look around you‚ you will realize that video games are everywhere. From Ipods‚ to smart phones‚ televisions‚ to even some of our printers now have games. Our generation is called the “Joystick Generation”‚ and for good reason too. Everyone is plugged in and no one more so than America’s youth. To put the impact of the “Joystick Generation” into perspective‚ take into account that software sales spiked twenty-eight
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Child Obesity Brad Benzing 04/06/05 Today in America there is a lot of obesity in kids. The obesity rates increase every year. Eating to much and not exercising enough is the reason that kids gain so much weight. It is estimated that 10% or 155 million children are obese and at least 30% are overweight. This child obesity is causing diabetes to the children. If that child gets diabetes before the age of 14 he/she is shorting there lifespan
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American children is affected by obesity (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention‚ 2011). Many factors contribute to this epidemic outcome. The following paragraphs will explore these factors such as how the disease is caused and what causes the disease in American children. This research paper will also present how to prevent and control obesity in children‚ the rise of cost of medical bills‚ and how being obese can affect the human body mentally and physically. Obesity is not just gaining a few
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Computer Game Addiction Joe Ahn Clemson University jahn@clemson.edu George Randall Clemson University grandal@clemson.edu ABSTRACT With the constant improvements in gaming technology‚ ranging from graphics to new types of controllers to faster processors‚ there is a growing problem of computer game addiction. In order to fully understand this problem‚ one must define addiction. According to the Center for Addiction and Mental Health‚ addiction is a psychological or a physical dependence
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VIDEO GAMES ; TIME WASTING VIDEO GAMESt; TIME WASTING There is a fine line between using your time to your advantage and one of which you’re on a couch watching the latest Hannah Montana episode. I plan on explain how you use video games to achieve that maximum goal. Many adults over the age of 40 don’t take the classic controller or the player seriously and from that you get the hate and criticism you see today. From here on out I will take you on an in-depth tour of the latest video games and
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The effects of video games on children: what parents need to know Technology had evolved very fast from generation to generation. Young and adults are both into what we call video games and techie gadgets. Nowadays‚ we can normally see computers‚ gaming consoles and etc. at home and in schools. Video games are entertaining and effective motivation for children. They engage them to skillful play depending on the game design. There have even been studies with adults showing that experience
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Computer game is a form of computer software‚ run on a personal computer or games machine and played by one or more people using a keyboard‚ mouse‚ control pad‚ or joystick. Computer games usually combine sound and graphics and range from traditional games such as chess to fast-moving action games or complex puzzles. But on my own definition‚ I defined it as where teenagers spent their daily allowances to. On our generation nowadays‚ a lot are addicted to such online games like DOTA‚ KOS‚ Counter
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As the obesity rate in America is increasing‚ people are pointing fingers at the fast-food industry. Teenagers‚ with the help of their parents‚ have filed lawsuits blaming fast-food restaurants like McDonald’s for their own health problems. A public health group in California has asked the governor to declare childhood obesity a state of emergency. However‚ parents-- not the fast-food companies- are to blame for the amount of overweight children that are present today. They are the ones who teach
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