Relationship between walkability of neighborhood and physical activity Walkability is a measure of how friendly an area is to walking. Walkability has many health‚ environmental‚ and economic benefits. Factors influencing walkability include the presence or absence and quality of footpaths‚ sidewalks or other pedestrian rights-of-way‚ traffic and road conditions‚ land use patterns‚ building accessibility‚ and safety‚ among others. Walkability is an important concept in sustainable urban design
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My investigation will focus on the neighborhood of Corona/Elmhurst in Queens since I live on the border. I have noticed that the neighborhood is getting better in terms of housing and nice buildings. However‚ it is still the same when it comes to cleaning up the garbage on the sidewalk. In other words‚ the garbage will end up in the sewer and‚ ultimately‚ in the water. I observe this every time I walk through my neighborhood. I see bags and food on top of the drain‚ and this scares me because
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K THOMPSON 1/12/13 OPINION EDITORIAL 1ST DRAFT YOUR FREEDOM‚ YOUR RIGHTS AND YOUR GUNS On December 14th‚ 2012; 20 year old Adam Lanza‚ entered Sandy Hook Elementary School to carry out the mass murder of innocent staff and children of the school. This shooting as well as others‚ such as the "Batman" shooting in Colorado‚ have sparked the emotions of almost everyone in our local communities. Members of the media as well as government have been left asking how did this happen in our
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The pantheon is made up of two principal parts; the porch; which is a highly idealised and more greek interpretation and the circular building which is much more Roman in it’s display. The pantheon follows traditional Roman architecture designed with a portico held up by eight Corinthian columns almost 12m high. The monolithic columns shafts are made of Aswan grey granite contrasted with the white pentelic marble of the capitals.The porch is supported by these Corinthian columns and is made out
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Cameran Highlands is accessible by road. Cameran Highlands is about a 3 hours drive either from KL or Penang Its strategic location makes it a favourite weekened escape for cityfolk/ city-dwellers from all over the coutry. It is a popular haunt for both local and foreign tourists to let their hair down. For those who are faint-heated the ride along the steep‚ narrow roads can be quite an unnerving experience as there are numerous hairpin bends along the route from Simpang Pulai. After about a
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Laptop In our culture we use the Laptop to do our works. Like the homework‚ projects and designing. A laptop is a personal computer that can be easily carried and used in a variety of locations. Many laptops are designed to have all of the functionality of a desktop computer‚ which means they can generally run the same software and open the same types of files. However‚ some laptops‚ such as netbooks‚ sacrifice some functionality in order to be even more portable. laptop computer‚ sometimes called
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Believe in the child and encourage active learning i.e. we learn by doing. • Model appropriate behaviour‚ language‚ social etiquette and manners at all times. • Keep distractions in the physical environment to a minimum i.e. avoid interruptions to your classroom/ activities and have assistances ready to move in with ‘sponge activities when needed. • Move from ‘known’ to ‘unknown’ i.e.‚ learning takes place when the brain connects new experiences with previous learning. • Mistakes are ‘okay’‚ it
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Physicians should be able to prescribe marijuana for medical use in situations such as patients suffering from nausea. Marijuana has a positive effect on the appetite. This drug allows its users to become increasingly hungry‚ which will lead to an increased intake of food. This effect is important when suffering from nausea because the illness may lead to patients having a difficult time eating a sufficient amount of food. Unfortunately‚ this may lead to weight loss and a lack of consumption of an
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PART 1: Describe and evaluate using appropriate theory your attitude to your role and the workplace along with the motivation. The motivation of employee always had been a central problem for the employers‚ managers or leaders. The employees who are unmotivated mostly spend little or no effort towards their jobs‚ they try to avoid their office or work place as much as they can‚ they try to get the chance or opportunity to exit the office or workplace or organization and the quality of work they
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Race and ethnicity has influenced my life in many ways and up until now I am living with the discriminations that comes with not belonging to a certain group of people. Worldwide racial discrimination race is common and even more common here in the United States. People make choices subconsciously based on the racial group they belong to. Individuals have preference of people of their own ethnicity over people of a different ethnic group. I personally have experienced some sort of racial discrimination
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