------------------------------------------------- INTRODUCTION ------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Wireless communication has emerged as one of the fastest diffusing mediums on the planet‚ fueling an emergent "mobile youth culture that speaks as much with thumbs as it does with tongues. At one of our focus groups a teen boy gushed‚ "I have unlimited texts . . . which is like the greatest invention of mankind." His
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ASIANOVELA ADDICTION ASIANOVELAS have been popular with the Filipino audience ever since Taiwan’s Meteor Garden hit the airwaves back in 2002. Since then‚ a steady stream of shows from Taiwan‚ Korea‚ and Japan soon found its way to Philippines shores and started a new craze in local programming‚ quickly adding a few more slots in the telenovela fan’s list of favorites. In just a few years‚ the Asianovela invasion successfully built a countrywide fan base. “Asianovelas” are drama shows produced
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GENS9004 Psychology of Addiction Summer U1C‚ 2014 Instructions for Essay [35% of Course Mark] Due Date: 28/1/2014 A single‚ 1000 word essay must be submitted through the Turnitin portal on the Moodle site for the course‚ Psychology of Addiction‚ by 5pm [local Sydney time] on the 28th January 2014. The title of the essay is: What causes addiction‚ and what is the best approach to counteract it? The essay should seek to construct a persuasive argument based upon a selection of key empirical
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Video Game Addiction New research identifies some video game users‚ particularly online users‚ who became hooked on interactive games and then see their lives become increasingly unmanageable. Many articles are available that look at the addictive qualities of the games and who is susceptible to becoming addicted. Other research looks at how this addiction compares to addictions such as drug and alcohol abuse and pathological gambling. Since computer game addiction is relatively new‚ there are
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games 4. Positive effects of poker as a profession Notes: This is to determine the positive effects of the game to a professional poker player 5. Negative effects of a poker as a profession Notes: this is to determine the negative effects of the game to a professional poker player 6. Advantages of being a professional poker player Notes: this is to determine the advantages of being a professional poker player 7. Disadvantages of being a professional poker player Notes: this is
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VIDEO GAME ADDICTION After playing video games for 50 hours‚ a man died in an Internet cafe in South Korea (Khazan). China has set up a system in order to control the online video gaming hours. This is the vital step the country has taken to prevent the online gamers from getting addicted by limiting the hours of online video gaming (Koo). Thailand‚ on the other hand‚ has banned a very popular game called Grand Theft Auto 4 after a crime was committed in a similar fashion as shown in the game
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word: addiction. Guilty pleasures like video games‚ television‚ and candy are tolerable when done in moderation. The problem with video gaming is that unless controlled or limited by a third party‚ it’s both chemically and mentally addictive. Studies have scientifically shown that excitement from playing video games causes the human brain to release an addictive chemical. Psychologically‚ video game addiction is explained through what is called ’the God effect.’ This simply means that players receive
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access to narcotics on the job‚ it can be difficult to recognize a problem in the early stages. Only once the nurse’s activities have been suspected due to medication shortage or job performance problems can intervention be made. Professionals with addiction not only risk harming themselves and their career‚ but put their patients at an increased unnecessary risk of malpractice. Unfortunately in November 2009‚ four nurses in a local hospital were found to be stealing Morphine‚ Fentanyl‚ Dilaudid‚
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Professional Baseball Players There have always been those kids in high school who are really athletic and just particularly amazing at sports. Many of those kids go on and begin a road to attempt to elevate their game to the level of a professional athlete. Of those that attempt to go pro many will try and enter the world of professional baseball. The path of a Major League Baseball player is long‚ difficult and more often than not a short lived occurrence. Along the way potential players learn the life
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Amrit Saini A. Dheer ENG 1P0-B Jan 8th‚ 2014 My Favourite Activity Is Basketball Did you know that most successful basketball players make over 15 million dollars a year. Kobe Bryant made $30.45 million dollars last year (GOOGLE). I enjoy playing basketball with my friends and it is my favourite Activity. It keeps me active and healthy. Basketball is one of the most popular sports in the World. It is made popular because of famous basketball superstars like Michael Jordan and Magic Johnson
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