If your mental image of an older person is someone frail and thin‚ it may be time for an update. For the generation currently moving through middle age and beyond‚ a new concern is‚ well‚ growing: obesity. Government figures show that Americans in their 60s today are about 10 pounds heavier than their counterparts of just a decade ago. And an even more worrisome bulge is coming: A typical woman in her 40s now weighs 168 pounds‚ versus 143 pounds in the 1960s. "People used to start midlife [at a lower
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You are what you say The essay‚ " you are what you say " is written by Robin Lakoff‚ a Professor of Linguistics at University of California. She has explicated her view on how English language has functioned to revile and debase women‚ why women are thought to be juvenile‚ dependent and frivolous species. Certain views which makes fair sex less thriving than men. The subject is of great interest as it illustrates that women only say what they mean‚ but what they say is inferred by men in a pejorative
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Do not ask what your country can do for you‚ ask what you can do for your country "We have to labor‚ and to work‚ and work hard‚ to give reality to our dreams. Those dreams are for the world‚ for all the nations and peoples are too closely knit together today for any one of them to imagine that it can live apart. Peace has been said to be indivisible; so is freedom‚ so is prosperity now‚ and so also is disaster in this One World that can no longer be split into isolated fragments." A true patriot
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and describe the types of records you would maintain. In this essay I would look at the need for record keeping and describe the types of records I would maintain as a teacher. Predominantly there are normally three reasons for keeping records namely for health and Safety reasons which may also be a legal requirement. Secondly for the teaching purpose so the teacher knows what the student has done and what there progress is. Thirdly for auditing and quality standards reasons which may mean the
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go. I was nervous at first and thought that it would be hard to pick from so many schools. I was afraid to think i had to make new friend or if i was actually ready for it. Discovering new things is part of college though‚ so i wasn’t that scared. When walking in a college for their preview day (especially when you’re from a small school) you might get overwhelmed. A great deal of people will be there and sometimes it’s hard to find anyone you know. Abundant of college students‚ admission
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Sometimes health carers must use a different type of communication to suit the needs of their patient‚ for example‚ they could be blind or have hearing difficulty or learning difficulties. The alternative types of communications which could be used to suit a person are; Makaton‚ British Sign Language‚ Braille‚ Communication boards‚ and symbol systems. Makaton is a type of communication which involves using signs and symbols. It also uses speech‚ including signs and symbols. It is designed for those
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Alice Hocker correctly stated‚ “Your greatness is not what you have‚ but in what you give‚” (“Your Greatness Is Not What You Have But In What You Give”). Alexander was someone who took from others. He had a lot of land‚ money and things he did not need but wanted. Alexander‚ the King of Macedon‚ took thousands of lives and seized land the size of the US. If people judged Alexander on what he gave than he would not be known as Alexander the Great‚ but as Alexander the Annihilator. Alexander was born
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Q:Discuss whether you would marry someone if your parents were against it. I have been thinking this question all the time. One day if i would marry some but my parent do not like it what should i do. For me‚I think this questions depends from culture to culture. I still remember my family rejected my cousins choice because she was not Asian. Obviously‚ that is not a good enough reason not to marry someone. Of course my family is not racist but their concerns were those of anyone
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What have you learned from your audience feedback? When creating a teaser trailer‚ it is important for us to get audience feedback. Firstly‚ we decided to use Survey Monkey which is an online survey tool. In this survey we asked people a set of 9 questions so we can get their thoughts on which sort of trailer appeals to them the most. This is so we can create a target audience for our teaser trailer in order to get the feedback from them. By looking at the audience feedback we took into consideration
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Good morning‚ Mr. Alexandris‚ Thank you for giving me the opportunity to reply to your questions; my answers are below. 1) Does the required work schedule stated above meet your needs? Yes. This schedule works quite well for me. 2) Explain what customer service means to you. Customer service...well‚ I kind of think it’s a dying art. Hardly anywhere I go‚ do I see people who really know what it means to "serve" their customers. Or‚ maybe they know‚ but just don’t care. Though I
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