sitting at desks for eight to 12 hours a day and because of changes in how we spend our leisure time. But a 2007 Statistics Canada study brought in a related factor and uncovered many things that were quite interesting. This research paper focused solely on how our sedentary lifestyles were affecting our waistlines‚ and pointed the finger right at technology—specifically at how much time we spend sitting in front of screens. Many of their findings seem relatively expected at first glance.
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IN MANY WAYS‚ TELEVISION HAS PROVED TO BE ONE OF THE WORST INVENTIONS OF MODERN TIMES. ALL TOO OFTEN‚ TELEVISION IS HARMFUL BECAUSE OF THE SHOWS IT BROADCASTS AND THE WAY IT IS USED IN THE HOME. Undoubtedly‚ television has millions of viewers in the world and thanks to its inventor Philo Farnsworth‚ a Utah-born genius that had coloured the world of modern technology. Nowadays‚ people use television as a mass of communication‚ to learn from how to style to how to make a bomb‚ to tie a good family
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Poverty with Many Faces: a Case Study of Malaysia‚ by Ataul Huq Pramanik‚ IIUM Press‚ 2008‚ 157 pages. Reviewed by Nor Nazirah Mohamed. Introduction The book ‘Poverty with Many Faces: a Case Study of Malaysia’ by Ataul Huq Pramanik is one of the results of the hard works that elaborate the issue significantly both in theoretical and practical perspectives. The author is a distinguished economist who has a sound background both from conventional and Islamic perspectives with a special expertise in
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Describe how many Americans saw the “west” or the “frontier” in the late 1800s. (448-450) Most Americans had visible the west/frontier as a process and an area that supplied a secure haven therefore freeing social tensions and giving possibilities to social actions that served as a reason for Americanizing Americans. This helped maximum people in order that they may differentiate themselves from the world. Describe how Native Americans were forced to assimilate into white society in the late 1800s
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Power can be demonstrated in many ways‚ power can be used over someone mentally but also physically. Vermeer from “A girl with a pearl earring” had both types of power over Griet. In the book you find out how Vermeer got what he wanted from Griet through power and how Griet gradually becoming more than a maid. She goes from being a maid to an assistant to Vermeer subject. Vermeer being Griet’s master made him automatically have power over how ‚ his paintings was another source of power also his impact
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“Greasy Lake” and its Many Historical References In T. Coraghessan Boyle’s short story “Greasy Lake‚” there are many subtle historical references. These references pertain to different events that were happening during the time period that the story takes place‚ and help to describe different parts of the plot. Casual readers may not even notice these interesting little bits of information‚ but upon paying closer attention; they would become aware of the small‚ almost unnecessary references that
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Life’s Many Obstacles In J. D. Salinger’s "The Catcher in the Rye" the protagonist‚ Holden‚ is faced with many obstacles. Like most tragic heroes‚ he is a man who is reasonably happy at the beginning of the tragedy‚ but as the tragedy develops‚ some failure in his personality begins to affect events‚ so that his progress is a movement from happiness to misery. The ultimate misery results from his final awareness of his personalities limits or failures. Much of Holden’s misery is a result
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Save as Many as You Ruin Through life we make some choice as humans. Some of these choices can be fatal for the rest of our lives and maybe we will regret them till the day we die. But sometimes‚ fate will give us a second chance. When we are granted one of these chances‚ we need to seize them and make sure we won’t make the same mistake again. This happens to the main character in the short-story “Save as Many as you Ruin” and he realizes the mistake he made and grabs the chance to make it up.
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Mark Twain: A Man of Many Tales Mark Twain‚ the father of American literature‚ was a prominent figure in the writing world. He used realism in his works and created American based tales drawn from his own life and experiences. It can also be said that Twain was a humorist. Some may ask why is Mark Twain considered to be the father of American Literature? The only way to answer this question is to analyze Mark Twain‚ his life‚ and his works. Before Mark Twain became a brilliant and successful
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Save as Many as You Ruin In this short story called “Save as Many as You Ruin” by Van Booy we are introduced to Gerard‚ who works in an office. He appears to the reader as likeable man and the story begins one day as he gets off work. He walks down the street thinking about what the area was like before the big city of Manhattan was constructed. The footprints in the snow remind him of how everything will disappear. He breathes out just to see his breath disappear‚ and thinks of a Rainer M. Rilke
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