QUESTIONS on the READING Our Schedules‚ Our Selves by Jay Walljasper Pages: 260 – 263 A. Read the essay by Jay Walljasper on pages 260 to 263 in your textbook. Answer the three questions at the bottom of page 263 under the heading “Main Ideas”. Copy each question before you answer it. 1. According to Walljasper‚ what are the major factors contributing to people’s increasingly hectic lifestyles? The timetable of duties‚ commitments‚ demand‚ and options. The acceleration of the globalized
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environment is the sum total of our surroundings A photograph of Earth reveals a great deal‚ but it does not convey the complexity of our environment. Our environment (a term that comes from the French environner‚ “to surround”) is more than water‚ land‚ and air; it is the sum total of our surroundings. It includes all of the biotic factors‚ or living things‚ with which we interact. It also includes the abiotic factors‚ or nonliving things‚ with which we interact. Our environment includes the continents
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What do you think is the biggest difference between your generation and older generations? How do you think these differences will affect the future of our country and/or your career choice? Every generation is different in so many ways‚ but at the same time‚ we’re exactly alike. We‚ as teenagers‚ are unsure‚ insecure‚ and confused about who we are and what we want to do with our lives. But in the bigger ways‚ we are completely different than the older generations. We have this thing called technology‚ and its changed the world forever in every way
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about the Red scare in the US? What effect did it have? * Fears still existed of red Russia years after the Bolshevik revolution of 1917 * Started a Communist party in America * At the end of the war an epidemic of strikes resulted in high prices and frustrated union organizing drives * People jumped to the conclusion that labor troubles were formented by bomb and whisker Bolsheviks * US had a great fear that communism could spread throughout the country * Red scare resulted in
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speech in front of you all. Ladies and Gentlemen‚ The title of my speech is “Save Our Earth; Save Our Forest”. As we know‚ people from all over the world always commemorate Earth Day every 22nd April. The idea of earth day is based on the awareness to save this world from the environmental destruction. It aims at making global movements to participate actively in saving our earth – the only planet in which we live. Our country‚ Indonesia‚ which is known as the emerald of equator‚ has an important role
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“Children are our greatest treasure. They are our future.” -Nelson Mandela. Children and young adults’ minds are like sponges. Anything they hear or see will be remembered in some way or another. But‚ just like a sponge‚ there is only so much room to consume information before it runs out of space. Many activities are thought to be important for students to do such as sports‚ school clubs‚ and part time jobs; all which take up valuable space in not only their minds‚ but their time of day as well
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Kyle Smyre June 6 2011 Period 2 Mr. Watts Our Energy Future Currently‚ it’s clear that there is an immense problem with the prospect of society’s energy needs for the future. Such a large dependency on limited fossil fuels are already dampening the world’s economy‚ and following this path will simply ensure a destitute future. However‚ changes could be made in today’s time to prevent such an event from occurring‚ but it will require many separate state entities to work together and no longer
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Childhood Obesity: Our Future In Our Hands Introduction Obesity is on the rise in America with news articles and scientific reports unanimously agreeing that we are becoming the most overweight country in the world‚ and other developing countries are not far behind. In addition‚ these countries ’ children are now becoming as overweight as their parents and other adults. Unlike these adults‚ children seldom have the knowledge and control over their lifestyle to contribute to either health or obesity
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its own theme tune is made to build up tension during this. The music is made in a certain way to scare the audience as it is made to represent the shark’s heart beat. You know it ’s the shark and that something is obviously going to happen although at some parts of the movie it does trick you by playing the music but nothing exciting happens. Two other examples of music or silence is used to scare the audience to build up tension is
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with a wealth of information online about where to go and how to get involved. One of the latest tactics employed by protesters is Sidewalk Sleepovers‚ where some hardy souls sleep in the belly of the beast on the sidewalks around Wall Street. Scare tourism‚ USA & Canada One of my previous blogs took a look at a couple of scary tours you can take - a haunted house where you can be water boarded and a bespoke kidnapping service in Paris - but it seems some travellers need to take things further
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