1. Mental Stimulation Studies have shown that staying mentally stimulated can slow the progress of (or possibly even prevent) Alzheimer’s and Dementia‚ since keeping your brain active and engaged prevents it from losing power. Just like any other muscle in the body‚ the brain requires exercise to keep it strong and healthy‚ so the phrase “use it or lose it” is particularly apt when it comes to your mind. Doing puzzles and playing games such as chess have also been found to be helpful with cognitive
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In "The Moment Before the Gun Went Off" by Nadine Gordimer‚ she tells us about the forbidden truths of a shallow‚ racist society in South Africa. Apartheid is defined as racial segregation; specifically : a former policy of segregation and political and economic discrimination against non-European groups in the Republic of South Africa. (Webster). This policy would help assure there were no inner-racial relationships besides those that were professional‚ like the relationship portrayed in Marais
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“A neighbor saw the Negro man admit him at the kitchen door at dusk on evening.” Homer Barron had been gone a little over a week and‚ expecting him to return‚ we didn’t put much thought into his sudden departure but‚ in those days following the departure of the cousins‚ Miss Emily seemed distraught. We all just figured she was a little nervous about marrying Homer and all‚ but what we didn’t know at the time was that her cousins had told her not to be to upset if he deserted her just like her sweetheart
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The story of an hour is a classic example of literary fiction that uses symbolism and themes to tell the story. In the first sentence‚ Kate Chopin introduces the main character Louise Mallard as having heart trouble. Louise’s sister and friend came to tell the disturbing news that her husband died in a train wreck. They take great care to relay the news gently‚ so as not to upset her heart condition. Chopin does not go into detail about the heart trouble‚ leaving the reader to think what they will
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Rising from the near inescapable clutches of extreme poverty and child warfare‚ Emmanuel Jal has survived to tell his story; to touch lives. His story resides in a critically acclaimed book known as “War Child” and depicts the extreme injustices of the war in Sudan. I recommend reading this book for three reasons: One‚ it is extremely convicting and powerful in how it is written. Two‚ it will challenge the idea presented by many stating “why would a just God unleash so much suffering on his people
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Imagine hearing your own child screaming in pain because of witches. Then‚ imagine being awoken by people pounding at your front door. Imagine sitting there in a court room being accused for being a witch. Sadly this is what happened in the Salem Witch Trials‚ which occurred in Salem‚ Massachusetts. The Salem Witch Trials were a dark time in American history‚ because innocent people were hanged. This was a period of time were villagers were accusing each other of being witches. Twenty people were
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Salem Witch Trials “The devil came to me and bid me serve him” (Blumburg). According to Jess Blumburg‚ a writer and a historian‚ these were the words that started the Salem witch trials. Tituba was a slave living with the Parris family when she was swept away into the nonsense that was the Salem witch trials. The Salem witch trials happened in Massachusetts in 1692 and 1693. Around 200 people‚ in the town of salem‚ were accused of witchcraft‚ and twenty people actually hung. The Salem witch trials
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The excerpt from the book A Secret Sorrow‚ by Karen Van Der Zee‚ explains a woman’s challenge of dealing with a permanent internal injury in her love life. The main character‚ Faye‚ was involved in a serious car accident that robbed her of the ability to have children. After the accident‚ Faye broke off an engagement with her fiancé and moved in with her brother. There‚ she fell in love with her brother’s friend‚ Kai‚ to whom she had to reveal her tragic injury. Faye’s dilemma began with Kai when
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Child labour is the practice of having children engage in economic activity‚ on part or full-time basis. The practice deprives children of their childhood‚ and is harmful to their physical and mental development. Poverty‚ lack of good schools and growth of informal economy are considered as the important causes of child labour in India. The 2001 national census of India estimated the total number of child labour‚ aged 5–14‚ to be at 12.6 million. The child labour problem is not unique to India;
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Rachel Ditmore Would the Salem Witch Trials have occurred if the Bill of Rights had existed at that time? English II AP 9/28/2012 "I PLEAD THE FIFTH!!" this along with the courtesies included in the Bill of Rights gave the citizens of a newly founded country liberties that were not granted to them before. A prime example of these injustices is the Salem Witch Trials as described by Arthur Miller in The Crucible. For example‚ the first amendment guarantees freedom to practice religion
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