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    READING BOOKS IS A GOOD HABIT Books record what wise men have heard‚ seen‚ thought or discovered. The eternal truths are recorded in good books. They instruct us in our youth and comfort us in our old age. Francis Bacon says: "Reading make a full man; conference a ready man; and writing an exact man". Reading habit is one of the best characteristics that a man can possess. Once the habit of reading books grows in one‚ it seldom dies out. It is said that a book is one’s best friend in life. By

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    Break-even AnalysisThe break-even point for a Book-In-Time process cannot be measured in terms of time. Assuming the book can be manufactured to make a certain margin‚ there would be no need to sell a certain amount of books. The only cost that you could analyze using break-even would be the cost of the equipment needed to print on demand. Assuming that a book company can sell a typical 300 page paperback book for $25‚ it would take close to one million books to break-even on the cost of all the equipment

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    Bowen 27 February 2013 Reading a Book vs. Listening to an Audio Book Now days‚ most people simply do not have the time to sit down and read a book. More and more are beginning to use a source of recorded audio books to listen to on the go. It really depends on whom one asks whether or not audio books are considered to be the most efficient way to obtain a books content. Various pros and cons come along with either option. Whether or not taking the time to read a book is greater than only listening

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    relearn an entire lesson‚" comments Dr. George Roberts‚ a renowned psychiatrist and professor at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Roberts does not believe in assigning students enormous amounts of homework because he considers it unnecessary and a waste of time. However‚ not all school boards concur with Dr. Roberts‚ since they perceive homework as an essential part of education and learning. Most people will agree that homework is an essential part of education‚ but the question is‚ how much homework

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    Imagine working so hard all week‚ and then getting your dreams crushed because you didn’t make the soccer team. This is happening to millions of kids all the time. I believe that tryouts are a waste of time. They cause kids so much stress‚ and they eventually quit the sport after getting cut. Although some people say they will push kids to do better‚ it really doesn’t. Kids are getting stressed out‚ and they just want to give up. Imagine how much stress is put on you as an adult‚ then imagine if

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    Sleep: Important Function or Waste of Time Sleeping is essential in order for one to be a functional human being. There have been many different ideas about getting enough sleep‚ including that a person needs seven to eight hours of sleep nightly. One myth about sleep is that during sleeping‚ one is in a state of "suspended animation" basically a small coma. In truth‚ however‚ it has been discovered that during sleep the brain is active‚ variations in heartbeat and breathing occur‚ and the eyes

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    They will argue that it is just a waste of time and in the end it will put you in debt. Does the benefits of college really out way the cost of it‚ an article from the Pew Research Center explains that among Millennials ages 25 to 32‚ the answer is purely yes! About nine-in-ten with at least

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    importance of reading. He believed that if you read more‚ you would be more successful in your lifetime. Sherman Alexie is a man who thought that being able to read and write would save people’s lives. These two men’s ideas and principles on books were very similar‚ but also contrastive as well. Blow’s point of view on reading was a positive one. When he was younger‚ he claims that when his mom would spare a few dollars for her children‚ instead of spending that money on candy‚ he would buy a book instead

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    1 in 10 victims will ignore it. 84% have seen others tell cyber bullies to stop. The signs of cyber bullying can be easily noticied or totally absent. some kids withdrawal from the thing they enjoy‚ like hangout with friends being with family reading book and so on. Other signs are grades slipping. Kids that are into sports might withdrawal from playing.It depends on the child and parents awwerss. Says (Cyber-bullying-facts.com). Girls usually cyber bully in groups. 38% of online girl report

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    whether the co-curriculum should be given more importance in schools and colleges – maybe by giving academic credits for co-curricular activities‚ A distinction could be made between co-curricular and extra-curricular activities‚ although most of the time they are used to mean the same thing. The

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