While mental health issues are traditionally treated with therapy and/or medication‚ a California neuroscientist wants to make video games a popular treatment‚ writes Lindsay Holmes at the Huffington Post. “Neuroracer”‚ a video game developed by Adam Gazzaley of the University of California’s Gazzaley Neuroscience Research Lab‚ was made for this purpose. A preliminary study by the scientist demonstrated that the game‚ by requiring the player to multitask‚ can provide enhanced cognitive control in
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The Facts Sal is our kickbutt narrator. In our humble Shmoop opinion‚ she’s one of the all-time best young adult narrators. She is wise beyond her years‚ and she loves life with every molecule of her being. She copes with lots of sadness and pain‚ and she does it in a pretty remarkable way. Also‚ she uses all five of her senses when she observes and notices things. All these awesome qualities make for a truly delicious story told by a delightful character. We learn right away the following things
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Teens and Young Teens Sexting The term “sexting” is a combination of the words sex and texting‚ and refers to the practice of sending sexually photos electronically. Sexting seem like fun and games in the beginning‚ but it can take its toll. The act of sexting has many negative consequences that people are yet to realize. Sexting gives teenagers the feeling of acceptances and the chance to be popular by gaining attention. What they fail to realize is the attention they are receiving is negative
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Indeed‚ service learning does serve for a well-rounded education. Especially while in college‚ service learning can familiarize students with companies and professionals in their chosen fields of study in their communities. I am in school to earn a Bachelors Degree in Information Technology. I would love to be immersed into a service learning program to not only gain experience in my field‚ but to complete a project within my community with companies that I may look to for a job upon graduation
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Is Barack Obama a hero? Barack Obama is a hero. A hero is someone who of distinguished courage‚ trustworthy‚ admired by a lot of people for his brave deeds and noble qualities and has an outstanding achievement. Barack Obama is the 44th president of the United States of America. He is a hero because he is of distinguished courage‚ trustworthy‚ admired by a lot of people for his brave deeds and noble qualities and has an outstanding achievement. At myhero.com‚ a website to honor heroes either dead
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When pastors are pressed for their opinions about same-sex marriage‚ they should affirm both the theological position that marriage is designed for the union of male and female‚ and the moral position that sexual relations outside of marital union transgress the generous will of God. Church leaders should realize same-sex couples reside everywhere. The 2010 federal census estimates there are 131‚000 married same-sex couples and 514‚000 unmarried same-sex couples. Whether pastors also wish to take
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The world we live in has changed a lot in the last thirty years. Our children used to take lunch boxes to school‚ play hide and seek and eat homemade cooked meals on a regular basis. Nowadays they eat lunch at the school cafeteria or they pick up a soda and a bag of chips from one of the many vending machines located on school properties. They also enjoy playing video games in front of the TV and since their parents are busy‚ they replace dinners with pizzas and frozen dinners heated in the microwave
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To think that a vaccine can save a community is to believe that a single grain of rice can end world hunger. Sure‚ if everyone was to be vaccinated‚ perhaps there would be a difference. However‚ the reality is this is not the case. Several people believe that kids who are not vaccinated impose health threats on kids who have been vaccinated. This belief is flawed because the kids with the vaccines are the ones who are bringing the viruses into our schools. The vaccines carry the very virus that they
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A whistleblower is a person who tells the public or someone in authority about alleged dishonest or illegal activities. However‚ Sharron Watkins only blew the whistle internally and so did not do everything she was morally required do as Vice President of Corporate Development for Enron. 1. Sharron Watkins ignored the first signs of fraud in a selfish pursuit to develop her own career. When first warning signs of fraud happened in 1996 Watkins protested against them to higher management however
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March 15‚ 2011 Dr. Kevin R. Carman Dean of the College of Science A103 Life Sciences Annex/336 Hatcher Hall Baton Rouge‚ LA 70803 Dear Dr. Carman: I called my friend as I was leaving the testing center to see how she had done on her business calculus exam. We had surprisingly similar results‚ and neither of us were pleased to say we received a D. When I asked what she had got wrong‚ she couldn’t tell me‚ because she did not know. This frustrated me because we had no feedback on the exam
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