Are Energy Drinks or Good or Bad for you? When people ask you‚ “What are energy drinks?” Everybody say drinks that give you energy. They are wrong. Energy drinks are beverages that claim to give an extra boost of energy from caffeine. Energy drinks such as Red Bull or Rock star are good and bad for your bodies. Red Bull (Energy Drink) Good qualities that energy drinks have are that there non-alcoholic. This means that the more teens that buy this‚ the less chance of accidents and situations
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Everything Bad Is Good For You by Steven Johnson explains why the things people usually look down upon can actually be good for you. Johnson explains how video games‚ television‚ film‚ and even the internet can be helpful and to our present society. Johnson’s view of society is defined by the sleeper curve. The sleeper curve concept shows that even the things that are proposed bad can have significant benefits and can actually make us smarter. Steven Johnson proves his point by discussing how complex
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Some may say that its bad for you and others may disagree. Steven Johnson‚ the author of Everything Bad is Good for You‚ believes that video gaming comes with many benefits. Unlike reading books‚ video games actually help you trigger your mind and make you analyze situations‚ he admits. He also claims that when reading a small portion of your brain is devoted and when it comes to video games you trigger most of your senses. When playing video games there are two stages you go through‚ they are probing
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How many of you like Mcdonalds French Fries? Did you know that a small order is 210 calories by itself? Value fries are 320 calories. Medium fries are 450 calories. Large fries are 540 calories. Not to mention that fast food is harmful to your pockets too. Most of our money goes to Fast Food industries. B. It is proven by many valuable resources that eating too much fast food have horrible affects to your health. C. You should definitely care about how much money you spend on such
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have been saying that these games promote bad behavior and cause people to be more violent. As people play violent video games‚ it influences bad behavior in the player because when you play these games‚ you control the person who causes the crimes‚ shoot and kill your enemy‚ whether it is a criminal or policeman depending on the game you are playing. Since you are playing the game‚ you feel more connected with your character in the game and it may affect you in the real world. This is proved according
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Television Summary Has popular culture grown more complex and intellectually stimulating over time when compared with popular culture from 20 years ago? That is the question Steven Johnson tries to answer in his best seller Everything Bad Is Good For You. Johnson uses tables and graphs‚ as well as the use of multiple threading‚ flashing arrows‚ and social networking to show the reader the difference in viewing a show from the 80’s (such as Starsky and Hutch or Dragnet) and comparing them to
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10 “Bad” Things That Are Actually Good for You Source: http://www.rd.com/slideshows/10-bad-things-that-really-arent/ 1. Computer Games They isolate children socially and distract them from learning‚ right? Think again. Researchers have found that kids who clock up regular console time can improve their hand-eye coordination‚ their grip on science‚ even their IQ. Clock up means make a record of Console means comfort A British study of 700 children found that simulation games developed
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How Bad Do You Want It? There was a young man‚ you know‚ who wanted to make a lot of money and so he went to this guru‚ right. And he told the guru you know I wanna be on the same level you are‚ and the guru said if you wanna be on the same level I’m on‚ I’ll met you tomorrow at the beach. So the young man got there 4 A.M. he’s all ready to rock n’ roll. Got on a suit‚ should of wore shorts. The old man grabs his hand and said: How bad do you wanna be successful? He said: “Real bad”. He
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The Innovation of Educational Tools Playing video games and watching TV shows are beneficial types of popular culture. Conventional wisdom would argue that new media is a bad influence and that the only way to be intelligent is by reading. In the book Everything Bad is Good For You‚ author Steven Johnson‚ argues that even though our popular culture seems to get dumber‚ it is actually getting smarter. Johnson proves his arguments by comparing and explaining the benefits of the complexity of modern
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Imagine you are a professional baseball player in the MLB‚ and you’re one of the greats. You have been using steroids to help build your strength and look good. One Saturday night you blast your 74th homerun‚ setting a new record for most homeruns in a single season. Do you think you should be included in the record book‚ even though you used performance enhancing drugs? Do you feel you are cheating the sport and dishonoring America’s favorite pastime? Scenarios like this are actually happening in
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