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    that stands out for it’s prominent and ubiquity - the world’s most popular leisure‚ pastime - television. Some people regard TV as the greatest invention of the humanity and can hardly imagine their lives without it‚ others‚ on contrary‚ are strongly convinced that it is used only for brainwashing and is a real curse for society. So what is television? A blessing or a problem? One point in favour of television is that it is a great source of education. We can get acquainted with different cultures and

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    M E TA P H O R This page intentionally left blank METAPHOR A Practical Introduction Second Edition zoltán kövecses Exercises written with Réka Benczes Zsuzsanna Bokor Szilvia Csábi Orsolya Lazányi Eszter Nucz 1 2010 3 Oxford University Press‚ Inc.‚ publishes works that further Oxford University’s objective of excellence in research‚ scholarship‚ and education. Oxford New York Auckland Cape Town Dar es Salaam Hong Kong Karachi Kuala Lumpur Madrid Melbourne Mexico City Nairobi New Delhi Shanghai

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    Computer Addiction

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    Argumentative Essay Draft 3 Tarek AbdelWareth Computer Addiction I. Introduction Thesis: Despite the negative social and health effects of computers‚ we cannot restrict their use‚ for they became a prime part of our life today. II. Background Information Computers were invented to save time and effort. They have integrated with our lives and became a main part of it. There are numerous applications for computers nowadays. Computers are the backbone of this era. Reading‚ writing

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    Audriana Rogers Phobias and Addiction Paper Psy 300 Instructor: Shane Williamson July 8th 2013 We have to ask ourselves what does phobia or addiction has to do with classical and operant conditioning. In this paper I will explain why how phobias can be developed through classical conditioning and operant conditioning as well as: O Explore how addictions can be developed through operant conditioning. O Distinguish between classical and operant conditioning. O Explain what extinction means

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    My Addiction Addiction is a physical or psychological need for a habit-forming substance‚ such as a drug or alcohol‚ or a habitual/compulsive involvement in an activity such as gambling. In physical addiction‚ the body adapts to the substance being used and gradually requires increased amounts to reproduce the effects originally produced by smaller doses (dictionary.com). The fear of becoming addicted to something is scary. Our society teaches moderation‚ everything in all areas‚ eating‚ working

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    Gambling Addiction

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    Josh Eng 113.01 12:30-1:45 Research Report 1 February 7‚ 2012 Gambling Addiction A few years back my brother‚ Zach‚ started gambling. He started out with the small poker tables at a friend’s house. He would make a few dollars here and there‚ so he thought he could beat anyone. Zach thought he was untouchable‚ he thought he could be the system. It did not matter what it was. He thought he could beat it‚ from poker to roulette to betting on sports. He believed that he would win every time.

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    shoulder pain from prolonged sitting and bad posture. [Suplemental material] Natural News. Retrieved April 20‚ 2012 from http://www.naturalnews.com Izquierdo‚ N. (2010‚ May 3) In Medscape. Retrieved from http//:wwwmedscape.com Self-help: Computer Addiction (2011‚Jan. 19). UT Dallas’ Student Counseling Center‚ Retrieved April 22‚ 2012 from http://www.utdallas.edu

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    Technology Addiction “Let’s get HIGH on TECH” In one country‚ thousands of people salivating at the mouth await anxiously in line. Some have not eaten in days‚ have forsaken their families and are tired and listless as they wish to meet their daily need. Disappointment awaits their arrival at home‚ if they were to return home empty handed. Is this some African country where people await in line for rations to feed themselves or their family? Sadly‚ they await the arrival of a new version of technology

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    Facebook Addiction

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    By Mari Jimenez Leadership & Org Behavior Professor: Joseph Neptune Today‚ more than ever before‚ people are finding ways to connect with friends‚ family members‚ co-workers‚ classmates‚ By using networking sites. In this paper we are going to talk about Facebook‚ which was founded by Mark Zuckerberg in February 2004. This is the most commonly used website with over 600million active users according to the report given in January 2011. To‚ 900 million active user in 2012 ( Koplowitz‚

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    Computer Addiction as a Gendered Phenomenon In the late 1990s‚ a barrage of media reports declared that women were becoming uncontrollably addicted to the Internet and some were neglecting—or even leaving--their husbands and children as a result of their online obsession. Headlines described the strange phenomenon: Internet Blamed for Neglect: Police Say Mother Addicted to Web(Bricking‚ 1997)‚ ‘Net-addicted Mother Loses Custody of Her Children (1997)‚ Mom Web Addict Allegedly Neglected Kids (1997)

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