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    Optimism Speech

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    “So…what are you looking for?” The saleswoman says to me. All of a sudden‚ I see this cute shirt in the corner of my eye. Before I could even tell her what I wanted to try on‚ she looked at me straight in the eye and said‚ “I don’t think you can fit in our clothing…” I looked at her straight in the eye‚ just so she can see my disappointment and hurt. Do you want to know what I said? Okay. Yeah‚ that’s what I said. I bet that put her in her place. “So…how do you expect to fit into a prom dress

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    regarding people today‚ from the ages of 9 to 90 is why is physical education important? Physical education is important for a number of reasons‚ one of the biggest reasons being that if someone is physical fit and participates in physical activity daily‚ the chances are‚ their going to live a longer‚ healthier life than one who is not physical fit and does not participate in physical activity on a daily basis. Another big reason is physical education and athletics help define a person and shape

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    December 18‚ 2012 In today’s society‚ children’s health is a serious issue because they are vulnerable to becoming obese‚ they are becoming less physically active‚ and some may have genetic health problems. I. Obesity A. Statistics B. Parental obesity II. Physical Activity A. Children obesity B. Low self-esteem III. Genetic Health Problems A. Becoming obese B. Having low self-esteem IV. Refutation A. Physical Activity(Health) 1. Too much exercise 2. Not enough food (anorexia)

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    Ph ysical Activ ity and Women’s Health Ch rist ine L. W ells ARI ZONA STA TE UNI VERS ITY A NOTE FRO M TH E ED ITOR S ORIGINALLY PUBLISHED AS SERIES 2‚ NUMBER 5‚ OF THE PCPFS RESEARCH DIGEST. HI GHLI GHT “W e h a ve fa iled —in p h ysic a l ed u ca t ion a n d m e d ici n e—t o cl a rif y fo r wom en t h e im p ort a n ce of h a bit u a l p h ysic a l a c t ivi t y‚ p h ysic a l fi t n es s‚ a n d m a in t e n a n c e of ‘n orm a l’ bo d y we igh t . We m u st m o u n t n e w ed u ca t

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    available to everyone‚ spreading the thoughts of optimism and the Enlightenment further. Diderot was important‚ but so was Rousseau. Jean-Jacques Rousseau believed in a government with little or no laws. He thought that when people had no laws that they knew right from wrong and were happier that way. Rousseau said this in his book‚ “Discourse on the origins of the Inequality of Mankind”. His want for everyone to be happy was a sign of his optimism. Voltaire‚ Diderot‚ and Rousseau brought a multitude

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    in a Combat Zone. Plan: 1. To introduce the argument and give a general overview of the landscape of the war and its brutalities‚ the Veterans frustrations and views 2. To describe and illustrate the physically degrading health effects of chemical warfare and physical injuries of war and how Kovic and other Veterans were affected 3. To express the horrors in PTSD and the battles veterans face after war‚ Kovic and his wheelchair 4. To illustrate the acclimation back into society for veterans

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    Optimism Analysis

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    half full and contain enough soda to finish their meals. Looking on the positive side‚ Sarah is showing an example of optimism. Optimists believe they are responsible for their own happiness and believe that a negative event occurs rarely. Also‚ anytime something bad does happen‚ optimists think it is not their own fault‚ rather than something out of their control. Furthermore‚ optimism

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    4. Discuss the physical and psychological changes associated with normal ageing. How can one minimise pathological ageing? The process of aging has been around as long as life itself. All living organisms pass through three broad stages from conception to death‚ which are maturation‚ maturity and aging. Aging affects everyone because nearly everyone has the potential to grow old and all the societies in which we live have older members (Macdonald‚ 1997). Gerontology is the use of reason to understand

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    Chapter 9: Physical Disorders and Health Psychology • psychosomatic medicine- psych factors affect physical function • behavioral medicine- applied to prevention‚ diagnosis and treatment of medical problems • health psychology- psych factors that are important to the maintenance and promotion of health o psych and social factors: • (1) affect biological processes • (2) long-standing behavior patterns put ppl at risk for certain disorders o 50% of deaths from top 10 leading causes in US can

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    P2‚ Explain Different psychological approaches to health practices  For this part of the assignment I am going to be explaining the behavioural perspective and the cognitive psychological perspective‚ these are used to help overcome struggling challenges that people face in health and social care.  The Behavioural Approach Some health care practitioners and psychologists work closely with people whose problems are the result of maladaptive behaviours. Maladaptive behaviours are the way that people

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