Talking to a teenager about Diabetes. Diabetes is a disease that affects how the body uses glucose‚ a sugar that is the body’s main source of fuel. Just as an iPod needs a battery‚ your body needs glucose to keep running. Here’s how it should work: 1.You eat. 2.Glucose from the food gets into your bloodstream. 3.Your pancreas makes a hormone called insulin. 4.Insulin helps the glucose get into the body’s cells. 5.Your body gets the energy it needs. The pancreas is a gland near your stomach
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The 1950’s were quite radical in fact‚ this is the decade that began rock n’ roll‚ the civil rights movement‚ better family living‚ advances in technology‚ Fashion‚ medical research‚ other wonderful things this country was not used to seeing or hearing. The 1950’s were looked at more as a state of mind or a way of living rather than just another decade or time era in American history. Everything was peaceful now‚ which looking back on the two world wars and the great depression this country was not
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Estimate the World Health Organization (WHO) shows that almost one million people commit suicide every year. Within an hour‚ about 90 people killed themselves and a similar action in every 40 seconds. Meanwhile‚ 60 per cent of the total annual suicides occur in Asia where most of the nearly 200‚000 cases of China‚ India (100‚000 cases) and Japan (32‚000 cases). In Malaysia‚ in the past ten years‚ between 10 to 13 people out of 100‚000 people are estimated to commit suicide. However‚ the
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Alcohol has many effects on the body‚ especially the teenage body. Alcohol abuse and alcohol dependence are not only adult problems -- they also affect a significant number of adolescents and young adults between the ages of 12 and 20‚ even though drinking under the age of 21 is illegal (Dimeff 204). Alcohol is created when grains‚ fruits‚ or vegetables are fermented. Fermentation is a process that uses yeast or bacteria to change the sugars in the food into alcohol. Fermentation is used to
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Workplace Organisation 5 S’s WHAT IS 5S? • Developed by the Japanese • Workplace Organisation and Housekeeping System • Helps Create a Better Working Environment and a Consistently High Quality Process THE 5S PRINCIPLES • SEIRI – Organisation • SEITON – Orderliness • SEISO – The Act of Cleaning • SEIKETSU – The State of Cleanliness • SHITSUKE - The Practice of Discipline WHY DO IT? QUALITY EFFICIENCY 5S SAFETY ELIMINATING BREAKDOWNS EFFICIENCY • Time is wasted looking for tools‚ equipment
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DIFFERENT STYLES OF LETTER 1. Traditional The traditional or classic look is said to be timeless‚ one that never gets outdated. This is a style preferred by many people because of its warm‚ inviting and welcoming environment that is made even more beautiful by the choice of classic colors such as warm wood tones and neutral shades‚ and classic prints such as floral patterns and symmetric designs. 2. Contemporary Modern times call for modern home décor‚ so they say. Contemporary décor are those
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Effect of Eating Disorder to Teenagers Did you ever notice you had an eating disorder because you were much too concerned about your weight and body shape? Or do you know someone who has extreme and unhealthy eating practices in the quest to attain a perfect body? Nowadays many teens are concerned about how they look and can feel self-conscious about their bodies. This can be especially true when they undergo puberty‚ dramatic physical changes and face new social pressures. Teens don’t know or
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pointing the South D. The South and North point 4. The number of lines of induction passing through a unit area is called _______. A. Magnetism B. Magnetic Flux C. Electromagnetic D. Rotation 5. A compass-needle can be deflected from its usual N-S position‚ which is exerted on the wire. A. Current-carrying wire B. Connecting wire C. None of the above 6. Magnetic lines of induction around a current-carrying wire from? A. Magnetism B. External Magnetic C. Circular loops D. Magnetic Flux 7. If
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Surname 1 Student’s name Professor’s name Course title 3 June 2011 Alcohol Abuse among Teenagers s Alcohol consumption among young people is one of the most topical contemporary rit er issues. It should be admitted that it is a problem that concerns the whole society and not only certain individuals or small parts of the population. It has been pointed out by many scholars that it is not only children from problem families who engage in illegal drinking‚ so the nw reasons that make youngsters
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Teenagers. They’re like pit bulls with all bark but no bite. They will belittle you behind a phone‚ but the moment you meet eyes in public‚ suddenly they have nothing to say. Not to your face at least. They feel safer and secure when their verbal blows have no repercussions online‚ and it makes them feel like they’re bigger than they really are. They present their egos through a magnifying glass‚ perception being skewed of the real size‚ and feel more satisfaction knowing you can’t touch them through
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