Patel April 7th‚ 2010 Obesity among Children and Adolescents Obesity has been a controversial issue for years. Childhood obesity is already an epidemic in some areas and is on the rise in others. Although rare in the past‚ obesity is now amongst some of the most widespread issues affecting our children and adolescents living in the United States today. Childhood obesity is harmful to not only the child’s present lifestyle but it also affects the child’s future. Obesity in children is on the rise
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Internet Addiction among Greek University Students: Demographic Associations with the Phenomenon‚ using the Greek version of Young’s Internet Addiction Test Christos C. Frangos1‚ Constantinos C. Frangos2 and Apostolos P. Kiohos3 Abstract Internet addiction (IA) is a new disorder described in 1996 by the psychologist Kimberly Young. The aim of this paper is to estimate the percentage of IA among Greek university students. Results of a sample survey among 1876 Greek university students‚ 18-27 years old
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Gabriel Mr. Scott English 1301-16 12 November 2009 Alcohol and College Students: What are the Effects? College is a time in one’s life to start over‚ to start off on a clean slate. It is also time for a person to prepare for their future. Most importantly‚ college is time for people to achieve an education‚ while furthermore working on who they are and who they want to be. However‚ when people hear about college experiences‚ they are mostly focused around wild parties‚ drugs‚ and alcohol:
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down. Alcohol acts fast because it is not digested like food. Instead‚ it moves directly into the bloodstream from the stomach and small intestine. It takes a long time for alcohol’s effects to wear off—as it takes approximately one hour for the liver to process the alcohol in one drink. ALCOHOL’S DAMAGING EFFECTS ON THE BRAIN Difficulty walking‚ blurred vision‚ slurred speech‚ slowed reaction times‚ impaired memory: Clearly‚ alcohol affects the brain. Some of these impairments are detectable
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Reading Among Students Reading Among StudentsByAbdullah I. Al FaifiIntroductionReading in general is a big word that branches into so many topics. Nations advancement is based on education which includes reading as a main part of its elements. Therefore‚ whenever a nation wants to advance‚ reading must be one of its characteristics. Reading is not dedicated to certain people indeed. It is a gift for anyone can read and understand as well. But‚ there are places where reading must take place. In
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English Language Teaching; Vol. 5‚ No. 8; 2012 ISSN 1916-4742 E-ISSN 1916-4750 Published by Canadian Center of Science and Education 49 Research on: Motivation to Learn English among College Students in Sudan Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida1 1 Faculty of Arts & Science-Tabarjal‚ Aljouf University‚ King Saudi Arabia Correspondence: Ibrahim Abdelrahim Ibrahim Humaida‚ PhD‚ Educational Psycholgy‚ and Assistant Professor. Faculty of Arts & Science-Tabarjal‚ Aljouf University‚ King
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Drug Abuse among College Students College students are more likely to have problems with alcohol abuse or with alcoholism rather than with drug abuse or dependence; however‚ drug abuse is also a problem for many students. Some students are illicit abusers of prescription drugs‚ while others use illegal drugs: marijuana‚ cocaine‚ methamphetamine‚ and other drugs. Peer pressure and/or loneliness or other factors may lead college students to substance abuse‚ although some students had previously abused
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“THE IMPLICATIONS OF HAVING MUTUAL COMMITTMENT AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS” A RESEARCH STUDY PRESENTED TO OUR PROFESSOR MR.ANDREW JOHN BARONDA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS IN COMMUNICATION SKILLS PART II RESEARCHERS NAME: TIFFANY F. CANDELARIA BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR IN MARKETING MANAGEMENT AND SARAH JANE M. FUERTE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION MAJOR IN FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT MARCH 21‚ 2013 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT I
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Effects of Having a Part Time Job As a Student In today’s world‚ just as almost all individuals who are obligated to meet their own needs have to find a well-paid job‚ a myriad of students also fell obliged to work in order to afford their educational expenses because of their economical conditions. In this regard‚ there are a lot of positive or negative effects of this case in terms of gaining a sense of responsibility and academic failure. To begin with gaining a sense of responsibility‚ it
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This essay is a critical evaluation of a web page called “The Perception of HIV Among College Students” by Jarrett Way (Way‚ December 16‚2004). In the argumentative essay I intend to use this source mainly for the interview content and the conclusion. In the evaluation‚ I focus on three criteria: first‚ I will investigate the authority of the author‚ judging whether it is a professional report or not. Also‚ I will briefly discuss the objectivity and authenticity in terms of the content. Second‚ I
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