What is planned obsolescence and what is its effect on the value proposition? What is planned obsolescence‚ what is the value proposition‚ what effect does one have on the other‚ and where does the consumer draw the line? Planned obsolescence is a very large part of the consumer’s daily life‚ from every flip of the light switch‚ to every call you make on your cellphone. Your milk is not the only thing with an expiration date these days. You may not know this‚ but the manufacturing companies do
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“A major proportion of deaths could be prevented if people were to change their health-behaviours” Human behaviour plays a central role in the maintenance of health and the prevention of disease. Health-risk behaviour can be defined as any activity undertaken by people with a frequency or intensity that increases risk of disease or injury (Steptoe & Wardle‚ 2004). The health risk behaviours might cluster together into a risky lifestyle. Much of the mortality and morbidity is caused by individual
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Planned Parenthood itself isn’t necessarily the problem‚ but the people that oppose it. Christian Policy Analysist‚ Sarah Torre‚ has many things to say on the issue of Planned Parenthood‚ although she doesn’t necessarily try to see it from a side other than hers. While reflecting upon rumors about Planned Parenthood selling tissue and body parts of unborn babies‚ Torre presents that government funding
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W. Bush’s daughter‚ Barbara‚ have in common? Both are outspoken supporters of Planned Parenthood. Planned Parenthood is a non-profit organization that provides a variety of high-quality‚ affordable medical health services to millions of women (and men) across the world. The organization works towards providing reproductive health care services and sexual education for the public at over 650 locations nationwide. Planned Parenthood has been federally funded since 1970; however‚ because it provides
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Most people believe planned parenthood should be shut down because of their involvement with abortions. Planned parenthood offers health care and contraceptives to our communities. Planned Parenthood should keep getting government funding. Planned parenthood is more than an abortion clinic. An article called "Defunding Planned Parenthood-The Pros and Cons Prove a Danger to Women" is about how the federal might not give them anymore funding. This article explains how they might take all the funding
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four women turn to the same place‚ Planned Parenthood. However‚ recently‚ Planned Parenthood has come under attack because the Center for Medical Progress (CMP) accuses Planned Parenthood‚ through a series of videos‚ of profiting from the illegal sale of fetal tissue. Although the CMP is currently under investigation for violation of tax and privacy laws‚ its accusations may cause Planned Parenthood to lose funding from the government (Devi). Planned Parenthood
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On Friday‚ 57 year old Robert Lewis Dear killed 3 people at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs‚ Colorado. The man brought duffle bags full of weapons to the clinic such as handguns‚ rifles‚ and propane tanks and proceeded to shoot at random at the people inside and surrounding the building. Their is no explanation behind why the Planned Parenthood clinic was targeted‚ but Dear had told investigators “no more baby parts” after his arrest. This leads investigators to believe he was acting
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Planned Parenthood is helpful for women in many ways. It’s not all about pregnancies‚ birth control and abortions. They have support groups for struggling people. Some woman don’t know what to do when they are pregnant and some don’t know how to raise a child. Having a support group will help not only those mothers in need‚ but it will give that child a better life of being cared for properly. One concern people have with planned parenthood’s abortions. This has been a big subject for some time
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annual report (2013-2014)‚ Planned Parenthood reports that their affiliates performed 327‚166 abortions - that’s more than 30% of the estimated 1.058 million abortions performed annually in the United States.
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Society estimates that nearly 45‚000 women will die from breast and cervical cancer each year. According to Planned Parenthood’s 2013-2014 annual report‚ the organization saved 88‚000 lives through breast exams and pap smears during the fiscal year by detecting cancer early for treatment. At the same time‚ Planned Parenthood is viewed as an unethical organizations that murders unborn children. Planned Parenthood administers over four million tests annually in regards to sexually transmitted infections
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