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Anorexia? Anorexia is an emotional disorder characterized by an obsessive desire to lose weight by refusing to eat. It is a lack or loss of appetite for food as a medical condition. (Oxford Dictionary). “Laura,18, died after refusing treatment in anorexia battle”. (Hope 2013) “Anorexia tragedy of teenage cover girl: Parents tell of their grief over 19-year-old who ‘didn’t realize how beautiful she was’.” (Levy 2012) A couple of similar articles were published in the Daily Mail in years 2010,…

I am not a coward. I am not afraid of anything or anyone, nothing can intimidate me. So maybe thats why I was always picking fights, and it could be over stupid reasons like cutting me in the food line, or taking my only pair of wool socks. Yes the orphanage was warm and I sometimes had food to eat, but that didn't stop me from leaving the prison cell. It wasn't home, it was far from it. Home was warm and happy, family sitting around a warm fire, cooking some amazing stew in a pot, and everyone…

Teenage Obesity: Tipping The Scales Currently, in America 35% of teenagers are overweight or obese. Obese teens are described as a person between the ages 12 and 19 that are 20% over their ideal body weight. Comparatively in 1980 5% of teens were obese however, in 2010 a survey showed that there is an 18% obesity rate. This is a 13% increase. The scariest factor is that in 2010 one third of teenagers were either overweight or obese. The major issues entwined with teens being obese lies in…

The Effect of an Individual’s Mood on his or her Weather preferences People have always wondered how the body and mind interacted. Some people believe that they did not interact at all. For example, Plato believed that the mind and the body were two separate entities (University of Richmond Department of Psychology, 2015). However, recently, there is evidence that a person’s body does influence his or her cognition. It is known as Embodied Cognition, which is built off Metaphor theory. Metaphor…

It had been several years since the meteor had struck the planet, an event that would surely go down in the history books. Before, the survivors had lived in unison together. Little did they know, their diminishing resources and supplies would cause them to become hostile towards one another, ultimately driving them to split apart. Icarus found himself traveling with one of the large groups to a landmass known as Emerald Island. He did not join a Faction after The Separation, but he was well…

As Nell and Asa walked up the steps to the Inlet Inn, Asa pulled out a small prescription bag from his breast pocket and said, “I need to make a delivery to one of my customers upstairs. I’ll come down to the ballroom when y’all start to play.” They stood on the veranda facing each other uncertainly as the scent of hush puppies and clam chowder wafted out of the large inn. Nell was still outraged by her fiancé’s harsh words regarding her Jake and Miss Bessie / and she now questioned his…

But we’ve accounted for all the carriers, Charles. All present and not pregnant,” Jenna said. Charles initiated a meeting after my finding. Detonate shimmered, the codes scanned with a message to meet in Level One Laundry Facility at eight after the dinner shift. “Could there be more? Carriers even unknown to Mother Country perhaps?” Sherman Stackmeyer asked in the back of the small group. “Yeah, like an outlier. Maybe there is a small percentage of the population with the gene but the tests…

got to my name, I responded as usual with my assigned post, “Nighthawk 13.” Then I was ordered, “Front and Center.” I proceeded to the front of the formation and was handed an envelope. My flight chief looked me straight in the eyes and said with a snicker, “Don’t freeze your ass off!” I returned to the formation while he finished with roll call and the evening's briefings. A few seconds later, guardmount ended and I headed to the parking lot across from the armory to await a vehicle to take me…

Breaking Dawn-part 1 is the long anticipated fourth movie in the Twilight Saga. It hit theatres November 18, and has already grossed millions of dollars at the box office (‘Box Office Charts”). Twilight Saga fans have long anticipated Bella and Edward’s wedding, which takes place in the film Breaking Dawn –part 1. Reviews have been pouring in from critics and viewers, both having very different opinions about the film. Many of critics reviewed that the film Breaking Dawn-part 1 spent too much…

After much study, psychologists have uncovered many ways to control the mindset of people. Many marketers have adopted the strategies of mind manipulation in order to more effectively accomplish their goal. Some of the ways used in advertising are effective sounds, color, and dialogue. The Doritos Company has utilization of a tagline that influences the reader to take part in the “Crash the Super Bowl” contest. In effect, thousands of people filmed their own commercial of Doritos and entered the…