Habits Article Reviews Samples For Students

“Facing Poverty with a Rich Girl’s Habits” was written by Suki Kim in 2004 and is an extract from a wider publication by Roen, Glau and Maid, (2010). In her work, Kim noted how difficult it was for her as a young girl to adjust to a completely different lifestyle following the bankruptcy of her previously wealthy father and a subsequent escape to America. This is her most important point because it is the most repeated theme in the article. Other main points in the work are summarized in the ensuing paragraphs.
Kim stressed on the mishaps she faced regarding racism. ...

The following story is all about a certain drunk’s club, called A.A. The A.A club is a rehabilitation centre for the addicted drunkards and drug takers in the Kansas City. In this centre, there was a meeting held by groups of drunkards and smokers who wanted to quit the habit of drinking. Moreover, among the drunkards and the smokers, they also share their experiences of life how they became addicted to drinking and smoking habits and how they have tried to stop the habits, but all in vain.
The story starts by a scary cover page of a devil pouring a drink in ...

Garriguet, D. (2008) Obesity and the eating habits of the aboriginal population. Component of Statistics Canada. Retrieved from http://www.statcan.gc.ca/pub/82-003 x/2008001/article/10487-eng.pdf
The purpose of the study was evaluating the rates of obesity and overweight and the eating habits of aboriginal and non-aboriginal individuals. According to the researcher, obesity prevalence in Canada has increased significantly in the past 25 years, a global occurrence that the World Health Organization has depicted as an epidemic. The main idea of the study is establishing how eating habits are related to health disorders, especially obesity/overweight. The researcher hypothesizes that good eating habits are likely to ...

1. Key claims
2. Global Argument
Their assessment methods compare to general studies available used in assessing physical activities and movement, globally. For example, they compare children who spend more time in MVPA to have higher fundamental skills, however they also argue that habitual physical activity need not be closely associated with childhood.
3. Methodology
It was a randomized control study, and the physical activities were measured using an accelerometer. Different intensities of physical activities were also alternatively used. Additionally habitual physical activities were measured. It was appropriate because it was carried out in healthy children, ...

In the past few years, various types of research have been done on the new and arising issue of drinking of young adult in New Zealand. This hazardous drinking, mainly apparent among the youths who are mostly young adult students in New Zealand is a public-health concern. The issue has raised a lot of questions and a need to look into the matter of discipline among these students. Too often daily headlines bring news of another tragedy of a young adult involved in alcohol-related behavior, either a case of excessive alcoholic poisoning on the campus or as a result of recklessness and other bad behavior ...

Frederick W. Taylor, Principles of Scientific Management, 1912

Thesis: According to Fredrick, the principles of scientific management when applied and given sufficient time can be very effective and produce far larger and better results for both employer and employees. The management of “initiatives and incentive” in which those on the management’s side deliberately provide a huge motivation to workmen who work for them and as return the group of workmen responds by putting efforts to their very best ability all the times in the interest of their employers.
“The first advantage which scientific management has over initiatives and incentive management initiative of workmen is obtained practically ...

Health Education 101, Professor, 2013

Definition of Terms 2
Review of Literature 3
Methods 4
Results 5
Discussion 6
Conclusion 7

Works Cited 8

Definition of Terms
exercise – mental exertion for the purpose of improving one’s health .
mind-set – an attitude or mood .
placebo – a substance with no pharmacological effect but is administered as a control in an
experiment .
work – exertion to accomplish something .
obesity – the condition of being severely overweight .
Review of Literature
It is well documented that there are health benefits to exercising for at least thirty minutes three times each week. A consistent ...

Lamniformes (Mackerel Sharks)
p. 131-137
Bernhard Grzimek

Synopsis of the Article

According to the article, Mackerel sharks belong to class Chondrichthyes and order Lamniformes. As the surviving members of the larger lamniforme sharks that have long become extinct, mackerel sharks are characterized with over 15 surviving species which do not compare directly with the countless number of shark fossils that have been discovered. It is worth noting that most of the fossils obtained encompass isolate teeth with most of lamniforme teeth being widespread in a plethora of marine localities in almost all the continents of the world. However, there is a paucity of ...

INTRODUCTION

Poor quality of daily diet intake makes one out of every two adult Americans victims of chronic disease of one kind or another. The Federal Government, in addition to issuing dietary guidelines to the public, sets various benchmarks that would help Americans to streamline their eating habits towards living healthily. This research studied the current consumption patterns of the American public and the dietary value of the food intake, and compared the data with the benchmarks set for achieving the Healthy People 2020 target. In light of the Health and Human Services and the Agriculture Departments of the US ...

The title of the chosen article for this assignment is “Use of self-care strategies in the management of bipolar disorder and their relationship to symptoms, illness intrusiveness, and quality of life” authored by Edward Wynter and Tania Perich. The scholarly article presents a study on specified self-care strategies important for managing bipolar disorder. It further asserts that self-care benefits those with bipolar disorder for the improvement of their quality of life. The research method used in this particular study was quantitative through the use of Self-Care Strategies Questionnaire (SCSQ). The questions were classified according to the six domains of ...

Article Summary

The article explores the efficacy of the Active Generations program designed to combat the rising rates of obesity in USA. The Active Generations program is an intergenerational program that brings together the older generation as active participants in the prevention and control of obesity as a health issue that affects the community. The article begins by describing the current status of health. As per current statistics, the article describes that, since the 1980s, the prevalence of obesity and overweight among the populations has dramatically increased. The article indicates that the total populations of Americans, 65% are overweight, and a further 30% ...

Jennifer’s situation is one that is faced by many people every day, in a wide variety of scenarios. Persuasion is a symbolic process that the communicators employ in order to try to change others attitudes or behaviours regarding an issue in an environment of free choice. The art of persuasion is a process that involves the interaction between the advertiser and the individual. The process of persuasion involves the employment of symbols laid out in a careful arrangement with a dedicated course in mind.
Persuasion cannot force a person to do something that they don’t want to do. This is an indication ...

The article is title is lifestyle and mental health by Roger Walsh. This article was published in 2011. The article is mainly about therapeutic life changes and their effectiveness in the field of psychology and their benefits in the medical field. The article also provides some challenges that exist when utilizing therapeutic life changes (TLCs). The discussion the article also offers how therapeutic life changes can assist in addressing some of the global health concerns among individuals.

Summary

Healthy lifestyle factors are beneficial in treating and enhancing psychological well being of individuals. Some conditions and diseases that emanate from lifestyle ...

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Paper Critique

The classmate’s project presented has been converted into a very intelligent video that presents information into a very captive format from a classroom scenario. The project is named as “The Authentic use of Laptops in Classrooms”. The project has two parts one is a video uploaded to YouTube and another is a Microsoft power point presentation consisting of nine slides.
The YouTube video shows that in a classroom where four students are studying, three are distracted by technology while only one is taking notes in a ...

In Bettig and Hall’s article “Ad Creep: The Commercialization of Culture,” the authors discuss the phenomenon of “ad creep,” which is described as “the gradual expansion of advertising into nontraditional spaces such as public playgrounds, school buses, sidewalks, and beaches” (193). In essence, as advertisements become more and more recognizable and rejected by the public, marketers and advertisers must find new ways to incorporate their advertisements into everyday life. As a result, instead of having separate avenues for delivering advertisements (like a commercial in between programmed television), they use strategies like ‘product placement,’ ...

In this article Douglas Ross talks about applying the principles of effective leadership as defined by Stephen Covey to the realm of project management. These principles focus on three main stages in the development of any successful leader. Independence, that is moving away from being dictated to by events and relationships and instead taking charge of them. Interdependence, which involves obtaining the maximum possible utility out of your team through ensuring their effective function and communication, and finally committing to a continuing emphasis on this improvement through training, mentorship, and a renewed focus on mental improvement.
One of the main ...

Abstract

Childhood obesity is a problem that has faced the United States for over two decades. With so many health issues associated with obesity and so many children becoming obese the problem is in need of a solution. It has been found that children from low socioeconomic status areas are more likely to become obese. Between their families and schools lack of ability to provide healthy meals and not enough resources to fix the issue many children are not learning ways to beat obesity for their future. This study aims to find out if there is a strong correlation between low socioeconomic status in ...

- Introduction
The title of this research paper is “To determine the effects of a prenatal breastfeeding workshop on maternal breastfeeding self-efficacy and breastfeeding duration”. The setting of this research is in the city of Ontario in Canada. The intended population in this research is a woman in Canada (Noel-Weiss et al., 2006, p.128). The size of the sample used in this research is a hundred and ten. The characteristics of this representative sample include women who are expecting to deliver a single child. The child has to be healthy and fully developed and cognitive. The purpose of the research is to ...

Nursing

1.) Title
The title of the article “Evaluation of Hand Washing Program for 2nd graders” describes the type of the study, the major variable and the population to which it applies. It can be inferred from the title that the purpose is to assess and evaluate the hand washing program for the second graders. However, the variable can be inferred from the behavior change and early interventions among children so that they will develop the hand washing as a well-practiced habit (Tousman, Arnold, Helland, Roth, Heshelman, Castaneda, Fischer, O'Neil, & Bileto, 2007).
2.) Research/Aim
A. The purpose of ...

Abstract

In this paper, I will cover the issues of treating patients with dual diagnosis. Dual diagnosis is a condition when patients develop two disorders, and most healthcare professionals are not able to assist those patients in treating their conditions. A literature review reveals that lack of proper regulations and specialized treatment models are considered the main causes of low recovery rates among patients with comorbid disorders. Other issues include lack of patient motivation, education, compliance with treatments, etc. The available literature mainly criticizes the contemporary situation in healthcare when it comes to treating patients with comorbid disorders, but some approaches ...