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- 211: The Vietnam Era
- ... not readjust to society because of their experiences in Vietnam and became social outcasts. Very little emotional support was offered to soldiers returning home. Thye experienced isolation, loneliness and anger and suffered from post traumatic stress syndrome. Many felt guilty for surviving the war and acquired a death wish. Veterans often became alcoholics or commited suicide. Disabled veterans faced the worst problems after the war. They were often severely disabled and ... hospitls. In these places, tehy were nglected and abused. They often went without medicine or clean linens because of neglect and overcrowding. The hospitals, like everywhere else, did not help the soldiers deal with the stress of the war. Veterans had no one to turn to because no one understood what they had been through in Vietnam. The Civil Rights movement was at its height during the Vietnam Era. Protests by ...
- 212: The Price of Smoking
- ... to decrease the number of smokers, the number of complications, and the number of deaths?" People start smoking for their individual reasons. Some common reasons why a person may start smoking may be due to stress, to peer pressure, or even because the person wants to change his social status. The tobacco industry deceives people with their ads, implying that cigarettes can relieve stress, help you to fit in with the cool kids, and even change the social status of men, women, and teens. A camel smoking a cigarette, wearing a leather jacket, with several beautiful ladies surrounding him ...
- 213: Advantage of Nutrition, Exercise, and Well-being Programs
- ... a variety of health benefits," said Dr. Roy J. Shephard of the University of Toronto (Dreyfuss n.p.). Fewer cases of illnesses which results in less absenteeism, lower blood pressure as a result of less stress, and fewer medical claims for health care, saving the company money in insurance premiums, are just a few examples. Creativity has inspired some interesting office workouts. For example, there are workouts right at the copy ... workplace and the overall improvement in employee's health and nutrition, it is no wonder so many companies have implemented programs as mentioned above. Enhanced performance, increased productivity, sharper mental alertness, less tension and reduced stress are only a few of the highlights. Moreover, the beauty of it all is that both the employer and employee benefit from these types of programs.
- 214: Problems Teenagers Face
- ... after one is 21. Their are many issues that teenagers face and they all, in one way or another, effect that child s self esteem. Almost every aspect of maturing for a teenager can cause stress. It is a very sensitive and important time for all human beings.Every year more and more is being done to prevent the stress we face but there is still much more work to be done.
- 215: People Vs. the Tobacco Industry
- ... question is What is being done to decrease the number of smokers, complications, and deaths? People start smoking for their individual reasons. Some common reasons why a person may start smoking may be due to stress, peer pressure, or because the person wants to change his social status. The tobacco industry deceives people with their ads implying that cigarettes can relieve stress, help fit in, and even change the social status of men, women, and teens. A camel smoking a cigarette, wearing a leather jacket, with several beautiful ladies surrounding him portrays that smoking is for tough ...
- 216: Prepubescent Strength Training
- ... was suggested that strength training might even possibly accelerate the rate of bone growth over time (Conn, 1993). Chronic musculoskeletal injuries on the other hand are much more common and are the result of repeated stress and overuse of the area(s). It has been documented that there several pathomechanics including severe joint inflexibility or the extreme opposite - extreme laxity, or weakness, of a particular body part or more commonly of ... predisposition to injury from strength training. These type of children should probably only lift weights under close supervision or not at all (Conroy et al, 1993). Most chronic injuries are the result of the continual stress applied across the joint when the load is too heavy or improperly lifted. This can be prevented simply by pre-determining the proper starting weight for each individual lifter and closely monitoring their gradual load ...
- 217: Anxiety
- ... faster, and give him more energy. It also effects other chemicals like norepinephrine that are secreted by the adrenal gland. Of course, if you were like that all the time, you would be putting great stress on your body, and would become ill. That is why fear and anxiety can be good only sometimes. Most of the time anxiety is bad though. People without anxiety often dont understand what anxiety is. The bad feelings anxiety can cause are stress, fear, anger, loneliness and isolation. People with anxiety usually are too conscious of how they are behaving, and how others around them are as well. They always think they are being evaluated. Today, there are ...
- 218: Operation Barbarossa: A Good Plan?
- ... the final cold wintry days when the Germans had no choice but to concede. Several scholars and historians are in basic agreement with the factors which led to Germany's failure however, many of them stress different aspects of the operation as the crucial turning point. One such scholar is the historian, Kenneth Macksey. His view on Operation Barbarossa is plainly evident just by the title of his book termed, 'Military ... as the unprepared and poorly supplied German troops marched on towards Moscow. While Macksey gives several valid reasons for the failure of Barbarossa before the action is conducted, authors Nicholas Bethell and Michael Wright both stress the fact that the operation failed due to the Russian peoples tenacity and the harsh weather and terrain conditions during the invasion. They do not agree that the attack was doomed from the start as ...
- 219: Diabetes
- ... Some of the symptoms of type 2 diabetes are thirst, excessive urination, weight loss, fatigue, blurred vision, frequent infections, tingling, and numbness. The only way to avoid this type is to avoid obesity. Even though stress is a big factor in the development of diabetes, it is not an actual cause. In type 1 diabetes, the immune system accidentally destroys the insulin-producing cells in the pancreas as if they were ... forget about eating a meal or taking an insulin injection. A diabetic may have a positive reaction to exercise. It gives them a higher energy level, higher stamina, and a better means of dealing with stress. Exercise also helps to lower blood pressure, control weight, and decrease the risk for heart disease. All of these are very beneficial to the diabetic. One in twenty Americans have diabetes. One half of these ...
- 220: Albert Camus
- ... as a distinct philosophical and literary movement belongs to the 19th and 20th centuries. Although existentialism is impossible to define, some of its common themes can be identified. One of the major theme is the stress on concrete individual existence and, consequently, on subjectivity, individual freedom, and choice. 19th century Danish philosopher Sψren Kierkegaard, was the first writer to call himself existential. He wrote in his journal, "I must find a ... moral basis can be found for moral decisions. The 19th century German philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche even went on to say that the individual must decide which situations are to count as moral situations. All existentialists stress the importance of personal experience and acting on ones own convictions being the essential ways of arriving at a truth. Therefore, the understanding of a situation by someone involved takes priority over to that ...
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