For decades our society has been constantly urbanizing, turning untouched land into skyscrapers and sub-divisions. We are constantly attached to technology and glued to what’s going to happen next on social media. What if everyone took a step back and remembered what used to make most of us so happy when we were younger? Playing outside!! After researching the effects of how being outside affects mental and physical health; it’s evident that going outdoors has many positive benefits
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koalabear in Management of the Biophysical Environment - 2016
University of Guelph
November 25, 2016
University of Guelph
November 25, 2016
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22paris in Professor Toriseva's SUNY-GCC 2016 Class
SUNY Genesee Community Colllege
November 4, 2016
SUNY Genesee Community Colllege
November 4, 2016
“Easy, breezy, beautiful… CoverBoy?” This well-known slogan has been chanted by the many faces of the makeup line, CoverGirl throughout the years. Female actresses, models, singers, etc. have been plastered on various media outlets representing the face of the brand. All of the women with high defined cheekbones, perfectly lined lips, voluminous hair, long eyelashes, and a smile. But, the company has recently decided to break this gender stereotype by signing a new model with a beauty contract. This person is not a celebrity, nor a female.
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dainguyen267 in Professor Toriseva's SUNY-GCC 2016 Class
SUNY Genesee Community Colllege
November 4, 2016
SUNY Genesee Community Colllege
November 4, 2016
Nowadays, when sexual behaviors are publicly and openly portrayed through television and other electronic media, viewers, specially people in a development period when gender roles, sexual attitudes, and sexual behavior are being shaped, will have a different perception regarding virginity of a woman. In addition, the movement for gender equality has successfully broken down barriers between women and men. Thus, it leads to a dramatical change in conservative attitudes towards virginity and premarital sex.
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It is too often that people say things like, “Oh, that’s a man’s job” or “That is a woman’s job”. How did these made up “rules” allow people to become discriminated by gender? Why should anyone limit themselves, their talents or their passions because of societal “gender rules” that have been functioning for years. I know personally what it is like to be harassed by people because of my job and my gender. I work for my father in our family business, which is auto and heavy machinery repairs, which in turn makes me a mechanic.
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WaterElement in Management of the Biophysical Environment - 2016
University of Guelph
October 7, 2016
University of Guelph
October 7, 2016
Would you believe me if I told you that mental health and wellness could be improved by some simple urban planning and better resource management? Recent research shows that you may now have a whole new appreciation for parks and paths. What once excited you during your childhood could have positive health affects regardless of age. A study by Dr. Ian Alcock, an epidemiologist (a fancy word for someone who studies patterns causes, and effects of health and disease in defined population) found drastic results. Dr.
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In the article “Hurricane Matthew death toll spikes to more than 280; Haiti devastated”, Pierre Richard Luxama and David Mcfadden discuss the extreme impact that Hurricane Matthew has caused thus far.
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