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“There is so much we don’t understand. However, as scientists continue to dissect our human brains, they aim to explain it all: why we love, why we hate, why we believe in something greater than ourselves. At the same time, technology distances us from ourselves. Designers, on the other hand, are charged with feeling our collective emotional pulse, chronicling our relationship to our world in our time—telling our stories. Like a flower growing through a crack in concrete, our humanity will persist. Knock on wood.”
—DK Holland, Communication Arts, November 2007 |
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Writing Small
I've started to become a public idea thief of sorts. I'm not stealing anyone's writing ideas or topics. I'm not even plagiarizing. It's probably not even technically borrowing, nor less stealing. However, I am gaining a good deal of writing skill by borrowing from some of my children's school assignments.
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Amy’s Goose
Once there was a little girl named Amy. She was an only child. She was lonely. Each harvest, Amy and her mom and dad would pick corn then they would store it for over the long snowy winter. Whenever winter was just around the corner Amy would see a huge ...
Nutritional Status May be Worsened by Drugs in the Elderly
Decreased appetite can be an unwanted drug side effect. For those who take 5 or more different medications a day, the result could be disastrous, according to this recent study.
Medicines can have side effects like upset stomachs, nausea or dry mouth. For elderly patients who take three or more medications ...
Are Gastro-Intestinal Infections Worse Than 50 Years Ago?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has reported a 34 percent increase in serious gastro-intestinal illness compared to records of 1968, according to an article in the New York Times. The newspaper ties this to a purported rise in food contamination which federal agencies may be unable to police.
Immunocompromised ...
How to Loose Weight: Supplements should Work for You
Supplements should work for you because when it comes to selecting and using weight loss supplements, some people buy supplements that they just don't need, thereby netting billions for supplement companies. In order for a supplement to work properly for you, it must first be researched as there are many ...
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