Posts Tagged 'poor'

Planned Obsolescence

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Planned Obsolescence

Planned obsolescence is a business strategy in which the obsolescence (the process of becoming obsolete—that is, unfashionable or no longer usable) of a product is planned and built into it from its conception. This is done so that in future the consumer feels a need to purchase new products and services that the manufacturer brings out as replacements for the old ones” (http://www.economist.com/node/13354332).”

Have you planned obsolescence into your lacrosse game? Are you practicing ...

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Report on Diabetes and Obesity

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Report on Diabetes and Obesity

As an Exercise and Health Science Major some of my posts will focus on pressing health issues in our community. I was recently tasked with writing an epidemiological analysis of diabetes and obesity as a consequence of poor diet. For the past ten years the “obesity epidemic” has been touted as America’s next major health crisis. I was not fully aware of how serious this problem is getting or how difficult it will be to reverse the ...

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Poor Decisions Part Two

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Poor Decisions Part Two

Today I managed to slowly drive my Jeep back home. I had to pay the consequence of leaving my car outside some stranger’s house for a whole day and trekking back to it the next day because I was convinced of my ability to drive on icy roads. I left you yesterday this tale of my stupidity. Now I get to delve into why I did what I did.

Ever since I was little I wanted to grow up. Trouble was my ...

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Poor Decisions part one

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Poor Decisions part one

Much to my dismay, every day I grow older my parents get smarter. Even today at twenty-two years old I am still getting owned by their wealth of life experiences.

After three days stuck in the house during Atlanta’s most recent snowstorm the walls were closing in on me. I decided to leave the house and go to the bank and the grocery store. In my mind these were critical errands that needed doing. My mom disagreed. We both knew that ...

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