Unit 5 Two Basic Ways to See Growth There are two basic ways to see growth: one as a product, the other as a process. People have generally viewed personal growth as an external result or product that can be identified and measured. The worker who ge

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Unit 92 The Networked Economy Explosion What we're witnessing today in the realm of cyberspace -- the online reformulation of everything from the way we play and learn to how we shop and trade stocks -- may represent no less a world-transforming chan

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Unit 94 Managerial Stereotypes When we travel to a foreign country, we carry in our baggage a preconceived idea in that country. Much of the knowledge we have of different nationalities exists as stereotypes -- conventional and over-simplified pictur

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Unit 98 Drawbacks of Public Schooling John Taylor Gatto had just been named New York State Teacher of the Year nine years ago when he made a shocking announcement. After teaching 26 years in New York City public schools, he was quitting saying he cou

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Unit 20 Features of American Campus Life (I) -- Busyness American students are typically very busy. Undergraduate students often have part-time jobs in addition to their studies. Some even have two or three part-time jobs to earn money to support the

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Unit 19 A Few Reasons to Hate April Fool's Day April Fool's Day is an odd holiday, and not to everyone's liking. In fact, many people dislike it. When I was growing up I was mostly indifferent to it. Celebrations such as Christmas, Easter, and Thanks

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Unit 39 Multigenerational Families in America Today, there are almost four million American multigenerational households (three or more generations living together) according to the new census data. Most multigenerational families fall into one of tw

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Unit 37 President Reagan's Witty Remarks Nicknamed the Great Communicator, Ronald Reagan (Feb. 6, 1911 - June 5, 2004) was one of the best political orators of the 20th Century. Following is a collection of some classic Reaganisms. It's true hard wor

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Unit 34 Public Behavior in France -- Conversation Welcome topics of conversation in France are food, art, music, philosophy, sports and current events / history. Studying French history, politics, and other aspects of the culture will be an advantage

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Unit 55 Reducing Risks in Eyesight Corrective Surgery Thanks to modern technologies, we now have the solutions to most eyesight problems. Doctors can use different treatments -- PRK, Lasik, Lasek and Intraocular lenses -- to solve all types of eyesig

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Unit 75 The Concerns about Genetically Modified Food Genetic Modification (GM) has the power to save lives through its use in medicine, such as the production of insulin for diabetics or the treatment of genetic disorders. The current outcry comes wh

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Unit 73 You Make Mona Lisa Smile For nearly 500 years, people have been gazing at Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of the Mona Lisa with puzzle. First she is smiling. Then the smile fades. A moment later the smile returns only to disappear again. What is

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Unit 65 The American Sleep Deficit There are many things that divide Americans. But at least one thing unites us. Most of us -- 64 percent, to be precise -- are sleep-deprived. A recent survey by the National Sleep Foundation found that lack of sleep

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Unit 70 Tsunami Generation Braves Physical, Psychological Scars Although many people call tsunamis tidal waves, they are not related to tides but are rather a series of waves, or wave trains, usually caused by earthquakes. Tsunamis have also been cau

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Unit 66 Exxon Valdez Oil Spill The Exxon Valdez departed from the Trans Alaska Pipeline terminal at 9:12 pm March 23, 1989. After passing through Valdez Narrows, pilot Murphy left the vessel and Captain Hazelwood radioed the Coast Guard to report the

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Unit 64 The Story of Corn Before 1492, when Columbus discovered America, no one living in Europe knew corn existed. Up to this time, corn grew only in the Americas. Scientists believed corn was originally cultivated by Indians in the highlands of Mex

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Unit 80 Civil Rights Movement against Segregation in the US During and after World War II, challenges to segregation became more common and more successful. Three major factors accounted for this: -- The Great Migration The great migration was the mo

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Is There Life on Mars? For most of the 20th century, there has been life on Mars. Or, at least in the minds of the Earthlings, who inhabit its closest planetary neighbor. When at the end of the 19th century, the American astronomer Percival Lowell th

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Turning Thoughts into Actions The World Cup final is about to begin. You want to turn on the TV and get to the right channel. So a small area of your brain calls the motor cortex processes and sends intricate electrical signals to your arm and hand,

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Ghost of Diana at Royal Wedding? For Prince Charles and longtime lover Camilla Parker Bowles, Princess Diana will be the ghost at their wedding feast. Could it be sweet revenge from beyond the grave? Diana always said her marriage was a bit crowded b

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