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Eating Local Foods If you spend every Saturday at your local farmers’ market, picking over the beans and radishes, you are participating in a popular pastime that has enormous benefits for your community and your health. A study from Michigan State University suggests a variety of reasons to buy your food locally. Support for your local economy and environment makes buying locally an obvious plus. Why wouldn’t you want your hard earned dollars to go to farmers and growers from your own community? Why wouldn’t you want to help those farmers to retain their land, which provides your home town or region with open space and acres of greenery? You have probably had the experience of buying tomatoes in winter and finding that they are tasteless and hard. When we eat locally, we eat foods in their season, meaning that we eat them at the peak of flavor and ripeness. Shipping fruits or vegetables from somewhere in South America means that they are picked before they are ripe and may lose most of their nutrients by the time they reach your local grocery. In winter, a large percentage of the produce you see in the grocery comes from locations hundreds of miles away. The Michigan State study also points out the hazards involved in eating food from far away. If vegetables or meat travel from place to place before arriving at your grocery store, they have multiple opportunities to become contaminated. A sign on blueberries showing that they are grown at Fairhaven Farm allows you to do a bit of research on that farm to discover how they grow their blueberries. Do they spray them with pesticides? Do they pick fresh berries daily? When you buy at the farmers’ market, you often have the opportunity to ask the farmer directly about the food you are about to consume.

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Eating Local Foods If you spend every Saturday at your local farmers’ market, picking over the beans and radishes, you are participating in a popular pastime that has enormous benefits for your community and your health. A study from Michigan State University suggests a variety of reasons to buy your food locally. Support for your local economy and environment makes buying locally an obvious plus. Why wouldn’t you want your hard earned dollars to go to farmers and growers from your own community? Why wouldn’t you want to help those farmers to retain their land, which provides your home town or region with open space and acres of greenery? You have probably had the experience of buying tomatoes in winter and finding that they are tasteless and hard. When we eat locally, we eat foods in their season, meaning that we eat them at the peak of flavor and ripeness. Shipping fruits or vegetables from somewhere in South America means that they are picked before they are ripe and may lose most of their nutrients by the time they reach your local grocery. In winter, a large percentage of the produce you see in the grocery comes from locations hundreds of miles away. The Michigan State study also points out the hazards involved in eating food from far away. If vegetables or meat travel from place to place before arriving at your grocery store, they have multiple opportunities to become contaminated. A sign on blueberries showing that they are grown at Fairhaven Farm allows you to do a bit of research on that farm to discover how they grow their blueberries. Do they spray them with pesticides? Do they pick fresh berries daily? When you buy at the farmers’ market, you often have the opportunity to ask the farmer directly about the food you are about to consume.

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Eating Local Foods If you spend every Saturday at your local farmers’ market, picking over the beans and radishes, you are participating in a popular pastime that has enormous benefits for your community and your health. A study from Michigan State University suggests a variety of reasons to buy your food locally. Support for your local economy and environment makes buying locally an obvious plus. Why wouldn’t you want your hard earned dollars to go to farmers and growers from your own community? Why wouldn’t you want to help those farmers to retain their land, which provides your home town or region with open space and acres of greenery? You have probably had the experience of buying tomatoes in winter and finding that they are tasteless and hard. When we eat locally, we eat foods in their season, meaning that we eat them at the peak of flavor and ripeness. Shipping fruits or vegetables from somewhere in South America means that they are picked before they are ripe and may lose most of their nutrients by the time they reach your local grocery. In winter, a large percentage of the produce you see in the grocery comes from locations hundreds of miles away. The Michigan State study also points out the hazards involved in eating food from far away. If vegetables or meat travel from place to place before arriving at your grocery store, they have multiple opportunities to become contaminated. A sign on blueberries showing that they are grown at Fairhaven Farm allows you to do a bit of research on that farm to discover how they grow their blueberries. Do they spray them with pesticides? Do they pick fresh berries daily? When you buy at the farmers’ market, you often have the opportunity to ask the farmer directly about the food you are about to consume.

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Eating Local Foods If you spend every Saturday at your local farmers’ market, picking over the beans and radishes, you are participating in a popular pastime that has enormous benefits for your community and your health. A study from Michigan State University suggests a variety of reasons to buy your food locally. Support for your local economy and environment makes buying locally an obvious plus. Why wouldn’t you want your hard earned dollars to go to farmers and growers from your own community? Why wouldn’t you want to help those farmers to retain their land, which provides your home town or region with open space and acres of greenery? You have probably had the experience of buying tomatoes in winter and finding that they are tasteless and hard. When we eat locally, we eat foods in their season, meaning that we eat them at the peak of flavor and ripeness. Shipping fruits or vegetables from somewhere in South America means that they are picked before they are ripe and may lose most of their nutrients by the time they reach your local grocery. In winter, a large percentage of the produce you see in the grocery comes from locations hundreds of miles away. The Michigan State study also points out the hazards involved in eating food from far away. If vegetables or meat travel from place to place before arriving at your grocery store, they have multiple opportunities to become contaminated. A sign on blueberries showing that they are grown at Fairhaven Farm allows you to do a bit of research on that farm to discover how they grow their blueberries. Do they spray them with pesticides? Do they pick fresh berries daily? When you buy at the farmers’ market, you often have the opportunity to ask the farmer directly about the food you are about to consume.

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Eating Local Foods If you spend every Saturday at your local farmers’ market, picking over the beans and radishes, you are participating in a popular pastime that has enormous benefits for your community and your health. A study from Michigan State University suggests a variety of reasons to buy your food locally. Support for your local economy and environment makes buying locally an obvious plus. Why wouldn’t you want your hard earned dollars to go to farmers and growers from your own community? Why wouldn’t you want to help those farmers to retain their land, which provides your home town or region with open space and acres of greenery? You have probably had the experience of buying tomatoes in winter and finding that they are tasteless and hard. When we eat locally, we eat foods in their season, meaning that we eat them at the peak of flavor and ripeness. Shipping fruits or vegetables from somewhere in South America means that they are picked before they are ripe and may lose most of their nutrients by the time they reach your local grocery. In winter, a large percentage of the produce you see in the grocery comes from locations hundreds of miles away. The Michigan State study also points out the hazards involved in eating food from far away. If vegetables or meat travel from place to place before arriving at your grocery store, they have multiple opportunities to become contaminated. A sign on blueberries showing that they are grown at Fairhaven Farm allows you to do a bit of research on that farm to discover how they grow their blueberries. Do they spray them with pesticides? Do they pick fresh berries daily? When you buy at the farmers’ market, you often have the opportunity to ask the farmer directly about the food you are about to consume.

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Electronic Health Records In 2009, the HITECH Act was signed into law as a means of encouraging widespread use of electronic health records. This reflected the ongoing movement of industry and government into computerization of recordkeeping, and it transformed many hospitals and clinics into nearly paperless offices. One goal of electronic health records (EHRs) is to produce one seamless record for each patient that follows that patient around the health care system. Records might include vital signs, medical history, immunizations, blood work, symptoms, allergies, and so on. This information may then be shared among organizations, so that an elderly patient X who starts in surgery may have records sent easily to a rehabilitation facility and then to home health care and the patient’s local pharmacy. This can ensure that everyone dealing with patient X is on the same page when it comes to his care, and it eliminates the need for multiple printouts or faxes. A well constructed EHR system includes tools for clinical decision support (CDS), so that a physician may quickly search for specific information that applies to a given patient. Knowing that patient X is allergic to certain antibiotics, for example, the physician may easily access a list of alternatives that would be appropriate for post surgical care. A third aspect of EHRs is the computerized physician order entry (CPOE). Through this system, physicians may transmit orders to the nursing staff, physical therapists, pharmacists, and so on. Estimates indicate that computerizing orders using standardized wording and abbreviations may reduce medication errors by as much as 80 percent. No system is foolproof, and EHRs may be costly and difficult to initiate. The information within the system is only as good as the people who enter it. However, all indications are that organizations with strong EHRs are more efficient and less accident prone than those that still use paper.

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Electronic Health Records In 2009, the HITECH Act was signed into law as a means of encouraging widespread use of electronic health records. This reflected the ongoing movement of industry and government into computerization of recordkeeping, and it transformed many hospitals and clinics into nearly paperless offices. One goal of electronic health records (EHRs) is to produce one seamless record for each patient that follows that patient around the health care system. Records might include vital signs, medical history, immunizations, blood work, symptoms, allergies, and so on. This information may then be shared among organizations, so that an elderly patient X who starts in surgery may have records sent easily to a rehabilitation facility and then to home health care and the patient’s local pharmacy. This can ensure that everyone dealing with patient X is on the same page when it comes to his care, and it eliminates the need for multiple printouts or faxes. A well constructed EHR system includes tools for clinical decision support (CDS), so that a physician may quickly search for specific information that applies to a given patient. Knowing that patient X is allergic to certain antibiotics, for example, the physician may easily access a list of alternatives that would be appropriate for post surgical care. A third aspect of EHRs is the computerized physician order entry (CPOE). Through this system, physicians may transmit orders to the nursing staff, physical therapists, pharmacists, and so on. Estimates indicate that computerizing orders using standardized wording and abbreviations may reduce medication errors by as much as 80 percent. No system is foolproof, and EHRs may be costly and difficult to initiate. The information within the system is only as good as the people who enter it. However, all indications are that organizations with strong EHRs are more efficient and less accident prone than those that still use paper.

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Electronic Health Records In 2009, the HITECH Act was signed into law as a means of encouraging widespread use of electronic health records. This reflected the ongoing movement of industry and government into computerization of recordkeeping, and it transformed many hospitals and clinics into nearly paperless offices. One goal of electronic health records (EHRs) is to produce one seamless record for each patient that follows that patient around the health care system. Records might include vital signs, medical history, immunizations, blood work, symptoms, allergies, and so on. This information may then be shared among organizations, so that an elderly patient X who starts in surgery may have records sent easily to a rehabilitation facility and then to home health care and the patient’s local pharmacy. This can ensure that everyone dealing with patient X is on the same page when it comes to his care, and it eliminates the need for multiple printouts or faxes. A well constructed EHR system includes tools for clinical decision support (CDS), so that a physician may quickly search for specific information that applies to a given patient. Knowing that patient X is allergic to certain antibiotics, for example, the physician may easily access a list of alternatives that would be appropriate for post surgical care. A third aspect of EHRs is the computerized physician order entry (CPOE). Through this system, physicians may transmit orders to the nursing staff, physical therapists, pharmacists, and so on. Estimates indicate that computerizing orders using standardized wording and abbreviations may reduce medication errors by as much as 80 percent. No system is foolproof, and EHRs may be costly and difficult to initiate. The information within the system is only as good as the people who enter it. However, all indications are that organizations with strong EHRs are more efficient and less accident prone than those that still use paper.

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Electronic Health Records In 2009, the HITECH Act was signed into law as a means of encouraging widespread use of electronic health records. This reflected the ongoing movement of industry and government into computerization of recordkeeping, and it transformed many hospitals and clinics into nearly paperless offices. One goal of electronic health records (EHRs) is to produce one seamless record for each patient that follows that patient around the health care system. Records might include vital signs, medical history, immunizations, blood work, symptoms, allergies, and so on. This information may then be shared among organizations, so that an elderly patient X who starts in surgery may have records sent easily to a rehabilitation facility and then to home health care and the patient’s local pharmacy. This can ensure that everyone dealing with patient X is on the same page when it comes to his care, and it eliminates the need for multiple printouts or faxes. A well constructed EHR system includes tools for clinical decision support (CDS), so that a physician may quickly search for specific information that applies to a given patient. Knowing that patient X is allergic to certain antibiotics, for example, the physician may easily access a list of alternatives that would be appropriate for post surgical care. A third aspect of EHRs is the computerized physician order entry (CPOE). Through this system, physicians may transmit orders to the nursing staff, physical therapists, pharmacists, and so on. Estimates indicate that computerizing orders using standardized wording and abbreviations may reduce medication errors by as much as 80 percent. No system is foolproof, and EHRs may be costly and difficult to initiate. The information within the system is only as good as the people who enter it. However, all indications are that organizations with strong EHRs are more efficient and less accident prone than those that still use paper.

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Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection.

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Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection.

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Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection.

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Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection.

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Ebola, 2014 The Ebola outbreak of 2014 was the most devastating since the virus was first described in 1976. Not only were more people affected, but the geographic boundaries of the outbreak were enormous. The virus attacked people in four African countries by July of that year—Sierra Leone, Guinea, Liberia, and Nigeria. Ebola is known and feared for its morbidity figures—about 60 percent of all who contract the infection will die. The current virus, Zaire ebolavirus, is even deadlier, with a kill rate of 80 to 90 percent. Other viruses are as harmful, but none work more quickly. The only good thing about Ebola is that it is fairly difficult to catch. It does not spread through the air, but it may spread via bodily fluids, whether directly (touching a wound) or indirectly (handling bedding or bandages). Early symptoms include fever, headache, and vomiting. This progresses rapidly in most cases to external and internal bleeding. Ebola seems to knock out the human immune system quite quickly, and people who do not survive die from multiple organ failure, usually within six days to two weeks of showing initial symptoms. Although there is reasonable fear that Ebola may spread across continents, it has rarely done so. Modern transportation makes pandemics more and more likely, but Ebola spreads only once a person shows symptoms. Someone that visibly sick would not be allowed on an airplane. Nevertheless, someone who is infected but as yet asymptomatic may fly. Once symptoms begin, people need to recognize quickly that the patient has been in a country with Ebola. The patient may then quickly be quarantined in an isolation unit at a hospital, protecting the general public from infection.

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Desserts are known as the "forbidden food" in most diets. But dark chocolate is a sweet that people can enjoy because of its undeniable health benefits. Categorized as an "antioxidant," dark chocolate is known to fight free radicals, the unbalanced compounds created by cellular processes that can harm the body. This amazing sweet treat is also known to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow, and reduce heart disease risk in people. Studies have shown that dark chocolate can even improve people's brain function. There is considerable evidence that dark chocolate can provide powerful benefits, but it is still loaded with calories, so consuming too much is not recommended. People can reap the benefits of dark chocolate by eating it in moderation.

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Desserts are known as the "forbidden food" in most diets. But dark chocolate is a sweet that people can enjoy because of its undeniable health benefits. Categorized as an "antioxidant," dark chocolate is known to fight free radicals, the unbalanced compounds created by cellular processes that can harm the body. This amazing sweet treat is also known to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow, and reduce heart disease risk in people. Studies have shown that dark chocolate can even improve people's brain function. There is considerable evidence that dark chocolate can provide powerful benefits, but it is still loaded with calories, so consuming too much is not recommended. People can reap the benefits of dark chocolate by eating it in moderation.

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Desserts are known as the "forbidden food" in most diets. But dark chocolate is a sweet that people can enjoy because of its undeniable health benefits. Categorized as an "antioxidant," dark chocolate is known to fight free radicals, the unbalanced compounds created by cellular processes that can harm the body. This amazing sweet treat is also known to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow, and reduce heart disease risk in people. Studies have shown that dark chocolate can even improve people's brain function. There is considerable evidence that dark chocolate can provide powerful benefits, but it is still loaded with calories, so consuming too much is not recommended. People can reap the benefits of dark chocolate by eating it in moderation.

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Desserts are known as the "forbidden food" in most diets. But dark chocolate is a sweet that people can enjoy because of its undeniable health benefits. Categorized as an "antioxidant," dark chocolate is known to fight free radicals, the unbalanced compounds created by cellular processes that can harm the body. This amazing sweet treat is also known to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow, and reduce heart disease risk in people. Studies have shown that dark chocolate can even improve people's brain function. There is considerable evidence that dark chocolate can provide powerful benefits, but it is still loaded with calories, so consuming too much is not recommended. People can reap the benefits of dark chocolate by eating it in moderation.

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Desserts are known as the "forbidden food" in most diets. But dark chocolate is a sweet that people can enjoy because of its undeniable health benefits. Categorized as an "antioxidant," dark chocolate is known to fight free radicals, the unbalanced compounds created by cellular processes that can harm the body. This amazing sweet treat is also known to lower blood pressure, improve blood flow, and reduce heart disease risk in people. Studies have shown that dark chocolate can even improve people's brain function. There is considerable evidence that dark chocolate can provide powerful benefits, but it is still loaded with calories, so consuming too much is not recommended. People can reap the benefits of dark chocolate by eating it in moderation.

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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When my 13- year- old daughter entered the house, the door slammed open with a celebratory "bang!" I was instantly dismayed to see that my first- born stomped right by me as I held my arms open for a warm hug. "How was your day, honey?" I asked as she gave me her quintessential eye roll. I sat across from her ready to hear how marvelous her day was. However, I only got an earful of all the drama that had ensued at school: "So- and- so said this," "gym was a drag," "Mr. Fletcher doesn't like me because I am not a math genius." My head ached from nodding so much, so I got up quickly to bring her something. "Mom! How could you get up when I'm in the middle of telling you about my life?" she barked. Despite her protest, her eyes could not help but light up when I brought her a freshly baked chocolate chip cookie on a plate. I guess life isn't all that bad, is it?

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Most people under age 35 spend too much time on social media. Statistics show that over nine out of ten teens go online using a mobile device daily, and seven out of ten use more than one major social media site. This is too much. Teens and young adults must limit their use of social media or face deteriorating relationships in real life. You know how frustrating it feels to try to talk to someone who constantly disengages to check a phone. Interacting online can be fun, but it never provides as much satisfaction as talking with actual human beings. Social media shouldn't be the primary social outlet for young people because people who rely mainly on the Internet for social interaction are unhappy and unfulfilled.

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Most people under age 35 spend too much time on social media. Statistics show that over nine out of ten teens go online using a mobile device daily, and seven out of ten use more than one major social media site. This is too much. Teens and young adults must limit their use of social media or face deteriorating relationships in real life. You know how frustrating it feels to try to talk to someone who constantly disengages to check a phone. Interacting online can be fun, but it never provides as much satisfaction as talking with actual human beings. Social media shouldn't be the primary social outlet for young people because people who rely mainly on the Internet for social interaction are unhappy and unfulfilled.

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Most people under age 35 spend too much time on social media. Statistics show that over nine out of ten teens go online using a mobile device daily, and seven out of ten use more than one major social media site. This is too much. Teens and young adults must limit their use of social media or face deteriorating relationships in real life. You know how frustrating it feels to try to talk to someone who constantly disengages to check a phone. Interacting online can be fun, but it never provides as much satisfaction as talking with actual human beings. Social media shouldn't be the primary social outlet for young people because people who rely mainly on the Internet for social interaction are unhappy and unfulfilled.

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Most people under age 35 spend too much time on social media. Statistics show that over nine out of ten teens go online using a mobile device daily, and seven out of ten use more than one major social media site. This is too much. Teens and young adults must limit their use of social media or face deteriorating relationships in real life. You know how frustrating it feels to try to talk to someone who constantly disengages to check a phone. Interacting online can be fun, but it never provides as much satisfaction as talking with actual human beings. Social media shouldn't be the primary social outlet for young people because people who rely mainly on the Internet for social interaction are unhappy and unfulfilled.

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Most people under age 35 spend too much time on social media. Statistics show that over nine out of ten teens go online using a mobile device daily, and seven out of ten use more than one major social media site. This is too much. Teens and young adults must limit their use of social media or face deteriorating relationships in real life. You know how frustrating it feels to try to talk to someone who constantly disengages to check a phone. Interacting online can be fun, but it never provides as much satisfaction as talking with actual human beings. Social media shouldn't be the primary social outlet for young people because people who rely mainly on the Internet for social interaction are unhappy and unfulfilled.

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Most people under age 35 spend too much time on social media. Statistics show that over nine out of ten teens go online using a mobile device daily, and seven out of ten use more than one major social media site. This is too much. Teens and young adults must limit their use of social media or face deteriorating relationships in real life. You know how frustrating it feels to try to talk to someone who constantly disengages to check a phone. Interacting online can be fun, but it never provides as much satisfaction as talking with actual human beings. Social media shouldn't be the primary social outlet for young people because people who rely mainly on the Internet for social interaction are unhappy and unfulfilled.

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The train was the most amazing thing ever even though it didn't go "choo choo." The toddler pounded on the railing of the bridge and supplied the sound herself. "Choo choo! Choo choooooo!" she shouted as the train cars whizzed along below. In the excitement, she dropped her favorite binky. Later, when she noticed the binky missing, all the joy went out of the world. The wailing could be heard three houses down. The toddler's usual favorite activities were garbage even waving to Hank the garbage man, which she refused to do, so that Hank went away looking mildly hurt. It was clear the little girl would never, ever, ever recover from her loss. Afterward, she played at the park.

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The train was the most amazing thing ever even though it didn't go "choo choo." The toddler pounded on the railing of the bridge and supplied the sound herself. "Choo choo! Choo choooooo!" she shouted as the train cars whizzed along below. In the excitement, she dropped her favorite binky. Later, when she noticed the binky missing, all the joy went out of the world. The wailing could be heard three houses down. The toddler's usual favorite activities were garbage even waving to Hank the garbage man, which she refused to do, so that Hank went away looking mildly hurt. It was clear the little girl would never, ever, ever recover from her loss. Afterward, she played at the park.

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The train was the most amazing thing ever even though it didn't go "choo choo." The toddler pounded on the railing of the bridge and supplied the sound herself. "Choo choo! Choo choooooo!" she shouted as the train cars whizzed along below. In the excitement, she dropped her favorite binky. Later, when she noticed the binky missing, all the joy went out of the world. The wailing could be heard three houses down. The toddler's usual favorite activities were garbage even waving to Hank the garbage man, which she refused to do, so that Hank went away looking mildly hurt. It was clear the little girl would never, ever, ever recover from her loss. Afterward, she played at the park.

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The train was the most amazing thing ever even though it didn't go "choo choo." The toddler pounded on the railing of the bridge and supplied the sound herself. "Choo choo! Choo choooooo!" she shouted as the train cars whizzed along below. In the excitement, she dropped her favorite binky. Later, when she noticed the binky missing, all the joy went out of the world. The wailing could be heard three houses down. The toddler's usual favorite activities were garbage even waving to Hank the garbage man, which she refused to do, so that Hank went away looking mildly hurt. It was clear the little girl would never, ever, ever recover from her loss. Afterward, she played at the park.

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The train was the most amazing thing ever even though it didn't go "choo choo." The toddler pounded on the railing of the bridge and supplied the sound herself. "Choo choo! Choo choooooo!" she shouted as the train cars whizzed along below. In the excitement, she dropped her favorite binky. Later, when she noticed the binky missing, all the joy went out of the world. The wailing could be heard three houses down. The toddler's usual favorite activities were garbage even waving to Hank the garbage man, which she refused to do, so that Hank went away looking mildly hurt. It was clear the little girl would never, ever, ever recover from her loss. Afterward, she played at the park.

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The train was the most amazing thing ever even though it didn't go "choo choo." The toddler pounded on the railing of the bridge and supplied the sound herself. "Choo choo! Choo choooooo!" she shouted as the train cars whizzed along below. In the excitement, she dropped her favorite binky. Later, when she noticed the binky missing, all the joy went out of the world. The wailing could be heard three houses down. The toddler's usual favorite activities were garbage even waving to Hank the garbage man, which she refused to do, so that Hank went away looking mildly hurt. It was clear the little girl would never, ever, ever recover from her loss. Afterward, she played at the park.

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In the late 1800s, life was terrible for some children. The Industrial Revolution was in full effect and factories sprang up in urban areas all over the country. Many innocent children left the comforts of home for the big cities to make money for their families. Children as young as 6 were forced to work long hours with dangerous equipment for little pay. A lot of children grew ill or even died on the job. Factory owners justified this abominable treatment by claiming they fed, clothed, and provided shelter for these children. Summary: The author argues that children led awful lives during the Industrial Revolution due to long work hours, dangerous equipment, and little pay. Factory owners justified this treatment even though children were becoming ill or dying.

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In the late 1800s, life was terrible for some children. The Industrial Revolution was in full effect and factories sprang up in urban areas all over the country. Many innocent children left the comforts of home for the big cities to make money for their families. Children as young as 6 were forced to work long hours with dangerous equipment for little pay. A lot of children grew ill or even died on the job. Factory owners justified this abominable treatment by claiming they fed, clothed, and provided shelter for these children. Summary: The author argues that children led awful lives during the Industrial Revolution due to long work hours, dangerous equipment, and little pay. Factory owners justified this treatment even though children were becoming ill or dying.

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Jose is a determined individual. he spent five days trying to teach himself the guitar since he wants to join a band. his mom claims that he exhibited similar behavior when he wanted to walk; he spent hours getting up and falling down.

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Dogs are typically friendly, loyal animals that love people. However, some people train their dogs to be vicious fighters, so you should always ask pet owners if it's safe to approach their dog.