Readings in culture
Weekly outline
- General
General
“All Our Lives” by Tochukwu Emmanuel Okafor is programmed for this week. I am going to post an audio, and we can discuss the themes and main ideas for two hours Thursday, April 22nd at 3 pm on Edmodo.
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- TORCHING THE DUSTIES
TORCHING THE DUSTIES
Torching the Dusties (continued)
- Health
Health
Read the text and check the audio version on Edmodo; comprehension questions and discussion is going to take place at 3pm, Wednesday April 22.
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Health
People need to be active to be healthy. Our modern lifestyle and all the conveniences we've become used to have made us sedentary - and that's dangerous for our health. Sitting around in front of the TV or the computer, riding in the car for even a short trip to the store and using elevators instead of stairs or ramps all contribute to our inactivity. Physical inactivity is as dangerous to our health as smoking! Add up your activities during the day in periods of at least 10 minutes each. Start slowly ... and build up. If you're already doing some light activities move up to more moderate ones. A little is good, but more is better if you want to achieve health benefits. Scientists say accumulate 60 minutes of physical activity every day to stay healthy or improve your health. Time needed depends on effort – as you progress to moderate activities, you can cut down to thirty minutes, four days a week. Physical activity doesn't have to be very hard to improve your health. This goal can be reached by building physical activities into your daily routine. Just add up in periods of at least ten minutes each throughout the day. After three months of regular physical activity, you will notice a difference - people often say getting started is the hardest part.
Physiology, Ottawa, Ontario, 1998
- Graham Green, 1952 “The Destructors”
Graham Green, 1952 “The Destructors”
Graham Green, 1952 “The Destructors” is programmed for this week. Discussion is going to take place Thursday, May 7th at 2 pm on Edmodo.
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