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incontrasttoProf.Williamssaysthatmycompositionisgoodexceptfortheendingwhichseemstoo.Sufferingfrominsomniaforseveraldays,Annwenttoseeherdoctorandwastoldthattheproblemwasmorethanphysical.Theorganizerofthecharityconcertsaid,"IaskallofyoutojoinmeinprayingthatGodwillthosewhohavegivensogenerouslyforthepoorandneedy.Theinsurancepolicydoesnotcoverdamagetogoodscausedbynormal.Theoldeconomicbeliefsarewidelyregardedastootobeusefulinsolvingtheproblemsnowemerginginoureconomy.Youarefreetosaywhatyouthink,butasaresponsibleindividualyoushouldalsobepreparedtofacetheofwhatyousay.Pricesaregoingdown.Howeverthiswelcomechangemaybringaboutotherproblemsintheeconomy.John’sviewonthetraincrashstandsthoseofalmostallofhiscolleagues.isthemostpowerfuldrivingforceinone’spursuitofknowledge.Afterteachinggradeschoolforayearorso,shefeltaloveforthepupils.Donationsfromalumniareanimportantsourceoftheuniversity’sincome.Butresearchfundscomefromthegovernment.Shouldjudgesconsiderpopularbeforedecidingcase?dumb comeover junior 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Howdoesspendingconnecttohappiness? Oneexplanationliesin"conspicuousconsumption’.Theideaisthattherichdon’taccumulatewealthinordertoit.Rathertheyaccumulatewealthinordertodisplayit,andtheirhappinessisbytheirneighbors’envy.Asaresult,thecountryfindsitselfinthegripsofa"luxuryfever"-familieswithincomesof$50,000trytoemulatetheconsumptionofthosewith$70,000,whointurntrytoemulatethosewith$140,000,andsoon.It’sjustcommonsense.It’simpossibleforapieceofpaperlikemoneytomakeyouhappy.Instead,whatmakespeoplehappyisthefeelingoforpowermoneybrings. ArecentsurveythatthosefromtheForbeslistofthe400richestAmericansandtheMaasaiofEastAfricaarealmostsatisfied.TheMaasaiareaherdingpeoplewhohavenoelectricityorrunningwaterandliveinhutsmadefmud..Itthateconomicdevelopmentandpersonalincomecannotaccountforthehappinessthattheyaresooftenlinkedto.Ourdadisoftheoldergeneration.Youcancertainlysayhegivesourhisattention.Sometimes,however,wewishhewouldn’ttryquitesohard.Tobe,heseemstohaveaforembarrassingusbymakingremarks.Heshould,butheneverseemstolearnandjustgoesonmakingthesameoldmistakes.Theresultisthatweliveinconstantofhiswell-intentionedinouraffairs.Momisonhelp,asyoucanshewillalwaysseethingsfromhispointofviewratherthanfromous.Overall,though,he’sawonderfuldadandIyouIwouldn’ttradehimforanyoneintheworld. Anewresearchstudyhasfoundthat,whatparentsmightbelieve,thereisanenormousgapbetweenwhattheythinktheirchildrenaredoingonlineandwhatishappening. Inonepartofthestudy,over500childrenfromavarietyofagesandbackgroundswereaskediftheygaveoutpersonalinformationonline.73%saidthattheydid.Theparentsofthechildrenbelievedthatonly4%oftheirchildrendidso.Thechildrenwerealsoaskediftheyhadmadeface-tofacewithstrangersthattheyhadmetonline.36%fromthehighschoolgroupadmittedtomeetingwithastrangertheyhadmetonline.Nearly40%ofthesechildrentospeakingwithstrangersregularly.Fewerthan9%oftheparentsknewthattheirchildrenhadbeenmeetingwithstrangers. Anotherpartofthestudyfoundthat30%ofchildrenbetweentheagesof9and18deletethesearchhistoryfromtheirbrowsersinantoprotecttheirprivacyfromtheirparents.Commonfilteringsoftwaremaybeeffective,sincechildrenwillaccesswhattheyarelookingforelsewhere–atafriend’shouse,aninternetcafé,orschool.Oneproblemliesinthefactthatparentsdon’tknowmuchaboutusingpopularonlinesoftwareandchatprograms,andTohavenoclueaboutwhatisreallyhappeningonline.Thislackofknowledgeontheparents’partmaybenofromthesituationbeforethearrivaloftheweb.Parentsdon’tknowwhattheirchildrenaredoingontheNet,inthesamethattheydon’tknowwhatgoesonatclass,parties,orclubs.Withthewecanescapeintoanotherworldattheofabutton.Formanythisworldisadreamcometrue.Theyfindtheycandoawaywiththedailyandstayinsideforweeksandeverythingfromhome.Other,however,mayfindthevirtualworldaInternetisslowandeverythingatasnail’sspace.Thecomputerdoesnotyourmessagesnordoesitout.Stillothers,whogetthevirtualworld,mayfindcommunicatingface-to-facetooemotionalandunbearable.theyfeelthissostronglythattheyhavetofromrealhumancontact,hurryingtogetbacktothecomfortandsafetyofalessdemandingworld.Iliveinasmallcoastaltownof398peoplelocatedhalfwaybetweenSanFranciscoandtheOregonborder.ThenearesttrafficlightisninemilesnorthofMendocino;itsclosesttothesouthisover90milesaway.Thenearestfour-lanehighwayis58mileseast.FederalExpressdoesn’thereonSaturdays.ButthereisInternethere.Itenablesmetoworkathome,writin