Netflix is one of the most popular streaming services in the whole world today. It was once only accessible in 60 countries. But more recently, it has expanded to over 130 countries worldwide. Millions of additional subscribers are expected to join the company in the near future.
Instagram, the world’s most popular photo-sharing app, is five years old. Instagram’s success can be attributed to a variety of factors. For starters, you can publish photos and videos on other social media platforms. Facebook paid a billion dollars for Instagram in 2012. As a result, the social media behemoth has poured millions of dollars into making Instagram even more appealing to users.
Read the article about Instagram and how it was founded.
One of the basic principles of a civilized country is that the punishment should fit the crime. There are different forms of punishment depending on the severity of the crime committed. However, when the offender is not of sound mind or has intellectual disabilities the same punishment may not fit the crime.
Read the article on how Singapore court upholds death sentence of man with learning disabilities.
Boredom is often perceived as a negative emotional state. We perceive our environment as tedious and lacking of stimulation. But it can actually be a good thing. It can actually be a catalyst for action.
Listen to this audio and read the transcript about the benefits of boredom.
War is never good and it results in unspeakable crimes against humanity. Generally, ordinary people do not support wars. However, there are some who do and this is made even more controversial when these popular personalities such as athletes do it in an international sports event.
Read the article about Russian athletes expressing their support for the invasion of Ukraine.
Plant-based diets are getting extremely popular among communities and if you do your research, you’ll find that they are the way of life for many athletes and environmentalists.
Maybe you’re not a person who knows a lot about nutrition, though. This can make it hard for you to understand who or what sources you can trust.
Right before 2000, people were anticipating the start of a new millennium.
However, people started getting worried about that year due to a possible computer bug, that would cause many problems to banks and electricity. This bug was called “Y2K”.
But what exactly is Y2K? To find out more, let’s watch this video.
Discussion Questions:
Do you remember Y2K? If you do, were you terrified of what was going to happen then?
In your opinion, were people stocking up and taking most items from stores an overreaction?
Did the government not take enough time to properly research about Y2K? What is your stance on that past situation?
How did you think Y2K would have affected the world, if it did happen?
What do you think would happen if a bug such as the Y2K were to emerge at present time?
Most, if not all, of us have been exposed to one medication or another. There might have been cases where we have been prescribed more than one medication at a given time. It is important to know if these medications are safe to be taken together to prevent possible negative interactions from occurring.
With so many medications on the market, it is difficult to remember all possible drug interactions. Sometimes, some drug interactions are well-known, which is easy to remember, while others are rare. Whether rare or common, these interactions have to be checked by your health practitioners to see if it’s safe to consume some drugs, food, and supplements together.
Watch this video below to see how drug interactions affect our bodies.
Discussion Questions:
What were your initial understandings and misconceptions about drug interactions before watching this video?
Who are the most susceptible to drug interactions?
What are some good and bad drug interactions that you know of?
What usually happens upon drug prescription and dispensing?
Do you feel that doctors and pharmacists educate patients properly on the medications they will be and are currently taking? Why or why not?
Are you someone who takes supplements? What are some reasons why you’re taking them?
Should apps be available for patients to track possible interactions? Why or why not?
How do you personally make sure you’re taking your medications properly?
We could only have enough time for everything. Overscheduling and overtiredness can affect the wealthy and the poor alike. If you’re an average citizen, you’d call this your normal ‘lifestyle,’ but if you’re a scholar, you’d label it as ‘time poverty.’
Do you ever notice how we never seem to have enough time for everything? For those people with children, they have even less – and the problem of ‘time poverty’ has never been more highlighted.
To learn more about the challenges of ‘time poverty,’ read the full text.
It is not always convenient to do the things that have made people who they are, having put in place from a range of perspectives and mishaps. People like to say things like “the past is just a history” and “it has no contribution to my life now,” or “I have no remorse.”
But the matter must be disclosed. Failures and circumstances contribute significantly in shaping us into who we are today.
Take a look at the full text to know how to live life with regrets.
