Have you ever seen a picture of yourself and felt embarrassed by what you saw? Actually, it's really all (tie) to how we respond to the camera. With the following tips, you're sure to look your best.
No. 1 Study Photos of Yourself
The first step in simple: learn from the past. You need to know how you look in photos before you can improve. Gather some old pictures together, they make you ashamed a little. Now look over how your body is placed in the pictures and think for a while. (analyze) all these old photos, you can find a few natural poses you can use in the future.
No. 2 Practice in Front of a Mirror
Now that what works for you in photos (figure) out, start using what you've learned from your old pictures, practicing in front of mirror. Work on your favorites and you'll be able to mentally pick out a pose in the future - a mirror.
One thing that goes great with a nice pose is a matching smile, so try out several smile until you find one that fits. You should consider a closed or an open - mouthed smile looks better.
No. 3 Say "Money"
We're used to saying "Cheese", but this only creates a fake smile. Abandon the cheese and try out the word "Money" instead. The ending 'ey' is the very sound forces the corners of your mouth upward and creates a fold around your eyes. The result is a more natural, realistic smile. Another great trick to prevent a too-wide smile (happen) is placing your tongue on the back of your front teeth.
No. 4 Choose the Right Lighting
Getting some sunny photos on a bright day makes you look good a pictures. But in reality, the sun can often create unpleasant shadows that are but attractive.
Standing right under an indoor light will have the same effect as the sun, which is also worthy (mention), story a source of natural light instead, such as a window.
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A. highlights B. scale C. behavioral D. professional E. anxiety F. scoring G. respectively H. exhibits I. preventive J. monitoring K. mindfully |
An Effective Approach to Depressive Disorder
No one can be happy and cheerful forever. So it's important they see a mental - health who can provide effective options for treatment when someone has clinical depression known as the state of feeling very sad, anxious and without hope. But there's also a condition known as subthreshold depression in which someone some symptoms of depressive disorder, but not enough for a clinical diagnosis.
It's estimated that between 10% and 24% of the population has this kind of mild depression at some point in their lives. And for those people, a new study suggests that practicing thinking in silence may help improve their mood and reduce their risk of developing depression. The study, published in the Annals of Family Medicine, yet another reason why deep thinking may be good for both physical and mental health.
The study included 231 Chinese adults with subthreshold depression, meaning their between five and nine out of a total of 27 points on a standard depression . Half received mindfulness training two hours a week for eight weeks, while the other half continued to receive their usual medical care.
During the mindfulness training, participants were instructed on setting short-and long-term goals; their activity and mood; planning out their activities; and body scanning. They were asked to practice them at home at least six days a week.
These techniques combine traditional deep thinking with activation, a type of therapy that uses an "outside in" approach to help people change the way they act and aims to increase rewarding experiences in their lives. It has been shown to be effective for moderate to severe depression in other studies, and the researchers wanted to know if it would work as a measure as well.
At the end of those eight weeks, the group that received mindfulness training reported a significant decrease in depression and symptoms compared to the group that did not. And no participants had developed clinical depression.
Directions: For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A, B, C and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.
For years, life went something like this; We'd grow up in one place, head off to college, then find a city to live in for a few years to pursue a job or higher education. The end goal was to find somewhere to 1 for the long trip, buy a house, make a few friends, start a family, and begin the whole 2 all over again.
But a new model for living is emerging; Some people are increasingly choosing to move from city to city throughout their entire lives, sometimes as 3 as every month.
Just ask Alex Chatzielefteriou, who has had a front -row seat watching this evolution 4 and believes in the huge impact it is making or will make on the industry concerned. Six years ago, he 5 a start-up which is now called Blue-ground that rents out beautiful designed, 6 apartments for a month at a time, at rates that are cheaper than hotels. Today, the company has 3,000 7 in six U. S. cities, along with Dubai, Istanbul, London, Paris, and Alex's native Athens, and a staff of 400. The company just 8 $50 million in Series B funding, bring its total investment to $78 million, to continue its repaid 9 It hopes to have 50,000 estates in 50 cities over the next three years, and the goal is to make each one feel unique and comfortable, rather than 10 ,like what you might find in a traditional hotel.
Alex first came up with the idea for Blue-ground while he was working as a management consultant for McKinsey. "The 11 of choice for consultants is the hotel," he says. "I had to spend five years in a hotel room, 12 in twelve different cities. I loved seeing the world, but I didn't love feeling like I didn't have a home." As he spoke to his friends and coworkers, he realized that many people buried themselves in 13 due to this drifting lifestyle that meant living gout of a suitcase in the same few non-descript hotel chains that all began to mix together rather than in the "home" full of their own memories.
14 , Alex found the hotels aren't particularly cost-effective solution for companies, either. 15 , McKinsey sometimes paid $10,000 or more for him to stay in a major city for a month, which was far more expensive than local rents.
Is this new living model something that will really take off? Or is it just another flash in the pan? Let's wait and see.
We've all heard the stories of an actor's struggles before a career breakthrough: living a hard life, working part time, being a couch potato before getting that major role. Shelby, the star of "A Dog's Way Home," has a hard-luck tale that could top them all. Before her big break, she was living in a landfill, rooting through garbage for her next meal.
Shelby's big break came in April 2017, when animal-control officer Megan Buhler was driving in Cheatham County. Tennessee. Out on an unrelated call, Buhler spotted and approached what she recalled was a noticeably scared puppy emerging from the dump. "I knelt down and just said, ‘Oh, come here, baby,'" said Buhler. "She was so scared, but she came right up to me, and I was able to put her in my truck." The pair headed to the county animal shelter, where the staff began calling the new resident Baby Girl.
Buhler and others didn't know that 3,200 kilometers away, Hollywood was looking for a dog to play Bella in a film written by Cathryn Michon. The find-a-Bella job went to freelance trainer Teresa Ann Miler. Her mission was to search shelters nationwide for a dog that could play Bella. One day, Miller spotted Baby Girl's adoption photo. "Honestly, it was a really good picture, and she was flat - out smiling," Miller said. Then she met Baby Girl, and assessed her on personality and the ability to respond to simple commands. After assessment, she adopted Baby Girl from the shelter, renamed her Shelby and took her to California for training. Miller and Shelby trained for just over three months before filming began. Then they were together each day on the set.
Most of the film's reviews have praised Shelby's performance. Variety made the comments "an amazing dog, perfect performance!"
Shelby has come a long way from the dump. But Buhler said she saw Shelby recently had needed only a second to compare the movie star with the dog she found from piles of trash. "She's exactly the same," Buhler said.
Tips for Taking Online Classes
If you're considering taking online college courses, the tips and advice below can help you address their unique challenges to get the most value out of your online program.
⒈Hold yourself accountable
Without professors actively reminding you, it's up to you to make sure you've set aside enough time to complete assigned work. If you're having trouble holding yourself accountable, pair up with a fellow classmate. By being organized and self-aware, you can get the most from your online class.
⒉Practice time management.
The flexibility to create your own schedule is often one of the biggest appeals of taking online classes. But that freedom can also be detrimental if you do not have solid time management skills. Without them, you might find yourself cramming before classes or handing in poor-quality assignments.
Make note of major assignments. Mark them on a calendar you check regularly so you know what workload is coming in the weeks ahead.
Create a weekly schedule that you follow, designating certain hours each week to reading, watching lectures, completing assignments, studying, and participating in forums.
When working on your assignments, try time-blocking, distributing yourself a certain amount of time for each task before moving on to the next one and setting a timer to keep you accountable.
⒊Eliminate distractions
Regardless of where you choose to work, consider turning your cell phone off to avoid losing focus every time a text message or notification pops up. And if you're still having trouble resisting the temptation to check your email or surf the web, try downloading a website blocker. Using applications like Cold Turkey and Freedom can help eliminate distractions by blocking the apps or websites that tend to complete for your attention, such as Facebook and Twitter.
Online classes are an excellent option to help you earn that degree you need to fulfill your goals such as job promotion. Though they come with their own unique challenges, following the advice above can help you be successful even in the most chaotic of times.
The poet Lovelle Drachman once said, "blessed are the curious, for they shall have adventures.", which is certainly true of people with wanderlust.
‘Wanderlust' is derived from a German word meaning 'a love of hiking' and now used to describe the burning desire to escape the everyday and explore the unfamiliar. Wanderlust is a common, but not universal experience. What makes some people catch that travel bug while others are apparently unaffected?
One theory is to do with our genes. Scientific research has identified a variant of the DRD4 gene that affects sensitivity to dopamine(多巴胺), the neuro-transmitter often released in the brain when we do something we enjoy. Actually, it's not that the 7R version of the DRD4 specifically creates a thirst for travel, but people with the 7R variant are less sensitive to that delicious dopamine hit.
So simple things that bring other people pleasure, like a jog in the park or a cheeky chocolate treat, might not cut it for them, which makes those with the 7R type of the DRD4 gene more likely to be risk takers to get increased dopamine levels. That's way DRD4-7R has been called the wanderlust gene. Other researches have also linked the same 7R variant to far riskier behaviours, such as addiction and offensive behaviour. By comparison, the strong sudden desire to go travelling seems like the better end of the Theory of Evolution.
But another theory looks at the psychology of living in our inter-connected human society, one in which we are constantly aware of what friends and social media influencers are doing and keep comparing ourselves to them in two distinct ways. Upwards social comparisons, comparing ourselves to those we see as more successful than us. And downward social comparisons, comparing ourselves to those we see as worse off than us. In the age of social media, it's very easy to compare ourselves unfavourably with the idealized version. How can we compete with influencers, with their perfectly dark brown legs on neat and clean while sand, and their once in a lifetime sunsets over Machu Picchu?
Whether the motivation to explore the world is genetic, psychological or something else, there are far more harmful hobbies than the desire to explore the world. Venturing outside your comfort zone, to learn about new cultures, meet people you might otherwise never have had the chance to meet, and finally, learn who you are in different situations. Sounds like a life well-lived. As the novelist Jack Kerouac said, "Because in the end, you won't remember the time you spent in the office or mowing your lawn. Climb that goddamn mountain."
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A. Therefore, many teachers have been shifting the focus of activity from teacher to learners. B. Meanwhile, those who are teacher-centered should work to engage and involve students. C. In the traditional approach to teaching, most class time is spent with the teacher lecturing and the students watching and listening. D. This approach emphasizes a variety of different types of methods that shift the role of the instructors form givers of information to facilitators of student learning. E. Inductive methods include inquiry - based learning, case-based instruction, problem-based learning, discovery learning, and just-in-time teaching. F. The thinking that teaching is either teacher-centered or learner-centered breaks the inseparable connection and is harmful to both students and teachers. |
Instructor-centered or Learner-centered?
Whether in the East or West, the chief business of traditional education is to pass to the next generation the skills, facts, and standards of moral and social conduct that adults consider to be necessary for the next generation's material and social success.
The students work individually on assignments, and cooperation is discouraged. The result of this emphasis on what instructors do is that students may become passive learned and do not take responsibility for their own learning. Educators call this traditional method "instructor-centered teaching".
In contrast, "learner - centered teaching" occurs when instructors focus on student learning. It is an approach to teaching that is increasingly being encouraged in higher education. These methods include active learning, in which students solve problems, answer questions, formulate questions of their own, discuss, explain, debate, or brainstorm during class; cooperative learning, in which students work in teams on problems and projects under conditions that assure both positive interdependence and individual account ability; and inductive(归纳法)teaching and learning, in which students are first presented with challenges and learn the couse material in the context of addressing the challenges.
Although learner-centered methods have repeatedly been shown to be superior to the traditional teacher-centered approach to instruction, the best teaching, according to Parker Plamer, the author of The Courage to Teach, is not one or the other, but a combination of both.
Learner-centerd teachers still need to lecture because teachers are the definitive content experts in the classroom and the knowledge and experiences of teachers can be extremely helpful to students. They must recognize that students can learn from each other and that the deepest learning happens when students have the opportunity to practice and obtain feedback.
Coco-Cola's Innovative Solution to Plastic Pollution
Plastic pollution has become one of the most pressing problem of the 21st Century with plastic waste almost everywhere. It is estimated that just in 2016, the world produced over 320 million tons of plastic, and this number is set to double by 2034.
Plastic waste even makes its way into our oceans with 8 million pieces of plastic pollution per day polluting our waters and destroying the habitat for hundreds of species. It is now believed that there may be around 5.25 trillion pieces of plastic in the ocean weighing in total up to 269,000 tons.
It's been crystal clear for a long time that the situation is horrible and something needs to be done, and fast. Luckily, Coca-Cola stepped up to the challenge and came up with one innovative and rather effective solution. The firm is replacing its plastic wrapping in Europe with a new paper board technology.
This new tech is called the KeelClip and it is a first for the non-alcohol ready-to-drink (NARTD) industry. Using KeelClips, Coca-Cola aims to remove all plastic wrap from its can multipacks in all? European Union markets by the end of 2021. The firm is optimistic that the move will save 2,000 tons of plastic and 3,000 tons of CO2 annually.
"Innovation is a key principle of our sustainable packaging work and the application of this fully recyclable paperboard KeelClipTM, which is composed of a top board that the cans clip into and central cardboard 'keel' -- similar to a ship's keel - that stabilizes the pack, is another example of how we are delivering on our commitment to remove all unnecessary and hard to recycle single-use plastic from our products. We hope this eco-friendly initative is a conscious approach to dealing with plastic pollution," said Joe Franses, Vice President, Sustainability at Coca-Cola European Partners.
假如你是明启中学的学生李华。为了推动校园文化建设，展现当代学生风采，校学生会正策划学生"校园之星"评选活动。学生会初步拟定了"学习之星"，"才艺之星"和"运动之星"三个评选项目。请你给学生会写一封电子邮件，要求增加一个评选项目，并就这个评选项目谈谈你的看法。你的邮件必须包含以下内容：
1）你要求增加的评选项目；
2）你的理由；
3）你对此项目评选的具体实施建议。
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