Why do diets fail? Is it because of genetic disposition? A sluggish metabolism? An underactive thyroid?A behavioural psychologist reveals the truth about dieting, including how she lost over 100lb in one year.After years of failed diets Dr Nadja Hermann weighed over 23 stone at the age of 30. All her life, she had heard and read about hundreds of reasons why diets wouldn't work for her. But when her weight started to seriously affect her he...

Bodily Matters explores the anti-vaccination movement that emerged in England in the late nineteenth century and early twentieth in response to government-mandated smallpox vaccination. By requiring a painful and sometimes dangerous medical procedure for all infants, the Compulsory Vaccination Act set an important precedent for state regulation of bodies. From its inception in 1853 until its demise in 1907, the compulsory smallpox vaccine was fiercely resisted, largely by members ...

Guidance for teachers on two pressing problems in student mental health.Anxiety and depression are two of the most common mental health problems for young students, and can be particularly hard to detect and support. In this book, the first of its kind for teachers, Nadja Reilly lays out with richly detailed examples the signs to look for so educators can direct their students to help and ensure emotional wellness in the classroom. Grounded in recent psychological ...

Seminar paper from the year 2001 in the subject American Studies - Linguistics, grade: 1,3 (A), University of Stuttgart (Institute for Linguistics), course: Topics in the Syntax-Morphology Interface, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction The American linguist and philosopher Noam Chomsky is seen as one of the most important developers of language theories. He has composed and published many literary works that have been dispersed worldwide. He has worked to further the study and und...

Seminar paper from the year 2010 in the subject Didactics for the subject English - Pedagogy, Literature Studies, grade: 1,0, Ernst Moritz Arndt University of Greifswald (Institut für Fremdsprachliche Philogien), course: Contact Linguistics, language: English, abstract: Most of all linguists who find themselves engaged in Contact Linguistics agree upon the fact that the influence of the English language on German is constantly increasing and has especially risen during the last decades of ...

Seminar paper from the year 2003 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 1,7, http://www.uni-jena.de/, course: The British Short Story, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction Virginia Woolf wrote the short story “The New Dress” in 1924. It was made in preparation of her novel “Mrs. Dalloway”. The same Mrs. Dalloway is the one giving the party in “The New Dress”. It is a story about the feelings of a woman towards herself and her reaction to the beh...

What a shock for Lidia Afanasyevna! While cleaning the toilets in the German parliament, she finds a dead politician. Who was the man? And why does the news claim that he died in his office? Is there perhaps a cover-up going on? Curious, Lidia Afanasyevna begins to investigate the circumstances of the death. Not a completely harmless plan! Fortunately, she is not alone: Lutz, a former intelligence officer, the mysterious Leona, a beauty from the red-light district, and last but not least h...

One of the New York Times Best Children's Books of 2021A Children’s Book about finally being seen. Blancaflor, a superb graphic storytelling of a classic Latin American folktale, showcases the invisible labor of women and the contributions of Indigenous cultures.A damsel to the rescue! Raised by a mean ogre of a father who eats his opponents for dinner, Blancaflor is often told not to show off her own considerable ...

Mila, Felix and Julian are spending the summer with their grandmother and Mila's friend Emilia. Since their plans have been thwarted by bad weather, they decide to go rummaging in the attic, where Mila finds an old, dusty game board with old cards that have nothing written on them. But when they start the first round, writing suddenly appears on the back of the cards... When the children open their eyes again, their familiar surroundings have vanished and they find themselves in the Middle...

This funny, science-based early reader is packed with fast-paced adventure and facts about poop. What more could a young reader want? Booklist declares that this book, like Zig and Wikki in Something Ate My Homework, "again strikes an effective balance between hijinks and education."

"So beautifully written with such an important message." --- Magenta Pixie. This is a fictional tale about a troubling problem in our skies, which is resolved by a unique method. The story will take you on an emotional roller coaster ride. It will have you clenching your fists in anger, moving from frustration to heartbreak, questioning the status quo, and tearing up at the beauty and innocence of it all. This book describes a journey from the intelligence of the mind to the wisdom of the ...

Do you need an energy boost? Are you wandering off course? Then read these raps out loud and let the words, the energy, and the rhythm sink into you and help connect you up again with Source Energy, hope, and the best version of yourself. The catchy pieces will have you snapping your fingers and moving your body in no time. Take up the challenge and enjoy your life. This book also contains energy art that may help assist you with upgrading your consciousness. "More messages and wisdom from...