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AHealthProfile
Ahealthprofileisaportraitofallofthefactorsthatinfluenceyourhealth.Todrawyourhealthprofile,youwillneedtoknowwhatdiseasesruninyourfamily,whathealthhazardsyoumaybeexposedtoatwork,howyourdailydietcomparestotherecommendedstandards1,howmuchtimeperweekyouspendexercisingandwhattypeofexerciseyouengagein,howstressfulyourworkandfamilyenvironmentsare,whatkindsofillnessesyougetregularly,andwhetherornotyouhaveanyoneofanumberofaddictions.Tocompletethisportraityou(r)shouldhaveacheckuptodeterminehowyourblood,heart,andlungsarefunctioning.Thischeckupwillserveasabaseline,towhichyoucanthencomparelatertests.
Oncethisprofileisthoroughlydrawn,youcanbegintothinkaboutsettinghealthprioritiesbasedonyourparticularportrait.Forexample,ifyoudrink.Twomartiniseveryevening,haveahigh-stressjob,areoverweight,smokeapackofcigarettesaday,andusemarijuanaoccasionallyonweekends,youshouldquitsmokingfirst,followedbylosingtheexcessweight,reducingthestressofyourjob,givingupyourmarihuanahabit,andthenfinallygivingsomethoughttothosemartinisifyouwanttopreventfirstcancer,andthenheartdisease.Evenfortheyouthfulworkingpersonwhohasneverbeensickadayinhislife,whoisinexcellenthealth,agoodlookatallhealthhabitsandatworkandhomeenvironmentsmaysuggestchangesthatwillbenefithiminthefuture.
MakingYourselfaGoodRecord
IfyouareanAmericanandyouthinkyoumightneedtoborrowmoneysomeday,thebestthingtodoisstartearly.
That’sbecausejustatmanyemployerswanttohireonlypeoplewithexperience,banksandothercreditorsareusuallyreluctanttolendtothosewithoutaproventrackrecord1payingback,ontime,themoneytheyhaveborrowed.
Butifyouneedexperiencejusttogetastart,howdoyougetthatstatinthefirstplace?
Withalittlehelpfromyourparentsusually,whileyouarestillfinanciallydependentonthem.Itiseasytogetacreditcardorstudentloanwhenyouareincollege,becausebanksfigureyourparentswillbailyououtifyoufailtopay.
Sojustasstudentstakeoninternshipstobuilduptheirresumes,one’suniversitytimecanbeagoodtimetoworkonanotherimportantpersonalrecord:
thecredit report.
Creditreportsareasummaryofone’spersonalcredithistory,gatheredbyacreditreportingagency,orCRA.
Banksandcompanies—includinghospitals,landlordsandinsurancecompanies—regularlyreporttothethreemainCRAsintheUSonhowtheircustomersaredoingatpayingbackthemoneytheyowe.
Anyonewitha“legitimatebusinessneed”hastherighttoorderindividuals’reportsfromtheCRAs.Potentialcreditorsusuallycompiletheinformationinthereportsintoacredit“score”,rankingthelevelofcreditworthiness.Lackofexperienceinborrowinginadditiontoabadrecordofdoingso,canresultinalowscore2.
Evenifyouarenotconsideringtakingoutaloanforsuchalargepurchaseasahomeorcar,yourcreditreportcanbeimportanttogettingthroughlife.Landlordsoftenaskforthereportstojudgewhetherapersoncanbetrustedtopaytherent.Creditchecksarenecessaryforgettingacreditcard,evenforpurchasingamobilephonecallingplan.
Peoplecanobtainacopyoftheirowncreditreport,usuallyatacostofaroundUS$8-9.Someconsumerorganizationsrecommenddoingthisonceayeartoallowonetocatchanymistakesthathaveslippedintotherecordor,evenworse,tofindoutwhetheranyfraudhastakenplace.Thoughthesystemiscontrolledbylawsmeanttoprotectpeople’sprivacy,itisn’tfool-proof:
Sometimespeopletakeoutbadloansinothers’names,ruiningtheirrecords.
Inasocietyaddictedtocredit,thatcanbeadisaster.
PrettyGood
WhenSpanishfootballclubBarcelonapaidUS$35millionforRonaldinholastsummer,theyweren’tbuyingaprettyface.“Iamugly,”admitstheBraziliansuperstar.“Buteveryonehasgotadifferentkindofbeauty.WhatIdohaveischarm.”
Indeedhehas.Hisbuckteeth1,flowinghair2,bigsmile,andofcoursehisamazingskillsarealwayseye-catching3onthepitch.The23-year-oldstrikerscoredtwogoalsina3-2winoverDeportivoLaCorunaonMarch1.ItwasBarcelona’ssixthwininarowand,thankstotheirBrazilian’s10-goalcontribution,whatlookedlikeapoorseasoncouldnowendasuccess.
Ronaldinho—fullnameRonaldoDeAssisMoreira—isoneofmanySouthAmericanswholearnedtheirskillsplayinginthebackstreetsbeforeshowingthemoff4ontheworldstage.
GreatthingswereexpectedwhenGremiosignedhimasaseven-year-old5,andhesoonbecamefriendswithRonaldo,whowasthentheotheryoungstarofBrazilianfootball.ItwasRonaldowhofirstcalledhimRonaldinho,whichmeansLittleRonaldo,andthenamestuck6.
Hefirstplayedforhiscountryin1999butitwasatthe2002WorldCupwhereheshowedhisrealworth,scoringanunbelievablefree-kickinBrazil’squarter-finalvictoryoverEngland.
“Ihaveneverfailedtodeliverinbigmatches,”Ronaldinhosays.“Mygameisbasedonimprovisation.Oftenaforwarddoesnothavethetimetodecidewhethertoshootorpass.Itisinstinctthatgivesouttheorders.”
WhilehemaynothaveDavidBeckham’sgoodlooks,Ronaldinhohasaplayboy reputationoffthepitch.AtformerclubParisSaintGermain,whichsoldhimtoBarcelona,hebrokeclubrulesbygoingoutandenjoyingthecity’snightlife.7
“Withoutdoubt,RonaldinhoisthemostdifficultplayerIhaveevercomeacross,”saysformerPSGcoachLuisFerdandez.“Themainproblemforanycoachisthatoneplayerwithoutdisciplinecanhurtthewholeteam.”
ButRonaldinhodoesn’tthinkhehasdoneanythingwrong.“Iamjustayoungpersonwhoenjoyslife,”hesays.
WhereHaveAllOurVisitorsGone?
Sixtyyearsago,amannamedKennethArnoldsawsomethingthatpeoplearestillseeingtoday-somethingthatchangedpopularcultureforever.
FlyinghisplaneovermountainsintheUSstateofWashington,hesawalineofstrangeobjects,eithercrescent-shapedordisc-like,flyingwiththemotionofasaucerskimmingonwater.
Themediasoonpickeduponthestory-theFlyingSaucerswerehere1!
Wastheearth beingvisitedbycreaturesfromanotherplanet?
Soon,somanysightingsweremadethat theUSmilitarybegantoinvestigateItcalledthesestrangeobjectsUFO2s–Unidentified FlyingObjects,andthatishowtheyareknown5today.
Militaryinvestigationsfoundnoevidenceofvisitorsfromouterspace.Butthatdidnotstop thetruebelieversThemilitarywerecoveringup,theysaid.Ormaybeit wasbecausethetravelersfromspacewereofsuchsuperiorintelligencethattheycouldhide fromthemostsophisticatedmilitaryanalysts.
Peoplehavealwaysseenstrangelightsinthesky.Inthepastthesewereexplainedinreligiousways.Inaworldwherereligionwaslessinfluentialandsciencefictionwas popular,signsfromgodwerereplacedbyvisitorsfromotherplanets.
ThedateofthefirstUFOsigningswasalsosignificant.In1947,WorldWarIIhadjust endedandthecoldwarwasjustbeginning.Humanityseemedlockedinendless conflicts.Likegenerationsbeforethem,peoplelookedtotheskiesforhelp.ButinsteadofseekingGod,theylookedforhelpfromsuper-intelligentalienswithadvancedtechnology.BeliefinUFOsbecamethefirstreligionofscience.
However,evenpeoplewhobelieveinUFOsarenotquitesurewhytheyvisittheearth.The universeisabigplaceanditisreasonabletoassumethatthereislifesomewhereoutthere. Itispossiblethatalienshaveworkedouthowtotravelthroughspace.Yetsomepeoplereport thattheyhavebeentakenbyaliensandhavehadexperimentsperformedonthem.Why wouldanyonetravelacrosshalftheuniversetoconductmedicalexperimentsonpeoplelivinginsmalltownsintheUnitedStates?
Whypeopleusepseudonyms
Youcan’tchoosethenameyouaregivenatbirth,butinmanycountriesyoucanchangeitlegallywhenyoureachadulthood.Ofcourse,mostpeopleneverchangetheirnamesevenif theyfeelunhappyaboutthem.However,somepeopledotakethiscourseofaction—particularlyartists!
Whatmakesanartistwanttochangetheirname?
Sometimesit’sforpurelypersonalreasons,suchastheNobelPrizewinningpoetfromChile,NeftaliReyes.Hedidn’twanthisfathertoknowhewaswritingpoetry,sohechangedhisnametoPabloNerudawhenhewasayoungman.Atothertimesthereasonmayappeareccentric;takethecaseofthePortuguesepoetFernandoPessoa,whowroteunder75differentnames.Thereason?
“WhenIuseadifferentname,Ialwayswriteinadifferentway,”heexplained.Inmoqqqqqstcases,however,thereasonisforsocial,historical,political,orculturalreasons.Herearesomeofthemostcommon:
Theperson'srealnameisjusttoolonganddifficulttoremember.Let'sbehonest,MadonnaLouiseCicconeisnotaseasytorememberasjustplain“Madonna”.Andshortnamesaremucheasiertoremember:
WilliamBradleybecameBradPittandEdsonArantesdoNascimentobecamePele.
Sometimesnamesarechangedformarketingpurposes.Forexample,ifanamesoundstoo“foreign”,itmaybechangedtosomethingthatismorerecognizableinamarket.Sointhefilmworld,RamdnEstevezadoptedthenameMartinSheenOrmaybetheartist’srealnamedoesn’tsoundveryattractive—ChadEverettdoessoundalotbetterthanRaymondCramton.
Artistssometimeschoosethenameofsomeonetheyadmire.RobertZimmermanchangedhisnametoBooDylanbecauseofhisadmirationfortheWelshpoet,DylanThomas.
Anotherreasonmaybepracticality:
inthepast,womenfounditverydifficulttogetpublished.Toadmitthissituationt
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