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Pediatrics Pediatrics is a branch of medicine that deals with children and their diseases. Therefore, if you need to see a pediatrician, you should go to the pediatrics department at your local hospital. Obstetrics Obstetrics is a branch of medicine that... Therefore, when you need to see a (name of the person that does this job), you should go to the (name of the department) department at your local hospital. Cardiology Cardiology is a branch of medicine that... Therefore, when you need to see a (name of the person/job), you should go to the (name of the department) department at your local hospital. Occupational therapy Occupational therapy is a branch of medicine that... Therefore, when you need to see a (name of the person/job), you should go to the (name of the department) department at your local hospital. Dermatology Dermatology is a branch of medicine that... Therefore, when you need to see a (name of the person/job), you should go to the (name of the department...

According to an article titled, “The Growing Problem Of Smartphone Addiction” by Brenda Priddy, smartphone addiction (main idea) is a big problem around the world that is getting worse (controlling idea). In once sense, smartphones are great because they help us to communicate with our friends and family. However, overusing your smartphone can lead to serious consequences. For example, studies have shown that spending too much time on social media sites can actually lead to depression. Parents who spend too much time on their smartphones may neglect their children. Worst of all is when parents give their children smartphones to play with rather than giving them the attention that they need from their parents. This can lead to small children, even babies becoming addicted to smartphones - sad to say the least. If you think you many be addicted to your smartphone, there are few things you can do to help yourself. Firstly, don’t be ashamed to admit your addicted. A huge amount of t...

In this video, I'm talking about the sixth mass extinction.

The sixth mass extinction event refers to the increasingly scary rate at which species around the globe are going extinct, dying, dead, never to be seen again. That’s right, animal species, especially large ocean dwellers like whales, sharks and giant clams are going extinct at an increasingly fast rate. Why is this important? Because if animals continue to die off at this increasingly fast rate, entire ecosystems will fail, which could lead to a domino effect, causing everything on the planet go extinct. As far as what’s causing this mass die-off of animals, scientists mostly agree that humans are the main cause. Have a look at how quickly the rain forests are disappearing. When people cut down forest to grow crops and raise cows, we also destroy the habitats of species, not just one or two but thousands. When this happens, it starts what’s called a domino effect - when one falls, they all begin to fall. The possible consequences are scary. Imagine if all the bees died off, no ...

Freedom of speech, freedom of speech, freedom of speech. Hear the words and look around you. Has anything changed just because we have freedom of speech? Of course not, because freedom of speech, the freedom to speak out is nothing but words, unless we take actions to back them up. Millions of children, billions of people wake up each day, fearing that today may be their last. They are free to speak out, but that will save them from being blown up by a bomb or starving for lack of food and water. Speaking out will not get them anything to eat at the market. Say it as many times as you like: I’m hungry, my mother and my brothers are dying, please give me some food that we may live – can’t you see, I’m a human just like you. Unfortunately, freedom of speech will not it will not buy you any food - you need money for that. Freedom of speech, freedom of speech, I can say it a thousand times, but it will not save even a single child or the newborn baby who has just died in her...

Basic Income Main reading materials Part 1: Warm Up Questions How much money do you think an adult living in Taiwan, would need each month (at least) in order to live a dignified life? Do you think giving a certain amount of money unconditionally to every adult is a good idea? Why or why not? What are three circumstances in which you that, the government should give money unconditionally to people? Part 2: Conversation Speaker 1 Wow! Aren’t you excited that, we will be graduating in only ___ more years? I can’t wait until I start making lots of money. Speaker 2 No, I’m really scared! In fact, I’m thinking about going to graduate school, just so I can prolong my happy college days for a couple more years. Speaker 1 Are you kidding? You want to take out more students loans and stay in school just because you’re too lazy to get a job and start working? Speaker 2 I’m not lazy and I hate taking on more debt. The problem is, there are not enough jobs f...