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Choices Breed Dissatisfaction
Author Bill Bryson noticed many changes when he returned to America after spending 20 years overseas. One observation he made involved the amount of choices ...
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Python Explodes After Swallowing an Alligator
Wildlife researcher Michael Barron was making his way through Florida's Everglades National Park when he stumbled onto a gruesome demonstration of ...
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Hurricane Katrina Unleashes Human Nature
Hurricane Katrina slammed into the Gulf Coast throughout the last week of August, 2005—destroying buildings, flooding cities, and leaving millions ...
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Bottled Water Is an Irrational Consumer Preference
According to New York Times columnist Tom Standage, "Americans are squandering billions of dollars on bottled water." Outsold only by soda, ...
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"Without a Paddle": Finding the Real Treasure
Without a Paddle is the story of three friends, Jerry, Tom, and Dan, who go canoeing in Oregon State. Returning to their childhood hideout, they find ...
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Exotic Spas Create a Feeling of Transformation
As of 2023, according to the International Spa Association (ISPA), there are over 125,000 spas in the world. The United States has the most spas, with ...
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Christmas Excesses Leave Consumers Empty
Psychologist Patricia Dalton says rampant consumerism, once confined to the holidays, has become a year-round American affliction. She observes unhappy ...
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Man Who Loved Life, Died Hard
Don Spangler, also known as Spanky, retired from Southern California Gas Company in 1998. One of the first things he did was to throw out all his suits ...
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Consumer Culture Affects Children
Kids have a lot more money than they used to. They are also exposed to a great deal more advertising, not only in front of the television and computer ...
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Comfort Endangers Our Spiritual Lives
We're too comfortable to be spiritual…. We think we will be able to pursue God better without danger or hardship. And yet it works in just ...
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