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Health & Well-being
Checking Your Health
Under 35 and healthy? Start exercising. Over 35, inactive, or health issues? Consult a doctor before vigorous exercise for safety. |
Defining Fitness
Physical fitness is the ability to perform daily tasks energetically, endure stress, and maintain good health. It encompasses heart, lung, and muscular performance, influencing both body and mind, influenced by various factors. |
Knowing Exercise Basics
Physical fitness comprises cardiorespiratory endurance, muscular strength, endurance, flexibility, and body composition, crucial for overall health and performance. |
Making a Commitment to Physical Fitness
This pamphlet encourages a commitment to physical fitness, emphasizing the need for a lifelong dedication, patience, and the understanding of benefits for success. |
Measuring Your Heart Rate
Measuring heart rate is crucial for cardiovascular fitness. Target heart rate can be calculated using individualized methods. |
Why Obesity is a Health Problem
This text discusses the rising obesity rates in America, affecting both adults and children, leading to various health problems. Environmental factors, sedentary lifestyles, and excessive food availability contribute to this issue. |
History of the Soviet Union
Comrade Stalin’s Address to the People
On May 9, 1945, Stalin addressed the Soviet people, declaring victory over Germany after its unconditional surrender. He praised the sacrifices of Soviet citizens and the Red Army, which, alongside Allied forces, defeated German imperialism. He reminded listeners of Germany’s failed plans to divide the Soviet Union, contrasting Hitler’s ambitions with the Soviet triumph. Stalin celebrated this victory as a historic moment for freedom and peace in Europe, honoring the sacrifices and resilience of the Soviet people and the fallen heroes. |
Lenin - On the Pogrom-like Persecution of Jews
In this speech, Lenin condemns the pogrom-like persecution of Jews, orchestrated by the tsarist monarchy, landowners, and capitalists. He asserts that Jews are not the enemies of laborers; capitalists fuel animosity to divert attention from their exploitation. Lenin calls for solidarity among workers worldwide to overthrow capitalism. |
Horror & Suspense
Black Aggie
Felix Agnus erects a bronze angel statue, 'Black Aggie,' that becomes haunted, bringing fear and death. Local legends of the statue's malevolent powers spread, leading to an initiation rite tragedy and subsequent donation to a museum, ending its haunting legacy. |
The Golden Hand
A man becomes infatuated with a widow's golden hand, murders her for it, but is haunted and killed by her ghost. |
The Hook
A young woman ignores warnings of an escaped killer called the Hook Man. She goes on a date, but fear sets in at a lover's lane. As they leave, they find a bloody hook hanging from the car door handle. |
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