1Steve Jobs was born on February 24, 1955, and died on October 5, 2011. 2In between these dates, Jobs created a world-widerevolution in several fields and changed the way that people utilize technology. 3In 1976, at the age of 21, Jobs and his friend Steve Wozniak started a small company called Apple that made great changes to the entire computer industry by creating one of the first personal computers to use icons and a mouse. 4Not just content with revolutionizing computers, Jobs led Apple into the movie and music markets. 5In the 1986, he invested money in Pixar, a company which produced Toy Story—one of the most popular computer-generated animated movies ever made. 6Jobs and Apple then completely transformed the way music is played, stored, and distributed by introducing the iPod music player and the iTunes online store. 7In 2007, Jobs and Apple then went on to create the iPhone, which combined the iPod with a digital camera and an internet connection. 8Three years later they created the iPad. 9Jobs was no engineer, nor was he a designer. 10He was a dreamer who with the help of a talented team created beautiful things that changed people’s lives.
1If you’ve been to the movie theaterrecently, then you know that superhero movies are very popular. 2Millions of people go to see not only the most famous superheroes like Spiderman or Superman but also the lesser known ones that not many people have heard of like Deadpool or Ant Man. 3So
why are superheroes so popular with movie goers? 4The answer is rather simple. 5We want to believe that there is a heroout there who will care for us and never fail us, no matter what. 6To imagine that such a
person exists is comforting. 7What’s more, there are so many types of superheroes
that everyone can identify with at least one of them. 8In real life, we sometimes treatathletes and celebritieslike superheroes because they are the closest thing to “perfect” human beings. 9The difference, however, is that these people eventuallydisappoint us and show us that they have faults just like everyone else. 10But superheroes, such as those who come tolifethanks to Hollywood movies, can make the world seem a safer place, when humans
can’t or won’t.
1For thousands of years, many people around the world have enjoyed relaxing in saunas. 2Recently, scientific research has shown that besides making people feel good, saunas benefit people in many ways. 3First of all, when people sit in saunas and sweat heavily, unhealthy substances are removedfrom the body. 4Everyone absorbs these substances from their environment, and the sweat produced by taking saunas is a great way to detox. 5In addition, saunas help fight illness. 6As the body is exposedto the heat of the saunas, it produces more white blood cells, which fight disease. 7Furthermore, saunas help to improve the condition of the heart. 8Another important benefit of saunas is that they help people to sleep more deeply. 9The heat from saunas also helps the body to burn calories because the body uses up energy when it sweats. 10Taking a sauna also helps to promote mental health as many people report that their stress level goes down after taking a sauna. 11This is because the heat from the sauna relaxes the body’s muscles and speeds up the blood flow. 12In addition, the body produces chemicals that make us feel good and which are normally released through physicalexercise.
1Afternoons at work may never be the same. 2A new trendaimed at improving worker efficiency has started to become more popular in Japan: power napping. 3Power naps ― a short sleep ― have started to become acceptedpractice at some Japanese companies. 4For them, napping at work is
no longer viewed as a sign of laziness, but as an essentialmeans of maintaining attention and performance at work. 5A large body of research has found that naps help to keep performance levels high and prevent mistakes, particularly in the afternoon when many people feel tired. 6When workers feel sleepy, work performance declines. 7To prevent this from happening, some companies have created special napping rooms where employees can take a short nap. 8This could be especially useful for Japan since the average time that Japanese sleep is among the shortest in the world. The Japan Times. June 7, 2014
1Many people love chocolate, but not everyone knows its origins. 2Chocolate is made from beans that come from the cocoa tree, which is native to Central America. 3Initially, people drank chocolate instead of eating it. 4People in Central America drank chocolate as early as 1,500 BC. 5After the Spanish conquered Central America in the 1500s, they brought cocoa beans back to Spain. 6In the 17th century, chocolate spread from Spain to the rest of Europe. 7In London, a shop where you could buy a drink of chocolate opened in 1657. 8In the late 17th century, people began to add milk to the chocolate drinks to improve the taste. 9Then in 1795 Joseph Fry began using a steam engine to grind cocoa beans, which allowed for the massproduction of chocolate. 10It was only later on, from the 19th century, that chocolate candy and chocolate bars were introduced to the world.