Category Archives: Purposeful Summary

Why Keeping Girls Squeaky Clean Could Make Them Sick? It seems counterintuitive that young girls that are more clean than boys are seen to have a higher chance of having illnesses later in life. While that may seem odd or … Continue reading →

Nukes in Japan It seems counterintuitive that Nukes have caused Japan great horror, as the only Country to ever have a nuclear catastrophe it can be best said Japan has first hand experience. Japan, the Country most prone to Earthquakes … Continue reading →

Ranking Cute Animals: A Stock Market Experiment It seems counterintuitive that stock markets measure their success by what society thinks is cute versus their perception.  Following the year nineteen thirty-six a man named John Maynard Keynes stated that stock markets … Continue reading →

Anne Frank, Novelist It seems counterintuitive that Anne Frank could not have accomplished a well written novel at the age of fifteen because she was too young. The author claims that Frank was a young genius because of the way … Continue reading →

SuperWeeds Philpott, Tom. “How NPR Got It Wrong on Monsanto’s Superweeds.” Mother Jones, 14 Mar. 2012, http://www.motherjones.com/food/2012/03/monsanto-scientists-superweeds-npr/. It seems counterintuitive that weeds are able to withstand Roundup herbicides. Roundup is considered a low risk herbicide for weed resistance. The cops, … Continue reading →

Cancer sniffing dogs: It seems counter intuitive that dogs sniffing out cancer can help with finding out if patience have it. Some believe that ordinary dogs can be trained to use their noses to detect various kinds of cancer with … Continue reading →

Is Extreme Parenting Effective?  It seems counterintuitive that parents who practice an extreme parenting style do not allow their children to choose their own activities, but a part of the parenting style is that a child is unable to complain … Continue reading →

Wyckoff, W. B. (2011, February 3). Why Keeping Girls Squeaky Clean Could Make Them Sick. NPR. https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2011/02/04/133371076/how-keeping-little-girls-squeaky-clean-could-make-them-sick?sc=nl&cc=nh-20110203/ It seems counterintuitive that the more someone is exposed germs at an early age the less likely they are to adapt an autoimmune … Continue reading →

Is Extreme Parenting Effective It seems counterintuitive that parents want their child to grow up and become a successful member of society while also monitoring every facet of their life to go in line with their own plans but many … Continue reading →

Do Multivitamins Really Work?             It seems counterintuitive that Multivitamins do not actually make you healthier and can even be dangerous. With millions of people taking multivitamins every day, we must question if they really make you healthier? Most people … Continue reading →