The risk factors for developing cardiovascular disease include being inactive, having a diet of high fat and high salt foods, developing high levels of ldl cholesterol, smoking, drinking alcohol, having a high ratio of body fat to other body tissue, and having type ii diabetes. how much control do you have over these factors? how much responsibility should be placed on individuals who develop cardiovascular disease due to these factors?

The control you have over these factors are high. Whatever we put on the plate and our life-style is basically our responsability. However, it is true also that a person who has financial struggles has less control over its choice than a person who can afford good meals, gym and other actvities. So, there is a degree of personal responsability but we should also remember that we live in a society with inequality, so those should count as well.

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As I said before, there is a certain degree of responsability, but first of all we should be sure that people know these things. After that, we should make affordable having an healthy diet (and as long coke could cost less than water this is not going to happen soon) and than, only when all people, regardless of their native condition, could have access to healthy eating and activities, than we can talk about personal responsability. Until then, I can only consider responsable the people who have the means to prevent such things and do nothing.

answer is b

  a   having low self-esteem

  b   having abusive family members

  c   having poor school attendance

  d   having friends who discuss gang life

living torture and being abused makes one not mind harming other people.

and also not being supported and abusing one turns one into this state.

low context culture   (lc.):

association:    

relationships begin and end quickly. many people can be inside one's circle; circle's boundary is not clear.

things get done by following procedures and paying attention to the goal.

one's identity is rooted in oneself and one's accomplishments.

social structure is decentralized; responsibility goes further down (is not concentrated at the top).

interaction:

low use of nonverbal elements. message is carried more by words than by nonverbal means.

verbal message is explicit. context is less important than words.

verbal message is direct; one spells things out exactly.

communication is seen as a way of exchanging information, ideas, and opinions.  

disagreement is depersonalized. one withdraws from conflict with another and gets on with the task. focus is on rational solutions, not personal ones. one can be explicit about another's bothersome behavior.

territoriality:

space is compartmentalized and privately owned; privacy is important, so people are farther apart.

temporality:

things are scheduled to be done at particular times, one thing at a time. what is important is that activity is done efficiently.

change is fast. one can make change and see immediate results.

time is a commodity to be spent or saved. one’s time is one’s own.

learning:

reality is fragmented and compartmentalized. one source of information is used to develop knowledge. thinking is inductive, proceeds from specific to general. focus is on detail.

learning occurs by following explicit directions and explanations of others.

an individual orientation is preferred for learning and problem solving.

speed is valued. how efficiently something is learned is important.

hope that                                         : )