Overview Of Human Activity

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The comparison between the interest in learning music and playing sports correlate, providing an interesting data story. Using google trends the theory that during certain times in the year people are more active than other times is backed up with evidence. Taking two active elements of a humans life and seeing the results of when people are / are not active lets us know that certain annual events and how they effect activity. The data was constructed using Americans in the past year, from 2004 to the present and using a specific state to dive deaper and to try to find simular connecions of the data. This theory peaked my interest because it allows me to observe periods through the year in which people are less active and less productive. In turn grasping an overall better understanding of the human life.

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Holidays Making You Lazy?

This article refers to the difficulty of being active during the "holiday season". Whether it's Christmas or Thanksgiving it is difficult to be active during the holiday. Holidays Making You Lazy states that the best way to not become lazy during the holidays is if you create a plan for working out. Also to reward yourself in time of good behavior toward your body.

https://www.health.com/fitness/holidays-making-you-lazy-10-tips-to-get-back-on-track

8 Reasons Why Students are Losing Interest in Musical Instruments

8 Reasons Why Students are Losing Interest in Musical Instruments explains steps on why children in this generation fail to pick up an instrument and learn it. A few reasons why the children of this generation doesn't want to learn an instrument are the poor teaching methods that come along with learning that instrument. These methods don't encourage the child but rather the methods discourage the child. Also the children may be inconsistent to practicing losing the skill.

https://www.youbloom.com/8-reasons-why-students-are-losing-interest-in-musical-instruments/

Music education is out of tune with how young people learn

Learning music has developed into being forced by your parents and the child not feeling the urge to want to learn. When children feel like it is punishment then they don't feel inclined to learn. Music education is out of tune with how young people learn concludes that the child has to enjoy learning music and what he/she is doing.

https://www.theguardian.com/culture-professionals-network/2015/oct/01/music-education-how-young-people-learn-exams