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[Minjun]

Topic.1 Watch Horror films if you want to lose weight

If you want to lose weight easily, you can watch horror movies. But, the weight loss method may probably won’t work if you are engulfing cookies, popcorn, chips and other eatables. By sitting on a couch and watching a scary movie can make you to lose weight as you will burn as much calories as a 30 minute walk. The more the scarier is the movie, the more it will burn your calories. So, what is the catch?

In a study conducted by movie rental firm LOVEFiLM.com, the scientists at the University of Westminster in UK have found a new way of losing weight. They tested 10 people, as they were watching the horror movie, by judging their pulse rate, heart rate, oxygen intake and how much they exhale carbon-dioxide. They finally figured out how much energy they were using and by collecting all the desired statistics, they concluded that by watching a horror movie for 90 minutes, the people are likely to burn 113 calories, which is the same amount as the ½ hour walk.

Dr. Richard Mackenzie, who is an expert in cell metabolism and physiology, explains that

“As the pulse quickens and blood pumps around the body faster, the body experiences a surge in adrenaline. It is this release of fast acting adrenaline, produced during short bursts of intense stress (or in this case, brought on by fear), which is known to lower the appetite, increase the Basal Metabolic Rate and ultimately burn a higher level of calories.”

There are 10 movies, which were found out to be the most effective calorie burner. 1980 movie, The Shining proved to be the best, and it helped in burning 184 calories. The list of top 10 energy burning horror movies is as follows -

1. The Shining (1980) – 184calories

2. Jaws (1975) – 161calories

3. The Exorcist (1973) – 158calories

4. Alien (1979) - 152calories

5. Saw (2004) - 133calories

6. A Nightmare on Elm Street (1984) - 118calories

7. Paranormal Activity (2007) - 111calories

8. The Blair Witch Project (1999) - 105calories

9. The Texas Chain Saw Massacre (1974) - 107calories

10. [Rec] (2007 Spanish language) - 101calories

Questions

1. Do you enjoy watching horror movie, if so, why?

2. Do you watch horror movies in the dark or with the lights on?

3. Please recommend us a good horror movie.

4. How old were you when you saw your first horror movie?

5. Why some people love horror movies while others hate them.

Topic2. How to Cope When You and Your Partner Are Falling Out of Love 

Experts say when a trait you used to adore in your partner starts driving you away, it's a 'fatal attraction' 

When Laurie Davis first met Thomas Edwards, she was attracted to how outgoing and confident he is. Ms. Davis, an introvert, had enjoyed solo picnics and beach outings. After the two began a relationship, her life filled up with barbecues, birthday parties and weekends in the mountains with other couples. 

It was really exciting—at first. But Ms. Davis, who was starting an online-dating consulting business and working long hours, eventually tired of the constant socializing. She asked Mr. Edwards to spend more time at home with her in their new Manhattan apartment. He asked her to keep going out with him. They argued. 

One Friday, Ms. Davis, 32, decided at the last minute to opt out of a weekend trip to the Hamptons the couple had been planning with friends. "Thomas, you go out way too much," she told Mr. Edwards.  

He was completely shaken. "I felt like she was attacking the very nature of why she liked me," says Mr. Edwards, 29.  

What do you do when something about your partner that you used to adore suddenly starts to drive you crazy? Researchers call this phenomenon a "fatal attraction." It is exceedingly common, they say, and it can be deadly to a relationship. 

Typically, one partner's fatal-attraction traits are those the other partner lacks. Think of how an outgoing person is often drawn to someone quiet, or how a serious person can gravitate toward someone who is easygoing.  

"Opposites attract," says Paul Schrodt, a professor of communication studies at Texas Christian University, who teaches about fatal attractions in a class on the dark side of relationships. "They just don't always stay together." 

Every single positive personality trait has a negative side, Dr. Schrodt says. That person you fell in love with who was so dedicated to his work? He's a workaholic. The confident person's flip side is arrogance. Strong and silent can be emotionally inept; caring and sweet can be smothering. 

We are attracted to a person's positive qualities, and then we come to resent their negative sides. The more we like a certain trait, the more we resent its dark side, according to Diane Felmlee, a professor of sociology at Penn State University, who started calling the phenomenon "fatal attraction" when she began studying it two decades ago.  

Dr. Felmlee says fatal-attraction traits fall into categories—traits that initially are fun but then seem foolish (someone who is funny can't be serious); traits that are strong but then seem domineering (decisive becomes controlling) and traits that are spontaneous but then seem unpredictable (impulsive becomes erratic). 

How long does it take for the fatal attraction trait to appear? It can happen surprisingly fast—in as little as six months to a year. But it also can take years to make itself known, often after a couple has children or experiences other life changes, Dr. Felmlee says.  

In her research, she has identified and named five possible scenarios, or ways in which a fatal attraction may play out.  

In Time Will Tell, a person is drawn to positive characteristics in a possible mate, but both are putting the best foot forward and don't reveal their entire personalities right away. So a trait's dark side isn't clear until later. 

In Sour Grapes, one partner who is coping with problems in the relationship, or its demise, is trying to distance himself from the other partner and recasting positive traits as negative. A trait that was never a problem before is suddenly interpreted as bad. 

In Rose-Colored Glasses, we are attracted to a positive quality yet secretly suspect it has a darker side. We choose to ignore the dark side until we can't anymore.  

And in People Pleasing, we turn our own positive trait into a liability by trying too hard to please: If your wife likes how confident you are, you may choose to play this up until your self-assurance becomes insufferable. 

Lastly, there is Familiarity Breeds Contempt. No one changed. A person just gets annoying if you are around him or her all the time. 

"We all have these high expectations that people can be flexible in their personalities," Dr. Felmlee says. "Of course, we aren't that way." 

So what do we do? First, Dr. Felmlee says, we need to recognize that we can't "have it all" in a partner and that positive traits have negative sides. Next, she says we need to be aware of our own limitations. No one is perfect. 

It can be helpful to use the "narrator technique," says Karen Ruskin, a licensed marriage and family therapist in Sharon, Mass. Pretend you are a third-person narrator telling the story of how one person's trait affects the other in the relationship, and the family as a whole. This helps you look at your actions and reactions from an outside perspective and be more open to change, she says. 

Remind yourself of qualities that you were initially drawn to and still appreciate in your spouse. Spend a few minutes reflecting on these every day. Offer your spouse at least one daily acknowledgment of a positive quality of his or hers that has made your day.  

"This makes it easier to have the more difficult conversations," says Toni Coleman, a licensed social worker in McLean, Va. 

Lastly, consider how your partner provides balance, says Julie Hanks, a clinical social worker in Salt Lake City. How have your partner's annoying habits helped your children find balance? How would your life be different without your partner's influence?  

Questions> 

1. What do you think is your attraction? Which character do you want to get? 

2. Have you ever had with similar experience? When did you feel “fatal attraction” from them? 

3. Have you felt attraction from the similar? What kind of person was your ideal type? 

4. Let’s think whether we meet the person who has similar personality or not?  

5. How can we remain as friends or lovers without breaks?   

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