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The bar chart provides data on the share of males, females and children in the United Kingdom regarding their daily intake of five fruit and vegetable portion over the course of 8 years starting in 2001.

Overall, all three categories followed an upward trend over the years with continuously more women consuming fruit and vegetables than men and children. It is also worth mentioning that the proportion of the youngest consumers remained the lowest during the entire span, while there was a minimal decline in all figures at the end of the period.

As it can be seen from the chart, increasingly more women consumed five units of fruits and vegetables per day since the beginning of the period. Unlike men and children, whose percentages remained stable at approximately 17% and 12% during the first three years, the proportion of women rose rapidly from over 21% in 2001 to around 27% in 2003. The following year, the shares of men and children started rising significantly and reached 23% and 17%, while the rate for women increased slightly to 30%.

In 2005, those three categories exhibited a consistent increase with women still staying at the top of the chart. In more details, nearly one-third of all females in the UK followed a daily diet of 5 fruits and vegetable portions, while the figures for males and young consumers were roughly 24% and 18%. In 2006, the proportion of women with these dietary habits reached a peak of 35% before declining to around 30 by the end of the period. Meanwhile, there was a rise in the rate for men and children to about 27% and 24%, respectively, with the former seeing almost no change in the last 2 years. In a similar manner, the percentage of children had maintained nearly the same by 2008 with the exception of a moderate rise in 2007.

The bar chart compares the percentages of males and females in Australia in terms of 6 different working hours they had.

Overall, a majority of men and women worked between 30 and 50 hours per week with the former’s showing the highest figure in the whole chart. It is also worth mentioning that males who worked 60-80 hours weekly, showed a similar advantage as opposed to females, while a reverse trend was true for those who worked fewer than 20 hours. However, smaller proportions of both genders worked similarly over 80 hours on a weekly basis.

People in Australia, both men and women worked mostly 30-50 hours with an advantage of men in contrast to other groups with different working hours. Specifically, nearly 45% of men spent over 30 hours on average at work while the figure for women was around 35%. In a similar manner, the percentage of male workers spending more than 60 hours a week accounted for about 30%, twice as high as the rate for women.

By contrast, more women in this country worked under 20 hours per week compared to men. In more detail, only 5% of men worked 10 hours or less which was 3 times lower than that of women. As expected, approximately 22% of women worked from 10 to 20 hours each week with an advantage of roughly 10% over men, whereas equally 10% of both men and women dedicated over 80 hours a week to work.

The bar chart compares two different age groups in the United States demonstrating their average daily hours allocated to 6 leisure and sports activities in 2015.

Overall, both the young and elderly people spent comparatively more hours watching TV per day compared to the other free-time activities, with the latter showing larger numbers in that year. Additionally, relaxing, thinking, and reading were favoured activities among the adults, while computer games and physical exercises, including sport and recreation were quite popular among teenagers. Notably, both groups spent almost an equal amount of time communicating on a daily basis with slight superiority of the youngsters.

In 2015, people under 19 in the US dedicated nearly 2.5 hours to watching TV, while the adults recorded the highest figure in this chart, watching TV for approximately 4.5 hours daily. However, those teenagers engaged more in sports and using computers for leisure as opposed to adults, spending over an hour and 30 minutes, respectively. As expected, older adults spent significantly less time on these activities: about 0.5 hours on computer use for leisure and less than 15 minutes on sports and recreation.

Adults, by contrast, showed a greater preference for thinking, relaxing, and reading than teenagers in that year. In more detail, the latter devoted slightly over 5 minutes to relaxation and 10-11 minutes to reading, whereas the figures for the former were approximately 35 minutes and 60 minutes, correspondingly. Socializing, nevertheless, was the only activity, nearly bringing these two groups in line with each other with those over 15 spending slightly more time at around 48 minutes per day on this activity.

The bar chart illustrates the proportion of the population living in urban areas across four regions—Africa, Asia, Latin America/Caribbean, and the world as a whole—in 1950 and 2000, with projections for 2030.

Overall, urbanization increased in all regions over the 50-year period, and this upward trend is expected to continue in the future. Latin America and the Caribbean consistently had the highest percentage of urban dwellers, while Africa and Asia experienced the most significant growth in urbanization.

In 1950, Latin America and the Caribbean were the most urbanized region, with approximately 40% of their population residing in cities. In contrast, only around 10% of people in Africa and Asia lived in urban areas, while the global average stood at 30%. By 2000, Latin America’s urban population had risen dramatically to 70%, and the world average increased to 50%. During the same period, Africa and Asia saw their urban populations triple, reaching 40% each.

Looking ahead to 2030, Latin America is projected to remain the most urbanized region, with 80% of its population living in cities. The global urbanization rate is expected to rise to 60%, while Africa and Asia are predicted to reach 47% and 50%, respectively. Although these two regions will continue to urbanize, they are likely to remain less urbanized than Latin America and the world average.

The bar chart demonstrates how the percentage of city dwellers in Africa, Asia, Latin America / Caribbean and the whole world changed in the years 1950m and 2000 with expected changes in 2030.

Overall, although there was an increase in all those areas with a similar trend being expected in the future, the population rates in Latin America and the whole world are reported to remain higher in all those 3 years with an advantage of the former.

In 1950, around 40% of individuals in Latin America and Caribbean used to live in cities whereas the figures for Africa and Asia stood at about 10 % each. Meanwhile, the global figure rose by 20 percentage points, reaching 50% by 2000. Similarly, the rate for Latin America followed an upward trend reaching 70% in 2000. Notably, urbanization in Africa and Asia grew almost fourfold, reaching 40% by 2000, bringing them inline with each other.

The proportion of American individuals living in towns and cities will have peaked by 2030 with approximately 80%, distantly followed by the other figures. In the future, the whole globe is expected to see a rise to 60% in its population rate in urban areas, whereas urban populations in Asia and Africa are predicted to rise by 10% and 7%, respectively.

Some people believe that history books are becoming unnecessary since their role is being replaced by films and TV shows. While this view matters to some extent, I believe that printed books are likely to last for a longer period as an irreplaceable tool in learning the past.

In general, learning history has become easier and more convenient after the advent of films and various shows about the past. With the help of these visual materials, many people, especially young learners in schools, are able to gain valuable knowledge about historical events with minimal effort. In other words, they can simply catch the meaning of all necessary information in a video format without spending much time instead of feeling bored after reading textual materials for hours. A clear example is the historical movie “Lincoln”, which vividly portrays Abraham Lincoln’s life allowing students to spend less time in libraries reading multiple books about him.

However, I believe that books remain valuable in learning history. For example, they provide readers with more accurate information about the past events unlike films, which may distort historical facts. This is because books are carefully analyzed before being published to ensure that students will receive accurate information about the past. Moreover, books maintain a level of objectivity that is often lacking in the modern film industry. More specifically, authors are expected to provide factual information for readers, whereas films often sensationalize historical events to attract viewers. For these reasons, books about history will continue to play a significant role in education for years to come.

In conclusion, while films and TV shows provide an engaging introduction to history, they often prioritize entertainment over accuracy. Therefore, books will remain the primary source of serious historical knowledge in the near future.

Nowadays some consumers are less influenced by advertising than in the past.
What are the reasons? Is it a positive or negative development?

In today’s interconnected world, the impact of advertisements on people’s life is lowering in contrast to the past. While this can be attributed to a number of factors such as the loss of trust and gradual boredom watching them untimely, I contend that this change can serve as a valuable key to success.

People, nowadays, find advertisements relatively less influential due to a couple of reasons. First and foremost, they truly believe that watching ads can no longer be beneficial enough to improve their life since their reliability has already become a rarity. This is because the inevitable failure coming from trying new things by following actually fake advertisements make people give up their long-term goals and lose hope towards anything for eternity. Aside from this, a vast majority of people have a feeling of boredom when they watch unwanted ads during using numerous online platforms, particularly, games and social media in which they are easily annoyed by being forced to watch temporary videos in essential times. Thousands of advertisements momentarily shown on live broadcasts can serve as a real example since they not only make people feel embarrassed, but also evokes mistrust among them in the end.

Taking above-mentioned points into account, people’s overlooking advertisements can be a valuable tool in the betterment of their future life. For instance, subscribing to premium websites that offer no ads service to the users, people will be able to watch live streams enjoyably and use the platforms for their work without being distracted by frequent pop-up ads. More importantly, people will start paying close attention to the recent life experiences of the others ensuring long-waited success after their much effort. It is no surprise that these shifts can encourage people to hope for everything achievable in this life so that they can contribute to the development of the society.

In conclusion, whereas a lack of belief towards advertisements and feeling overwhelmed watching them at any time are the main reasons why people are no longer influenced by them, avoiding these promotions, people will find better options to achieve their goals without experiencing any further stress.