1. People and Colors
2. Fable of the Lazy Teen-ager
3. Measurement of Time
4. The Story of “The Tempest“ I
5. The Story of “The Tempest” II
6. Hacking Our Senses to Boost Learning Power
7. How a Pinetree Did Some Good
8. Lost and Found
9. Helping Kids Dealing With Bullies
10. The Kindness of Strangers
11. Violence on Television and Its Effects on Children
12. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
14. Learn English Online: How the Internet Is Changing Language
15. The Story of Cyrus Field
16. The Kangaroo 1. People and Colors
2. Fable of the Lazy Teen-ager
3. Measurement of Time
4. The Story of “The Tempest“ I
5. The Story of “The Tempest” II
6. Hacking Our Senses to Boost Learning Power
7. How a Pinetree Did Some Good
8. Lost and Found
9. Helping Kids Dealing With Bullies
10. The Kindness of Strangers
11. Violence on Television and Its Effects on Children
12. The Summer of the Beautiful White Horse
14. Learn English Online: How the Internet Is Changing Language
15. The Story of Cyrus Field
16. The Kangaroo
17. River Rescue
18. Email Backlash at the Office?
19. The Story of William Shakespeare
20. Sugar, Sugar
21. Be Your Children’s Father, Not Their Friend
22. How Johnny Bought a Sewing Machine
23. Say Yes to Yourself
24. About Love
25. How to Build Better Friendships
26. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp I
27. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp II
28. Aladdin and the Wonderful Lamp III
29. Health of the Body I
30. Health of the Body II
31. “Things This Good Don’t Happen to Kids Like Us”
32. Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech: Suspends Campaign, Endorses Obama I
33. Hillary Clinton’s Concession Speech: Suspends Campaign, Endorses Obama II
34. Plane Crash Survivors in the Alaskan Wilderness
35. 5 Life Lessons People Learn Too Late
36. Good Boys Deserve Favors
37. Writing Comparison or Contrast Essays
38. The Framework of the Body
39. The Destruction of Pompeii
40. A Drop of Water on Its Travels
41. Graffiti: Street Art or Crime
42. Lawrence’s Lesson
43. Online Passwords: Keep It Complicated“Dad Will Build It”
44. The World According to Claude
45. A Trail of New Fortunes
46. Do You Want to Help Build a Happier City?
47. The Future of Ecommerce
48. The Ugly Duckling I
49. The Ugly Duckling II
50. Do You Live to Work, or Work to Live?
51. My Father’s Way
52. Marketers Embracing QR Codes, for Better or Worse
53. Caleb and Bertha
54. The Printed Word
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One person chooses a bright red car, but another prefers a dark green. One family paints the living room a sunny yellow, but another family uses pure white. One child wants a bright orange ball, but another wants a light blue one. Psychologists and businessmen think these differences are important.
In general, people talk about two groups of colors: warm colors and cool colors. Researchers think that there are also two groups of people: people who prefer warm colors and people who prefer cool colors.
The warm colors are red, orange, and yellow. Where there are warm colors and a lot of light, people usually want to be active. People think that red, for example, is exciting. Sociable people, those who like to be with others, like red. The cool colors are green, blue, and violet. These colors, unlike warm colors, are relaxing. Where there are cool colors, people are usually quiet. People who like to spend time alone often prefer blue.
Red may be exciting, but one researcher says that time seems to pass more slowly in a room with warm colors than in a room with cool colors. He suggests that a warm color, such as red or orange, is a good color for a living room or restaurant. People who are relaxing or eating, do not want time to pass quickly. Cool colors are better for offices or factories if the people who are working there want time to pass quickly.
Researchers do not know why people think some colors are warm and other
colors are cool. However, almost everyone agrees that red, orange, and yellow are warm and that green, blue, and violet are cool. Perhaps warm colors remind people of warm days and the cool colors remind them of cool days. Because in the north the sun is low during winter, the sunlight appears quite blue. Because the sun is higher during summer, the hot summer sunlight appears yellow.
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