Pulling middle school students' attention away from social media can be quite a difficult task. However, Ms. Underwood, our school librarian, did just that in November with her Share-A-Book contest. The point of the Share-A-Book contest was to divert students' attention away from their cell phones and toward reading great books instead. In November, over 300 students read books and then shared their reading experience with a friend. No status updates were needed to make this contest a huge success. Which option best explains how the graphic enhances the overall meaning of the text? A. The bar graph helps the reader understand that the book contest caused the increase in the number of books checked out per month. B. The bar graph reinforces the idea that students only read books when there is a contest, which provides evidence for the claim in the text. C. The bar graph focuses on the types of books checked out each month, which provides evidence for the claim in the text. D. The bar graph helps the reader understand that the number of books checked out stayed the same each month. Hel

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laughter and happiness are an essential part of life. laughing releases the body's "feel good" chemicals. thus, it provides long or short term relief from stress and or anxiety. more or less, laughing strengthens social connections and provides an easy approach in social related situations.

moreover, there are many benefits of laughter and humor. it's as if they play the role of superhero to combat anxiety and depression, according to researchers. happiness and laughter is the best medicine for teen mental health.

what happens in the body also affects the mind. the positive changes in physical health also have profound an impact on mental health. we have a lot to gain from laughing! medical effects of laughter have continued to validate the pain-relieving effect and benefits of laughter.

scientists tell us that laughter and humor actually, believe it or not, lower blood pressure, reduce stress hormones and increase muscle flexion. there are many benefits to happiness and laughter, and they so happen to increase the circulation of antibodies in the blood stream and make us resistant to infections.

as stated before, laughing releases your body's "feel good" chemicals, and on a related note, negative stress can cause your body to release chemicals that weaken your immune system which makes you more likely to contract a disease. luckily, laughter reduces negative stress and prevents those chemicals from being released.

all in all, you may want to consider laughing as much as you can!