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      With the world becoming more and more concerned with personal health and wellness now-a-days, I have decided that health and wellness would be an excellent choice for me to discuss as my topic throughout the semester. The are many components to health that all combine to make a holistically well individual. These aspects of health include physical, mental, occupational, environmental, and spiritual health. Health and Wellness, 8th ed., written by Gordon Edlin and Eric Golanty, states that one of the most important concerns with health and wellness is cardiovascular disease: "More than 40% of all deaths each year in the United States result from cardiovascular diseases that lead to heart attacks and strokes." (Health, p. 288) A cardiovascular disease is any disease that affects that heart or its vessels that carry blood. This includes, atherosclerosis, endocarditis, congestive heart failure, and rheumatic heart disease. The key to keeping a healthy heart lies mainly in exercise and nutrition. Although some conditions, such as high blood pressure, can be inherited, most cardiovascular diseases are considered a lifestyle disease. By switching to healthier foods with less fat and cholestorol, and doing more cardiovascular exercise, like running, walking, or riding a bike, the chances of developing a cardiovascular disease greatly decrease. By adopting good health habits, cardiovascular disease can be almost eliminated.

posted by: rooster7944 at 14:14 | link | comments |

     It is officially time to respond to the first prompt!!!

     The effect experience has upon the quality of written material is best summed up by the well-known saying: "practice makes perfect". With more experience comes better writing, and thus better writers. Experienced writers, such as J.K. Rowling, Edgar Allen Poe, and George Orwell devoted years and years to producing just one book, or play, or even just a poem, but without drafts, and revisions, and ample amounts of time and practice, these writers' literary creations may have never even been discovered. When a fledgling writer starts to creep out their first attempts, they are usually convoluted and scatter-brained, however, when they practice more, the experience starts to peep through their work.

     Socio-economic status also plays a big role in the quality and style of the writer. Some less-privelaged neighborhoods do not have good school systems, and do not offer programs that encourage reading and writing, so many children in these areas succumb to other tempations of the streets, and do not focus on school or reading, writing, and arithmetic. Some children with the help of good parenting, even in less affluent neighborhoods, develop into wonderful writers. These authors are one of the most unique and interesting ones around because they offer a different perspective of life: one lacking oppurtunites and full of hinderences, or they can even develop into a new form of writing, like the blues and jazz artists, or Anne Frank. Both factors contribute to the writer's work equally and wholly.

 

posted by: rooster7944 at 03:23 | link | comments |

      While reading FreedomSeeker's blog on Tuesday, January 25th, I came to the realization that I never want to go to jail, and I now appreciate my own freedom, that I have taken for granted for many, many years. She projects the images of her surroundings in the back of my head, and I can sympathize with her situation. "1.) Long stinky kinky hair. 2.) Scaly scarred legs propped up on crooked benches. 3.) Smothering odor of cigar. 4.)Hysterical laughs. The kind of laugh that leaves your stomache and heart intertwining each other out of disturbance. 5.)Bad yellow teeth or the lack thereof. 6.)Long skewed dirty nails" (http://behindthebars.motime.com/1106643242#406761) describe her fellow inmates. I fear her place myself. I know that I would not be able to handle even a day in jail. However, this once again goes to illustrate that one's actions comes with consequences, so when making decisions, one should always weigh out all outcomes of every decision he or she will make. I recently left my dwelling for my very first apartment. I left a caring mother, a loyal dog, and an essentially bill-free lifestyle for one full of payments, and work, and altercations with unwanted roommates. When I first left, I thought I was freeing myself, however, a few months down the line, I now realize I have put myself in my very own jail full of worry and unsecurity. Like FreedomSeeker, I too have come to terms with my actions, and I must endure the consequences of the decisions I have made until I can free myself from my lease. I then plan to move, hopefully with the helps of my mom, to a better location where I can live on my own and be happy and free.

posted by: rooster7944 at 03:01 | link | comments |

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