Entry #6 Finally

Finally I arrived at my ending posting blog. What can I say about my experience blogging? Definitely was the worst part in these class. I didn't enjoy for a few reason. First of all I don't like the free entries because that made me to write thinks that I don't want to talk about. Second it was difficult for me to pick up a theme. Another reason that made me hate been blogging, in my opinion, is just for good writer and blogging force me to show my weakness to all of you. Of course, I know that was the purpose of these class. Even when I didn't like it; I know that was a challenge job for me and I tried to do my best, and the best part is that I finally I learned who to do it.

Changes for the Better

After years eating what I want and when I want, I realized that I was completed out of control. One day I decided to change. Anyway I was concerned if I can reach my goals, lose 40 pounds. Start take me months, every day, for me was the day, but the days were over and I did start what was I doing for so long, eating without control. I remember a friend of mine always encore me to do some exercises. She invite me several time to the gym. On June 23 was my big day. That Sunday was a sunny day as usual in Arizona State. When I wake up, I put some gym close and I went to LA Fitness closer to my house. That was my first Zumba class. Even when I enjoyed, I was really tired and almost I can walk out off the gym, but day after day I kept going and work out as hard as I could. After a month I began to see the results that before I was skeptical. I loss more than 9 pound in my first month.

Also my eating habits had completely changed. All my friend and coworker encore me to kept going and that is what I doing. When I look back in my life and compared it with  today, I feel so proud of myself and that is one of the most amazing feeling that any want can have. I am encore all people that are in the same situation that I was, to do what they have to do because they can do it.  I went from size 17 to size 13. I loss more than 30 pounds already and I kept working. Eat wright and exercise often is for my key to successes and get want I want or better said get what I need.

Entry # 5 Pink Slime

Most people at least one time had visited a fast food restaurant in America or simply have bought any ground meat products.  But is well known for many people the higher possibility of get infested with E coli or salmonella when consumers eat those kind of products. “According the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), food-borne illnesses cause about 300,000 hospitalizations and 5,000 deaths every year in the United States [source: CDC]. Common causes are outbreaks of bacteria such as salmonella and E. coli.” (Jane McGrath 2). Did people know how company such as Jack in the Box, MC Donald or Tyson prevent meat infections such as salmonella or e coli? Probably your answer will be an absolute, no. If you already know it is possible that after you know the truth your desires to stop eating these kinds of unhealthy products.

 

Jamie Oliver's made a really good job teaching people about the regular food that kids and people regularly eat and believe that is a safety food, but the true is something completed different. We all have to learn new ways to eat a safe for our own protection. After people watch these video only one conclusion can come to their mind we are eating dog food.

 

Work cites

McGrath, Jane. "10 Costly Food Recalls." HowStuffWorks. N.p., n.d. Web. 14 Nov. 2013.

Entry # 4 Food Inc.

 

After I saw the movie Food Inc. I am really impressive with the inhumane trainmen that animals and people get from the big Food Company such as Tyson, Swift, and Cargill. People has to work large period of time in places that made people allergy too many virus and fungus. They don’t care about employees and the pay is also really bad. For these reason, they hire people with almost not education or illegal worker that can’t chase their work’s conditions. Animals get the worse part in these industry. Those animals are abused, forced to live in small spaces, and piled. Those animals are feeding with corns and chemicals that only makes fat for later be slaughtered for our consumption. How they used ethylene gas chemicals to rape fruits and made grow faster and untested, ammonia to clean the meal and avoid E- coli. The same animals after few mouths are in own tables ready to eating for us. The worst part is that we ate the same animals that was exposed to all kind of products that higher affects our health. This is one of the biggest reasons for the increase of cancer heart disease, cholesterol problems, and obesity.

We have to fight together to made change food industry. As the movie refers, we believe that kind of food is cheaper, but we all are paying a lot. Our environment is been affected, our health is affected and our life is affected. Things must change as soon as possible of all best. All is not lost, we have the power of made the different. We have to promote more organic food such as Chipotles do. 

 

 

 

The music is these movie play a good part too. It's inviting us to reflect in all those problems that we are facing today.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Eating Habits American Society

Why do humans need to eat? Mortals have to eat in order to stay alive. They need nutrients that will help them grow healthy. Food is a fuel for humanity, but what happens when people put bad fuel in their bodies? What happens when people don’t care about the kind of fuel they consume? When they go to the gas station they try to put the best gas possible. At least good enough fuel in their cars in order to help their cars run better.

 

 

 

 Paradoxically they don’t do the same when they have to fuel in their own bodies. Many people just care about eating, and don’t even think about the kind of food they are ingesting.The consequences of that bad habit sooner or later appears.

 

 

 

 

Obesity, heart disease, stroke, type two diabetes, and certain types of cancers, are some of the leading causes of preventable death common in today’s American society. Changing bad eating habits, are the only way to prevent, or cut out all those diseases. It is our responsibility to put into practice a good style of consumption. First of all, people must avoid fast food, sodas, and all those kinds of junk food that only kill the body slowly, and seriously damage it.

 

 

Eating raw salads, and fruits often is one way to help their bodies be healthy and strong. Teaching our children how to eat healthy foods is one of the best ways to change all bad eating problems that society is facing today. Exercising often can lead to a healthy life style.

 

 

 

Life and Family

 

Family is the cradle of society. Families are much more than groups of individuals.  It is more than groups of individuals that shared a bloods ties. Family have their aspirations, hopes, and goals to archive in life. Families are, or should be, a source of emotional support and comfort, warmth and nurturing, protection and security. Relatives establish strong relationship between all. These relation is a vital valued for our society. Family help to all members to develop  social support within sense of reciprocity—a giving and taking of love and empathy by every family member.

  Although every family has conflicts, all the family members should feel as though they can ex­press themselves openly, share their feelings, and have their opinions listened to with understanding. In fact, conflicts and disagreements are a normal part of family life and are important insofar as they permit people to communicate their differences and ventilate their feelings.

Family can help to learn how members can deal with  future conflicts. Family members with diseases, addictions, or others problem can have a better life and make the process easier for all.

Entry # 3 Wall E

“All of the biggest technological inventions created by man - the airplane, the automobile, and the computer - says little about his intelligence, but speaks volumes about his laziness.”

 Mark Kennedy

  

               How many hours a day do you spent with your cell phone or your computer? Do you ever ask yourself why? Is your family happy with your attitude? Why do you prefer texting instead of calling? Most people are worried about new technologies and there development in the near future. Humanity is progressing into a technological dependent way of life. Humankind is gaining technological knowledge, but is our society ready for that kind of future? Wall E, showed us the consequences of misusing technology.  In Wall E that was unquestionably the producers’ message to us. After watching the movie, we start realizing how technology is affecting our personally. We become fatter, lazier, and we have found an easy way out of taking responsibility for trashing our planet Earth.

            Nowadays, many people are enjoying all the technological advances of today, but at the same time we are losing the most important thing, human interaction, we are not talking any more, we just care about the last post on Facebook or Twitter or any other website that connect us with many known or unknown people. So many times, we comment on friends’ pictures, but we do not spend a few minutes to call them, and ask how they are doing. We have been consumed by technology. We are losing opportunities to be with family and friends. Most people prefer to go to the gym instead  of work out in an open area.

            In brief, we are facing all these kind of problems, but not all is lost; we all have the opportunity to change. Rather than texting “I love you,” say it. While you are out forget about any device, look into your partner’s eyes, and talk to them. Enjoy life, as you are alive. We are robots.  We are human and not technology we every create will be better than us.

  “Inventor:  A person, who makes an ingenious arrangement of wheels, levers and springs, and believes it civilization.”

Ambrose Bierce, The Devil's Dictionary

Rastafarian

 

Way of Life 

 

We all at least one time in life have heard a name of a worldwide icon of reggae music, Bob Marley. He was the pioneer for introducing and bringing Jamaican music to worldwide acclaim. He had given a major contribution to bring reggae to be the center of interest of all people in the world. Songs such as “One Love” or “No Woman No Cry” are well known. Bob Marley’s flamboyant style was also another aspect that attracted the attention of many people and fans around the world, but most people do not know the meaning of the Rastafarian hair’s style. The Rastafarian’s movement is a “Way of Life” which is based in African spiritual ideology. The name Rastafarian means head of hero in Amharic (an Ethiopian dialect). They adore at Jah (Jehovah), but they see Haile Selassie, Emperor of Ethiopia, (1930-1974) as their God. They believe in unity and love. They oppose violence, and love their freedom. They profess a wild way of life. Most of them are vegetarians. One of the six holy truths is:” The White person is inferior to the Black person.” When non-Rastafarian people analyzed all others five truths, they will notice a high level of racism in their ideologies.

 



Symbolisms

When humanity thinks in Rastafarian, the first thoughts that come to mind are dreadlocks. "…not all Rastas have locks, and not all locksmen are Rastas. It is just a common characteristic among Rastas, symbolizing deep devotion to their Holy God.” For Rastafarian dreadlocks is a symbol of insubordination, and freedom.

Another aspect concerning to Rastafarians is their connection with God (Jah). They believe that the best way to know ourselves is through their connection with Jah, the only way to get that connection is smoking Ganja, and the bible said so. "He causeth the grass to grow for the cattle, and herb for the service of Man..." (Psalm 104:14). The Lion is the most important symbol in the Rastafarian culture.

 

In brief, The Rastafarian’s movement is a way of black Caribbean people found to express their opposition an eras of abuse, slavery, segregation, apartheid, and isolation. It is a constant protest against the white man for having uprooted them from their freedom, and brought to a New World where they lost or their power and hope to live wild and free. Reggae music is a perfect way of expression of all their feelings.

 

 

Word cited 

·        "Rastafari Movement." Wikipedia. Wikimedia Foundation, 23 Sept. 2013. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

·        Katz, Michael. "THE DREAD LIBRARY." FUNDAMENTALS: THE RASTAFARIAN LIFESTYLE. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Sept. 2013.

·        Rasjoshi@aol.com, "Dreadlocks," URL: http://members.xoom.com/_XMCM/MindfulJD,K/index.htm, 4/13/00

Entry #2 Nanotechnology Science of the Future

What is Nanotechnology?

We all live in a technology driven world that is fast paced and waits for no one. Nowadays, we are surrounded by a high tech environment. One of these advances is Nanotechnology. Many of us maybe are familiar with it, but not everybody is in touch with it. Nanotechnology is the manipulation or self-assembly atoms, molecules, or molecular clusters into structures to create materials and devices with new or vastly different properties. It can reduce the size of the smallest structures to the Nano- scale.

An area of nanotechnology’s application that looks more interesting to me is agriculture. It is not unrelated to any of us, all global problems related to feeding; especially in Third World countries, where agriculture development is still very primitive. Overpopulation is another issue that greatly affects agricultural development worldwide. Nevertheless, nanotechnology in agriculture is a perfect way to solve all agricultural issue. U.S. government plans to increase the potential of biotechnology for our own benefit. New tools for the molecular treatment of diseases, rapid disease detection, enhancing the ability of plant, to get more nutrients. Furthermore, smart sensors and delivery systems with help destroy virus, and development of better pesticides. Our environment will be more protected because we will be able to use lowers doses of pesticides that affect us as now are affecting and the rest of the world. Computers, global satellites, remotes sensitive devices, and other technology advancements are indispensable in Nano-Agriculture.

Overall, nanotechnology is an ambitious plan, a new phenomenon ready to transform life and develop in the near future ready to transform many sectors our society. We all have to be ready for all those developments, and use it for the sake of a new and better world.

 

A new way of comunication

My name is Yanett Melendrez. My hometown is Havana, Cuba, the bigger island of the Caribbean Sea. I am happy to be here in America. To be part of the students at G.C.C, made me feel happy and proud of myself. Therefore, in order to achieve my goal, I have to organize more all my life. Study English every day, is one of my goals. For me this is the first time that I took online class. I am still a little afraid of that, but up to now, I believe that I can do it. I am working at Southwest Key Program for more than three. I am happy to work there because I work with youth people, even is not like my job in Cuba, teacher; I still working with children and I really enjoy doing that. My hobbies are ready, movies, and travel. I hope, this semester let me have some free time and enjoy life, as I deserve.

 

 

 

 

Entry # 1 Learning About Blogs

Hi there this me when I get an announcement about blog.

 Any way I try to be focus in what I should do.  For me this is my first time that I do something like this, blog. When I signed for ENG 101 class, I was expecting a lot of writing,

research, and all kind of stuff that English class usually do, or better said, I envisage that English class do, but now on I see that this class is going to be really challenge to me. As usual, I struggled with all my grammar, and vocabulary development problems, but at the same time, I am happy to be at this level. In addition, I have another challenge job to do, a blog.

At this point, my ideas about witch topics I can talk about are out of my mind, but I know that those ideas will come soon. For now, I just started what I suppose do. Every day, people share personal information about themselves online, using social media, blogs, and even email messages. Now I will do the same with my blog. What is going to happen with my blog? We will see in near future. I hope that all us you enjoy what I trying to do.