**** Since I was not allowed to write my argument paper over abortion, I wanted to share a speech that I used for my Public Speaking Class: This was very important to me!
Melissa Drexler who became famous for the “prom mom,” gave birth to a newborn child in the restroom stall of her senior high school prom, strangling him to death, then putting the baby’s body in the trashcan before returning to the dance. She received 15 years in prison, but after 37 months in prison she was released on parole. Why is it such a crime to kill the baby after it’s born, but perfectly fine to have an abortion while the baby is still in the womb?
My goal today is to convince you that abortions and especially partial birth abortions are a killing of the baby and should be made illegal.
You may not think abortion is murder because the baby is not technically alive, but I have facts to prove to you that abortion is in fact murder and hopefully by the end of my speech I have persuaded you to become PRO LIFE and to never look to abortion as an option.
Being in the Catholic Religion, I have developed a huge passion for being against abortion under all circumstances. I even traveled all the way to Washington, D.C. in January 2007 and 2008 to be a part of the March for Life. For those of you who are unaware of what that is, it is basically a huge rally of Tens of Thousands of people who come together and march for what we believe that abortion is not right and needs to be stopped.
According to ABBORTION NO. ORG 42 million abortions happen worldwide every year. In the United States alone there are approximately 1.37 million abortions every year and 3,700 abortions every single day. 82% of all abortions are performed on single women, 18% of all abortions are performed on married women. 1% of all abortions occur if the women was raped or incest. 6% of all abortions occur of potential health problems. 93% of abortions occur due to the baby was unwanted. Among these abortions, partial birth abortions take place, a very gruesome killing of the baby. In one clinic alone, it was counted that 1500 partial birth abortions were done in the year 1996.
Many people have not yet been educated what exactly partial birth abortions are. The procedure is typically done between the 4th and 6th month of pregnancy, but also commonly done in the 9th month of pregnancy. I will tell you a brief but gruesome way in which the doctor performs a partial birth abortion. With forceps he basically reaches up and grabs the baby’s legs, pulls the entire body out except the head, and then uses a tool to suck the brain out of the squirming babies head.
Many young women are obviously becoming confused on what IS legal and what IS illegal. I think abortion in general is wrong, but partial birth abortion is extremely disturbing to me and should become a federal crime.
Raising a child is a huge responsibility and many young women are not ready for the commitment. In my opinion, if you are willing to lie down and make the baby, then you should be willing to stand up and raise the baby. However, there are many ways to prevent pregnancy and abortion should not be an option.
Pregnancies happen due to lack of responsibility. Contraception should be a must among young girls or for women who are not ready to raise a child. Generic birth control pills are very popular today. Also there are other ways to prevent pregnancy. Norplant is placed under the skin of the arm which prevents pregnancy up to 5 years. Depo-Provera is injected into the skin every 3 months that prevents ovulation. Morning after pill is a pill of a larger dose of birth control that tries to prevent fertilization after intercourse.
There are many risk involving abortions, and many women die trying to get abortions. According to pregnancycenters.org those risk include: heaving bleeding, infection, incomplete abortion (some parts of the fetus are mistakenly left inside the mother’s womb), sepsis, anesthesia complications, damage to the cervix, scarring of the uterine lining, perforation of the uterus (the uterus may be punctured or torn by the instruments involving abortion, and if that occurs then the removal of the uterus is done, known as an hysterectomy), death.
Having an abortion can cause emotional and physical effects on women. Some of these effects can last only a few days and some can last several years. These effects include: depression, guilt, eating disorders, stress, relationship problems, sexual dysfunctions, flashbacks, alcohol and drug abuse, and suicide. What is the point of getting an abortion if you could suffer from many health problems including death, and then possibly having all of these physical and emotional effects. The right thing to do is to have the baby. If you’re not ready, then there is always adoption available.
Many young girls who get abortions are just looking for a way out of their problem. They don’t realize the future, meaning that child they just aborted could have been the first person to cure cancer.
Every child deserves a chance in life. Even if you are not ready, you have to gain the responsibility and make the right decision. Your mother gave you a chance at life, now it is your turn to give your unborn child a chance. Everything happens for a reason and I am a firm believer of that. Hopefully by now I have persuaded all of you that abortion is NOT right and needs to be stopped.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Blog # 65: Yoga
I have always been interested in taking a yoga class. I thought my best opportunity would be to take it through Wichita State. I always stretch before I run, but I noticed I don’t stretch enough because my leg muscles always seem tight and sore. I have learned so many different stretches that are good for my body I was astonished. Some of the stretches we do are a bit painful, but I know the more I do them my body will get used to them and eventually be more flexible. I also didn’t realize how healthy stretching is for the body, but after hearing you talk about it made me learn a whole different meaning for stretching.
The main reason why I am taking yoga is to become more flexible and to relax my mind. I am always busy either working or doing homework and yoga has really taught me how to relax my mind and my body at the same time. I really have been enjoying this class so far and look forward to learning more and more every class.
I have been taking yoga now for approximately 8 weeks. I have seen results, but I think my results would be greater if I took the class more than just once a week. I still run a lot but don’t stretch enough before I do. So, when Tuesday morning yoga class comes my muscles in my legs are so tight that some of the stretches are unbearable. I still can’t touch my toes when both of my feet out directly in front of me, but I can when I have one leg in front. I think we need to do more back stretches. My back always hurts me no matter what time of day it is.
So far I really love this class and want to learn even more stretches. I think we should focus on the back stretches however. Also, I think another stretch we should try is to stretch our side called “side bends.” It would help get rid of those love handles!
I am really enjoying the routine we do every Tuesday in class. I like how we work every certain body part at a time instead of jumping around from the shoulders to the back to the legs and back to the shoulders again.
I have been having an extremely rough time sleeping at night. No matter how emotionally drained I am from working and being in class all day I can’t seem to stay asleep at night. I wake up approximately two to six times a night. I don’t know what it is or if I just can’t seem to relax my mind before I go to bed. I thought taking yoga would help me learn a special relaxing stretch that we could use before we go to bed but we haven’t had the chance to do a special sleep stretch because we are doing so much other awesome stretches for our body. Is there a stretch we could try doing in class that would help us sleep better? I need my sleep!
The main reason why I am taking yoga is to become more flexible and to relax my mind. I am always busy either working or doing homework and yoga has really taught me how to relax my mind and my body at the same time. I really have been enjoying this class so far and look forward to learning more and more every class.
I have been taking yoga now for approximately 8 weeks. I have seen results, but I think my results would be greater if I took the class more than just once a week. I still run a lot but don’t stretch enough before I do. So, when Tuesday morning yoga class comes my muscles in my legs are so tight that some of the stretches are unbearable. I still can’t touch my toes when both of my feet out directly in front of me, but I can when I have one leg in front. I think we need to do more back stretches. My back always hurts me no matter what time of day it is.
So far I really love this class and want to learn even more stretches. I think we should focus on the back stretches however. Also, I think another stretch we should try is to stretch our side called “side bends.” It would help get rid of those love handles!
I am really enjoying the routine we do every Tuesday in class. I like how we work every certain body part at a time instead of jumping around from the shoulders to the back to the legs and back to the shoulders again.
I have been having an extremely rough time sleeping at night. No matter how emotionally drained I am from working and being in class all day I can’t seem to stay asleep at night. I wake up approximately two to six times a night. I don’t know what it is or if I just can’t seem to relax my mind before I go to bed. I thought taking yoga would help me learn a special relaxing stretch that we could use before we go to bed but we haven’t had the chance to do a special sleep stretch because we are doing so much other awesome stretches for our body. Is there a stretch we could try doing in class that would help us sleep better? I need my sleep!
Blog # 64: Tragedy
I have a real life tragic story that I think needs to be heard around the world. I am from a very small town of 8,000 people called Wellington, Kansas. Everyone knows everyone and this was a very close community that had a huge heart for our high school football team.
On March 7, 2009 there was a tragic car accident involving 4 people. The car accident happened on a country dirt road and the driver lost control, over corrected, hit a ditch and ejecting all four passengers. They were all drinking and driving. The only thing left of the truck that the passengers were in, was the cab. One of those passengers was a very good friend of mine and in my class all throughout school. Her name was Brayden Popplewell. She was the most life-threatening and spent a total of 25 days in a coma. Her injuries included brain damage, and lacerations on her spleen and lungs I believe. She was in the hospital for approximately 2 months and then went to rehab. The other 3 passengers lived, but were extremely lucky. The driver of the vehicle only received a broken arm and no DUI charges were pressed because of insufficient evidence.
On June 4, 2009 Brayden’s older brother, Dustin was tragically killed in a car accident. He swerved to miss a deer and rolled his truck. According to police, alcohol was involved. You think the family has been through a lot already? Think again…
On October 4, 2009 Brayden was involved in another alcohol-related car accident on another country dirt road just 7 miles away from the accident that occurred in March. This time, she wasn’t so lucky. She was pronounced dead at the scene. There were a total of 7 people in the 2 car crash and Brayden was the only fatality. The driver of the vehicle’s name is Patrick (Ryan) Burr and he is 20 years old. He was driving under the influence and failed to yield. He was then struck by another vehicle killing Brayden. Another passenger in the truck was life-watched to Wichita, Kansas. The 2 passengers in the other car were fine and sustained minor injuries.
Patrick (Ryan) Burr can face up to 14 years in prison if convicted. Fortuneatly for Burr, he only received 2 years in prison. In my opinion, that wasn’t enough because he took the life of an innocent person, Brayden. She is now dead because Burr decided to drive when he was under the influence. According to another girl in the vehicle who was the person that was life-watched to Wichita, she said that the reason why Burr failed to yield is because he was in a hurry to get home. That decision will hang on his shoulders for the rest of his life.
To make a long story short, I just basically want to get across that this innocent family lost 2 children due to drinking and driving exactly 4 months apart from each other. I think their story needs to be heard so this kind of thing doesn’t have to happen again.
When tragedies happen in our small town of Wellington, Kansas it is a huge deal. The entire town was affected by it and my heart goes out to that family for losing 2 kids due to alcohol.
Brayden will always be remembered as a beautiful young girl who used to always laugh. She had a bright future ahead of her until she made the decision to get in a vehicle of a person who was drinking. She had a lot of friends and I truly think this story needs to be heard.
On March 7, 2009 there was a tragic car accident involving 4 people. The car accident happened on a country dirt road and the driver lost control, over corrected, hit a ditch and ejecting all four passengers. They were all drinking and driving. The only thing left of the truck that the passengers were in, was the cab. One of those passengers was a very good friend of mine and in my class all throughout school. Her name was Brayden Popplewell. She was the most life-threatening and spent a total of 25 days in a coma. Her injuries included brain damage, and lacerations on her spleen and lungs I believe. She was in the hospital for approximately 2 months and then went to rehab. The other 3 passengers lived, but were extremely lucky. The driver of the vehicle only received a broken arm and no DUI charges were pressed because of insufficient evidence.
On June 4, 2009 Brayden’s older brother, Dustin was tragically killed in a car accident. He swerved to miss a deer and rolled his truck. According to police, alcohol was involved. You think the family has been through a lot already? Think again…
On October 4, 2009 Brayden was involved in another alcohol-related car accident on another country dirt road just 7 miles away from the accident that occurred in March. This time, she wasn’t so lucky. She was pronounced dead at the scene. There were a total of 7 people in the 2 car crash and Brayden was the only fatality. The driver of the vehicle’s name is Patrick (Ryan) Burr and he is 20 years old. He was driving under the influence and failed to yield. He was then struck by another vehicle killing Brayden. Another passenger in the truck was life-watched to Wichita, Kansas. The 2 passengers in the other car were fine and sustained minor injuries.
Patrick (Ryan) Burr can face up to 14 years in prison if convicted. Fortuneatly for Burr, he only received 2 years in prison. In my opinion, that wasn’t enough because he took the life of an innocent person, Brayden. She is now dead because Burr decided to drive when he was under the influence. According to another girl in the vehicle who was the person that was life-watched to Wichita, she said that the reason why Burr failed to yield is because he was in a hurry to get home. That decision will hang on his shoulders for the rest of his life.
To make a long story short, I just basically want to get across that this innocent family lost 2 children due to drinking and driving exactly 4 months apart from each other. I think their story needs to be heard so this kind of thing doesn’t have to happen again.
When tragedies happen in our small town of Wellington, Kansas it is a huge deal. The entire town was affected by it and my heart goes out to that family for losing 2 kids due to alcohol.
Brayden will always be remembered as a beautiful young girl who used to always laugh. She had a bright future ahead of her until she made the decision to get in a vehicle of a person who was drinking. She had a lot of friends and I truly think this story needs to be heard.
Blog # 63: Dancing with the teachers
This past weekend I went down to my home town to attend a special event that is held every year at the high school. It is called “Dancing with the Teachers.” This event is held every November right before Thanksgiving and is a fundraiser for the upcoming prom that following spring for the junior and seniors. All the money that is raised the night of the show goes towards the dance, dinner, decorations, dj, prom queen and king crowns, and the after prom.
This event is extremely similar to the famous television show called “Dancing with the Stars” but instead of celebrities dancing with each other it is teachers dancing with students. How this works is that all the teachers and faculty members including the principle and vice principle of the high school are all included in a round of voting from the entire student body. The voting is taken place several months prior to the event to allow plenty of dance practice between the teacher and the student. Each student picks 10 teachers and after all the votes are counted the top 10 teachers with the most votes are the lucky ones who get to dance at the event. Now for the students who get picked for the event can only be juniors and seniors since the fundraiser is for the junior and senior prom. After the teachers have all been decided whether they are male and females determines how many male students and how many female students are picked. The students are picked by the teachers like how the teachers were picked by the students. After the teachers and students have all been picked determining how they are paired up is then determined. They are paired up by height. The male teachers obviously dance with a female student and a female teacher dances with a male student. Practicing for this event was very critical. They had to learn a 5 minute dance with their partner in about 6 weeks. Practice was during the schools study hour which was twice a week.
The main difference between the television show “Dancing with the Stars” and “Dancing with the Teachers” is the way the pair dances with each other. On the show you see a very connected sexual type of dance, but that would be a huge mistake for a teacher and a student to interact with each other on stage. The dance between the students and the teachers are very tasteful but still fun to watch. Everyone involved in the event is all dressed up in night gowns and tuxedos.
When I went to this event I thought it was presented very nicely and elegant. The lights were nicely dim with soft classical music as everyone was seated. I thought this event was well more organized than the Kansas Dance Festival. All we had to do was pay the three dollars and sit wherever we wanted to. This event lasted about an hour and a half with other entertainment involved. There were a lot of people to support the fundraiser. I had a blast at the event and hope my home town continues to do this every year to help out the prom.
This event is extremely similar to the famous television show called “Dancing with the Stars” but instead of celebrities dancing with each other it is teachers dancing with students. How this works is that all the teachers and faculty members including the principle and vice principle of the high school are all included in a round of voting from the entire student body. The voting is taken place several months prior to the event to allow plenty of dance practice between the teacher and the student. Each student picks 10 teachers and after all the votes are counted the top 10 teachers with the most votes are the lucky ones who get to dance at the event. Now for the students who get picked for the event can only be juniors and seniors since the fundraiser is for the junior and senior prom. After the teachers have all been decided whether they are male and females determines how many male students and how many female students are picked. The students are picked by the teachers like how the teachers were picked by the students. After the teachers and students have all been picked determining how they are paired up is then determined. They are paired up by height. The male teachers obviously dance with a female student and a female teacher dances with a male student. Practicing for this event was very critical. They had to learn a 5 minute dance with their partner in about 6 weeks. Practice was during the schools study hour which was twice a week.
The main difference between the television show “Dancing with the Stars” and “Dancing with the Teachers” is the way the pair dances with each other. On the show you see a very connected sexual type of dance, but that would be a huge mistake for a teacher and a student to interact with each other on stage. The dance between the students and the teachers are very tasteful but still fun to watch. Everyone involved in the event is all dressed up in night gowns and tuxedos.
When I went to this event I thought it was presented very nicely and elegant. The lights were nicely dim with soft classical music as everyone was seated. I thought this event was well more organized than the Kansas Dance Festival. All we had to do was pay the three dollars and sit wherever we wanted to. This event lasted about an hour and a half with other entertainment involved. There were a lot of people to support the fundraiser. I had a blast at the event and hope my home town continues to do this every year to help out the prom.
Blog # 62: Kansas Dance Festival
At the Miller Concert hall on campus at Wichita State there was a Kansas Dance festival taking place on Friday night and Saturday night. I decided to go to the Friday night performance.
After the announcer said a few words the dance festival began to take place. The lights went completely dark and I heard the curtains begin to open. The first performance was called “Forward Momentum” and was performed by Wichita State University. This performance was a great opening for the entire show. It was very lively and put you on the edge of your seat. It all started out that all twelve dancers were sitting in chairs and when the music started they began to move like robots in their chairs. The males and females all wore the exact same outfit of black pants, white button shirt, and a red printed tie. It was a very odd performance and I am sure many people in the audience did not like it, but it gave me a whole new perspective about dance.
The second performance was performed by four dancers from Friends University. This performance was called “Pieces.” They were all four girls that wore very simple black leotards and ballet shoes. This performance was drastically different from the first one. It was very elegant and slow. The performance started out that only one dancer at a time had the spotlight. After all four dancers did their solo the lights were on all of them. This dance was great for people who love ballet; I however was ready for it to be over.
The third performance was named “Theme Slav Varie” and was performed by eight Wichita State University females. It was a lively dance that reminded me of watching girls from Scotland dance. They wore these matching dresses that reminded me of something that Snow White might wear. I personally did not like the costume because it was distracting and looked difficult to dance in, but it did go with the music. My favorite part of the whole dance is when the music would play a certain part, and then play it again in a higher pitch and two girls would dance to the lower tone and then the other 6 girls would repeat it behind them. They did that for several 8 counts and I thought it was very unique.
The forth performance was again performed by Wichita State University and named “triangles.” There were a total of twenty four dancers. This was my absolute favorite performance. Everyone was wearing red and black outfits. The guys had on black slacks and a red silk vest and the girls were basically wearing lingerie with fish net hose. This dance was very seductive and I think the reason why this dance was named “triangles” is because for every guy dancer there were two female dancers. While watching this dance it looked like the two girls were fighting over the guy dancer. This dance was awesome!
During the Intermission a big group of dancers walked up on stage to stretch. I think it was there way of trying to get the audience to quiet down for the next performance. The fifth performance was performed by Wichita State University and the dance was called “barrier.” The girls were wearing blue spandex outfits and the guys were wearing grey sweat pants and shirtless. I personally found the costumes weird. The dance was good but hard to watch. There were so many dancers it was hard to keep your eye on just one.
The very last dance was awesome! It was called “Constant Turbulence” and was performed by Wichita State University. This dance was very seductive and had a red glowing light behind them that made them look like shadows. The dancers really showed an attitude with the way they moved. This dance was a perfect dance to end the show.
I really enjoyed watching this Dance Festival. It was very unique and had many different types of dance. I was glad I went but I was extremely exhausted after sitting there for over 2 hours!
After the announcer said a few words the dance festival began to take place. The lights went completely dark and I heard the curtains begin to open. The first performance was called “Forward Momentum” and was performed by Wichita State University. This performance was a great opening for the entire show. It was very lively and put you on the edge of your seat. It all started out that all twelve dancers were sitting in chairs and when the music started they began to move like robots in their chairs. The males and females all wore the exact same outfit of black pants, white button shirt, and a red printed tie. It was a very odd performance and I am sure many people in the audience did not like it, but it gave me a whole new perspective about dance.
The second performance was performed by four dancers from Friends University. This performance was called “Pieces.” They were all four girls that wore very simple black leotards and ballet shoes. This performance was drastically different from the first one. It was very elegant and slow. The performance started out that only one dancer at a time had the spotlight. After all four dancers did their solo the lights were on all of them. This dance was great for people who love ballet; I however was ready for it to be over.
The third performance was named “Theme Slav Varie” and was performed by eight Wichita State University females. It was a lively dance that reminded me of watching girls from Scotland dance. They wore these matching dresses that reminded me of something that Snow White might wear. I personally did not like the costume because it was distracting and looked difficult to dance in, but it did go with the music. My favorite part of the whole dance is when the music would play a certain part, and then play it again in a higher pitch and two girls would dance to the lower tone and then the other 6 girls would repeat it behind them. They did that for several 8 counts and I thought it was very unique.
The forth performance was again performed by Wichita State University and named “triangles.” There were a total of twenty four dancers. This was my absolute favorite performance. Everyone was wearing red and black outfits. The guys had on black slacks and a red silk vest and the girls were basically wearing lingerie with fish net hose. This dance was very seductive and I think the reason why this dance was named “triangles” is because for every guy dancer there were two female dancers. While watching this dance it looked like the two girls were fighting over the guy dancer. This dance was awesome!
During the Intermission a big group of dancers walked up on stage to stretch. I think it was there way of trying to get the audience to quiet down for the next performance. The fifth performance was performed by Wichita State University and the dance was called “barrier.” The girls were wearing blue spandex outfits and the guys were wearing grey sweat pants and shirtless. I personally found the costumes weird. The dance was good but hard to watch. There were so many dancers it was hard to keep your eye on just one.
The very last dance was awesome! It was called “Constant Turbulence” and was performed by Wichita State University. This dance was very seductive and had a red glowing light behind them that made them look like shadows. The dancers really showed an attitude with the way they moved. This dance was a perfect dance to end the show.
I really enjoyed watching this Dance Festival. It was very unique and had many different types of dance. I was glad I went but I was extremely exhausted after sitting there for over 2 hours!
Blog # 61: Articles
I looked up some articles and came up with the following:
http://nutrition.about.com/od/foodfun/a/foodsandsleep.htm
The past four to six weeks I haven’t had a full nights rest. I think a lot has to do with being so busy with school and work and I don’t find a certain time to eat a balanced diet. I used to eat oatmeal everyday on my lunch breaks at work and was always alert and awake. After reading this article it was a great wakeup call on what foods I need to eat to have a full night’s sleep in order to be fully alert during the next day. I always thought that fatty foods made you more tired, meaning making you sleep better throughout the night. I like this article and would defiantly recommend this to someone who was having difficulty sleeping.
http://www.healthhype.com/category/nutrition
I always wondered why my stomach seemed to bulge after I ate. I never just gorge myself when I eat, but I usually eat a lot of bread and/or a diet pepsi which according to this article can cause bloating. I thought this article was interesting. I would recommend this article to someone who was curious on what foods or drinks cause bloating. I am glad I came across this article because I personally don’t like the feeling of being bloated and should probably stay away from carbonated drinks.
http://www.milksucks.com/more.asp
I completely disagree with this article. This article is basically stating all the bad things about milk and other dairy products, but in reality it is all based on the opinion on whoever made this article. The person that made this article wants everyone to switch to non-dairy foods like soy and tofutti and I completely disagree with that because Milk is very nutritional and high in calcium. If someone was trying to get nutrition facts about milk and/or other dairy products I would absolutely not recommend this article because in my opinion I don’t think any of these so called “facts” are true.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1386&page=3
This article is very benefiting. If someone I knew who was trying to lose weight I would refer this article to them because it has so much information about eating healthier and eating less. Portion control is a major issue in obesity. People eat too fast and too much. Every time I go out to dinner, I cut everything I see on my plate in half and take the rest home to eat the next day. I think if more people did what I did, the obesity rate would lower dramatically.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/24/ST2009072402204.html?sid=ST2009072402204
This article is good for people who claim that they are “too busy” to workout. Whether you are cooking, doing laundry, or even watching the news in the morning you can do simple little workouts while doing other things hence the word “multitasking.” I liked this article because every time I watch television, I am either doing crunches or stretching my legs.
http://www.healthcastle.com/best-healthiest-foods.shtml
This is a great article to decide what foods that is healthy to eat. America is an extremely obese country because we obviously eat the wrong foods. This article states some food types that are extremely healthy. I would recommend this article to someone who was having difficulty picking foods that were healthy.
http://www.healthcastle.com/breakfast.shtml
Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day because it is the meal that jumpstarts your day and gets you going. But eating foods that are unhealthy is not a smart choice in starting your day. This article is great because it tells you certain food types to avoid for breakfast. I used to always toast a waffle in the morning before school and that was one of the food items to avoid for breakfast. I never put butter or syrup on my waffles, but according to this website the waffles contain refined sugar and Trans fat which is lacking nutritional value. Good foods for breakfast would be foods high in fiber!
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/grocery-shopping-9/sweets-treats-healthy-diet
This is a great article for people that are afraid to have snacks. This article basically states it is “okay” to have some sweets in your diet if you are putting physical exercise in your day. Children get 25% of their calories just from having snacks throughout the day and it is important that those snacks have nutritional value. I thought after reading this article was beneficial because sometimes I feel really guilty having cookies for a snack but since I am very physical active I know it is okay.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/nutritionpreg.asp
This article is great for women who are concerned about nutrition during pregnancy. I thought this article had a lot of information to it, but I think it needs more beyond the foods for pregnancy and have more information on what pregnant people can/can’t do and of course the vitamins that are essential during pregnancy.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/benefits-of-strawberry-1515.html
This article is great for anyone! Strawberries are good for diabetics in regulating blood sugar. Rubbing strawberries on your teeth can improve tartar can even get rid of toxins in the body. I really learned a lot from the article and would recommend this to someone.
http://nutrition.about.com/od/foodfun/a/foodsandsleep.htm
The past four to six weeks I haven’t had a full nights rest. I think a lot has to do with being so busy with school and work and I don’t find a certain time to eat a balanced diet. I used to eat oatmeal everyday on my lunch breaks at work and was always alert and awake. After reading this article it was a great wakeup call on what foods I need to eat to have a full night’s sleep in order to be fully alert during the next day. I always thought that fatty foods made you more tired, meaning making you sleep better throughout the night. I like this article and would defiantly recommend this to someone who was having difficulty sleeping.
http://www.healthhype.com/category/nutrition
I always wondered why my stomach seemed to bulge after I ate. I never just gorge myself when I eat, but I usually eat a lot of bread and/or a diet pepsi which according to this article can cause bloating. I thought this article was interesting. I would recommend this article to someone who was curious on what foods or drinks cause bloating. I am glad I came across this article because I personally don’t like the feeling of being bloated and should probably stay away from carbonated drinks.
http://www.milksucks.com/more.asp
I completely disagree with this article. This article is basically stating all the bad things about milk and other dairy products, but in reality it is all based on the opinion on whoever made this article. The person that made this article wants everyone to switch to non-dairy foods like soy and tofutti and I completely disagree with that because Milk is very nutritional and high in calcium. If someone was trying to get nutrition facts about milk and/or other dairy products I would absolutely not recommend this article because in my opinion I don’t think any of these so called “facts” are true.
http://www.sparkpeople.com/resource/nutrition_articles.asp?id=1386&page=3
This article is very benefiting. If someone I knew who was trying to lose weight I would refer this article to them because it has so much information about eating healthier and eating less. Portion control is a major issue in obesity. People eat too fast and too much. Every time I go out to dinner, I cut everything I see on my plate in half and take the rest home to eat the next day. I think if more people did what I did, the obesity rate would lower dramatically.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/story/2009/07/24/ST2009072402204.html?sid=ST2009072402204
This article is good for people who claim that they are “too busy” to workout. Whether you are cooking, doing laundry, or even watching the news in the morning you can do simple little workouts while doing other things hence the word “multitasking.” I liked this article because every time I watch television, I am either doing crunches or stretching my legs.
http://www.healthcastle.com/best-healthiest-foods.shtml
This is a great article to decide what foods that is healthy to eat. America is an extremely obese country because we obviously eat the wrong foods. This article states some food types that are extremely healthy. I would recommend this article to someone who was having difficulty picking foods that were healthy.
http://www.healthcastle.com/breakfast.shtml
Breakfast is said to be the most important meal of the day because it is the meal that jumpstarts your day and gets you going. But eating foods that are unhealthy is not a smart choice in starting your day. This article is great because it tells you certain food types to avoid for breakfast. I used to always toast a waffle in the morning before school and that was one of the food items to avoid for breakfast. I never put butter or syrup on my waffles, but according to this website the waffles contain refined sugar and Trans fat which is lacking nutritional value. Good foods for breakfast would be foods high in fiber!
http://www.webmd.com/food-recipes/grocery-shopping-9/sweets-treats-healthy-diet
This is a great article for people that are afraid to have snacks. This article basically states it is “okay” to have some sweets in your diet if you are putting physical exercise in your day. Children get 25% of their calories just from having snacks throughout the day and it is important that those snacks have nutritional value. I thought after reading this article was beneficial because sometimes I feel really guilty having cookies for a snack but since I am very physical active I know it is okay.
http://www.midwiferytoday.com/articles/nutritionpreg.asp
This article is great for women who are concerned about nutrition during pregnancy. I thought this article had a lot of information to it, but I think it needs more beyond the foods for pregnancy and have more information on what pregnant people can/can’t do and of course the vitamins that are essential during pregnancy.
http://lifestyle.iloveindia.com/lounge/benefits-of-strawberry-1515.html
This article is great for anyone! Strawberries are good for diabetics in regulating blood sugar. Rubbing strawberries on your teeth can improve tartar can even get rid of toxins in the body. I really learned a lot from the article and would recommend this to someone.
Blog # 60: Dance Con't 2
When I became a sophomore in high school I tried out for the varsity cheerleading squad. The mascot was the Crusaders and the Dukes. I made the team and was ready to start learning our dance that summer for cheerleading camp at Emporia State University. There were 12 extremely talented girls on our squad and by the time we had our dance all made up I knew we would win first place for the “home-routine” at cheerleading camp that upcoming July. Our dance had many different types of movements from hip hop to jazz including jumps, turns, and gymnastics. Every year when I was a varsity cheerleader we always won our home-routine at cheerleading camp.
Our high school had a dance team called the crimson dancers. They would perform during our pep assembles and during half time at either a home football or basketball game. After they were done performing their dance, usually the cheerleaders would follow by doing one of our routines. I almost felt embarrassed for the dances because when we would walk out before we performed the audience would scream and applaud us because they felt like we would always have a better dance than the crimson dancers. In our high school the crimson dancers and the varsity cheerleaders didn’t exactly get along because the crimson dancers were somewhat jealous of our dances.
My experience with dance has been basically my whole life. It started when I was doing gymnastics at the age of six to being a cheerleader in high school at the age of eighteen. Since I am no longer involved in gymnastics, tap, jazz, and cheerleading I started being a “social dancer.” When I go out with friends I dance with them on the dance floor to mainly the new hip hop songs around. It’s always a blast because I can let loose and I know I am not getting judged on my dance moves.
I personally think dance should be in every young girl’s life. Not only does it keep you busy, but it lets you express yourself and make friends. I wouldn’t change a thing about my childhood. I was really glad to have experienced the different types of dance that I was involved in. However, I wish I would have done ballet, because it looked so elegant and peaceful when I would watch my friends perform.
Our high school had a dance team called the crimson dancers. They would perform during our pep assembles and during half time at either a home football or basketball game. After they were done performing their dance, usually the cheerleaders would follow by doing one of our routines. I almost felt embarrassed for the dances because when we would walk out before we performed the audience would scream and applaud us because they felt like we would always have a better dance than the crimson dancers. In our high school the crimson dancers and the varsity cheerleaders didn’t exactly get along because the crimson dancers were somewhat jealous of our dances.
My experience with dance has been basically my whole life. It started when I was doing gymnastics at the age of six to being a cheerleader in high school at the age of eighteen. Since I am no longer involved in gymnastics, tap, jazz, and cheerleading I started being a “social dancer.” When I go out with friends I dance with them on the dance floor to mainly the new hip hop songs around. It’s always a blast because I can let loose and I know I am not getting judged on my dance moves.
I personally think dance should be in every young girl’s life. Not only does it keep you busy, but it lets you express yourself and make friends. I wouldn’t change a thing about my childhood. I was really glad to have experienced the different types of dance that I was involved in. However, I wish I would have done ballet, because it looked so elegant and peaceful when I would watch my friends perform.
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