By now i'm sure you've all figured out that as soon as December comes, there will only be 3 weeks of school left! Some of us are excited others are more scared, why? One word. FINALS.
Yes, it's that time and to make things even more "fun" we are also stressing out about essays and whatnot, I really hope some of you have been a whole lot better at managing your time than I have. I completely forgot about homework from this week, even though I did manage to get it done, I never want to do it all in one setting again, so this week, I am asking for help from you guys, what did you guys do to finish your homework within a one week span while simultaneously handling school and work? I'm going to end this blog short today because there's still much to do, but please feel free to comment what you do to balance school and work.
Thanks!
Sunday, November 30, 2014
Blog Entry #9: Pink Slime
For this week's video, Pink Slime, we saw something that looks like it came from a horror film.
In the video, we are shown while the news anchors or whatever they were explained what McDonald's had been using to make their burger and chicken nuggets. The pink slime that I keep mentioning looks like one of those worm-looking-animals from the movie King Kong.
This is the worm
Thankfully they have completely stopped using said chemical to disinfect the "meat" i'm not sure what they're using now, but luckily I stopped eating there years ago. Hopefully this changed your view on McDonalds.
Thanks again for reading!
In the video, we are shown while the news anchors or whatever they were explained what McDonald's had been using to make their burger and chicken nuggets. The pink slime that I keep mentioning looks like one of those worm-looking-animals from the movie King Kong.
This is the worm
While this is a more extreme example of what was actually portrayed, the actual pink slime is very similar.
Pink slime from McDonald's
There's really not much of a difference when you look at both of these images, I mean after all they do have one thing in common, they're both deadly. That's right, DEADLY!
The reason the pink slime is dangerous to your health is because of the cleansers they use the disinfect and kill the bacteria in the meat. According to the news-anchors, it was Ammonium Hydroxide that was used to clean the meat.
In case what you were wondering just what Ammonium Hydroxide can do to you if digested click the link below and read about it. http://www.naturalnews.com/035517_pink_slime_ammonium_hydroxide_burgers.html
Thankfully they have completely stopped using said chemical to disinfect the "meat" i'm not sure what they're using now, but luckily I stopped eating there years ago. Hopefully this changed your view on McDonalds.
Thanks again for reading!
Sunday, November 9, 2014
Blog Entry #8: Process
As we're approaching towards the end of the semester, I hadn't the slightest thought about how difficult it would be especially in this English course. This final paper has me all kinds of troubled, for a semi-easy topic, writing it became difficult, and if this somehow relates to you, then I figured some tips/techniques that have helped me stay a little more focused and become more creative in my writing. Here are my top 3 strategies that I think have helped me out the most with this process.
TV - As I went along with the essay i had realized that after sitting on my desk for 5 hours in a row i only had about a page of information, this is when I decided to take a break and watch TV I know its stupid to go from one screen for 5 hours and go stare at another for 5 more hours, but trust me, it's all about taking a break.
Relax- This one speaks for itself. Relaxing to me means going out to eat with my friends or family, or go and explore the nearby ice-cream shops, even watching Netflix, as long as I don't have any sign of essay in my mind then I am at peace, therefore I am relaxed.
This last one might be a little more difficult to do, but if you can do it then go for it. This one is called a break, but if you have to balance school and work, then you might not get to enjoy this fully. Taking a break is literally, taking a break. A day without worrying about the paper, instead just think of some ideas that could make your paper a slight more interesting and add it onto your paper the next day. (I ususally take breaks on my days off of work)
These are the top 3 strategies that I use in order for me to stay focused and help me write a better paper. I hope that at least one of these ideas can help some of you out!
TV - As I went along with the essay i had realized that after sitting on my desk for 5 hours in a row i only had about a page of information, this is when I decided to take a break and watch TV I know its stupid to go from one screen for 5 hours and go stare at another for 5 more hours, but trust me, it's all about taking a break.
Relax- This one speaks for itself. Relaxing to me means going out to eat with my friends or family, or go and explore the nearby ice-cream shops, even watching Netflix, as long as I don't have any sign of essay in my mind then I am at peace, therefore I am relaxed.
This last one might be a little more difficult to do, but if you can do it then go for it. This one is called a break, but if you have to balance school and work, then you might not get to enjoy this fully. Taking a break is literally, taking a break. A day without worrying about the paper, instead just think of some ideas that could make your paper a slight more interesting and add it onto your paper the next day. (I ususally take breaks on my days off of work)
These are the top 3 strategies that I use in order for me to stay focused and help me write a better paper. I hope that at least one of these ideas can help some of you out!
Sunday, November 2, 2014
Blog Entry #7: Fresh
Whats happens usually after watching a documentary about food, i get the sudden craving for something delicious, but after watching the movie Fresh, I really wanted no part of food for about a couple of hours. The movie actually left me speechless and disgusted after watching how most fast food companies make their food and how poorly they treat their animals.
Before watching this movie, i have not thought about the potential dangers that could be in my food, all i did was order and i would automatically assume that my food would be good to eat, now i'm not so sure. Now, i do think about my food, but i'm not looking at it to see if it's good, by good i don't mean healthy, but if it's good, now i don't eat at McDonalds anymore, i know how they make their food, and it's not the best thing to be reading while eating a burrito.
By making this movie, the director wanted to focus it on the audience with families, the young adults and teens. They wanted to give them an idea of how their "Good food" is actually made and how they make them good.
The film had it's moments in which what it said stood out as an alarm going on in my head saying to watch out for it. For example, the movie said that sometimes the meat that fast food companies use, can have traces of Salmonella or can be infected with mad cow disease. All these things make me a picky eater now.
I think this movie should be seen by everyone, at least once in their life, especially in America, where obesity runs everywhere.
The fact of the matter deciding whether we should care or not should be opinionated, some people just don't care that their food could potentially be dangerous and kill them, others do care and avoid this fast food frenzy. I'm not saying that we should give up, i'm saying that if those that are still going to try and eat this greasy, artery-clogging food, then they should at least watch how much they consume it weekly.
Before watching this movie, i have not thought about the potential dangers that could be in my food, all i did was order and i would automatically assume that my food would be good to eat, now i'm not so sure. Now, i do think about my food, but i'm not looking at it to see if it's good, by good i don't mean healthy, but if it's good, now i don't eat at McDonalds anymore, i know how they make their food, and it's not the best thing to be reading while eating a burrito.
By making this movie, the director wanted to focus it on the audience with families, the young adults and teens. They wanted to give them an idea of how their "Good food" is actually made and how they make them good.
The film had it's moments in which what it said stood out as an alarm going on in my head saying to watch out for it. For example, the movie said that sometimes the meat that fast food companies use, can have traces of Salmonella or can be infected with mad cow disease. All these things make me a picky eater now.
I think this movie should be seen by everyone, at least once in their life, especially in America, where obesity runs everywhere.
The fact of the matter deciding whether we should care or not should be opinionated, some people just don't care that their food could potentially be dangerous and kill them, others do care and avoid this fast food frenzy. I'm not saying that we should give up, i'm saying that if those that are still going to try and eat this greasy, artery-clogging food, then they should at least watch how much they consume it weekly.
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