When we first started watching the movie, we found out Vik was an artist who used garbage and other odds and ends to make his art. When I first heard that he was going to a landfill, I thought he would just kind of wander around collecting to garbage to use for his art. I didn't know he would be interacting and trying to understand the "pickers".
When they first got to the landfill, the "pickers" seemed distant and so was the crew, which is to be expected with both groups of people experiecning something new. As time went on, Vik and the crew really got the pickers to open up, and they were able to interact with them in a way that they hadn't been able to from the start. The message about "getting to know people who you normally wouldn't" really shines through out the movie. Vik and the crew really work to interact, communicate, and be friendly to the "pickers".
This argument can be universal. Getting to know people you normally wouldn't can be done any time, any place. It doesn't just have to be on a landfill in Rio de Janeiro. Meeting, communicating, and interecting with people you normally wouldn't can open your eyes, and maybe even change your life and the lifes of others, like the crew of wasteland and the "pickers".
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
30 day challenge
Well, things have been going really well actually. ive been keeping up with my 30 day shred workout tape, and on monday, wednesdays, and fridays i do extra things at the rec center. today, i ran 2 miles, and went on the eliptical for a half hour. i also did some ab workouts. since i start this 30 day experiment of working out and eating healthier, i have actually lost about 7 pounds, so not bad for 22 days i guess. i havenoticed myself having more energy throughout the day, but once midnight hits, i am so ready for bed. eating health has still been pretty hard on campus. i eat a lot of salads and sandwichs which i get sick of fast. i love jamba juice though! all in all, this have been going well, and i hope things will keep going well as time progresses.
Thursday, February 9, 2012
Scholarly Source
Clark, N. "Body Image: Are You Imagining the Wrong Body?" ACSM's Health and Fitness Journal. 18 June 2010. Cinahl. Web. 9 Feb 2012. http://web.ebscohost.com/ehost/detail?vid=9&hid=108&sid=6e69d52c-0291-4228-b683-b04951bff520%40sessionmgr111&bdata=JnNpdGU9ZWhvc3QtbGl2ZQ%3d%3d#db=cin20&AN=2010644847
This will help my research becausei plan on researching body issues. This article is about information about body image issues and effective steps to resolve these body image issues.
This will help my research becausei plan on researching body issues. This article is about information about body image issues and effective steps to resolve these body image issues.
Wednesday, February 8, 2012
Day 8
When asked to thinkg of something for the 30 day challenge, many things popped into my head that would be easy to write a research paper on. Well, I decided that I wanted to take the opportunity to do something for myslef, instead of just focusing on ideas that will be easy to research. So I decided that I needed to live a healthly lifestyle for 30 days, and hopefully this will carry on and I can stick with it. I know that a few people in our class had the same idea as me too. Well, a couple months ago I had a scare with diabetes; it runs in my family, so I was a pretty nervous. Thankfully, I ended up not having it!! Well, that really opened my eyes. I need to significantly decrease my risk of getting it, and theres really no other way to do so other than living a healthy life style. My 30 day challenge is to workout for atleast 30 mins a day and eat healthier.
I have no motivation to workout ever, so even though you might not think so, this is "outside the box" for me. I can usually motivate myself to workout once a week, if that. I brought a workout tape here called the 30 day shred by jillian michaels, one of the old Biggest Loser trainers; I could't have found a better workout tape because its for 30 days and each workout is 30 mins. So, I figured I would do the tape and then any other additional workout I wanted to do that day would be a bonus. Well, I had a rocky start because I ended up getting a sinus infection on february 2, just my luck. This made it tough to workout when I couldn't even breathe. But through perseverance, I talked myself into doing, even when I was sick. My sinus infection let up on sunday, so monday I felt refreshed. I did my tape and I also ran 2 and 1/2 miles. I hadn't run in a couple months so it was challenging, but I love running so I pushed through it. Today, I did my tape, ran a mile and a half, walked a mile, and did some ab workouts. I am pretty proud of myself that even through sickness, I stuck to my plan and stayed motivated; this doesnt happen very oftern, I am a very lazy person.
Surprisingly, eating healthier is harder to do than working out everyday. Not because i'm not motivated to, but I live on campus and my healthy choices are pretty limited. I have found great comfort in Jamba Juice and their all fruit smoothies. I have learned to enjoy a good Woodworth salad. I have also found many microwavable Healthy Choice meals, which are actually pretty good. It's a struggle, but i'm trying my hardest to eat healthy, even though the temptations here are endless.
I have no motivation to workout ever, so even though you might not think so, this is "outside the box" for me. I can usually motivate myself to workout once a week, if that. I brought a workout tape here called the 30 day shred by jillian michaels, one of the old Biggest Loser trainers; I could't have found a better workout tape because its for 30 days and each workout is 30 mins. So, I figured I would do the tape and then any other additional workout I wanted to do that day would be a bonus. Well, I had a rocky start because I ended up getting a sinus infection on february 2, just my luck. This made it tough to workout when I couldn't even breathe. But through perseverance, I talked myself into doing, even when I was sick. My sinus infection let up on sunday, so monday I felt refreshed. I did my tape and I also ran 2 and 1/2 miles. I hadn't run in a couple months so it was challenging, but I love running so I pushed through it. Today, I did my tape, ran a mile and a half, walked a mile, and did some ab workouts. I am pretty proud of myself that even through sickness, I stuck to my plan and stayed motivated; this doesnt happen very oftern, I am a very lazy person.
Surprisingly, eating healthier is harder to do than working out everyday. Not because i'm not motivated to, but I live on campus and my healthy choices are pretty limited. I have found great comfort in Jamba Juice and their all fruit smoothies. I have learned to enjoy a good Woodworth salad. I have also found many microwavable Healthy Choice meals, which are actually pretty good. It's a struggle, but i'm trying my hardest to eat healthy, even though the temptations here are endless.
(De)Construction
Well, seeing as i am a college student, i did not bring many things to school that i am willing to break, and i live far so i cannot just drive home to get something. so i pondered the idea for a while and came up with a highlighter. this highlighter is not just any highlighter though; it is the highlighter that got me through my first semester as a college nursing student. it was especially useful for my anatomy, chemistry, and psychology classes (pre-recs for nursing) and the highlighter was used throuhgout all three books from cover to cover. needless to say, these are pretty tough classes and with the help of my highlighter, i passed all three with "flying colors". this highlighter signifies my start.
After i destroyed the highlighter, i had a million(exaggeration) little pieces of broken plastic and a highlighter stick. this was mind boggling. i had absolutely no idea what to do with the pieces. after some thinking, i came up with an idea. i took the highlighter stick to a piece of paper to see if the color would still come out, and thankfully it did. so, i took the highlighter stick and covered the bottom of my shoe with it, while outside. then, i made a footprint on the sidewalk right by ball memorial. this signifies my journey. i am becoming a nurse because my goal in life is to help people; its what i've wanted to do since i was 10. well that footprint shows that step by step i am one step closer to achieving my goal, and that really means a lot to me.
After i destroyed the highlighter, i had a million(exaggeration) little pieces of broken plastic and a highlighter stick. this was mind boggling. i had absolutely no idea what to do with the pieces. after some thinking, i came up with an idea. i took the highlighter stick to a piece of paper to see if the color would still come out, and thankfully it did. so, i took the highlighter stick and covered the bottom of my shoe with it, while outside. then, i made a footprint on the sidewalk right by ball memorial. this signifies my journey. i am becoming a nurse because my goal in life is to help people; its what i've wanted to do since i was 10. well that footprint shows that step by step i am one step closer to achieving my goal, and that really means a lot to me.
Wednesday, February 1, 2012
Art of Listening
The message of the article seems to be to listen. if we all listen to people "tell their story", as said in the article, then writing, literature, storytelling, and communication will not be lost. the author also encourages to "tell your story". if people want to listen, they'll listen. it's a good way to be remembered and be heard.
In chapter one and Kenneth Burke's Parlor conversation, there seemed to be a theme of asking a question, researching, and analyzing a situation. This article is in agreeance with this overall theme. If we "listen" to other people when it comes to our experiement, our research will influence how we feel about our topic. we should research and listen to any agreeing and opposing sides in order to have all the facts.
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