A Wrinkle in Time

12. Can-Do There really is something to be said for a positive mental attitude. When you adopt a can-do attitude, you might just find you really can do anything. So, take time to learn how to change that flat tire and unclog your toilet. 13. Skip the Sunbathing All it will do is age you with wrinkles and increase your risk of skin cancer. You can opt for a spray tan, but if you can’t avoid the sun make sure you are lathering yourself in sunscreen. Remember, you need to reapply it regularly…

This is an inevitable thing that does come with some challenges, even in this day of age. One thing that is common among all elderly, including me, is decline in physical appearance and movement. The more obvious physical changes are wrinkles, age spots, becoming shorter, losing weight, and move moving much slower. However, the physical challenges I face also come from medical conditions that includes: high blood pressure, glaucoma, diabetes, hearing loss, and vision problems. There is…

In today’s world, advertisement has more of an effect on American youth all across the globe than any other method simply due to the broadcast of the internet, television, and magazines. It’s amazing how advertisers can spread the message of their products, such as tobacco, body image, make-up, clothes, and alcohol, yet one does not hear or see the message of self-worth or uplifting men and women. As a living, advertisers make their living through promotion, however, their promotion is affecting…

Everyone knows that smoking is bad for you. We grow up being told that smoking is bad and our parents punish us if we are caught smoking. It is very much a “do as I say, not as I do mentality” because many parents smoke. But society is changing; people are starting to realize that smoking does lasting harm. Not only is smoking taboo in our society, but it also has detrimental effects on our health, costs a fortune and it leaves everything smelling horrible. The negative effects to our bodies…

eyeshadow, and even special oils. Believe it or not, the base of most cosmetics/makeup was oil! Makeup, or at least select cosmetics helped them from certain difficulties. This also affected the modern world today! Makeup has been around for a very long time and was in fact created by the Ancient Egyptians. But some may wonder, why did the Egyptians create makeup? What were their cosmetics made of? And how did this invention affect the modern world today? The Reason for this Invention The…

POINSETTIA In the grocery store buying beer and a poinsettia I meet a deaf woman she is old and her hair is white and gray I am overacting at the hands her husband has deep wrinkles and the beard of a homeless man going out at the ends in wisps of smoke she points to a sticker 50% off on the bag of dog food now rolling down the blackness toward glowing hands I set the plastic bar between our items she smiles at the sticker and I give her a cartoon thumbs up and the sensor stops the blackness…

INTRODUCTION An extensive research was conducted to answer the question; How can the procedure of LASIK eye surgery be modified to prevent the potential side effects? This question is attempted answer through various research methods such as interviews with experts and relevant secondary research. Laser Vision Correction is a great alternative to glasses and contact lenses. The three main types of Laser Vision Correction are LASIK, PRK and LASEK (Thompson, 2016). The Laser Vision Correction…

birth weights, still births, and infant deaths. They are also likely to have placental abruption. Taken from the 2004 Surgeon General report, Terry Martin, says is estimated that the risk for placental abruption among smokers range from 1.4 to 2.4 times that of nonsmokers (Martin). Even with the comprehension of the adverse health effects many women still continue to smoke while pregnant. Women who smoke are at a greater risk of getting ovarian cancer. On a study done over a decade, on over…

And to remind you, I’m also nearly triple your age, so give me a break.” For my mother’s age, she looked very young thanks to her dyed brown hair and wrinkle free face, but I could barely hear her over the panting. I headed forward with too much confidence and attempted to jump up two of the jagged stone steps, each one a foot high and quite wide. In the moment, I saw two blocks of stone blocking me…

covers everything that does not exist beyond this war belt. Perhaps you will get up forgetful of the rain swirling a thousand leagues above our aquarium, you will brush aside the curtains with a smile of wet pearls that see the light for the first time, you will look down on the desert and it will not be to push yourself beyond,…