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Moeller Football With a tradition like the Archbishop Moeller football team, it is easy to see why they have had the success that they have had. With their grueling conditioning, tireless preparation, and endless support from the students of Moeller High, they have managed to have 52 winning seasons, every year when equipped with a senior class. Friday’s at Moeller High School are unique to any other school in the country, the hallways are electric, the fight song blares on the announcements,…

NBC is home to two workplace based sitcoms: Parks and Recreation and 30 Rock. On both the shows they have a goofy, simple, and lovable employee, on 30 Rock it is Kenneth the buck toothed page from Georgia and Parks and Rec has Jerry Gurgich, the local frumpy and simple uncle. Both characters share the same television trope, therefore having many similarities, but the characters also have many differences. Both Kenneth and Jerry are simple, loyal, and kind employees who try their best to help…

For decades, America has been known as a land of immigrants; people from England, France, Spain, and other countries descended on the New World to leave a lasting impression, one that can still be seen today in American culture. But of them all, England probably had the greatest effect on America. Since the time of Columbus’s discovery of the New World, Spain had been colonizing almost all the areas in the South, in what is today South America and along the South and West coast of what is now…

One can’t judge a book by its cover! After comparing my average intake and the recommended DRI consumption of vitamins, minerals, and water an improvement to my diet is crucial. First, according to my Anatomy and Physiology studies Vitamins are dominant organic compounds needed for growth and good health. For vitamin A, my DRI recommendation is 700μg. I consumed an average intake of 349 μg which is only 49.9% of my DRI. I did not meet my DRI recommendation. This deficiency of vitamin A can…

George Inman tracked his food consumed for three days and this is what it consisted of. On day one for breakfast he had his normal morning cup of coffee with added honey, followed up with a breakfast burrito that contained of bacon, sausage, egg and cheese. That afternoon he snacked while he was working and ended up having 2 Tablespoons of peanut butter and also had some sliced Gouda cheese on whole wheat Ritz crackers. When He arrived at home for dinner that evening he had a 8oz chicken breast,…

What is identity? A identity is something people must create for themselves, and let no one pick your choices, by Roberto Santiago. Now the real question comes, who am I and what decisions did I pick to end up me and what decisions did my family pick that influence me today? Having been born in the San Fernando Valley, California around May 1997, my parents were born in Zacatecas, Mexico around the early 1950s. Both of my parents grew up being farmers, working long days growing their corps to…

As a kid, I suffered more than my fair share of pain. I can’t sugar coat the fact that it happened and what happened was awful for me and my family. I am not saying that I haven’t ever dealt with loss and pain since then. I have had my fair share of it, believe me. Pain and loss are more than acquaintances to me. But we certainly are not best friends. One particular event occurred when I was seven. I am not going into detail. It’s not just my story and opening old wounds, letting them bleed…

Obesity Is Weighing Down This Country The obesity epidemic has become a real problem for America. Several life-threatening diseases such as heart disease and diabetes have been linked to obesity. Many thin people think that because a person is thin, that person is healthy so people continue to eat unhealthy and eat big portions of food but what people don’t know is that sometimes weight has nothing to do with health and a person can still be thin and unhealthy. Since the 70’s there has been a…

Globalization has changed the face of the world as we know it; not simply technologically or economically, but socially and politically. Contact with people around the world has brought new clothing, languages, and people across the globe. Along with these people come new cultures and norms; one of the most important of these being food. Food plays such a large part in a person’s identity and how other people perceive them. While slurping and burping during a meal shows signs of enjoyment for…

Beyond its nutritional and biological function, food has another crucial purpose in human life. Food is a fundamental component in fulfilling social needs. The appropriate food can make or break business negotiations, express romance and affection on anniversaries, or simply mark the trivial, yet sentimental bimonthly coffee date had with a lifelong friend. In this context, food is symbolic of “comfort, home, and love” (Anderson 83). A tool that allows the optimization of sociability, which is…