Carrot

friendly bunch of folks all participating in games for the fun of it? While this might be the case for few, the majority of college athletics is much more complex than that. It is a billion dollar business, fueled by a few thousand young men with the carrot of their lifelong dream-becoming a professional athlete, dangling over their heads. For the last one hundred years, the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) and their system have held up, albeit rather shakily. But now, as more…

I did my presentation over how many times my lovely guinea pig Gus whistled at me when I walked in the room. I got Gus about two years ago, and I will say he is a very needy piggy. His specific breed is a teddy guinea pig, which means he has some what long hair, and he is very fluffy. Now, on about my research. As I said before, Gus is needy; therefore, if I were to leave the room and come back he would want a treat, he would want me to pet him on his little head, or he would want me to just…

Nutritional Analysis As a college student, it can be hard to eat right, exercise regularly, all while trying to balance a social and an academic life. After completing this nutritional analysis I learned that there are ways to change my daily lifestyle. Throughout this analysis I will discuss my current daily intake compared to the recommended intake, my energy expenditure and body composition, my mood and cognitive behavior, and finally I will set goals and discuss recommendations for myself…

Children are the future of the world and they deserve to grow up in a society that will fight for their healthier and merrier lives. . These words spoken by the British chef, lead to a new movement that fights the war against children’s obesity in US schools. Jamie Oliver’s dream is to wake up parents, teachers and directors and get them active in the role of saving the future of the world, in saving the lives of children through simple but significant changes. However, by focusing on the…

What can be a better way of celebrating the Homemade Soup Day than with a bowl of sizzling chicken soup? This Homemade Soup Day, relish your soups and let your body reap in the benefits that a bowl of veggie or meat soup provides. Soups, be it vegetable soup or chicken soup, are essentially healthy as it is packed with the goodness of vegetables and is cooked minus oil. And, the health benefit of chicken soup, especially for common cold, has been known since ancient times and considered a…

My home town is Worland, Wyoming. The town’s population is mainly made up with older people, starting at age sixty-five and up. Second in population is the youth ranging from ages ten through twenty? If I were to open a business it would probably be in the food industry; my business would have great customer service and would be quick. I think this business would work out fine because Habaneros went out of business along with Cow Camp and A&W. Habaneros was successful, however the owner was…

tasting foods for the lowest prices. Our choices are made with our wallet and our taste buds most of all, instead of our stomach like in most developing countries. It is not uncommon to find someone choosing Cheetos as a snack over fresh celery and carrots, for the reasons of money and taste. We may have learned these choices from our parents, but more often than not it is learned from the society that surrounds us. In developing…

triggered Foer to try becoming a vegetarian. Following the anecdotal introduction Foer speaks of his grandmother as the “Greatest Chef” (450), not particularly for how it tasted, yet Foer knew that a chef would have more than one recipe (chicken with carrots)…

For breakfast, I had cereal with milk along with a banana and some strawberries. For lunch, I had a pb&j sandwich paired with carrots, grapes, and oranges. For a mid-day snack I had some unsalted almonds and a piece of dark chocolate. For dinner, I had some grilled chicken breast, a salad, and some roasted cauliflower. I drank during the day was water. What I learned from this…

Throughout Forests life he experienced many obstacles. These obstacles Forrest faced reflect too many people’s lives including mine. This movie reflects me because of the different feelings, adventures and the people we meet in life. The different feelings in the movie reflect to my life because we all feel love, sadness and happiness. This movie showed all these feelings. For example, when Forrest said “I’m not a smart man but I know what love is” to Jenny. When Forrest mother and his best…