Fads and trends

What is Procrastination? In a nutshell, you procrastinate when you put off things that you should be focusing on right now,usually in favor of doing something that is more enjoyable or that you’re more comfortable doing. How to stop procrastination? The number one reason most people fail with dieting and exercising is not because of the simple reason that they gave up too soon. The number one reason is because most of us who want to get in shape spend way too much time trying to find the…

The issue has been well-covered in the media, with positions being taken on all sides of the issue. There are those that have sounded the alarm, warning of impending doom should we fail to act. Some have argued that climate change is but a passing fad, a nonissue that poses no real threat to our way of life. Others still have carved out positions in between these two extremes. Much of this debate has been dominated by hyperbole and appeals to emotion, blurring the line between fact and fiction.…

War, war never changes. From the dawns of ancient times, nations have fought each other to attain their goals mostly through bloody wars, and from these conflicts rose changes within the belligerent nations. Their way of life forever changing, from the language they speak to the values they hold, evidently changing their culture in the process. The events of war nowadays still affect the very fabric of a nations culture. A comparison of Australia’s history from past to present shows a clear…

The field of aeromedical evacuation encompasses different levels of coordination, communication, and effort in transporting ill or injured to higher levels of care. From the time a person is injured in the field though the arrival at a fixed facility hospital, the patient entrusts care to people assumed to be trained professionals. In reality, the issues surrounding the deployment of personnel has holes in the process. The demand is high in times of crisis and the need for well-trained…

Haerens, Margaret. Ed. Sherri Libberman. American Food by the Decades: 1950s. Santa Barbara: Greenwood, 2011. Print. Précis In her section “1950’s” (2011), Margaret Haerens, author and editor, suggests that television became influential to the way Americans eat. Haerens supports her claim by showing different types of examples of how television advertising has influenced Americans’ way of eating because advertising pushed the ideas of convenience. Her purpose is to allow readers to acknowledge…

A-list celebrities and renown bloggers have caved into this fad by promoting the spin community on many platforms. Whether snap chatting through a class, Instagraming pre or post workout looks, blog posts, Facebook promotions, twitter chats or even displaying current Spotify playlists, these public forums have made…

Clean eating, healthy eating, or dieting. Whatever name people want to give it, one fact the majority of people can not deny is that they do not do it. The reason more people do not take more of an advantage of this disease treating or curing, all around beneficial lifestyle is unknown. Mary Woodbury Hooper reveals statistics about obesity in her article “Weight Management.” Hooper writes “According to data from the World Health Organization, approximately 13 percent of the world’s adult…

Knowledge is what makes the world go around. Knowledge is needed for all kinds of jobs and could be considered a “gift” for mankind. Our understanding of the world and universe is based off of humanity’s knowledge around them; knowledge is everywhere from the job market to schools, to even recreational activities such as video games; for example, knowing which characters are the protagonists, or which characters are the antagonists. In philosophy however, there are three main types of knowledge:…

HYPE: THE MYTHS OF TECHNOLOGY CHANGE” 6 attention to what they buy and to weigh the benefits with the costs before making the decision to purchase the latest technologies. In our society today many people purchase new products because it is the latest trend and not because it provides any additional benefits. For example, how does buying the latest model cell phone benefit the consumer if the previous model owned provides the same features and functions? Another major point Seidensticker makes…

If you were a sports fan in Hartford the day of my birth you had probably traveled to Dell Rapids the night before to see the West Central Boys basketball team. The Trojans, who defeated the Quarriers 76-68, were lead by Tucker Hansen, who had 23 points (“West Central 76, Dell Rapids 68” 4C). Also from around the Sioux Empire the police were searching for the driver of a truck that hit a pedestrian. The driver of truck hit a man from behind on 31st Street North and between Cliff and Van Eps…