Granddad's Fight

"Ahhhhh!" I scream as my brother throws an icy cold snowball at me. Rutherford County schools were closed for an entire week! Filled with snow cream, sledding, and binge-watching shows with puzzles. What a week it was! During my snow week, one of my favorite things to do was make snow cream! The complete deliciousness of this cream is unbelievable! The milk, sugar, and vanilla together make a dreamy flavor. The one problem is, snow cream is not something you can just want and get. Snow cream…

In Street Fight, a documentary by Marshall Curry, we see how Cory Booker tries to win an election for mayor against Sharpe James in Newark, New Jersey. The things that shape this documentary is the campaign itself, the tactics the two used, and the people's reaction to the election. Their campaigns could be summed down to experienced leadership (Sharpe James) versus change (Cory Booker). James had been serving as mayor for sixteen years and has brought many changes to Newark. He has done good…

stomach. Your hair stands on end. You feel a surge of energy and in a split second you find yourself running away from the noise. Whether you’re aware of it or not, your body just went through a response known as the fight or flight response also known as the acute stress response. The fight or flight response evolved as a mechanism enabling humans and other mammals to react quickly to potentially life-threatening dangers. The sequence of physiological response and hormonal changes allows for…

The book The Glass Castle by Jeanette Walls has left a great impact on me because I feel a few of Jeanette 's many problems she went through during her younger life is somewhat similar to what I have gone through. Not many people know about my life at home but this quote from the The Glass Castle I think accurately states the kind of life I am living and how Jeanette’s life is similar to mine,“I wanted to let the world know that no one had a perfect life, that even the people who seemed to have…

The length of time that people know someone tends to be a justified reason that they can trust that person. This scenario tends to occur in close or life-lasting relationships. These particular companions recognize their friend for who they are, as well as the friend that they once were (Pearson). Dr. Irene Levine, suggests that having a mutual history together enables them to express themselves more comfortably to one another. They may have also taken part of other meaningful experiences in…

For example, people with ophidiophobia, the fear of snakes, will get the fight-or-flight feeling when looking at a photograph of a snake. There is no way that the snake in the photo could hurt them, but they are still afraid, making it a phobia. Phobias are sometimes caused by traumatic events causes in childhood. There are three…

autonomous nervous system to organs to make a particular reaction, for instance the production of sweat and saliva, pupil dilation and heart rate. It is responsible for the human fight or flight response. Circumstances that lead to the production and release of adrenaline Adrenaline is responsible for the body's fight or-flight reaction. This response makes air ways to dilate to give the muscles the oxygen they require to either battle risk or escape. Adrenaline additionally triggers the…

many causes, it effects a person in a variety of ways, and is easy to manage through medical and physical treatments. There are three main reasons for stress: Money, Work, and poor health. Money can have a big effect on everyday life. It can cause fights and dissatisfaction in how much one makes. “A poor economy puts the highest pressure on those earning less than $50,000.” (“The top three causes of stress in today’s world”) Workplace stress is one of the leading causes for stress around the…

released into the blood stream. Once the acute stressor has passed everything in the body returns to normal. Chronic stress is defined above as long-term stress in the side text. Therefore, in chronic stress, your body is constantly in a state of fight or flight response, the heart beats fast, and adrenaline is constantly being released. Having chronic stress can put you at a high risk for having a heart attack or a stroke (American Psychological Association, 2016b). Endocrine system The adrenal…

Anxiety is our body's normal reaction to a stressful situation and can induce an increase in heart rate and breathing, a change in blood flow causing dizziness, sweating and nausea. A 'perceived threat' can trigger our 'fight or flight' response. It helps us prepare for situations such as public speaking, interviews or participation in sports. Generally, once the cause passes the stress will pass. However for some, it may not, and anxiety will occur without any discernible trigger. Repeated…