Granola

Introduction The general topic of my ethnographic research focuses on the elements of respect for individuals of perceived authority. Fieldnotes were recorded beforehand as raw data. I chose to never explicitly mention what researcher positionality is. Therefore, the manner in which they interpret my actions can remain largely unaffected by the conventional opinions they have about adults. I did my best not to interfere too much with childhood interactions. However, there are unique exceptions…

500 feet, in the blasting sun wasn’t something my body was used to. I was dizzy and weak from exhaustion, yet I knew my job had to be finished by the end of the day. I had a granola bar in my bag that I brought to the work site; if you could’ve seen their faces as we sat down to eat lunch, you would’ve given away your granola bar too. As I was sitting down watching everyone eat their lunches, I tried to focus on the fact that I would get dinner in a couple hours unlike our family. The little…

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as SNAP, or simply food stamps, is a government program that assists millions of low income individuals with buying food. Recently, the daily allowance provided by the program was increased from only $3 to $5.22. In an attempt to understand what it is like to survive on this budget, I kept track of my eating and kept the my daily food costs under $5.22 for three straight days. Going into the challenge, I was fairly confident that I…

Humans were always very intriguing to Elias, even before the apocalypse. He was always trying his best to avoid them. He had friends, yes, but the select few people who were able to fit under that title were gone now. Irrelevant. It was dark, but unfortunately true. And even before he had even met these people, however, Eli was always a loner. Rather than partaking in conversation, Eli watched. Observed. Scrutinized, even. How one could simply start communicating with another was oddly…

1. Sphere of human action: I am experimenting with pleasure and pain in which the excess state is insensibility, the deficiency state is licentiousness, and the mean is temperance. 2. Summary: Based on by observations in Part I, I fall into patterns of eating unhealthy foods especially when stressed or busy. I tend to eat unhealthy meals throughout the day due to a lack of self-control, stemming from a desire for comfort when stressed, and a desire to maximize time. For example, instead of…

Healthy Diet Critical Thinking Assignment On a typical day, I consume four servings of grain products. I usually have rye toast which after doing this exercise, I realized is not whole grain. The other sources would be steel cut oats and granola. On average I have 7 servings of fruits and vegetables daily. In the three days that I recorded, the sources were apples, oranges, bananas, blueberries, dates, carrots, celery, cucumber, tomatoes, romaine lettuce, green pepper, zucchini, snap peas,…

The best way to survive a category 5 hurricane is to Evacuate. Evacuation: “The main reason people have to evacuate during hurricanes is from a storm surge, which is an abnormal rise of water generated by a storm’s winds that can reach heights well over 20 feet and can span hundreds of miles of coastlines, accordingly to the National Hurricane Center”.Evacuation is first on the list while people who live in storm surge areas fall within areas that are urged to evacuate during a hurricane,…

an afternoon snack. More often times than not, the morning snack acted as their breakfast because their mothers’ could not afford to give them breakfast. This morning snack usually consisted of sugary cereal such as Frosted Flakes, a chewy Quaker Granola Bar or an apple. The only time that I saw an apple being served as a snack was on my last day. Lunch was almost the same every day: an entrée that was the source of protein, and one or two sides. The entrée was usually a sandwich. It ranged from…

Activity Three The third event I participated in was the Suicide Prevention 5k. This event was held at the Sanford Center. Participants could choose to run, walk or skate. Both a 5k and a 10k were also offered. I chose to participate running in the 5k with some of my cross country teammates. The course for the races were located on the path that goes around the Sanford Center and through the neighborhood behind it. Prior to the race, inside of the Sanford Center, was information set up about…

reasons why eating a balanced breakfast is crucial to losing weight, improving fitness and increasing energy. Between getting yourself out the door and squeezing in your workout, mornings can be the busiest time of day. Breakfast can end up being a granola bar and coffee in the car, a pastry at your desk, or forgotten altogether. But a bad breakfast can wreak havoc on your blood sugar and metabolism leaving you with low energy, cravings and poor muscle recovery. Eating the right combination…