Intentional living

1a.) My initial measurable behavior change goal was “The one health behavior that I want to work on for the remainder of the semester is my physical activity, I have always wanted to be a runner and complete a marathon. I am a pretty active person in my everyday life and I do walk on my treadmill every morning, but I really want to get my heart rate up and burn some calories. I do notice that I am very tired in the mornings and I have read a number of research articles that show performing an…

There are many values that undergird the Amish way of life and their community as a whole which provides a basis for everything they do. These values work together to keep the Amish balanced and provide a firm foundation for the Amish people in their daily lives. The Amish is a culture found in North America that originates from the Protestant Reformation in Europe. They are considered Christians in the common sense who separate themselves from the outside, modern world. Their community has many…

Laurie Coburn was a reliable person to interview because she worked for nonprofit Raising the minimum wage will reduce the help of government for social programs because higher wages cut the need for assistance for services like food stamps. Millions of Americans rely on the government for basic needs. These needs include child care, health care, food services, etc. Most of the people who rely on the government already work full jobs and still struggle to get by. The government has to spend…

individual to completely change dedicate their life to living a religious life. Thoreau advocates that people should have a healthy connection to their religion. People should not allow the fear of life after death to affect their happiness and self exploration here in this live. It should also not distract one from enjoying the beauty of the world. This small distraction could completely affect one 's outlook on life and completely steer them away from living life to the…

This essay has allowed me to reflect on my life and on my perspectives that represent my understandings about environmental sustainability. Reflecting on two memories shows what impact they had on forming my values on sustainability and what I may have done differently. The experiences are analysed so as I discover how they influenced my environmental philosophy and Bronfenbrenner’s theory is examined when reflecting on who influences our thinking. Lastly, sustainable education perspectives are…

Life-enhancing activities for our senior living residents are offered every day, many of which are designed for groups in order to bring everyone together to share their lives in an active way. I have been a part of this portion because I volunteered with Lupe for my hours in the activities room…

Alaska is nearly twice the size of Texas, but only inhabited by less than 750,000 people, making it very hard for stranded and injured people to get help.Chris McCandless, a huge proponent of Henry David Thoreau, studied and believed he was living the transcendentalist life that Henry David Thoreau preached. McCandless drifted around the country subsiding by the transcendentalist ideals, making several stops along the way where he would generally make a profound impact with those life paths he…

not have one solid idea about what was living and what was not. Her rules and reasoning varied depending on each item. Her misconceptions are not consistent, which leads me to believe that she has no real background knowledge on the subject. For example, she told me that rocks are living because people drive on gravel roads. This to me means that she associates rocks with humans and since humans are living, so are rocks. She also told me that a feather is living because it is on a bird. However,…

How does one live simply, according to Thoreau? “She says that she felt the necessity of wearing other than a traveling dress, when she went to meet the authorities, for she was now in a civilized country, where people are judged by their clothes” (Thoreau 305 Kindle). Thoreau believes that a life should be lived simply. At the beginning of Walden, he says, “Simplify, simplify, simplify”(Thoreau 1287 Kindle). Thoreau's advice would apply well to today's society lived in civilization, exposed to…

In these camps “the death rates were so high, from malnutrition, typhus and exhaustion that the disposal of corpses became a serious problem.” (THE CAMPS) The treatment in transporting and caring for the victims is probably one of the main factors in the dehumanization of people during Holocaust. The victims were treated inferior simply because of their nationality. The Nazi’s made it a point to degrade these people in every way possible by taking away their rights and free will.…