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exercise and have been under a lot of stress due to a family member’s recent health diagnosis. She promised me that after Mr. Brown recovered, they would attempt lifestyle changes like eating healthier, becoming more active and ensuring his blood pressure was checked…

In society today education has many influences. Each generation is taught in different ways, but for some reason they still encounter the same distractions. Most people feel as though education is not really needed in the future since there are so many other ways to find jobs. There are opinions on what is the purpose of education, what role does the teacher really play and what should be taught. Some would say it is better for individuals to learn about independence instead of learning to…

Romantic teenage relationships usually affect the teenagers with social and educational aspects in life. Relationships can stress upon teenagers with causes their life become more difficult than it already is. Teenage relationships can cause the couple to possibly become teenage parents. If they are parents, adolescents start to believe finishing their education becomes impossible. Without their education, they will financially struggle with their future child desires and needs. Romantic…

role in the likelihood of how happy cultures are and how happy they perceive themselves to be (“Happy Nations Can Thank Their Genes” 2016). In addition to DNA, your blood pressure also affects your levels of happiness. In a study using individuals from sixteen countries, evidence was found that happier nations have less blood pressure problems than nations that are reported as being less happy. Ireland, Denmark, and Sweden were nations that reported less hypertension and more citizens reported…

Picture this… You are in 8th grade running around at basketball practice going through your drills when you look around and realize that one of your teammates is not at practice. You think to yourself that it is really weird because he never misses practice. That’s the last you really question it until you hear the gymnasium doors swing open. You look over to the doors and see your teammate walk through the door. You see he has wires hooked up to his chest and connected to a machine. You over…

for them to get a job. Another new agent of socialization in an individual’s life is mass media, as this is the time that they will most likely begin using social media, as well as paying attention to major news outlets. With so many new social pressures in their lives, it is no wonder that adolescents have a difficult time trying to maintain social…

Throughout the course of a teenagers life, he/she will go through a lot of experiences, challenges and will also face adversity along the way. Although, as they face these challenges they will slowly realize that these challenges will result in positive changes down the road. For example, in John Lekich’s novel Losers’ Club, Alex and his friends have to overcome their high school bully. In Tweaked, Gordie has to overcome the hurdles of dealing with his older brother who has a drug addiction. In…

African Americans. I would take people’s blood pressure, weight, and height and in exchange, they would receive a $5 coupon to spend on healthy vegetables at the farmer’s market. I came back every weekend because I loved seeing the progress people were making and cultivating these long-term relationships. Dennis and Richard were brothers, roughly 60 years old, and would come every week, rain or shine. As they sat next to me and waited for the blood pressure cuff to tighten, they would tell me…

Differences: The Importance of Individuality Many adolescents grow up under the impression that the only way to become successful and respected is to be popular and follow the crowd. Rather than being encouraged to divulge from the crowd, many individuals place themselves behind barriers acting as someone they aren’t simply to avoid facing the harsh judgements people place upon one another. Throughout the following short stories “A Dead Men’s Path”, “A Party Down at The Square”, and “A Very Old…

Teaching Strategies Hypertension is blood pressure that exceeds 140/90 mm Hg or higher (a diagnosis can be established after three or more blood consecutive pressure readings). Antihypertensive medication is often used to reduce blood pressure. The blood pressure is the amount of blood the heart pumps and the resistance of blood flow in the arteries. If the heart pumps more blood than needed, or the arteries become narrower the result will be a higher blood pressure (3). The main purpose for…