Press-up

Zero, zero is the number of push-ups I could do at the beginning of the year. It was really pathetic and I was really embarrassed that I couldn’t even do one. I went home and looked at what the average push-ups a 13 year old boy should be able to do, it was 13, a lot more than I could do obviously. Now I can do 13 without collapsing. That is why I feel I grew in upper body muscular endurance this year in Wellness & Fitness. Something that showed my growth was the 30 Day Challenge. We did the 30 Day Challenge in first quarter. The 30 Day Challenge took place in September and October. The 30 Day Challenge was created so we could increase our endurance in either, upper body, core, or cardiovascular endurance. Upper body endurance is your muscles from your arms to your chest, and is demonstrated by how many pushups you can do. Cardiovascular endurance is how long you can do a cardio activity (An activity that works your heart) and is demonstrated by how fast you can run the mile. Core endurance is your abdominal muscles and is shown by how many sit-ups you can do. First we took three tests, a pushup test, a sit-up test, and we ran the mile. I then selected to train my upper body muscular endurance, because I did worst in pushups.…

The challenge really hit the ground running this past summer. A recent article I found on the Military Times website talked about the challenge starting this past April by paratrooper Sgt. Gabe Gonzalez. He wanted to start something to bring awareness to the epidemic so he took a video of him doing 22 push-ups and posted in on Instagram. “Gonzalez found something that he could do. It wouldn’t bring his friends back, but it might just help in a small way to turn the tide of what some experts call…

home. Needless to say, push-ups are one of the best exercises ever invented. However, according to Meek Mill, an American based rapper, push-ups are not only a source of physical strength but also earns you $20. In a video captured by fans, Meek Mill is seen offering an elderly homeless man $20 only if he does 20 push-ups. Though quite skeptical, the man agrees and goes down for 20 push-ups. With that said, there is much interest as to how to do push-ups in the right way. Probably, it is the…

After the younger son spends all his inheritance and flounders in the mud with the pigs, he returns to his father’s house. Receiving grace and mercy from the, the younger son is welcomed and a feast is thrown for him. Reading over this section, I believe, the father receiving his son with loving arms is the climax; however, interestingly enough, the denouement does not tie up the story. Rather, I feel as though it unties it with the revealing of the older brother. The parable is left on a…

the press shows off its prowess by publicly demoralizing individuals within the society. The press publishes articles with false stories that tarnish out the image and dignity. The press misrepresents the truth by showing the public that Katharina engages casually in sexual activities and that she is of an improper behavior when in fact she is quite the opposite. In the film, the actual Katharina is nicknamed by her friends us "the nun", an indication of her being the opposite (Zipes, 1977). The…

Are you spending a lot of unnecessary time baking or having trouble creating uniform goodies? If you love decorating and baking you will need a cookie press in your kitchen. This is an appliance for making pressed cookies like the spritzback. It has a cylinder with a plunger which is used to eject dough through a small hole on the other end. It has interchangeable perforated plates with holes in various shapes or a narrow opening to eject the cookie dough in ribbons. This device will help you…

Character Education in Up Disney-Pixar is the undisputed king of the animation film industry. Each of their productions is synonymous with “Top Grossing” and commandes raving fanatics and 5 stars ratings. “Up” is no exception. As the title suggests, “Up” is a movie that with each viewing seems only to bring the enjoyment and fantastical pleasure gleaned from this movie up. One of innumerous Disney films that are regarded as instant classics, Up was created in 2009 and to the surprise of no…

Have you ever thought about what helped lead us to our new technology? Printing presses have improved our printing. Instead of printing with woodblocks one letter per press, a easier machine was invented. A printing press is a machine for printing images or text and this was made by Johannes Gutenberg in the 1450s. So, what was a more important consequence of the printing press; exploration or reformation? In my opinion, the printing press had a more important consequence of exploration because…

of the Press The freedom of the press is one of the many rights needed for an American citizen. The right to a free press means that the right government does not have the right to censor the press. Censorship is when the government prohibits the press from reporting news. The freedom of the press is an integral part of American life and it has been upheld by the Supreme Court on numerous occasions, still, the freedom is in jeopardy due to the limitations the government has put on it. The…

Books are something that a lot of people in today’s society likely take for granted. Whether they are avid readers or someone who only picks up a book when absolutely necessary, it is unlikely that when picking up that book one thinks of it as something rare. Books on almost any topic can be found at several libraries and bookstores all across the world, but there was a time where books were as rare and expensive as precious metals and gems. Johannes Gutenberg was a fifteenth century German…