Rigid body

1) Greeks were the people who thought human body is one of the best art. They were the first who made image of man. They were so into human body that they studies human body so well and curved into marble. They curved truly realistic human body that we can image. Making a man body was completely new no one ever had done this before in history. After few time they stopped making this sculptures because they thought this was not very interested. They wanted to come up with something very…

Sunderman, Rick 7/1/2015 Week 7 Assignment 1 1. A) The first website is the National League of Cities (NLC), the search for Obesity brings up several news articles and a policy action place called “Financing Childhood Obesity Prevention Programs: Federal Funding Sources and Other Strategies.” (Financing Childhood) Additional informational booklets and PowerPoints are also available; however the single page fact sheet does not appear. If you do dig further and visit the NLC’s Let’s Move! Page,…

This article states that childhood obesity is widespread and growing problem in the world leading to medical, psychological, and economic problems. Taiwan has experienced an increase in child obesity the past two decades, one in every four children are considered overweight. There have been reports stating that kids watch more television than any other activity. The weight cutoff points are clear for adults, the cutoff points for defining childrens weight status can vary significantly by age and…

Ole Miss freshman girls are know for going above and beyond when it comes decorating for their dorm rooms. When I started at Ole Miss in the fall of 2013, I saw girls with Uhaul trailers pulling up to the dorms packed high and tight with dorm room necessities Girls would be bringing in matching everything, from headboards to matching shoe racks. This year is much different than years in the past, girls dorms rooms are getting national attention compared to years before. WFSB in Connecticut…

The video for the song Try discusses the negative impact of society. Throughout the song the lyrics say “Do they like you?” and to “get your nails done.” Society is constantly painting a picture of what people should look like, with things like social media and beauty products showing flawless looking men and women. The video shows women with lots of makeup and have their hair done, in hopes to impress others. Throughout the video it shows them taking off the hair extensions and makeup. Calliat…

There is too much pressure on young girls to have the “perfect body.” Most teenage girls these days have very low self-esteem and a bad body image. This “ideal.” body that society has pushed onto not just teenagers but young kids as well. Is saddening. It doesn’t help that young girls have exposure to social media, magazines, and also look up to celebrity role models with the “ideal.” body. Even toys like Barbie dolls, have thin bodies. I feel as if kids are surrounded by these unrealistic…

There are over seven billion people living in the world. You never know who you will meet and how they will impact the way you go about your day. Meeting a student from Hanze University expanded the way I thought about physical therapy, education, and life in another country. In my second interview with Alexandra, I got a taste of the life of a physical therapist in the Netherlands. She and I sent pictures to one another and set up a skype interview to discuss them. It is interesting to see…

These messages about body images are everywhere, not just in magazines. Ads all over the country, even the world splatter images of the ideal American beauty. According to the article, Sheldon and Stevens found that in the 1940’s, super thin women were perceived negatively by others and submissive, nervous, and socially withdrawn compared to those with realistic body types. But they found that by the 1980’s that perception had changed. Compared to those with those with thin body types were…

failed in so many ways, particularly as it relates to encouraging women to see their own worth. An individual can allocate them to look to magazines, produced and circulated by men, and set impractical body image goals that not every person can meet. Even doing the adolescent age, the idea of a perfect body is drilled into their head. What was the one thing girls wanted to be when they grow up? A princess. From Disney movies like Cinderella to Frozen, it promotes that girls were suppose to be…

Introduction I have heard of a brain surgery-taking place between Tommy Vladek and Sam. Tommy is brain dead, while his body remains totally functional, while Sam’s body is completely destroyed, but has perfect brain function. This surgery can cure all of Tommy’s behavioural problems, but the real concerns appear to be more ethical rather than the medical complications that may arise. The following dialogue is my interview with John Perry discussing this controversial procedure. The interview…