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Make Me Proud is a song created by Drake, featuring Nikki Minaj. The lyrics of this song can be analyzed through a feminist perspective. Drake begins the first verse by highlighting both positive and negative female characteristics in a provocative fashion. He continues with this approach throughout the song, contradicting the way that he celebrates women with opposing points of view, and then manipulates the song lyrics to also define those contradicting characteristics in a positive light. The…

In Marlon James’ work, Book of Night Women, James explores how the life of a slave was an eternal, almost hopeless struggle, specifically in colonial Jamaica. As James’ quote states: “Every negro walk in a circle. Take that and make of it what you will.” This quote captures the structure and experiences of slaves in Jamaica for no matter what happened in their lives, all “road[s] [took] [them] right back to the chain” (120). However, even though these slaves knew the cycle of oppression seemed…

Statistics show that a little over fifty percent of Americans exercise for at least thirty minutes, two to three times a week. These exercises can be anything from lifting weights to taking a walk around the block. You may think it is crazy that these people take the time out of their day to take apart in physical activity, but in reality these people are making an amazing life decision. Some of the benefits of exercising on a regular basis include helping you watch your weight, putting you in a…

During his Tedtalk lecture,” How to Live to be 100+,” Dan Buettner discusses ways that people can increase their life expectancy. He references something called the Danish Twin Study and says that roughly 10% of a person’s longevity is dictated by their genes, whereas the other 90% is dictated by our lifestyle (Buettner par. 1). There is so much conflicting advice and data on what people can do to make themselves live longer that most Americans really have no idea what it is that they should be…

Every athlete’s worst nightmare is getting hurt. One of the worst feelings in the world is not being able to compete and having to watch your team compete without you. One of the most severe injuries an athlete can have is the tearing of the anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). This requires an extensive recovery and some athletes never fully recover. There is a lot that goes into an ACL injury and also its recovery. First of all, the ACL is a ligament in the knee. The knee joint is the…

• Context: The review question is important because it determine rather a pedometer encourage people to exercise more. • Objective: The primary objective is to determine if pedometers increase or improve health. • Data Source: There were two investigators who independently abstracted data about the intervention, which consisted of the participants, steps per day, and chronic illness. The data was determined by using random calculations and meta-regression. • Study Selection: The…

CrossFit was founded in the 1980s by former high school gymnast Greg Glassman and his wife, Lauren. After graduating from high school in 1974, Glassman took a job as a physical trainer at the Pasadena, YMCA. Where he worked with professional athletes, emergency responders, and other specialized athletes, as well as with the general public. He was surprised to find that many of his supposedly “well-trained” clients were lacking in some skills that might be thought to be essential in their lines…

In 2013, the leading cause of death in the United States was heart disease, making up 23.5% of total deaths (Leading 1). Severe angina is one form of heart disease which causes severe chest pain and affects nearly one million people in the United States alone (Your 1). Around a third of these people cannot be treated the usual way with bypass surgery or angioplasty, leaving them to struggle with even the simplest activities. Douglas Losordo, a professor at Northwestern University and…

What is heart failure? Heart failure is a condition in which the heart is no longer able to pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. Heart failure doesn’t mean that your heart has stopped working or it’s about to stop working. However, it is a serious condition that requires a medical care. Heart failure develops time, as the heart’s pumping action grows weaker. This can affect the right side of the heart only, or it can affect sides of heart. However, most cases involve both side of the…

Something wasn’t right. You know that feeling when you know exactly what’s wrong but don’t want to admit it to yourself? I felt just that as I stared at my reflection in the full-length mirror on the wall in front of me. I had an entire half hour to leave the house, the extra time being a result of my careful time management, but I didn’t look right. After all, it was the bonfire- the most important event of the entire school year. If there was a time I was going to look perfect, that time…