Worry

I think for me, I really enjoyed how much fun some of the people had with their speeches. You could tell that they were enjoying themselves while they were in front of the class, even though they were a bit nervous at the same time. It made it enjoyable to watch, and actually pulled you in verses the ones where people just stood up there just talking or reading off of a piece of paper. I enjoyed watching the emotions that people had, and I think that is also something that I would have been a…

Have you ever wondered what it’s like to feel unwanted? Welcome to my life. Feeling unwanted isn’t your boyfriend of two weeks breaking up with you or your friend not asking you to come eat after school with her and her brother. Unwanted isn’t your mom cancelling plans last minute because she had more work left at the office than she thought. Unwanted is how you feel when your parents chose substances, such as alcohol or drugs over you. Unwanted is how you feel when you finally down the bottle…

WHY OLDER PEOPLE HAVE OUR GENERATION WRONG AND HOW I AM STARTING TO THINK ITS JUST JEALOUSY While reading an article by Judith Warner called, “The Why-Worry Generation”, in this article, Judith talks about multiple points that I tend to disagree with when it comes to my generation and their upbringing. Whether it has to do with confidence, working preference or moving back home, I think we butt heads on almost all of it. I couldn’t help but find myself getting angry, confused, and a bit…

another area and its people. Western Kenya would be politically and economically exploited by Britain. In 1895, Britain colonized western Kenya. British would rule western Kenya would last until 1963. This exact scenario takes place in the book, Worries of the Heart by Kenda Mutongi. In the book, Mutongi talks about western Kenya’s history during the 20th century. One of the major themes that Mutongi discusses is colonialism. Mutongi discusses colonialism in the book because colonialism is a…

Cassidy is performing a contemporary dance to the electro-soul song “Worry” by Jack Garratt. I started by looking at the word “worry” and what it means. Worry is defined as to give way to anxiety or unease; allowing one’s mind to dwell on difficulty or troubles. It is someone who has lost interest in doing things they normally enjoy, feeling hopeless, their movements are restless. When listening to this unique song - the tone, emotional lyrics, and beat, I tried to set the frame of mind the…

you. Little did you know that you were put into a coma after being struck by lightning. Being struck by lightning is a very rare occurrence, but does that mean we still shouldn’t worry about it as much as other things? According to Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner’s article “SuperFreakonomics: What Should You Worry About?”, we shouldn’t fear things like this as much as things like cancer. Levitt and Dubner claim that we are “bad at assessing risk” and that we focus on things that are least…

just considered homeless because they live in a car. Back to the 80% of homeless people; these people can conjure skin diseases from not showering, contract tar and gingivitis in their mouth. Not only should homeless people worry about their own health, but they should worry about the health of the environment that they put themselves in. Especially…

The Whitely index is a 14 question survey that is used to measure the intensity of an individual’s hypochondriacal symptoms organizing them into 3 different subcategories: disease fear, disease conviction, and bodily preoccupation. The Illness Worry Scale is similar to the Whitley however in contrast it removes all questions that are related to physical ailments. It consists of a 10 question Y/N survey in which all of the items were taken directly from the Illness Behavior Questionnaire (IBQ)…

We Shouldn’t Worry About Global Warming Global warming, undeniably, is happening, and it is a problem for multiple different reasons. Maybe this reason is rising water levels due to the melting of the ice caps; maybe it is the possible extinction of a species, or many species due to climate change. The reason it is a problem may vary from person to person, but science has proven that it is happening, and that it is not a good thing. The real question that is to be debated about global warming is…

Marilyn Chandler McEntyre's lecture, "Why Worry about Words" (2004), argues that the English Language is ugly and bad because of bad habits many people of today have picked up. McEntyre states the availability of words being written and spoken correctly has never been done before and believe this is good news so it can be taught. She also explains that George Orwell and George Steiner describes that language once served people and thier agendas. Lastly, McEntyre explains the reasoning of George…