Service Learning

Based on the presentations that people have in class about their sites I think the most important thing should be that they enjoy what they do. Everyone said that they pretty much enjoy working at their sites. It would be unfortunate to have to work somewhere that you do t even want to be.
I also think that every service learning site should include people that have good time management. I think that time management can be a strength or a weakness for some people. But since we have to do 25 hours a month in this class, it gives everyone more sense of time and to know where they have to be and when.
The last thing I think a service learning site should include is they should give the person a sense of appreciation. Some people said the people that they work for let them know that their volunteer work is appreciated. This makes them feel good and like they are really needed.

I'm Proud!

When i sit back & reflect, I think about how I have so many things to be proud of in my life. There are times where I feel down and out and like there is no hope. But in reality I have to remember that things could always be worse and i DO have reasons to be proud. A quote that i thought was interesting is "It's just a bad day, not a bad life". I have to always keep in mind that I will have many bad days but its just THAT day that is bad.

When it comes to what I'm proud of right at this moment, I would have to say it is my performance in school. I believe that I have all A's. In both my English classes, Math and also Personal Growth. I put so much hard work and effort into school work so I see why this is the outcome. It's fortunate that I am pulling an A in math right now because I am NOT the best in math. But I like my professor and I feel that he's doing a good job teaching me. But on the other hand, I am doing my part and making sure I do my homework and study for tests and quizzes. I just recently got 100/100 on a Math test! I was so so so so so PROUD of this. I worked hard to get this grade.

Also in my English 48 class I received the highest grade in the class on the midterm which was a 46/50. This made me feel good. Not just because it was the highest grade, but because I know i put a lot of effort towards that test and like my favorite quote says, "Hard work pays off". In college, I feel that my hardwork is definitely paying off. THIS I am proud of! :-)

Fooooood!

In my English 49 class we are talking about Americans nutrition & how most of the food that we eat is bad and harmful for us. I related this to what we are talking about in Personal Growth. It's interesting to me that once you become educated about the whole food organization that there's no turning back. You know what's good for you, & you know what's bad. But sometimes we as people still continue to make unhealthy food choices when we know its bad.
I just recently learned that mostly everything in your average grocery store like Albertsons and Food4Less
Is mostly processed food. Processed foods contain harmful ingredients & many things that do bad stuff to our bodies. For example, even when it comes to produce at these grocery stores they inject things in our fruit to make it ripen faster. You go to the store thinking you're being healthy by eating an apple but in reality that apple may not be good for you.
Even when it comes to the meat that they sell at stores. These companies do harmful things to animals like inject them with hormones to make them grow faster. The things that are harmful to the animals then become harmful to humans because we eat it.
Me personally, I feel that eating healthy is a work in progress. It's expensive but since everything around us basically bad for us we have no choice but to consume bad things every once in a while. I try to eat fruits & vegetables more often. But you never really know which foods to trust. I think that all Anericans should be aware if what they are REALLY eating.

Nutrition Assignment

I love to eat healthy and I don't mind doing it. I try to eat healthier because I realize that in doing so it is better for my body. I just recently started eating better than I use to. I cut a lot of fast food out of my life. I now only eat fast food like twice every 2 weeks. But this also saves me money. I'd rather go to the grocery store and get food that I can make for long term periods of time. Overall, eating healthy is pretty expensive because healthy things cost more. But I still do try to eat well.

To me organic means foods that are taken directly from the source and doesn't have preservatives or artificial things in them. I think that gluten is sugar, or a bad sugar, the sugar that isn't in fruit.

People are concerned with American children's health because it seems as if kids are becoming more and more obese. I'm not sure what GMO's are.

I could eat in a healthier way. I could do this by cutting fast food out of my life all the way. But I could also make the first step to cut out fried foods that I cook at home too. I could just mostly bake things because its healthier. I could also try to eat more balanced meals. This would be sure to give me all nutrients that I need in a day.