Essays on Wholesome

Turning Around Obesity Epidemic

The number of people who are overweight is outnumbering those with healthy weight in most of the societies. The rate of growth of obese people is increasing at alarming proportions in many countries. The problem is seen in not only adults, but also in children. The healthy weight for a person is estimated by a parameter called Body Mass Index (BMI). It is the ratio of a person’s weight in kilograms and the square of his/her height in meters. The BMI not exceeding twenty five is considered as healthy. If the BMI is above twenty five, the person ...

The performance quality is affected by social behaviors. The paper was carried to come up an answer of how daily social skills, social behaviors during ensemble practice, and the evaluation of music ensemble performance. 64 out of 68 female music majors responded to performance questionnaires created for the study entire. To assess the causal model of the relationship among social skills, social behaviors during ensemble practice, and the evaluation of group performance, it works employed structural equation modeling. The scores for social skills, styles of handling interpersonal conflicts, and leadership, the scores and social behaviors during ensemble practice revealed ...

In today’s competitive environment where education has moved beyond the traditional sphere, the UCEAP Program offered by the Keio University in Tokyo explores the vast and growing field of Psychology. I have successfully completed a two year course in Psychology from a community college majoring in Psychology. I am passionate about pursuing a profession that utilises the diverse psychological streams. Growing up in Japan has acquainted me with the culture and society but only on a superficial level; the UCEAP course at the Keio University would give me an opportunity to imbibe the rich culture and values of Japan. Being a Korean, living ...

Two of the most popular programs produced during the early generation of television were I Love Lucy (1951-7) and The Andy Griffith Show (1960-8). Looking back at these programs from over a half century after they originally aired, it may seem easy to combine the two as one artifact of “a simpler time” in American life and entertainment history. However, there are substantial differences between the programs. Interestingly, despite these differences, both programs remain popular in reruns today, both here and in other countries as well.

Clearly, the biggest difference between the two programs is the situation and subject matter ...

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‘A Modest Proposal’ by Jonathan Swift is about how to solve the issue of hunger. Jonathan begins by describing people who are living in the streets. The streets are filled with starving beggars. Jonathan Swift uses ethos, pathos and logos to make a strong case for his suggestion of using babies as a source of food. He does establish his credibility, and he shows the readers his logic throughout his proposal. He does back up all the points raised in the proposal with hard evidence and facts. He does show how the consumption of infants would support everyone.

Pathos refers to ...

The nutritional needs of an individual depend on several factors like age, sex, amount of physical activity, immunity and environmental conditions. When it comes to chalking out a nutritional plan for a two years old baby, the following lesson plan can be helpful.

- Learning Objectives: The foundation of a child’s immunity shall be defined in a strong way. The parents will not only learn about the essentials of nutrition for their child but also, keep in check the food habits of their child for his/her overall development of health and strength. This will keep the child strong enough to fight the unfavourable health ...

Introduction

Health is the most important part of our life. Without good health, it is impossible to enjoy life for a prolonged period of time. Health has two components; lifestyle and nutrition. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle goes a long way to keep a person fit. Nutrition is another factor to cherish good health from deep within the body. In recent times, the global health is showing an uptrend in many factors all over the world. The number of child deaths per year has reduced drastically. More people have access to potable water and the maternal deaths per births have reduced significantly in the last ...

Communication is the passage of information from a sender to a receiver in a manner that is coherent to both. For communication to be complete, the receiver must give a feedback showing acknowledgement and understanding of the information communicated. In human communications, language is an important aspect of passing information from one person to the other. This leads to development of the language game concept. Various theories have tried to explain the language game. Language game is drawn from a philosophical view that the language use can be through the way it is simply used to portray an action which is cemented into ...

Ang Lee’s The Wedding Banquet (1993) and Wong Kar-Wai’s Happy Together (1997) are two examples of “New Queer Cinema”, a genre defined in the early 1990’s by academic and film critic B. Ruby Rich. New Queer Cinema defined and described an already existing movement of filmmakers that were examining gay identity and existence from a queer perspective tand rejected heterosexual norms and values (Rich 14). Initially focused on the sociocultural elements of specific films by auteurs like Haynes and Araki, the term was soon broadened to include any films with gay and lesbian content (Berry 214). Initially, these ...

The History and Modernization of Poultry Inspection Systems in the United States and the Food Safety Hazards that are Being Diminished because of Those Systems

Abstract

The accessibility, health benefits and low cost have kept the demand for poultry consumption up and poultry slaughter production plants moving forward; however, up until recent years there has been a lack of quality inspection standards leading to an increased amount of food safety issues. The pathogens that contaminate raw poultry products for human consumption are an issue in the United States. There have been new advances in technology which has led to an improvement ...

Throughout the second half the 1800’s England was the most powerful country on Earth, undergoing rapid industrialization and experiencing tremendous social change. At the time, the “women’s question” was a societal conversation about the nature, identity and role of woman in society (Norton Anthology). With a growing middle class, and increased literacy rates, novels and periodicals became a popular medium which was often used to investigate and debate the "women's question" since “the fate meted to characters could reflect opinions of their behavior”(Waller). During the Victorian era, a woman’s fate and lifestyle were largely determined by their perceived social, ...

Like any fatal ailment, drug abuse is also an epidemic that claims a number of our resources at state and national levels. The drug user impinges on not only himself, but also the people around him and also bears a financial burden on the government. Substance abuse costs the nation more than $484 billion each year as opposed to the cost of diabetes at $131.7 billion and the cost of cancer at 171.6 billion. According to these figures, the tax dollars that we are paying are being expanded more in the drug use problem than any other major disease. What’s ...

Introduction

There is a wide array of healing practices that fall outside the norm of contemporary medical practices. Alternative medicine, therapies, natural healthcare practices, spiritual healing among many others are but the few terms used to describe these practices. Medical schools did not offer classes or lessons in alternative medical healing and preventative practice neither was it advocated in mainstream hospitals (Ernst, 2010). But this has changed in the last few years with medical practitioners accepting that some of these practices do a world of good for their patients where western medicine fails. Some of these practices offer the patients with relive ...

Whole Foods Company is the main retailer of organic and natural foods. It is also the US’s first grocer with certification. Founded in 1978 and opened its first center in 1980 at Austin, Texas. They completed their public offering in 1992 and stock trades under WFM on NASDAQ Market. The company aims at enhancing the vitality and wellness of everyone through supply of quality goods, mostly wholesome. Purity of food and health is dependent on a pure environment; the company’s main mission is thus, to enhance the ecosystem, healthy-eating and eating of organic foods. In this article, I ...

The kindergarten school under observation is the Millikin elementary school that was located in Santa Clara in the state of California. The school was a host to children between the kindergartens to 5th grades. The overall school population is 372, which is inclusive of teachers. The kindergarten section has only 20 students and registers the lowest number in the school. The Kindergarten section is assigned four teachers, which is the highest represented number that is allocated to every grade. The children range are aged between four and five, but have three two boys who five and a half. Most of the ...

Introduction

It is an undeniable fact that the quest for wealth has characterized man’s existence in the world. This fact prompts the question, what is the meaning of “wealth”? The English Oxford dictionary defines wealth as “an abundance of valuable possessions or money” (oxforddictionaries.com). Many people in almost all societies define wealth in terms of money and riches. However, in this essay I shall follow a Toulmin model of argumentative essays to give more meaning to the word “wealth”. Whether peers or businesspeople read the essay, its purpose is to open up the readers’ minds to the many forms ...

Introduction

I am a consumer and a creator of art in my Christian faith although I consider myself more of a consumer than a creator. I am consumer through my admiration and appreciation of Christian art that illustrates, portrays, and supplements tangible forms of Christianity principles. I consume Christian art by having pictures that portray Biblical events and figures. I also watch many Christian movies and plays. I also sing and worship God through Christian music and in the process considers myself a creator and a consumer. The arts have a very significant role to play in my worship and faith. Music through praise and worship ...

- Introduction The success of Levendary Cafe as it live today as one the most recognizable brand in the restaurant segment is with regards to the primary aspect of the organizations willingness to take risks and evolve the core concept of the restaurant in tune with the trends in a globalized economy. Risk taking can be traced to the founder Howard Leventhal management decisions which resulted in the astounding success of the quick casual restaurant in an ever intense restaurant segment. The main services provided which distinguished Levendary Café from other competitive brands are their menu that ...

Introduction

Corruption is a social occurrence deep fixed in the history of mankind. It is alike to other types of crime which are likely to occur in procurement of works by authorities and local administration, due to the large amount of money engaged in a lone transaction and the difficulty in supervising project expenditure. The current paper focuses on the types of corruption involved in CCC which is a premier diversified building firm executing engineering, building, procurement, buying into and development projects globally. It pledges to supply reliable, amicable and professional services to precious clients, and to offer a comprehensive support to businesses and ...

The nursing fraternity is a crucial facet of the overall medical arena, fundamental in the continued preservation and enhancement of patient health care and medical wellbeing. This therefore portends to the need of a coordinated effort, with respect to the implementation of various aspects pertinent to patient health improvement and the reduction of various forms/ types of medical errors. As earlier stated in previous studies, medical errors are not only attributed to human fallibility, but can also be attributed to systemic errors, thus the resulting gradual increase in complications and fatalities. The proposed evaluation plan’s core aim is to provide ...

Personal Learning Approach

Personal Learning Approach Learning approaches are often borrowed and adopted from the foundation upon which the education system exposes them. In many cases, one settles for a personal learning approach at high school level when education and learning in general is appreciated. In this paper, I shall discuss my personal learning approach within the context of the current learning. I shall explore the strengths and weaknesses of the approach as well as the inherent risks, challenges and modifications that I find appropriate and helpful in the overall learning process. However, I wish to postulate the fact that one cannot ...

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In completing this paper I drew heavily upon the on line version of the Memoirs of John Quincy Adams as available in a digital format from Open Library . Although the plain text available there is easier to read, being that it was scanned in and not completely proofread I confirmed any direct quotations by referring back to a text version Memoirs of John Quincy as edited by Charles Francis Adams. I relied upon this text because John Quincy Adams’s son, Charles Francis Adams sets forth such high standards for himself in the introduction as is cited in Addendum A.

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Abstract Before young children are glimpsed as, a continuation of their parents and without their own rights (Haapasalo, 2001). There was couple of regulations to defend young children and double-check their safety. Children who have pledged misdeeds are administered with in mature individual enclosures and penalized in the identical way. Formation of the juvenile court for offenders and re-offenders and there enact regulations to defend young children from misuse, long hours, progeny neglect and the establishment of ...

Rational nutrition is a branch of health science concerned with the use of food as medicine. It implies the intake of food to while considering the balance with energy expenditure. In order words, food is taken in rations that are proportional to the energy or nutritional demand of the body either as a preventive measure against specific medical conditions or as a curative measure against specific medical conditions (Martirosyan & Yensen, 2005). The food rationing balances the main food substances. These are; fats, carbohydrates, minerals, vitamins, proteins among other biologically active materials. The relationship between nutrition and beauty is a new research in ...

Upton Sinclair’s novel “The Jungle” goes deeper than a simple expose of the meat packing industry, Sinclair’s real goal was to provide an in-depth expose of society itself. By analyzing the socialist messages within “The Jungle” the corruption of capitalism and fallacy of the “American Dream” reveal the seedy underbelly of society and the unsanitary / unsafe working conditions of the Industrial Revolution.

The Unsanitary Working Conditions of “The Jungle”

Meatpacking was still a relatively new concept at the time “The Jungle” was written. Meatpacking became an established business venture only after the end of the Civil War and only a few major companies participated in the ...

Every living entity most certainly has to die at some point or the other and yet there is very little we know about death, our soul, and what will happen to it after we die. The spiritual writings of almost every religion teach the followers about to how to prepare for death. The continuity of the soul is the underlying philosophy of these spiritual writings, and the inform human beings of which actions, behaviors, and deeds may lead their soul to heaven or hell after they die. In all the Eastern Indian religions, especially Buddhism, Hinduism, and Jainism, this ...

Implementing Change in an Organization

It is conventionally accepted that change in organizations is one of the commonest features. As such, the organizations must be aligned in such a manner that they can manage ant changes effectively. Palmer, Dunford and Akin (2008) argue that there can be different perspectives taken in managing organizational change. Organizational development (OD) and Organizational Change Management (OCM) are just some of the strategies that can be applied in making sure that an organization manages change effectively. Below is a greater analysis of these two issues.

According to Rouda and Kussy (1995), OD is defined as the effort which has been well ...

juice and snack bars

‘Pick Me Up’:

Providing healthy refreshments to students

10 November 2012

A Proposal for opening portable

juice and snack bars ‘Pick Me Up’: Providing healthy refreshments to students

INTRODUCTION A study at the Scripps Research Institute (Johnson & Kenny, 2010) propositioned that similar to drugs like cocaine and heroin, junk food also affects the brain activity. Over the past few decades, there has been a sharp rise in cases of diabetes, hypertension and obesity in children (CBS News, 2008). Vending machines at schools provide cans of aerated drinks, deep-fried snacks and other junk food which are not only less in nutritional ...

Stereotypes are generalizations, or assumptions, that people make about the characteristics of all members of a group, based on an image about what people in that group are like (Colorado.edu, 2012) Most of the time these stereo types are inaccurate because every individual is unique in his or her own way. Our background greatly influences our personality and beliefs but that is not the only factor that defines us as a person and people often fail to take that into account. One of the biggest negative impacts of stereotypes is that they distort our perceptions. When we look at someone and ...

Critical Review of Journal Article

Introduction

Benjamin Smith and Mark Simon in their article How Data Integration Systems Affect Strategic Decision Making in Small Firms in the Journal of Small Business Strategy put forward that small business need integrated data systems just like large firms. The integrated systems will help in information availability and making the correct strategic decision. They conducted a study on 97 accounting firms and their findings confirmed their hypothesis that integrated systems do help the firm access information and make better strategic decisions. They however found that greater investment in the integrated systems decreased information availability. The critical issue is the ...