Writing with conviction

Obviously (late post) I have been fooling around with several idea's in my head for the last week or so. When given the prompt to think of three things I could write about with conviction....I had nada. But ive finally came up with a few ideas. They are definitely not as convincing or heart felt as those of which the clips we watched in class. anyways here my list.

1. Gay rights
2. Importance of Living a healthy lifestyle
3. Abortion


Topic 2:

Of course we have all heard someone or another try to preach to use the importance of how we live our lives. We are supposed to eat properly, exercise, and sanitize our hands every time we touch something in order to stay healthy. Although some people may try to push these ideas down your throat, they are doing it with good intentions (usually). As our world is progressively getting more advanced technology, finding out more information and research tools than we have ever had previously, and the variety of the healthy foods available to us everyday; living healthy should be easier than ever. Right? So why is it that a reported 62% of American's are obese? The first way to promote healthy living is to start without yourself. It is recommended that the average american gets up to thirty minutes of exercise in, at least three times per week. The beneficial aspects of exercising are more than ytou could imagine. Of course-getting into the habit of going to the gym in your spare time instead of lounging around doesnt sound that great, but once your body recognizes that you are trying to do it some good, you will literally be able to feel it. When working out, your body is sending "feel good" messages to your brain; in turn, your body begins to release endorphins. These are the hormones related to happiness. These is essential for a healthy stress relief tactic. On top of the mental health aspect, you begin to subject your body in a physical routine in which is burns more calories throughout the day, kickstarts your metabolism and keeps it going all day long, and helps to tone and sculpt your body. Living a moderately clean and sober lifestyle protects your body from the effects of alcohol, drugs and nicotine. With advertising becomming much more confrontational and subjective now a days, Americans are held accountable for the negative substances they introduce to their body. Cigarrette Ad's are more informational now than they ever have been, displaying the effects that smoking cigarettes can do to your body. Drinking ocassionally, or only in social settings helps the function of a healthy liver. Another important tip into promoting a healthy lifestyle are the foods you eat. Of course we all have the cravings for chocolate or something greasy like a hamburger every now and then, and thats okay. But it is certainly not a way to keep your habit of eating. A simple suggestion is just to start cook and eat at home more often. Because you personally are preparing your food, you are concscious of what is going into your food. This often results in a healthier meal, and control of the portion size you will eat. These tips are all just a way to jumpstart into a proactive and refreshing lifestyle. If you would like to dive in deep and change the way your living you- go you!!! make that change today and create the healthy lifestyle you know you need

Free write

Im sure im not the only one out there who has come into situations where you dont like the person that someone you know is dating. Im not talking about your random classmate Sally and her douche bag boyfriend Billy. Im talking about someone that is really important in your life-making a mistake with the wrong person in their own lives. My best friend of 7 years is named lindsey. Lindsey is a bombshell. She has a ton going her way; athletic body, smart, funny and gorgeous.the only downfall is she dates the biggest asshole Ive ever met. They have been dating since freshman year of highschool. Of course it hasnt always been smooth sailing. they are that couple that you always hear about; constantly fighting, breaking up and making up. Except the making up part is always pawned off on lindsey. Timmy (asshole) never cares enough to make ammends with lindsey. In fact he tells her point blank he could careless if they are together or not. Linds is so in love with him though that she just tries to forget about the continuous hurtful comments he makes, and continue on. This process happens every 2 weeks about. As lindseys bestfriend there really is a fine line between being helpful and overstepping my boundaries. OBVIOUSLY she needs to stop wasting her time on a cheater and a liar, but she cant help it. What am i supposed to say to her to make her feel better when the truth hurts? "im sorry that you are in your bedroom crying over the same thing you cried about last week but its time to MOVE ON and be with someone who knows how to appreciate you and love you the way you need to be. Timmy doesn't love you" might be true, but ive tried saying this before and she just gets mad at me. With several years of dealing with this situation under my belt, ive learned that i need to keep my opinion to myself. the only thing that my "advice" is doing is ruining the pathway to communication between us. She has to learn it for herself. the hard way. All i simply try and do now for her is to be there when she comes to me, offer a pair of ears to listen. She knows that im available for her, as any friend should be, but i dont get too involved in the situation as often anymore.

Uncomfortable

Although Jamie moved just short of three hours away to Tallahassee, she kept her long time boyfriend, Logan, of four years in Jacksonville. Because of the amount of time they had already spent together, they were not worried about how the distance would affect them so much. After all, the drive was only a couple of hours away and there were plenty free weekends where they could visit. Jamie's bestfriend, Carly, who she also left behind in Jacksonville didnt see the need for them to be in a relationship. Jamie didnt know what had gotten into carly. all the sudden, carly started hanging out with Logan EVERYDAY. Carly would call jamie just to gossip about logan, and then hang up. Day after day, Carly made Jamie feel uncomfortable, like an outsider in her own relationship. Of course, Jamie talked to Logan about it and he said it was nothing more than hanging out,  because his friend Garrrett also hung out with them as well. Jamie TRIED to not let it bother her, but she had a gut feeling something wasnt right; on carlys end. The same situaton persisted on for several months before Jamie got angry enough to finally start making it an issue. She repeadtly tried to talk her boyfriend out of going over there, but since he really didnt have many friends anymore, he looked at it as something to do. everyday after carly would get off of work at 6pm, she would call logan over to hang out. On several ocassions, carly called Jamie to ask "what is logans favorite yogurt? Im going to pick us up some" Or call to tell Jamie a story that logan told her, or even yet would call to inquire personal information about Logan and his family. jamie felt awkward and didnt offer up any information. This really put a strain on Jamie and Carlys relationship, jamie backed out as much as she could without making it too obvious.  Jamie always felt uncomfortable, like carly was trying to one-up her with her boyfriend. After enough bitching, Jamie finally got through to logan AND garrett, and they realized that carly was trying to meddle. The boys eventually stopped going over there,THANKFULLY. Jamie was relieved. Carly must have been pissed off, because she then FREAKED OUT on Jamie telling jamie that her feelings "were wrong", she made a big deal out of nothing and that she was a bitch. jamie was definitely right going with her gut instinct about something fishy being up with Carly. Sure enough, there friendship is now over, and Jamie has to no longer feel inferior in her own relationship.

A Dog's Life

In the artile I found pertaining to a "dogs life", it is narrarated and written by a man who envys the lifestyle of a dog. Fred beings his article  by running through a list of the chores and respsonsbilites he must maintain as an adult, such as make the beds, pay the bills, and do the dishes. He then goes on to explain that although theses things idealistically represent "responsibility" in modern times, it wasnt those things that taught him his real life lessons and responsibilty. As a younger man, he confided in his dog, loved him, walked him, petted him and brushed him for fourteen long years. He put his time and trust into the canine companion and he recieved the best gift of all- the gift of life. The dog owner understood that there is a lot more to life than the things we seem to think matter. the owner also envys Buster, the dog, because buster never had to deal with meetings, traffic, relationships or anything of that sort. This is very true- dogs have it pretty easy. They lay around all day, playing and sleeping; they get there food served to them and they dont have to worry about having a job or a family. I think secretly, especially the "go-getters" of responsibility can envision having the life of a dog- getting your belly rubbed while laying down doing nothing. Even i must admit, that sounds like a nice break from reality. this artile shows us all that there is a little bit of the urge for freedom and a carefree life in all of us- even if we lose sight of this through human's everyday routines.

Character sketch

For our short stories, I am introducing a character by the name of Jamie. Jamie is a very pretty girl. She is average height, about 5'6, long brown hair, green eyes and an athletic build. Jamie has ran track her whole life, including for both her middle and high school. She is an identical twin, and her sister and her are very close. They are best friends. Jamie and her sister live together in Tallahassee florida and both attend Florida State University. They share an apartment that is a couple of miles away from campus. Jamie is extremely intelligent, always priding herself in her good grades and her schoolwork. She graduated highschool with a (weighted) 4.7 gpa. She wants to become an orthodontist, and is attempting to be accepted into the dentistry program.  On top of running and school, jamie just likes to hang out with her friends. Both her and her sister grew up living on the beach, so they go as often as they would like. Jamie is more the outspoken twin. She has no problem sticking up for herself or her sister for that matter.

Free writing

Every Tuesday and Thursday I have two classes. First, I attend my statistics lecture and after that, with a forty-five minute break in between, I have ENC1145 (this class). Since my classes are pretty spread out, it takes me about ten to fifteen minutes to walk to class. As you can tell this still does not kill much time. Today, as I was leaving my statistics class, I walk in front of Thagard health center and they are offering free flu shots for all students. This caught me eye for 2 reasons. 1) I have such a weak immune system and I catch the flu almost every year. and 2) I still had thirty minutes to kill. Although shots aren't that bad, the period of waiting and prepping the surface of my arm before the shot, is the part that makes me nervous. I have to look away as the shot is being thrusted into my arm. The contact between the needle and my skin dont hurt as much as I had pysched myself out to. I filled out a short form, showed them my student ID and then I sat down with a nurse. As I looked away while she was giving me the shot, I saw about thirty other students getting shots as well. The shot was over before i knew it and then i picked up my things and started walking towards Williams building. While walking, my arm immediately started to tense up and start burn. I texted my mother, and told her that I had got a shot. She texted me back instaneously asking why in the world I got the shot...since it has given me adverse reactions in the past. My mom then texted me again and said the last time i got the shot, when i was younger, I actually got the flu the worst i had ever had it. Now, instead of feeling like i did a proactive thing today, i feel like the immunity shot will backfire......