Synopsis and Summary In this article from The New York Times, Gretchen Reynolds talks about the relationship between exercise and dancing, relating to the white matter in our brains. The University of Illinois gathered 147 volunteers, both men and women and gave them tests for their cognitive abilities and reaction time, along with taking an in-depth MRI. Over a six-month span, the people were broken up into three different groups, each group doing different activities, but doing them for an hour, three times a week.…
D.B.’s usual exercise pattern consists of long walks throughout the day. D.B. states that back when she used to live in Poland, it was very common for people to walk all throughout the town, even if they owned cars. From this, D.B. has adapted this pattern here too, in America; thus, she often walks to the grocery store, to the park, and anywhere else within a few miles- such as other plazas around her neighborhood. Other than this, D.B. says that she never attempted to participate in any other forms of exercise when she was younger, so now she doesn’t do any either; however, D.B. added that she…
The city of Mumbai has seen much growth in the past years. A string of elegant hotels have been set up for travelers and high-class business men. An ever growing, top of the line airport has been built for those coming in and out of the country. From the outside, Mumbai seems to have taken a liking to being internationally integrated with the rest of world, otherwise known as globalization. This is not the case, however; as seen in Katherine Boo’s novel Behind the Beautiful Forevers: Life, Death, and Hope in a Mumbai Undercity. This novel is set in a slum right next to the Mumbai International Airport called Annawadi. It focuses mainly on the life and story of the stories main character. Abdul Husein and his family make a living by selling scrap metal tossed out by the upper class of Mumbai. When looking at Abdul’s story, one can see the corruption that made it near impossible for globalization to have a positive effect on Annawadi. Abdul’s relationship with his neighbor, the unstable, one-legged Fatima, also shows how neighborhood relationships were a hindrance to Annawadi’s ability to be a part of Mumbai’s globalization.…
Ehrenreich is proud of her physical ability because she, a woman in her fifties, never “collapsed or needed time off to recuperate” (Ehrenreich 195). Although her co-workers needed a break from the tough physical challenges, Ehrenreich never gave in despite her weariness.…
Between the two passages Behind The Beautiful Forevers by Katherine Boo and Rabbit Proof-Fence by Doris Pilkington both passages explain the life of stolen childhoods,but one passage is more superior than the other. Behind The Beautiful Forevers shows any reader how hard life is for a child in India. Both authors use the techniques imagery and dialogue throughout the story to explain the tough challenges they go through or their scenery of the children’s lives.…
Aaliyah lost everything she lived for. Childhood memories and innocence was gone. Aaliyah lives a betrayed, disappointed, bruised, painful, scorned, and unappreciated life, but in her extensive blue eyes she believes that no matter what it is, everything happens for a reason and this gave her no reason to give up. A stranger can wonder, “What do you have to live for?” But Aaliyah fears death, being hurt and pain. The only way she will die will be due to starvation or dehydration. She will not give up on herself, even when everyone else has.…
The issue of body image is one, which grows greater as the years go on. An ex-Victoria Secret model was “shocked” by how thinner their figures are becoming (705). From a very young age, girls are hit from every direction to have a thin body. Whether it is television, movies, or magazines. Having a tremendously thin body in today’s society is what is expected. Hellmich’s purpose is to show the negative vibe models’ give off to the younger generations of girls. In the world today, girls feel as though if they do not look exactly like the models’ they see all over media, than they are over weight. She also points out that being thin is not the only issue people face. They also face the issue of being overweight, which also affects a person’s health (707).…
Joshua Marston was extraordinary in his movie debut as director in the film Maria Full of Grace. It was very impressive because nothing seemed to deter him from displaying many serious and important issues going on all over the world. This particular film dealt with many political, immigration, anti-feminist and cultural issues and that is just to name a few. What really interested me the most about this film is that it is a movie about survival and the various struggles people must confront. His realistic portrayal of the drug trade, which includes humans as mules as a way of trafficking drugs to the United States, and his obvious insinuation of how much more needs to be done with the so called “war on drugs” was amazing.…
The uniqueness of the New Millennium Gym is the philosophy to educate the customer on how to reach their fitness goals. This includes the proper nutritional instruction of which foods to eat, the proper exercise regimen, using the proper technique and form when exercising, and which supplements to take to maximize their workouts. Our highly trained staff is available to answer questions and provide safe instructions on using the exercise equipment. Without motivation, most people trying to return to an exercise program will find themselves discouraged by the lack of quick results, the soreness of beginning a new exercise program, and the lack of knowledge of which exercise to perform, along with the correct manner of performing the exercise safely. A daycare center is available while our customers are busy working out or receiving his or her training session. Several pricing packages are available to meet the needs of our customers.…
Carrie likes to stay motivated and keep on doing different tasks each day. One of her favorite workout is high level Tabata regimen. Tabata regimen consist of 20 minutes of nonstop intense workout which is followed by 10 seconds of rest, and then the cycle continues for 4 minutes. When asked about her new workout regimen experience she said 'I’m in love with it! It’s hard, but it really works. I choose seven different exercises, like squats, lunges, or push- ups, and do eight rounds of each,' she says. 'It really revs up my metabolism. When I’m done, I can handle anything.'…
The subject of the work I observed was a Madonna enthroned painting, a pictorial representations of Mary, the mother of Jesus, with her child. The event depicted shows baby Jesus sitting on his mother's lap. As for symbolism and representation, “The significantly larger size of the Madonna and child group indicates that they are more important. Her traditionally red gown signifies the passion of Christ and her blue mantle that she is queen of Heaven. Her ornate throne, which repeats aspects of Gothic architecture, signifies that she is not only the queen of Heaven but represents the Catholic Church itself. The golden star that falls on her shoulder derives from her title "Star of the Sea" (Latin Stella Maris), which is the meaning of the Jewish form of her name, Miriam (Minneapolis Institute of Arts)”. The work is representational, somewhat non realistic because of fine visible brush strokes. The work is large and the size did affect the impression this work made on me. I like big art works because it's just that much better to look at, being able to observe many details of the artist. The work stands at a height of 5 feet tall and almost 2 feet in width. The painting does look a bit flat and doesn't really have any space. By this I'm referring to character's face, hands and feet. Proportions of the face were off which caused it to look flat. The reason I said this painting is somewhat unrealistic was because of the black brush strokes. Despite it being flat, Buonaccorso did a good job of shading. The gown of Mary and baby Jesus' clothing shows a bit of volume. From my observation, the colors I see on this painting are yellowish-gold, dark-blue, reddish pink and black. As for it's overall composition, I didn't really like it because it's so small in terms of width. So everything was squeezed into such a small space. Unlike other Madonna paintings, this one doesn't have any angels or other characters besides Mary and Jesus. In my opinion, the artist combined the…
True to it's common characteristics, Chimabue's "Enthroned Madonna and Child" stays loyal to the style of Italo-Byzantine art. Giotto's "Ognissanti Madonna" however, in some key areas, strays away from the conventional techniques of the style.…
The song I chose is called “What its like” by Everlast. The piece was written by Erik Schrody, an Irish-American singer/rapper born on August 18, 1969. The first time I listed to this song, it really grabbed my attention. The song tells about circumstantial extremities in life and how people react to them. It first tells of a bum, begging for money at a liquor store. The song tells of this man begging for money with shame in his eyes, suggesting how hard it is for him to do. Maybe if there was any other way, he would have avoided the situation. Second, it tells of an adolescent teenage girl that becomes pregnant in a relationship she thought would last forever. It ends up that the young man stops talking to her and abandons her completely. She is left to make a choice and decided to get an abortion. The people give her “static” as she comes through the door at the clinic, there was tension in the decision that she made, people degraded her by calling her horrible things for the decision that she makes. How could they know her pain? Can they judge her? The last character is Max. Max has problems with drugs and alcohol and seems to have violent friends as well. Max is the one I felt most like judging because he hangs out with drug dealers and gets smashed drunk all the time and thus wise neglects his responsibilities as a dad and a husband. He ends up losing his temper one night and gets in a gun brawl and gets shot and dies. His problems are then left for his grief stricken family to deal with.…
With the relentless pressure ballerinas must face daily, the greatest of these pressures is on being lean because of media’s views and on the ideal ballerina corporations and instructors try to achieve and promote. Since such a high pressure it put among these women, it drives them to anorexia to attain the look that is wanted. The pressures of media are the first pressures that girls will become aware of when developing into a young woman. Whether girls watch television, skim through the pages of a catalog or look at billboards while riding in car, girls in general, are continuously viewing images of ads and models on the runway. Even the media attacks the “thin” requested image with female children’s toy when it comes to Barbie Dolls. What do these models all have in common? No acne, no scars, all the woman seem to have beautiful little figures, and must have no deformity at all. They are also characterized with narrow hips, little or no fat deposits, slim middle, small breasts, delicate looking arms and their height is tall. A young dancer who views this feels that unless she shares these characteristics she will never be the girl in the picture. The media pressure girls to be perfect. They do not display people who are…
In Todays world, advertisements have made women want an idealistic body. We all are aware that plastic surgery is not the only way to get an idealistic body. Researchers have noticed that women are willing to try anything because to lose the weight the proper way is not convenient. Several women have become interested in other ways besides plastic surgery to get a toned body. Television and internet advertisements have been able to persuade ways to get a “perfect body” without plastic surgery that can affect models, women, and celebrities.…