Blog 16 “Food for Thought”

In this post, we can write about anything. But I don’t really know what to write about so, I’ll write about my dog. We first adopted her since she was 2. She was my and my brother’s early Christmas gift. She’s an angel sent down from heaven above. I was 6 and my brother was […]

Blog 15 “My Nugget”

“Many times society sees body image issues as only for women when in reality, anyone can have it. Men see other men in magazines, movies, tv shows, etc and think to themselves the same thing a woman would.” I chose this quote because it was very powerful in my eyes. Talking about how men can […]

Blog 14 “Peer nugget”

“Making birth control pills over the counter would give consumers more control over the price. Instead of a relationship between the drug company, insurance company, and pharmacist, it would be between insurance companies, drug companies, and the consumer.” I chose this quote because it was interesting to me and something I learned about before. Lots […]

Blog 13 “Another Nugget”

In 2020 there were 158,043 births in the United States from mothers aged 15-19. I think that this is a significant piece of evidence because I never knew how high that rate was. The CDC says that this is actually a low birth rate percentage for this age range, but to me that’s a really […]

Blog 12 “Nuggets”

Only 25/50 states in the United States require sexual education to be taught in Public Schools. This was shocking to me. This is important because what are those teens in those other 25 states being taught? Nothing? Source: “America’s Sex Education: How We Are Failing Our Students.” USC, 1 Dec. 2020, https://nursing.usc.edu/blog/americas-sex-education/

Blog 11 “Opposing Positions”

Vaccines are a very popular topic now a days, especially in regard to the COVID-19 vaccine. There’re two sides to every story. Should we make the American people get the vaccine or let them choose if they want it or not? Don’t Shame Young People into getting Vaccines is about not making vaccines mandatory, while […]

Blog 10 Body Image and Men

Swami, Viren. “Body Image Issues Affect Close to 40%Swami, Viren. “Body Image Issues Affect Close to 40% of Men—But Many Don’t Get the Support They Need.” Gale Opposing Viewpoints Online Collection, Gale, 2022. Gale In Context: Opposing Viewpoints, link.gale.com/apps/doc/LQJYTH038563209/OVIC?u=mnalakescl&sid=bookmark-OVIC&xid=dac3b490. Accessed 6 July 2022. Originally published as “Body image issues affect close to 40% of men – but many […]

Blog 9 “Why We Love Beautiful Things”

“We respond so dramatically to this pattern that it can reduce stress levels by as much as 60 percent — just by being in our field of vision.” I chose this quote because I think it explains the thesis very well. I think that part of the thesis is that by seeing these shapes that […]

Blog 8 “Body Image”

“Only about 2 percent of women are as thin as most models, says the National Eating Disorders Association” This quote really caught my attention because it is very “relatable” in todays society. Not relatable in a way that its achievable, but many girls look up to models and want their body type, when in reality, it’s just […]

Blog 7 “Film Review”

“Yes, the human drama here is extremely well played: Maverick’s regrets revolve around one of the pilots he’s meant to teach, Lt Bradley “Rooster” Bradshaw (Miles Teller: Bleed for This, War Dogs), son of Mav’s former flight partner, Goose, who was killed in Top Gun.” I chose this quote because part of this can bee seen as the […]