The Stink in Farts Controls Blood Pressure

I was reading an article on yahoo news and i found this article about farts and how they control your blood pressure. The bad scent that we smell when we fart is called hydrogen sulfide. It is when there is bacteria sitting in your colon and it makes its way out your body. In the article what they stated about farts and controlling your blood pressure was "The new research found that cells lining mice's blood vessels naturally make the gas and this action can help keep the rodents' blood pressure low by relaxing the blood vessels to prevent hypertension (high blood pressure). This gas is "no doubt" produced in cells lining human blood vessels too, the researchers said..." The researches said this gas is also produced in cells lining human blood vessels as well. I thought this was pretty interesting and crazy. I never thought that farts and blood pressure would ever relate to each other. 

Speedy eaters seen likelier to get fat

I just read an article called Speedy eaters seen likelier to get fat, and it was about how eating faster can cause you to be fatter. People who eat very rapidly have three times more of the chance to become overweight. The portions that people eat play a big role in obesity but they are discovering that also eating styles have a large effect on obesity. Some statistics given were that are 400 million people as obese, 200 million of them are under age five. The number of people that are obese under the age of five is outrageous. Also, about half of the men and a little more than half of the women said that they keep eating until they are full and 45 percent of the men and 36 percent of the women said they ate quite rapidly. The people that ate quickly and ate until they were full were more likely to become fat than the people that don't eat so quickly and don't eat until full. This article taught me new information that I was not aware of and was very surprised by the statistics given.

African American Heroes

I have chosen African American's as my heroes group. Throughout the years African American heroes have been making it easier for the next generation of their race to live in this environment. Each African American hero has paved a path for the next person in line. Each one stepped up and stood up for themselves and who they represent and by each one doing that they created a new beginning for other people. They all have been a hero in a different ways but in the end they all helped out the African American community. 

Even though I am not African American I believe that they have had many great heroes to stand up for their race and not let people step all over them because of the color of their skin. 

Martin Luther King Jr.

"I Have a Dream" was a public speech by Martin Luther king Jr. The point of the speech was his desire to have African Americans and whites to be equal. The speech was often viewed as one of the greatest and memorable speeches from the 20th century. By Martin Luther King presenting that speech to the public he educated and inspired many people. He helped African American's and white's become more equal. 
I have a dream speech

Rosa Parks

Rosa Parks was an African American woman who lived in Montgomery, Alabama. Each day going home from work Rosa would take the bus home. One day as the bus became crowded the bus driver ordered Rosa to give up her seat for a white passenger. The buses in Montgomery buses were segregated. The seats in the front of the bus were reserved for “whites only”. African American’s had to sit in the back of the bus. However, if the bus were filled, an African American would have to give up their seat to a white passenger. That day Rosa decided she wasn’t going to move and was sick and tired of being humiliated and she refused to give up her seat. Because of Rosa parks African American's where able to be more equal to whites. 

Hiram Revels

Hiram Revels was the first African American senator. Even though other senators didn't like the idea of him becoming a senator and tried to make up excuses on why he couldn't become one he still stayed strong, held his head high and succeeded. He made many big differences in the community.

http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0930432.html

Hattie McDaniel

This clip is a part of the movie Gone With the Wild which Hattie McDaniel stared in and she won her first academy award from her performance as "Mammy." She showed many other African American's that they also can pursue their dream in being an actor/actress and they can make it to the top even if they aren't white. Below is a video of Hattie accepting her academy award which definitely made many African American's proud to see a black woman winning an Academy award. It was a big breakthrough in the African American culture and was the start of a new beginning. 

Muhammad Ali

Muhammad was the first african american boxer, and a three time heavyweight champion. 
To date, Muhammad remains the only man to have ever won the linear heavyweight championship three times. He described his fighting style as "Float like a butterfly, sting like a bee". As being an African American athlete and the first black boxer, it is a very big accomplishment and it shows a lot of dedication and strength to be able to do what you believe in. Even though Muhammad Ali was African American he was able to make it to the top and be one of the best.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Muhammad_Ali

Oprah Winfrey

"My philosophy is that not only are you responsible for your life, but doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment."

Oprah Winfrey was the first african american TV show host. As well she was the first African American women to reach billionaire status. Till today Oprah has her talk show and she is influencing so many people and is a hero to many young African American girls. She has made a difference in many ways by helping out girls in need and has opened doors for many women behind her. 

http://www.infoplease.com/ipea/A0154983.html

Bill Cosby

"Civilization had too many rules for me, so I did my best to rewrite them."

Bill Cosby was the first African American actor to star in a dramatic series on television. Being the first African American actor to star in a series of television is a really outstanding thing. Once you have unlocked a door, you have left it open for the one's coming in behind you. Bill unlocked many doors and helped get African American's the change to pursue what they love.
http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0813691.html

Conclusion

African American's had to fight to get teated equally and each hero above helped pave the path and make it easier for the next African American to live in this society. Being the first actress to win an award, first senator or athlete, really made a huge impact on other African American's that felt as if they would never be able to pursue what they loved. Without these heros, African American's may still be sitting at the back of the bus and go to separate schools. Who would be the first to show that it is okay to be something no matter what your race. All of these heroes posted above and many more helped make it easier for others to be able to fit in and be accepted for who you are and not what you look like on the outside.  Each one helped open a new door and if the front door closed in front of them they would go through the back. A new beginning was created and each individual African American could feel as if they belonged. 

Abducted Las Vegas Boy Found Alive

I recently just came over an article that was about a six year old boy, Cole Puffinburger, who lives in Las Vegas. The police think he was kidnapped by two Mexican men. They took cole at his house from his mother and acted as if they were two police men. He was found in front of a Methodist Church on a quite street near a Hispanic area. Cole was found in very good condition late Saturday night, but yet they still took him to the hospital and that is where the next morning he was able to reunite with his father. The police think that Cole's kidnapping was a message to his grandfather because they think he may have stolen millions from drug dealers. They think they have found  one of the kidnappers. It's good to hear that Cole is safe home with his father and I am interested to know what's going to happen to his grandfather. 

http://news.aol.com/article/abducted-las-vegas-boy-found-alive/215402

Always a Doctor, Even in the Dying of the Light

I just finished reading an article from the New York Times magazine Called Always a Doctor, Even in the Dying of the Light, written by Kenneth R. Weinberg . This article was about a father who was passing away because of a bone marrow faiure and his family was right there with him as he was dying. The article started off with the father saying "Kenny, I want you to see something." He said this because he was bleeding uncontrollably and his blood was cold and he wanted his son to feel it. A few days later he ended up passing away but what shocked me the most was Kenny's reaction to his father's death. By the way he described it as if it was a celebration. He said he didn't cry, drank Champagne, and tried on his fathers old clothes. It seemed like it was just a small thing that happened and it didn't really effect him or his family. They had all just watched one of their family members die in front of them. I think what the title means, is because Kenny is a physician he is used to having tough skin and not let his work get to him and that was the way that he treated his father. 

http://www.nytimes.com/2008/10/14/health/views/14case.html?ref=health

Civil Action

You may not always realize what you have until you don't and you may not always sympathize until you see it with our own eyes. Finding self may need for you to experience and witness tough moments that help you become a stronger person. In the movie A Civil Action the main character Jan Schlichtmann was a lawyer and he came across a case that dealt with children that had leukemia and it brought out a whole different side of him. He was very materialistic and was very self centered. Throughout the movie Jan went through many changes. He started off just caring about himself and winning lawsuits but as the movie progressed he began to unfold and care for families and not just himself. The more he worked on the case the more attached he became to the family and the case its self. It was very eye opening for him and changed many of his perspectives. As the movie goes on you can see the changes in Jan and the dedication that he had for that case and how close it was to his heart. When you learn to listen to what others say and have your heart open for difficult situations, and be open, finding self may just come naturally. Opening your eyes to the society and reality can really change you as a person and make you stronger and be able to relate more to the atmosphere surrounding you. 

Birth Order

I recently read an article about birth order in Time Magazine Your Body. This article was very interesting to me and very eye opening because it was talking about the oldest, middle, and youngest child which relates very well to my family. What this article was talking about was how birth order can define who a person is when they are older and why they are that way or why things happened that way. What they have discovered is, the firstborns are generally smarter, and more intellectual than any other siblings. They have a three-point IQ advantage over the next eldest. The second child is a point ahead of the third child. The youngest child tends to be more of the clown and they are able to get their way by being funny and outrageous. Middle children tend to be a question mark, and they never get 100% of the attention from the parents. Middle children at times just get stuck in the center seat. I thought this article was very interesting and I could really relate to it a lot yet at times disagree with the information given. It was weird sometimes how things perfectly made sense. Personally in my opinion, this article really defined a lot to me and I am very glad that I read it. 

Animal Farm

I just finished reading the novel Animal farm by George Orwell and I thought it was a fantastic book. In my opinion I thought it was very clever how the author compared the humans and the pigs. At the beginning, the animals were all in grief by how the humans were taking all of their resources for themselves, but towards the end of the book the pigs ended taking all of the resources from the animals and betraying them. I really enjoyed how it was very realistic and how the animals tried to rebel against the selfish rules of the pigs. I felt angry inside because of how unjust the pigs were by taking advantage of the knowledge that the other animals didn't have. Since I had some previous knowledge about the Revolutionary war it was very interesting to make the connections between the pigs and the humans in real life. I found that it was humors that the author compared dictators to pigs. Overall this novel was quite interesting and humorous by most of all it an important lesson.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Animal_Farm

The Year of Fog

Recently I have started reading the book The Year of Fog bye Michelle Richmond and I have only read the first 5 chapters. It start's off by talking about a little girl and  she was with a woman who was soon to be marrying her father. They were walking on the ocean and it was super foggy. She went to take a picture of something and the girl was gone. It's in the point of view of a photographer and it's very descriptive. There have been many things that have been going on and I am eager to keep on reading and find out what is going to happen next. So far the novel has been pretty interesting and has made me not want to put the book down. I think people can relate to this novel in some ways by, the girl that is soon going to be Emma's stepmother, was wanting to have the little girl Emma like her and be able to relying on her as her stepmother. She wanted for her to get scared on the beach so that she good use her motherly skills to comfort Emma so that she would get more attached to her but everything went totally opposite of what she expected would happen that day. I think may women that are soon going to be stepmothers would feel kind of the same way as Emma's soon to be stepmother felt that day. 

http://www.randomhouse.com/catalog/display.pperl/9780553591392.html

Time Magazine Your Body

Recently I read about bone and brawn in Time Magazine Your Body pages 1-3. I learned so many new things about bones and how they function in your body and it was quite interesting. There were many great facts that I was introduced to about our body that I really wasn't aware of. A few things that I learned were, bones are the hardware of the body's movement. Muscles, joints, and cartilage are things that connects and moves our body parts. Scientists believe that bones, in most cases, are tougher than oak, granite, but a little less stronger than steel. Even once we reach adulthood our skeletal system still isn't complete. Our bones and joints are able to move in sixteen different types of motion. That is including rotation, extension, and abduction. Without bones we would be jelly. Our bones also act as shields for our body. They protect the heart, lungs, brain, and spinal cord.  We have two major bones systems: the axial skeleton, which is made up of 80 bones in the skull, ribs and sternum, and the appendicular skeleton, which contains 126 bones in the shoulders, limbs, pelvis. Bones also help us hear and speak. This article really opened my eyes to things about bones that I was never aware of.