TED Lecture: Class is in session

Jamie Oliver

“I wish for everyone to help create a strong, sustainable movement to educate every child about food, inspire families to cook again and empower people everywhere to fight obesity” –Jamie Oliver, TED 2010

Of the TED lectures, two captured my attention the most, that would be both Jamie Oliver and Mark Bittman. However, of the two, Jamie stood out more. His youthfulness and the energy he gave off, made it more interesting. Despite that, the information Jamie shared not only made me more aware but left me astonished.  

I learned a lot through his presentation. Such as how kids and the newer generations are losing insight to what a true meal is. Fast food has been such a drug, that kids barely know their vegetables anymore.

It was quite depressing when Jamie introduced us to some obese little kids he knew. A four year old, who did not even start primary school yet, is already obese. A 16 year old girl who has a life expectency of only a couple years. Its sad to know that fast food caused this big dillema and actions towards stopping it aren't as important as they should.

I loved this video, it had many visuals, which made it not so boring! His presentation of milk and the sugar in it was quite fascinating. But the presentation overall was a job well done. And I do plan on using this information in my research paper. I need all the help I can! :)

Mark Bittman

Mark Bittman had the second most interesting videos of the three. His presentation was mostly facts that I did not know, so it drew me in with out a doubt.

There was nothing sad or depressing that he had brought up during his lecture.

The only thing that caught my attention was the way he explained how food in America changed, starting with the 1900s. Seeing the changes that our families underwent is amazing. We basically in other words, got lazy! We rely too much on fast food and others making our food.

                                                 

However, despite who was more interesting does not matter, what matters is what they are tyring to say! We need to make changes NOW. We need to fight back, make our own food, and stop being such lazy bums. We are in control of what we put in our mouths, and we are in controll of how our body figure looks like.

Jennifer Hudson chose to eat right, she went from a size 16 to a size 6. "If she can do it, you can too" :)

Who Is On Your Top?

Who is considered to be “important” in my life? To me, if you are important, I will go out my way to do anything for you. You’re someone I go to for advice. Someone who have been there for me when I had my ups and downs, and no matter what decisions I made, they still loved and supported me. So who made my top three? It’s simple and obvious…me, my parents, & G-O-D! Growing up in the military, we moved on the constant, so I barely had time to connect to anybody, it was only natural that I didn’t connect to no one, so that when moving time came, it wasn’t so hard.

Why did I choose myself? Who lives their life thinking they are not important, some people may think that I’m conceited, when I just…hmm how shall I say it…“I got a big ego!” To keep it short, I have to worry about myself. Most of everything I do in life is to better me and my life. One who does not think for themselves, is not living at all.  

My parents are my heroes! Yes physically and technically there are two of them, but they work together as one. Not being my biological parents, they didn’t have to take me under their care. They could’ve been living the fabulous kid-free life, but they decided to take that challenge. Knowing kids have baggage, they accepted it. I will admit, I was no easy child to raise. But with patience and persistence they raised me to be who I am today, a successful-bright young man. Not once have they turned their back on me, they are my rock.

Now without the belief of God, I don’t know how life would be. As a born Christian, I was raised knowing that God is important and that we should keep him close. Attending church weekly increasingly grew my awareness that God is someone we should love. He is my personal counselor at times. He answers my prayers and like my parents has never abandoned me. He gave me the life I have now, he got me through my toughest times, and surprised me with all my accomplishments in life. I praise him on the daily for all the blessings he has brought.

Despite the fact that I chose myself to be important, the remainder two will always be important in my books. But as a young adult, I’m waiting for the day where I can have a loved one and kids to also be important in my life!

Taboo: Fast food



A healthy body=BEAUTY!



Before reading Fast Food Nation, fast food restaurants were a place where I and many others would visit on a weekly basis. It’s a common place I think about almost every day, due to the fact that I see commercials and its located almost everywhere I go. And before I started reading this book, I told myself and some friends, that I don’t care how our meals are prepared, as long as it tastes good and it stays affordable, because without a job, the dollar menu at McDonalds fit my requirements. And most would agree

But after reading a couple chapters , OK the facts were interesting and it would make me think about what I put in my mouth, but it wasn’t strong enough to persuade me to stop my habits.  



An unhealthy body=ERROR



However, the chapters near the end of the book were beyond mind boggling. Knowing the facts behind fast food was quite disgusting, it made me reconsider. Knowing the truth about what happens to my food, let’s just say ewww! And to me that’s the first step. I can’t sit here and say I will stop eating fast food for good, but I could say that it might be a while before I ever order off any menu at any fast food restaurant.

"I'm looking for some brain, where yo thinking cap"

the nerdy look

                School is just another obstacle we all must go through in life. It could be challenging for most but it is very effective in all the right ways and rewarding. In fact, I love my first year in college, the freedom to make all the choices as an adult is unexplainable. It does get frustrating at times, because my priorities get sort of screwed up. My life outside of school at times could be distracting, with the drama of others, or personal decisions I choose to make, and the many distractions we have all aroundus. The urge to watch my favorite TV show, the urge to text my buddy all day, the urge to go do something fun after school, takes a lot of time from me, when I could be doing school work.

                In college, the work load is very doable, but it does push us to do more so that we could broaden our thinking and do things we never done before. So going from high school where three page essays were the “big monster”, to eight pages and more in college, it is extremely shocking, but it is nothing impossible. That’s when I need to stop being lazy and work for what I want in life.

 But my personal push and extra motivation, just reminds me that, this is not the time in my life to play around and mess everything up. My parents constantly remind me that I need to keep my head in the books and stay focused and that the parties will always be there. They also constantly drill these very words in my head “quit trying to grow up so fast, live life now and enjoy it, you will miss it.” But as a curious fellow I am, I don’t always listen, that’s part of growing up, making your decisions and learning from it. But another motivation is the dream life I want to have, and to fulfill it, education is a must.



The fabulous life, the life of luxury! "Now let me UPGRADE you" -Beyonce