Wednesday, September 24, 2008

Coffee Coffee Coffee

This website explains how coffee is affecting our chemical imbalances. I don't believe that coffee is the problem. i think that the problem is that people associate Starbucks, WaWa, Dunkin Doughnuts with coffee. Those places do not serve coffee, they serve sugared beverages that act as the caffinated beverage that we all know and love. Coffee by itself is healthy when consumed in moderation. Many people drink it to minimize the pain of headaches, or to clear their chest. i think when consumed in the way teenagers consume it today, it is NOT healthy. We become addicted. Although many joke about this addiction, it is actually very serious. Try not drinking that starbucks lattee every week, i guarentee you find yourself thinking about it. that is because your body is craving all of the sugar put into that lattee. this could become a health hazard. too much coffee can cause teeth decoloration or desire pangs. We can enjoy a lattee every once in a while, but make sure you don't depend on it. Bottom line is that coffee on its own can be good for you, when sugared and processed, it can become dangerous. http://www.chemicallyimbalanced.org/

Monday, September 22, 2008

Eagles Defense Punish Roethlisberger, Steelers 15-6

http://www.nflgridirongab.com/

This is an entire site dedicated to NFL news and highlights. I like it because there are multiple blogs on one page with every game that happened yesterday in the NFL.
It is good because he says how all of the points that were made and by who. Also it gives a little insight on how the game was looked at from the public eye. i agreed with everything the author said about the steelers offense making it look easy for the eagles. i think Roethlisberger made his team look bad. not that is was his entire fault because the o line didn't help change that either. i always thought the eagles had a decent strong defense, this game was proof. it wasn't like a phenomenal game or anything huge for the eagles, but they were stable.

Sunday, September 14, 2008

Dumbest Generation? Watch Your Mouth Please

Before doing any research on the idea that my generation was "the dumbest generation," I was completely open to it. I thought, "hmm well maybe you could look at it like that I guess." I thought that the strongest point on that argument would be that we relied heavily on technology, which I do believe is true. I've come to realize that adults are processing this incorrectly. I agree that we spend too much time on facebook, youtube, aim, or other various sites, but you can not really believe that technology, especially in the classrooms, has been anything less than an advantage. If these people would see what we've been able to do, and how much we've grown, they'd have to be crazy to still think we were "dumb". I do things everyday in my forty five minute history class period that most adults would need multiple hours to figure out.
When reading, "8 Reasons Why This Is The Dumbest Generation" I got frustrated. It seemed as though the author was trying too hard to come up with reasons. I tried to give the benefit of the doubt, but they were just wrong. My generation has strong beliefs, and big voices. We do not silence our thoughts for anyone, anywhere. We might get wrapped up in our everyday lives of school, drama, sports, family etc., but we know what is happening in the world, and their has never been a generation more hungry to get out in the real world, and fix it.
We deal with more pressure everyday, than older generations had to. Things are not the same, and I would not expect any adult who thinks that the adolecense of this world is poisonous, to be understanding of that. This "dumbest generation" you speak so inferior to, is the future. We are the people who are going to spend our entire lifetimes attempting to placate your mistakes. We are the people who are going to spend so many years of our lives to study law or medicine and one day save you or your family. The "8 Reasons Why This is The Dumbest Generation" was so juvenile, that I am actually offended after reading it. I assume that the author and their followers think that they have learned immense amounts since they were a teenage and are confident enough to pass judgement on my generation, but I have news for them. They have learned a lot, but not everything. Development is a continuous process, and until you have all of the answers, which no one ever will, do not pass judgement on those whose shoes you have not walked in, do not look down on those of which shoulder's will be carrying you, and please do not insult an entire generation of your children and your family's children. If you want to change something about my generation, you must do it through respect and acceptance. Critising and judging will not promote change. Your course of action has neither been intelligent nor efficient.