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When walking around the ballroom I came across many interesting genres, but not many that I personally thought would be worth researching. When I was close to returning back to my table I decided to give it one more shot and look again. This time through I came across I man that had a poster set up at the end of the table in the back right of the ballroom. Some of you may have also came across this same poster as it was very interesting. His poster board is what drew me in because it had the big Facebook thumbs up on it as well as the classic blue text from the site Facebook. When reading the poster I figured out that he would trying to research whether or not Facebook affects people’s buying habits.

I thought that this was a great idea, unlike and different from many other projects in the room. The way that his stand worked was to read the poster and then he had a large stack of survey’s in which he was passing out and then would take back when they had completed it. The survey consisted about 10 questions. Each question has a 2 sections. First you must agree or disagree with the question. For example, one of the questions was “do you buy things that you see other’s post on Facebook, if so how often?” So in this situation you would agree and then select a number 1-5 to represent about how often on a weekly basis you do so.

This was my favorite poster because it was so different from all the others. With this poster you get a sense of presentation and interaction and it keeps you interested. I could tell that the man who made the poster and surveys put much thought and time into it, as well was very open to an audience and was polite. Once you completed the short survey he could then conclude in you are strong, moderate, or not very effected by Facebook when purchasing new items. I myself was determined to be a moderate buyer in which I do sometimes buy things I see on Facebook. I assume the reasoning for collecting the survey’s back is for him to tally them up and determine as a whole whether or not people are greatly, moderately, and not very effected by Facebook while purchasing items. Had never seen this poster I would have never given this idea a thought because as obvious as it is I never saw the connection between social networking sites and our buying habits. I thought that he presented himself very well, his poster was simple and straight to the point, and his survey was very well thought-out and organized.

WebMD's experts explain green tea's potential health benefits for everything from fighting cancer to helping your heart.

After reading about how great dark chocolate can be for you I decided to look around to see what other things are great for your brain, heart and preventing diseases. One that I had not thought of until I came across this page is Green tea. Green tea is full of antioxidants called "catechins" in which they fight and may even prevent cell damage. Just as dark chocolate does, green tea improves blood flow and in-turn lowers cholesterol. Green tea is great for the flow of blood to the brain, helping reduce the risk of diabetes, and even helps aid cells in all stages of cancer. On top of all this, researchers have also found that green tea helps with weight loss in that it keeps the weight off once it is off.

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Dark chocolate has been told that it is better for you than milk or white chocolate. Of course you cannot have a lot of dark chocolate and say it’s better for you, small amounts of it is better for you. Depending on what percent of cocoa powder you get can affect the amount of fat, the lower percentage is higher in fat. My dad loves dark chocolate so much that we call him a chocolate-holic.

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I lovelovelove dark chocolate! It's weird that you posted this because I was just talking about this yesterday to my parents and I did some research on it last night! Dark chocolate in proper amounts is so good for many things in your body but the most shocking thing I found out is that it is good for your skin. But beyond that it is great for your heart, brain, and blood sugar levels. I always recommend people eat a couple squares of dark chocolate a day and people always laugh but they are uneducated so that's fine. It has been proven to increase blood flow, reduce blood pressure and therefore preventing blood clots in your arteries. On top of that it also increases blood flow to your brain, preventing the risk of stroke. Dark chocolate contains phenylethylamine which is the same chemical your brain makes when you start liking someone, which in-turn releases endorphins and makes you feel super happy, relieving stress! Even beyond that dark chocolate has been proven to protect type 2 diabetes, act as an antioxidant, harden tooth enamel, and contains all sorts of minerals and vitamins such as Potassium, Copper, Magnesium and Iron. Now you can tell your dad all about how being a chocolate-holic isn't so bad!

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As most people know Eastern holds a celebration of student writing each semester for the English 121 students to give them a chance to present their research. Presenting can come in many different forms, some more boring and some more interactive. I have grouped up with 4 people that I have made friends with throughout the semester to present our findings. Since we all have different topics that we researched throughout the semester we had to come up with a way that we could present them all in one stand. We came up with a great idea to do a jeopardy style stand. For those of you that don't know what jeopardy is, it is simply a American game show made to test contestants knowledge on various subjects of matter, whatever they may be are unknown to the contestant.

Once we decided on the form or genre that we would present our research in, we had to put all the pieces together. Since contestants in jeopardy typically look at a board on the game show we decided to present ours on a 3 panel board that will stand up on the table. There will be 5 columns (i.e. one for each member of the group) and 4 or 5 rows representing easier to harder level questions. Each column will have a header that will be titled to represent each of our areas of study and the type of questions in that column, just as is in the game show. The first row of questions will be labeled with 100, second row 200, etc. The higher the number they choose, the harder the question will be, but they get an extra piece of candy for each harder question(i.e. 100 = 1 piece, 200=2 pieces). We will be using construction paper for each box needed. For example, there are 5 headings, and 4 rows of questions, so that would be a total of 20 boxes. Are plan is to tape or thumb tack each box to the board. The boxes with the questions will have the answers and question itself on the back so that we can take them on and off the board to show the answer ones the contestant has given their answer. If they answer correctly then they get the appropriate piece or pieces of candy.

Each member has decided to prepare 4 or 5 questions prior to making the board so that we can have plenty of time to make the board presentable to stand out from others. My column will be titled "The price is right" considering that my research was based on the price of healthy vs. unhealthy foods. We do understand that the questions are supposed to be presented in answer form and the contestant is supposed to give their answer in question form as in the game show but that may be hard and confusing for the contestant. With that being said, we are most likely going to present our questions as questions and not as answers. I have come up with my four questions needed, they are easiest to hardest as follows. "What is the price of a McDonald's McDouble?" Answer: $1.19 " On average, does a person spend more or less money on healthy food?" Answer more money "Which of these pictures is more likely to be cheaper" Answer: picture of fast food (i.e. show contestant picture of two different foods in the same food category, one healthier and one less healthy). " About how much did the U.S. as a whole spend on food last year as a whole?" Answer: about $880 Billion.

The purpose of this game is to get the students to come to our stand, have fun, and maybe even learn a thing or two about our research and walk away with candy. Though this game may seem complicated the hardest part is making the board, the game will be presented in an easy manner and will hopefully keep the interest of students.

I have always stressed to anyone looking to eat healthy to exercise as well. Lifting weights and exercising has always been a big part of my life, especially through high school. This link here explains some of the benfits to exercising but also pertains to lifting weights as well. Most know that exercising can help you burn fat but a lot don't know that there are several other benefits. Being fit stimulates your brain cells and puts you in a much better mood throughout the day, and of course a boost of confidence as well. Sure it easier said than done but once started you will never want to stop! I love running and lifting wieghts and always have so if anyone ever has questions I would love to answer them

samantham121 In reply to your link I decided to do further research on how much Americans spend on food. There is suprisingly a ton of information and studies done of this. It seems that America spend the most money per year on food, about 880 billion actaully, but the average american only spends about 6-11% of their income on food. How this is possible is beyond me but individually we spend less on food than any other country in the world. Some countries such as egypt spend almost 45% of their income on food, I can't even imagine having to do that!

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I went digging for numbers and found far too many. What’s the bottom line? Yes, our food is incredibly cheap in historical and global terms, but we spend more of our budgets on it than is often claimed, and we’d have to spend a lot more than that to eat healthy.

Americans are the only country that does not spend the most money on their food. This so amazing to me. I knew that we were a fairly well fed country but it also surprises me how people in other countries have to spend so much more money on food. I feel like food is such a necessity that people should not have to spend the most money on it. I know world hunger is a problem, and I am not saying that there are hungry people in America, but I am surprised.

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This is a great find considering it is a recent article as well. I also found it isteresting that we spend so little on food compared to 50 years ago where we spent such a significant more percentage of our income on food. I think that there are several reasons why Americans spend so little of their money on food. I believe the biggest reason is because of the availablility of several foods throught most of the United States. The second reason is because of the discrepancy of income between lower and middle class people. Some lower income families can't afford to spent a large percentage of their income on food due to the cost of living besides eating. Though this is true I to was suprised at how little of our income we spend on food, I know most of my money goes to food!

Most people don't think to look here because the information provided isn't easy to comprehend sometimes. Though this is true I highly suggest to my classmates that you check it out. The information provided on this site is very accurate information as it is gathered by experts working for the U.S. government. They offer thousands of publications, data, charts and other helpful sources. The topics are various and most people could probably find at least one thing on this site helpful to their research. Even if you feel that you don't need anymore information I suggest checking it out for ideas.

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Foods that Speed up your metabolism:

Spices- Cayenne pepper, cinnamon, garlic

Spicy foods (hot peppers)

Green tea

Fruits- apples/pears

Foods that are high in calcium

Not everyone is born with a fast metabolism, but everyone has the ability to discover ways to speed it up!

Xox Brittany

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Many of us are concerned about the time when our metabolism slows down and we begin to put on weight. For some of us that time has come and for other's like me I am dreading the time when it comes to not being able to eat what I want. I am a big fan of pizza and soda, I mean I probably eat it much to often. I can eat pretty much whatever I want and it's hard for me to put on a whole lot of weight. I'm sure that my time will be here soon when I am forced to make the decision to give up my unhealthy eating habits because I refuse to gain unhealthy weight. For those of you that are concerned like I am about the gaining weight I highly recommend reading up on the foods that slow our metabolisms down such as these pictured here.

And you thought it only affected your body!

This is a great link I found on men's health. Everybody knows, or should know that fast food has major effects on your body. It can cause obesity, diabetes, heart problems and other major problems in our bodies. Most people don't think about the effect that fast food has on our brains. Our brain uses a lot of bodies energy in order to function. Therefore the food that we puts in our bodies as a source of energy is used to keep our brain functioning. This link here lists and explains 5 weird things that fast does to our brains. Fast food uses many different tricks to get us to continue to eat it that is right in front of out eyes but is not apparent to us; the color of the products theme(i.e. red and yellow). Also when tested on lab rats it seems that we get more satisfaction from food than we do drugs, and become addicted to the sugar and fats just as we would drugs. It's incredible, but unfortunate that the effect that fast food has on our body and brain.

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I believe that eating healthy is important to being fit but I also feel that exercising plays a big role. This workout seems basic and may not be hard to some but it is a good place to start. It isn't best to do much and burn to many calories off the start because you will feel drowsy. If trying to lose weight it is best to start off on something similar to this and in smaller numbers. It is vital to our health that we stay active in what ever way that may be. Some in may be something simple like this or walking. To others it may be a serious commitment such as triathlons or body building. It says this workout takes about 25 minutes which is great for someone with little time to exercise. This workout can be done in the morning before work or before bed because it is not time consuming. The best part is that it is simple but very effective and can show results before you know it.

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After reading about the lack of the FDA's safety inspections I decided to do a bit more digging. Since the the movie Food, Inc. was released in 2008 I felt that maybe the FDA got the idea to change their process some how to protect our foods. After reading this article of the site I have linked here I am convinced that the FDA has done nothing to improve our foods but have in fact seems to be getting worse year after year. This article talks about the decline in the safety inspections done by the FDA in 1972. This claims that their inspections have decreased by 81% and the likeness of the FDA has also dropped over the years. It seems the FDA regulates 80% of our food market compared to the USDA who regulates the other 20%. The kicker is that the USDA has over 5000 more employees than the FDA and has fewer facilities to regulate. The system is all messed up, if the FDA regulates more factories then they should most definitely have enough employees to keep up with the amount of factories.

Food, Inc. revealed powerful truths about the American food supply, from the inhumane treatment of factory farmed animals to the dangers of GMOs. Been a while since you've seen the film? We've compiled some of the most shocking facts from the movie. Read them to remind yourself why choosing sustainable, ethical food is so importantâthen share the info with those you love. Click through the gallery to see 18 truths you'll never forget.

I know that most have seen the film as we watched it in class and some may have even seen it on their own but there was many facts, but more importantly problems brought to our attention during the film. The movie Food, Inc. is probably one of the most, if not the most powerful and comprehensive video discussing the truths behind our food as a nation. I think it would be hard for any one person to say that the film didn't at least leave them to think about one or more of the things that were made apparent during the film. The site I have linked here has a list of 18 facts brought up during the film so I suggest that you check it out if you feel you didn't catch all the information while watching the video. The parts that wow'd me were the lack of the USDA's power and lack of the FDA's safety inspections. Check it out!

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If you don't already know what this is, it is a strawberry banana smoothie. This smoothie is a life and time saver for me because it's simple to make, is delicious, and very healthy if made correctly. The best part is that it is a good and easy breakfast in which I eat just about everyday of the week. I typically cut the tops of and wash 4 or 5 strawberries, about half a banana, a few spoon full of low fat yogurt, and a bit of crushed ice to add some thickness. Now that is not the only way to do it, some prefer to add some other fruits such as blueberries, some honey for sweetness, or some sugar for sweetness but I prefer to do just the strawberries,banana, yogurt and ice. If you have never made one of these before I highly suggest trying it because it's not such a bad thing to be addicted to!

I think this site could be of some use for many people. I am using this link for my research based on my question that I am researching in order to broaden my research. The URL I have linked is only for one section of the site choosemyplate.gov. The site is ran by the United States Department of Agriculture and offers all kinds of nutritional and fitness information/ tips. I know many are researching the costs of different products in some form and their effects on our bodies/land/as a whole and this site is great for getting some good ideas to talk about. Most don't think to look here because it is to obvious but I beg to differ because it offers all kinds of information so check it out!

Site Observation : Outside Eagle Cafe

When asked to observe a spot in Pray Harold I knew immediately I wanted to sit down on the 2nd floor outside the Eagle cafe. I sat down on a bench just outside of it and kept in mind to use all my senses. There were many others sitting on the benches, chairs, and floor down the hallway but it was suprisingly quite. While sitting I noticed the lighting was not to bright but bright enough to write down my notes, the light coming through the doors from outside across from me had a geeat deal of light shining in as well. I could here people's sqeeky shoes on the floors, doors opening and closing, people greeting one another in the cafe, small chatter down the hall and the beeping of the elevator when people were getting off and on. The area around me was pretty widespread with white walls with spots of green to represent our school colors. People were sitting, chatting, studying, dazing and typing on their laptops. I could smell the fresh coffee bejng brewed and bagels being toasted in the cafe as people were chattering on about their classes. Most of the people where walking by to go to class while some would stop in the cafe and others would grab a seat somewhere in the hallway.

Everyone knows how unhealthy fast food can be and may have learned it through family obesity, heart disease, diabetes, or stroke. Some reading this may have expierenced it themselves and know how dangerous fast food can be for you. Though most know that fast food is unhealthy they aren't aware of why. This article linked talks about how fast foods contain an exceedingly amount of sodium, trans fat, and sugar. Sodium is what makes the food taste so sweet and makes us crave it, but to much sodium can cause high blood pressure and heart disease. With trans fat and sugar being put in with this, it causes your bodies to feel tired, strained, heavy and many other things. With the fast foods processed with these minerals it makes for the exact opposite of healthy foods high in vitamins, minerals, healthy fats and proteins such as fruits, veggies, grains, fish and nuts.

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