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Anyone else call BS on this girl? Look at her answers lol does she even know what she’s talking about?

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people who obsess over designer brands and let everyone know about it on fb: you are a pathetic tool

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2013.03.16

In the past few years there's been increasing emphasis on the emergence of antibiotic resistant bacteria. What this means in the long run is that eventually all bacteria will become resistant to our current available prescriptions. Two things can be done to ameliorate this problem:

1. The "simpler" of the two is to develop stronger and more powerful synthetic antibiotics to kill the bacteria that is resistant to our current prescriptions. However, this approach has implications since eventually bacteria may once again become resistant to this new antibiotic drug. What do we do then? Synthesize even stronger-er antibiotics? It won't work in the long run because we'll kill all the beneficial bacteria along with the malignant bacteria.

2. The better option is the more complex one. The reason why antibiotic resistant bacteria appeared is because people take antibiotics when they're ill. Most often times antibiotics make you feel better within a few days. This is because the drug you're taking has killed the majority of the bacteria already, so your body feels better. Once you feel better, you decide that you don't need to finish taking the rest of your prescription because there's no reason to.. you're all better right? Wrong. What people don't realize is that yes, the majority of bacteria has been killed. But the bacteria that has better health and thus stronger survivability against antibiotics still remains in your body. When you stop taking your prescription, those stronger bacteria proliferate. And all their bacteria children are also stronger than the average bacteria. Eventually leading to the resistant strain bacteria that may spell trouble for humanity. What you have to do is simply finish taking your prescription, even if your condition improves within days. Doing so will eliminate even the stronger bacteria in your body. Sounds simple right? Wrong again. See, in reality, nobody can force you to finish taking your antibiotics. And this leads back to my post from last week. Different types of people exist, and unfortunately, many people will not take this seriously. They don't care about the responsibility they have to keep the generation after us safe. And you cannot make sure everyone is doing their part to help this growing problem.

What can you do? Only give antibiotics to responsible people that promise to finish taking their prescriptions? That seems inhumane right? But if I learned anything from college, it's that there will always be lazy people that just don't care about other people and only care about themselves. Expect them to not finish their prescriptions. 

Life. Don't waste yours. Leave your mark on humanity by finish taking your prescriptions. You'll know that because of you, the world is better.

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can i have this please!

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guess who cares? if you picked me you're wrong.

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2013.01.05

I suppose i should talk about last semester at cal. I took 4 classes: Ochem Lab, Calc II, Mol Bio, and this Muslims in America class. 

The most difficult one was definitely Calc II, just because i fucked the first midterm and from then on it's like trying to climb a 90 degree volcanic wall with the lava bubbling underneath.

Ochem lab was tedious and not as easy as people say. although im sure it's still way easier than the ochem lab i would've taken at ucsd. it was tolerable i guess.

Mol bio in general was a very study intensive class. It required a lot of time and complete understanding of the concepts. but because all it required was time, i still consider it easier than calc.

Muslims in america wasn't a total joke but i didnt spend a lot of time on it at all. But I was always one of the most prepared people in discussion because i took the time to do the required readings. Besides, i thought the malcolm x material was entertaining.

Besides classes i didnt do much of anything else at cal. i joined a frat but decided it wasnt worth my time. i volunteered and did a whole day of gardening. i found my favorite spot at school. i made some friends that can keep me busy on weekends. and i have fun and tolerable apartmentmates. so not being able to go home like the first two years of uni turned out to be not a big deal.

im still a loner most of the time though. *walks to class by myself*..

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girls with hair in their faces omfg

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Enjoy every second of your college years. It is impossible to describe how quickly they pass

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How to have a good day

1. Start each day with expectation. 2. Take time to plan and prioritize. 3. Give a "gift" to everyone you meet. 4. Deflect partisan conversations. 5. Assume people have good intentions. 6. Eat high quality food slowly. 7. Let go of your results. 8. Turn off "background" TV. 9. End each day with gratitude.