English 306
Thursday, March 21, 2013
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Speech
Goooooooooood morning ladies and gentlemen, and welcome to today’s
fitness expo. How many are, or have been overweight? …How many know some one
who is over weight?... Who has lost a love one due to a related obesity
disease? Who has lost weight to put it back on again and again? Sure, some
pounds drop off, but they usually return, and even add on a few more. My name
is Edgar Cruz and I am a fitness coach. I have been helping many people for
over ten years. My program includes extensive diet plans, a widespread workout
plans and most importantly motivation to maintain the weight off. Lets loose
weight and have fun. We should not think of it as a chore but a hobby. Who
wants to loose weight and stay healthy?
BMI CHART |
How do we become obsessed? Some factors to obesity may include
your age, gender, genetics, environmental factor, physical activity,
psychological factors, illness, or even medication. The most common way a
person becomes obese is by consuming more calories than he or she burns.
Meaning you eat more than you should and do not exercise to burn off the
calories. For many individuals eating fast foods is more convenient and do not
eat a nutritional diet. Eating a fast food meal can average about 1,680
calories and 74 grams of fat. Compared to a meal prepared at home, one meal can
average 546 calories and 5 grams of fat. How many calories you need in a day
varies with your gender, age, weight and activity level. The most common number
is 2,000, which the FDA uses to determine daily values of various nutrients. So
if you are eating three fast food meals a day, on average you are eating 5,040
calories daily.
Obesity in the U.S is a growing problem. Did you know that more
than one-third of U.S adults are classified as obese, and approximately 12.5
million of children aged 2 through 19 years are obese? According to the Center
for Disease control and Prevention that’s 35.7 % adults and 17% of our children
are over weight. Do not wait to loose weight until you have a disease and are
required to loose it. Obesity is a
concern because it increases the risk of many diseases and health conditions
including:
1. Coronary heart
disease
2. Liver and
Gallbladder disease
3. Sleep disorders
and respiratory problems
4. Dyslipidemia
(for example, high total Cholesterol
or high levels of triglycerides)
5. Hypertension (high blood pressure)
6. Cancers
(endometrial, breast, and colon)
7. Type 2 diabetes
Ten ways to loose weight are to …
- Drink more water. 8 to 12 glasses of water should not be something to think about twice. Water helps your body to lose weight and it’s one of the most ignored among weight loss solutions. Water keeps you feeling fresh and alert hence, you don’t get a problem when it comes to focusing on losing weight.
- Increase the pace at which you walk.
- Whatever you have on your plate, for any meal, cut that in half and save the other half or give it to someone else. Eating less will also help you shed those extra pounds for good.
- Stop eating junk food. No Colas and No fast food items.
- Sleep well. 7 hours of sleep is a must. Research has shown that sleep deprivation can lead to obesity.
- Eat six meals a day for optimum health. Eat six times instead of the standard three. Those six meals should be small and not nearly as big as the ones you have when you eat 3 meals a day.
- Try to cut down the use of high fat dairy and grains from your diet.
- Try to cut or even eliminate added sugar from your diet.
- Don’t eat at least 3 hours before going to bed.
- Buy a cheap set of used dumbbells and start doing some lightweight training to put on some muscle mass and burn the fat. Extra muscle will help you burn even more calories while you sit or even sleep.
Are there any questions? Thank you for listening, at this
moment we are passing around some brochures with more information. The brochures
include my contact information if you may have any more questions and or would
like to know more about me.
Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Wednesday, March 13, 2013
Speech Analysis
The first clip
is a motivational clip Eric Thomas talks about the secrets to success. He
starts by saying if you would like to make six figures you can not just talk
about making six figures. he uses a story of a guru to explain how to be
successful. his story is about a man who goes to a guru to become successful.
the guru tell the guy to go to the beach the next day so he cal learn to become
successful. when they are at the beach the guru tells him to go to the
water. the guru holds his head under the water and soon after lets him breath.
he explains when you want to be success as much as you want to breath
then you will be successful..
The second speech is another motivational speech of a Gunnery
Sergeant who speaking to his marines before going to a mission in the war in
Afghanistan. He starts his speech by explaining that he was upset by not
receiving a motivating speech by his superiors so decides on telling one. Gunny
Sergeant Walgren explains a secret that the Marine Corps has by never
explaining on what is going on, and play games. he also stated that
he knew about the mission over seven month before, and never said anything so
that the marines will stay "pissed". Instead of talking about there mission in "Marjah" he goes on and tell the marines about a former Marine
John Glen who was the first to orbit around the space, and ran for senate
in 1974 against Howard Metzenbaum.
Sen. Metzenbaum told Sen. Glenn: "How can you run for
Senate when you have never held a real job?" Sen. Glenn answered
"I served 23 years in the United States Marine Corps. I served through two
wars. I flew 149 missions. My plane was hit by antiaircraft fire on 12
different occasions. I was in the space program. It wasn't my checkbook; it was
my life on the line. It was not a nine to five job where I took time off to
take the daily cash receipts to the bank. -->
I ask you to go with me....as I went the other day to a Veterans
hospital and look at those men with their mangled bodies in the eye and tell
them they didn't hold a job. You go with me to the space program and go as I
have gone to the widows and orphans of Ed White, Gus Grissom and Roger Chaffee
and you look those kids in the eye and tell them that their dad didn't hold a job.
You go with me on Memorial Day, coming up, and you stand in
Arlington National Cemetery, where I have more friends than I'd like to
remember and you watch those waving flags. You stand there, and you think about
this nation, and you tell me that those people didn't have a job, I'll tell
you, Howard Metzenbaum, you should be on your knees every day of your life
thanking God that there were some men - SOME MEN - who held a job. And they
required a dedication to purpose, a love of country and a dedication to duty
that was more important than life itself. And their self sacrifice is what made this country possible..... I HAVE HELD A JOB, HOWARD! What about
you?" he goes on by telling his marines to forget all what
they have been training to do. and keep trust all who are amongst each other.
he explains the string has been cut and they are loose and nothing will stop
them from accomplishing their mission..
Both videos are motivational speeches. Both individuals tell a
story to paint a picture for there audience. Both individuals use a story that
relates their audience to gain attention and help motivate their audience. Although both videos are to motivate their audience each video are different type
of motivation. The first video is a speech to become successful, while the
second video was a speech to inspire the Marines who were getting ready to go
into battle, and remember why they were there.
At the end of pain there is success
Tuesday, March 12, 2013
Editorial on Gun Control
The
information for this was taken from recent CBS news, LA TIMES, and FOX NEWS articles. Below are links to read
further more regarding the weapon ban
Gun control
has been a controversial issue for years. Recently we have encountered the
biggest fight over firearms since December's
massacre at a Connecticut elementary school, in which Adam Lanza killed twenty children and six adults at
Connecticut’s Sandy Hook Elementary School on December 14, 2012. Lanza also
killed his mother, Nancy Lanza, and shot himself as police responded to the
school. The shooting reignited a debate that has divided America, with
Americans disputing the right to ban assault rifles or any weapons with similar caliber, versus gun supporters who fight for their constitutional rights the
second Amendment upholds.
Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting on December 14, 2012.Senator Dianne Feinstein |
Senator Harry Reid |
There was a lot of disbelief the ban would do good because many already owned assault
rifles. Gun supporters believed the ban of the assault weapons was never a good
idea. Any one who is looking to kill using assault weapons can do so with any
other guns that were not listed to ban. Majority Leader Senator Harry Reid a Democrat from Nevada
stated “the most controversial proposal, an assault weapons ban, had been
dropped to make the remaining legislation to win approval in the Senate, which
is controlled by Democrats but has plenty of gun rights supporters -- or
lawmakers supported by gun-rights groups.” Further more he also stated “ there aren’t
anywhere near the 51 votes for passage, much less the 60 needed to overcome an
expected filibuster.”
Assault rifles often get the wrong impression
with their appearance but rarely contribute in criminal activity. If assault
weapons ban were enacted, it would not have had a major impact on America’s
daily death toll from guns.The AR-15 is a rifle Feinstein’s proposed for the
ban, only fires one round for each pull of the trigger. They are powerful, but
fire smaller rounds compared to game hunting rifles that wouldn’t be affected
by the assault weapons ban. Stricter laws should be enacted for individuals who purchase assault
weapons. The background check should be more extensive, or maybe longer than
ten days. The background should include mental illness from previous years or
possibly include family members. Internet purchasing should possibly be denied
for any guns and or ammunition.
http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/politics/2013/01/feinstein-proposes-assault-weapons-ban
/http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/03/18/sandy-hook-gunman-reportedly-compiled-massive-spreadsheet-on-previous-killings/#ixzz2O7SAzI6H
Monday, March 11, 2013
Thursday, March 7, 2013
Wednesday, March 6, 2013
Press Release:Deferred Action
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Monday, March 4, 2013
Contact: Edgar R. Cruz, edgar.cruz.908@my.csun.edu
United
States has always been home to immigrants all over the world. Many migrate to
the U.S to pursue better living conditions such as, freedom to practice
their religion freely, to escape poverty, oppression, better employment
opportunities, or simply to make a better life for themselves and their families.
Unfortunately some immigrants were not allowed to follow their dream and deported
back home until recently.
In June
2012 President Barack Obama announced that his administration
would stop deporting undocumented young people and instead grant them temporary work
permits. Immigrants will also be allowed to obtain their driving license to be able to drive to school, work, or other areas. Each
individual will be examined on a case-by-case basis to decide if they would
qualify and allowed to stay in the U.S for a period of two years. On June 15th
2012 Janet Napolitano, Secretary of Homeland Security announced that effective
immediately certain young individuals who were brought into United States as
young children, and do not present a risk to national security or public safety
and meet certain criteria will be considered for relief from removal from the
country. Napolitano emphasized the grant was not an immunity nor will it
prevent any person from being deported.
Department of Homeland Security began
accepting applications August 15, 2012. From the estimated 1.4 million
people who could be eligible for the program. As of Thursday, January 17,
2013 only 407,899 undocumented young people had applied for deferred action,
and 13,366 had been rejected. Some programs were offered
to help undocumented student start the deferred action. Collier County Held a
free deferred action clinic for young undocumented students who may qualify.
The clinic provided free legal services in English and Spanish by certified
lawyers to those who come.
In order
for a person to qualify one must start by completing an application and
have proof of residency in the United States. The undocumented student would be eligible if they have entered the
United States before the age of sixteen, are under the age of 30 at this
time, and have lived in the country for at least five years. The individual
must either be in school, have graduated from high school or have a GED, or
have been honorably discharged by the military. A candidate can be
rejected due to a felony or significant misdemeanor convictions or by being
deemed a threat to public safety or national security.
The Obama administration has granted
deferred action to 154,404 young undocumented immigrants, including more than
50,000 in the month of January, according to data released on Friday, January18,
2013 by the Department of Homeland Security.
After the two year period has passed each
individual will be required to repeat the application process again. However, there is no
guarantee if they will be allowed to stay for another two years period.
Wednesday, February 27, 2013
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Introduction
Welcome to my political writing blog.
I will be focusing on immigration, gun control, and Obesity in my blog. This blog is intended for my English 306 Report writing class. For Immigration I will talk about Deferred action, and the benefits immigrants will receive as long as they meet the required criteria. For gun control I will explain the possible gun control that will ban weapons with a military caliber versus gun supporters who believe it is there right to own they guns. And finally for obesity I will inform you on how to stay fit and will give you ten ways in staying fit. In my blog you will also find two motivational videos of two individuals motivating there audience, photographs on political cartoon topics related to the three topics above.I hope you enjoy the reading. have a great day
I will be focusing on immigration, gun control, and Obesity in my blog. This blog is intended for my English 306 Report writing class. For Immigration I will talk about Deferred action, and the benefits immigrants will receive as long as they meet the required criteria. For gun control I will explain the possible gun control that will ban weapons with a military caliber versus gun supporters who believe it is there right to own they guns. And finally for obesity I will inform you on how to stay fit and will give you ten ways in staying fit. In my blog you will also find two motivational videos of two individuals motivating there audience, photographs on political cartoon topics related to the three topics above.I hope you enjoy the reading. have a great day
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