Tuesday Night:
Steak with A1 steak sauce (eaten with fork and knife)
the steak came from costco, it was frozen then cooked by my mom
Rice, also cooked by my mom in a rice cooker
grapefruit juice
snack: ices/flavor ice
I was doing my history assignment while enjoying this meal.
I'm not lying.
I promise.
This was a good meal
I enjoyed it and I was satisfied after the meal.
Wednesday Morning:
Honey nut cheerios with organic milk. (eaten with bowl and spoon)
I ate this quickly so I wouldn't be late for school.
I wasn't really hungry when I was eating this but I knew I was going to get hungry later so I ate it anyway.
Wednesday Afternoon:
Turkey sandwich with american cheese and mayonnaise from the deli on the corner outside the school (eaten by hand)
Rits bits cheese from the vending machine
Water
Grapefruit juice
I had this meal with fellow juniors in mr. manley's room for our senior committe meeting.
I was not satisfied after eating this meal. I was still a hungry.
Wednesday Evening:
Home made chicken soup (my mom made it)(spoon and bowl)
bread
cheetos
cheese
blueberry nutrigrain bar
water
I ate this with my brothers in the room that we share.
I was fairly satisifed after eating this meal. the tv was on in the background but I wasn't watching it
Thursday, April 30, 2009
Tuesday, April 28, 2009
Food #3 Home and Corporate
From what i have seen in the media about eating is that it in the United States you can get food fast and easy. Once the food is there and ready to eat i've seen in the media both the idea of togetherness of eating at the table with you family AND where the family is spread throughout the house eating in front of the television. The media also promotes unhealthy food like fast foods but makes it look fresh and healthy and good tasting.
In my family house hold the food is not always cooked quickly. Admittedly we use products that you can make in under 10 mintues like mac and cheese or ramen noodles. But for the most part my parents, who do most of the cooking, take the time to cook what they make.I would say that what is made in my house is mostly of convenience because we don't exactly have all the ingredients growing near by for us to have access to. So we go to the grocery store conveniently close to the house.
We do have a sense of togetherness in the house where we do eat together. We don't eat together all the time and when we don't we do eat in front of the tv with is part of the corporate American way of food. The foods we eat are pretty healthy, my dad likes to eat healthy so he tries not to buy too much junk food so we have I think a pretty good balance between my parent's ways of eating and the American way of eating because the ingredients used are mostly traditional from my family's generations.Overall I think my household has a mix of family traditions of foods from my mom and dad's cultures and the American culture of eating.
In my family house hold the food is not always cooked quickly. Admittedly we use products that you can make in under 10 mintues like mac and cheese or ramen noodles. But for the most part my parents, who do most of the cooking, take the time to cook what they make.I would say that what is made in my house is mostly of convenience because we don't exactly have all the ingredients growing near by for us to have access to. So we go to the grocery store conveniently close to the house.
We do have a sense of togetherness in the house where we do eat together. We don't eat together all the time and when we don't we do eat in front of the tv with is part of the corporate American way of food. The foods we eat are pretty healthy, my dad likes to eat healthy so he tries not to buy too much junk food so we have I think a pretty good balance between my parent's ways of eating and the American way of eating because the ingredients used are mostly traditional from my family's generations.Overall I think my household has a mix of family traditions of foods from my mom and dad's cultures and the American culture of eating.
Monday, April 27, 2009
What's in my Refigerator...?
-Peanut Butter
-Cookie Dough
-Eggs
-Lettuce
-Smoked Sausage
-Coke
-Rice
-Beer
-Mango Nectar
-Milk
-Cranberry Juice
-Tomato Sauce
-Butter
-Cheese
-Ham
This list shows the culture of food how there's two main reasons, one for health, and two for the taste, and sometimes it's both. We have most of the basic food groups in the list and we also have parts that we don't necessarily need but we eat it because it tastes good. Our culture uses food as a way to socialize, or have gatherings such as thanksgiving, dinner parties, brunch gatherings, barbeques, etc..
-Cookie Dough
-Eggs
-Lettuce
-Smoked Sausage
-Coke
-Rice
-Beer
-Mango Nectar
-Milk
-Cranberry Juice
-Tomato Sauce
-Butter
-Cheese
-Ham
This list shows the culture of food how there's two main reasons, one for health, and two for the taste, and sometimes it's both. We have most of the basic food groups in the list and we also have parts that we don't necessarily need but we eat it because it tastes good. Our culture uses food as a way to socialize, or have gatherings such as thanksgiving, dinner parties, brunch gatherings, barbeques, etc..
Food: What is considered Healthy Food?:
My initial thought about this question would be that healthy food is what we've been told since we were younger, fruits and vegetables. But according to foodasfood.com, each vitamin, vegetable, fruit, etc. has its advantages and disadvantages. One food can be good for one thing but bad for another. The example used was, a little alcohol will prevent heart attacks but maybe cause breast cancer. We can't know for sure because everyone's body has different reaction to something. From this I concluded that the definition for food that is good for you can vary for different people.
Sunday, April 26, 2009
Poverty in the US vs Poverty in other countries
One main aspect of poverty in America we have looked at is the health care system in America and how it contrasts with other countries, more specifically looking at Canada, France, and England. The health care system has its benefits in Canada and France that contrast with the American health care system.
Michael Moore's SiCKO is a movie about those in Ameirca who have health insurance. It basically talks about how the insurance companies try to get as much money out of citizens as they can. And they compare this to other countries. In America, doctors are paid more if they deny care to patients from the insurance company to cover because they are saving the insurance company's money. While in England, the doctors get paid the more they convince their patients to stop smoking, the more they actually help their patients. It is also shows in statistics that people in England will live longer and are healthier than Americans due to the health care difference in both countries. They say the poorest person in England will live longer than the richest person in America.
SiCKO shows a case where a man needed surgery in order to save his life, all he had to do was get the surgery approved by the hospital. But because the insurance companies need to deny services to save their money, the doctor had to deny this service which caused his death. Another case where an American woman had to pretend she was related to a canadian man so she would be able to get free health care in Canada.
The movie also compares how America is a really stressful country where there's barely a break, school for the first 20some years of our life, get a job with might not cover all your needs causing more stress, and because you are stressed you need to buy antidepressants and then you're thousands of dolllars in debt. In France, after a man was treated, the doctor asked him if he was ready for another job and he was able to take three months off from work while still getting money (and remember he doesnt have to pay for his visit to the hospital or the ride he took to get there) and relax before he starts working again.
I spoke to my father about his experience with health care in America. His experiences were not as upsetting as the ones shown in the movie but there were cases where he did have to pay heavy medical bills because the insuance company did not cover it. But after he has my brothers and I, we joined child health plus which is a care center managed by Fidelis and since then it has covered the three trips to the emergency room and any other times we needed to go to the hospital for anything. In my family we never had to pay for anything major because the insurance did not cover it. In general my father said he had a pretty good experience with medical care here in America, his only complaint was that they make you wait a long time to get whatever you need, Similar to Canada where people were complaining about the how long they have to wait to get their care. (cbc.ca)
From what I see is that our family, because nothing major has happened to us that we would depend on the insurance company to cover any expences, its okay if we pay for a few things here and there and its really all that we know, it was such a surprise to myself and the rest of the class to see how in other countries they can just walk in and out of the hospital with no worries about the medical bill and how the expenses are being paid for. And it's such a surprise to me how the insurance companites can put a price on your own health and that price and make you or break you in a very litteral sense.
When sharing our personal experiences with the class, one of the students (Lauren 4/20) explained how one of her family memebers was denied care and was upset about it but did not want to show it as did another student, Binta. We noticed that we did not express our anger freely because we simply concluded that there was nothing we could do about it. This came up in SiCKO where a French man explained the the French government is afriad of the people because they have the power to protest and get free medical care. But in the United States people are afraid of the government because in the case of medical care they control the treatments you get and the care you get, and just your well being overall. Because they have this control we just accept that there's nothing we can do about it.
Michael Moore's SiCKO is a movie about those in Ameirca who have health insurance. It basically talks about how the insurance companies try to get as much money out of citizens as they can. And they compare this to other countries. In America, doctors are paid more if they deny care to patients from the insurance company to cover because they are saving the insurance company's money. While in England, the doctors get paid the more they convince their patients to stop smoking, the more they actually help their patients. It is also shows in statistics that people in England will live longer and are healthier than Americans due to the health care difference in both countries. They say the poorest person in England will live longer than the richest person in America.
SiCKO shows a case where a man needed surgery in order to save his life, all he had to do was get the surgery approved by the hospital. But because the insurance companies need to deny services to save their money, the doctor had to deny this service which caused his death. Another case where an American woman had to pretend she was related to a canadian man so she would be able to get free health care in Canada.
The movie also compares how America is a really stressful country where there's barely a break, school for the first 20some years of our life, get a job with might not cover all your needs causing more stress, and because you are stressed you need to buy antidepressants and then you're thousands of dolllars in debt. In France, after a man was treated, the doctor asked him if he was ready for another job and he was able to take three months off from work while still getting money (and remember he doesnt have to pay for his visit to the hospital or the ride he took to get there) and relax before he starts working again.
I spoke to my father about his experience with health care in America. His experiences were not as upsetting as the ones shown in the movie but there were cases where he did have to pay heavy medical bills because the insuance company did not cover it. But after he has my brothers and I, we joined child health plus which is a care center managed by Fidelis and since then it has covered the three trips to the emergency room and any other times we needed to go to the hospital for anything. In my family we never had to pay for anything major because the insurance did not cover it. In general my father said he had a pretty good experience with medical care here in America, his only complaint was that they make you wait a long time to get whatever you need, Similar to Canada where people were complaining about the how long they have to wait to get their care. (cbc.ca)
From what I see is that our family, because nothing major has happened to us that we would depend on the insurance company to cover any expences, its okay if we pay for a few things here and there and its really all that we know, it was such a surprise to myself and the rest of the class to see how in other countries they can just walk in and out of the hospital with no worries about the medical bill and how the expenses are being paid for. And it's such a surprise to me how the insurance companites can put a price on your own health and that price and make you or break you in a very litteral sense.
When sharing our personal experiences with the class, one of the students (Lauren 4/20) explained how one of her family memebers was denied care and was upset about it but did not want to show it as did another student, Binta. We noticed that we did not express our anger freely because we simply concluded that there was nothing we could do about it. This came up in SiCKO where a French man explained the the French government is afriad of the people because they have the power to protest and get free medical care. But in the United States people are afraid of the government because in the case of medical care they control the treatments you get and the care you get, and just your well being overall. Because they have this control we just accept that there's nothing we can do about it.
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Was Michael Moore Lying about...?
In the movie SiCKO, Michael Moore stated that Cuba's life expectancy rate is higher than America's
according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy) Cuba is #37 on the list of life expectancy and America is #38
The movie also gave viewers the idea that Canadians are happy with their health care
according to http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2002/07/15/healthcare020715.html 80% of Canadians are happy with their health care but the 20% who are not happy with their health care say they have a long wait causing added stress, anxiety, and pain, similar to the American health care system (from what myself and my family have experienced), there is a long wait to get the care you need. But contrasting with the Canadian health care system, Americans worrying about the medical bill and the insurance companies most likely also add to the stress and anxiety.
according to wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_life_expectancy) Cuba is #37 on the list of life expectancy and America is #38
The movie also gave viewers the idea that Canadians are happy with their health care
according to http://www.cbc.ca/canada/story/2002/07/15/healthcare020715.html 80% of Canadians are happy with their health care but the 20% who are not happy with their health care say they have a long wait causing added stress, anxiety, and pain, similar to the American health care system (from what myself and my family have experienced), there is a long wait to get the care you need. But contrasting with the Canadian health care system, Americans worrying about the medical bill and the insurance companies most likely also add to the stress and anxiety.
Thursday, April 16, 2009
Family Experience With Health Care in The U.S.
Michael Moore's SiCKO is a movie about those in Ameirca who have health insurance. It basically talks about how the insurance companies try to get as much money out of citizens as they can. And they compare this to other countries. In America, doctors are paid more if they deny care to patients from the insurance company to cover because they are saving the insurance company's money. While in England, the doctors get paid the more they convince their patients to stop smoking, the more they actually help their patients. It is also shows in statistics that people in England will live longer and are healthier than Americans due to the health care difference in both countries. They say the poorest person in England will live longer than the richest person in America.
SiCKO shows a case where a man needed surgery in order to save his life, all he had to do was get the surgery approved by the hospital. But because the insurance companies need to deny services to save their money, the doctor had to deny this service which caused his death. Another case where an American woman had to pretend she was related to a canadian man so she would be able to get free health care in Canada.
The movie also compares how America is a really stressful country where there's barely a break, school for the first 20some years of our life, get a job with might not cover all your needs causing more stress, and because you are stressed you need to buy antidepressants and then you're thousands of dolllars in debt. In France, after a man was treated, the doctor asked him if he was ready for another job and he was able to take three months off from work while still getting money (and remember he doesnt have to pay for his visit to the hospital or the ride he took to get there) and relax before he starts working again.
I spoke to my father about his experience with health care in America. His experiences were not as upsetting as the ones shown in the movie but there were cases where he did have to pay heavy medical bills because the insuance company did not cover it. But after he has my brothers and I, we joined child health plus which is a care center managed by Fidelis and since then it has covered the three trips to the emergency room and any other times we needed to go to the hospital for anything. In my family we never had to pay for anything major because the insurance did not cover it. In general my father said he had a pretty good experience with medical care here in America, his only complaint was that they make you wait a long time to get whatever you need, I'm not sure how that is compared to other countries, if they have long waits as well.
From what I see is that our family, because nothing major has happened to us that we would depend on the insurance company to cover any expences, its okay if we pay for a few things here and there and its really all that we know, it was such a surprise to myself and the rest of the class to see how in other countries they can just walk in and out of the hospital with no worries about the medical bill and how the expenses are being paid for. And it's such a surprise to me how the insurance companites can put a price on your own health and that price and make you or break you in a very litteral sense.
SiCKO shows a case where a man needed surgery in order to save his life, all he had to do was get the surgery approved by the hospital. But because the insurance companies need to deny services to save their money, the doctor had to deny this service which caused his death. Another case where an American woman had to pretend she was related to a canadian man so she would be able to get free health care in Canada.
The movie also compares how America is a really stressful country where there's barely a break, school for the first 20some years of our life, get a job with might not cover all your needs causing more stress, and because you are stressed you need to buy antidepressants and then you're thousands of dolllars in debt. In France, after a man was treated, the doctor asked him if he was ready for another job and he was able to take three months off from work while still getting money (and remember he doesnt have to pay for his visit to the hospital or the ride he took to get there) and relax before he starts working again.
I spoke to my father about his experience with health care in America. His experiences were not as upsetting as the ones shown in the movie but there were cases where he did have to pay heavy medical bills because the insuance company did not cover it. But after he has my brothers and I, we joined child health plus which is a care center managed by Fidelis and since then it has covered the three trips to the emergency room and any other times we needed to go to the hospital for anything. In my family we never had to pay for anything major because the insurance did not cover it. In general my father said he had a pretty good experience with medical care here in America, his only complaint was that they make you wait a long time to get whatever you need, I'm not sure how that is compared to other countries, if they have long waits as well.
From what I see is that our family, because nothing major has happened to us that we would depend on the insurance company to cover any expences, its okay if we pay for a few things here and there and its really all that we know, it was such a surprise to myself and the rest of the class to see how in other countries they can just walk in and out of the hospital with no worries about the medical bill and how the expenses are being paid for. And it's such a surprise to me how the insurance companites can put a price on your own health and that price and make you or break you in a very litteral sense.
Sunday, April 5, 2009
Research and Notes From The Past Week
What are the main causes for poverty in the world?
"The causes are numerous, including a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination of these and other factors." http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty
On Tuesday March 31st, we played musical chairs in class. This demonstration expressed the idea of competition for jobs or opportunities. When you play musical chairs there is always less amount of chairs than people, reflecting poverty because there are only so many slots that will get you a good job in America and there are not enough opportunities for everyone forcing people to be poor. Based on musical chairs we concluded that the reason poor people are poor is because there are not enough opportunities for everyone in society.
On Thursday April 2nd, to show how the rich own most of the wealth, there was a demonstration with ten chairs. one person would occupuy about five chairs(17.5%), that would be the rich owning more than their fair share. And gradually going down to where four people need to share half of a chair representing that the poor own very little of the wealth(2.2%).
Finally, on Friday the third we play musical chairs with a variation, where a couple of people would own chairs, representing the rich because they have more opportunities than they need and towards the end of the game there were only a couple chairs without names, so 4 people would have to fight for those couple chairs while there were several other ones that people owned but were untouchable. Overall, covering the three activities, the main reasons why poor people are poor is because there are not enough opportunities in the world and people the rich are occupying the opportunities and the wealth.
"The causes are numerous, including a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination of these and other factors." http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty
On Tuesday March 31st, we played musical chairs in class. This demonstration expressed the idea of competition for jobs or opportunities. When you play musical chairs there is always less amount of chairs than people, reflecting poverty because there are only so many slots that will get you a good job in America and there are not enough opportunities for everyone forcing people to be poor. Based on musical chairs we concluded that the reason poor people are poor is because there are not enough opportunities for everyone in society.
On Thursday April 2nd, to show how the rich own most of the wealth, there was a demonstration with ten chairs. one person would occupuy about five chairs(17.5%), that would be the rich owning more than their fair share. And gradually going down to where four people need to share half of a chair representing that the poor own very little of the wealth(2.2%).
Finally, on Friday the third we play musical chairs with a variation, where a couple of people would own chairs, representing the rich because they have more opportunities than they need and towards the end of the game there were only a couple chairs without names, so 4 people would have to fight for those couple chairs while there were several other ones that people owned but were untouchable. Overall, covering the three activities, the main reasons why poor people are poor is because there are not enough opportunities in the world and people the rich are occupying the opportunities and the wealth.
Wednesday, April 1, 2009
Wealth and Poverty in the U.S.-Internet Research
Questions:
Who creates the tax and income regulations?
According to wikipedia, he poverty line is set by the government
How is the poverty line determined?
What would it take for these regulations to change?
Where in America is the highest poverty rate?
What are the main causes for poverty in America?
What are the main causes for poverty in the world?
"The causes are numerous, including a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination of these and other factors." http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty
How do America's standards regarding welfare, income, taxes, and poverty compare to other countries? (Wikipedia)
Who creates the tax and income regulations?
According to wikipedia, he poverty line is set by the government
How is the poverty line determined?
What would it take for these regulations to change?
Where in America is the highest poverty rate?
What are the main causes for poverty in America?
What are the main causes for poverty in the world?
"The causes are numerous, including a lack of individual responsibility, bad government policy, exploitation by people and businesses with power and influence, or some combination of these and other factors." http://www.globalissues.org/issue/2/causes-of-poverty
How do America's standards regarding welfare, income, taxes, and poverty compare to other countries? (Wikipedia)
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