Cheating

There might be a sense of obligation to report someone when you witness them cheating, but if i were to witness it i would feel that sense of obligation,but I wouldn't feel the need to "do the right thing." I don't see it as part of my business to "snitch" on someone if i see them cheating, because they might be caught by the teacher when grades come back around. Also, in reality they are not benifiting themselves with what they are doing. Once they continue to cheat, the cheater will continue to think it is something they can always do and get away with, but in reality they are only "cutting corners." Sooner or later they will face some sort of consequence and will know that they should not have cheated. If i did ever told on someone that was cheating, i wouldn't really be helping them too much. Sometimes they might just try to cheat again, but with a different approach. Cheaters are only helping themselves. So why should I feel need to help them come to senses that cheating is wrong, when they should know already?

cheating

would i snitch on someone if i saw them cheating naa because i dont snitch first of all, and it's simly none of my business. if you are cheating then the only person that you are hurting is yourself and that's it.

What a cheater..

What would I do if I witnessed cheating?  In my case, nothing.  It's the teacher that should be paying more attention to their students who are most likely going to cheat.  It's none of my business to deal with the cheater, anyway.  However, if I saw that some idiot was looking off of my paper, I would for sure report them because they're using my knowledge without my permission.  I could care less if a person had notes written on their arms, or had a small cheat sheet hidden between their legs, but if they steal my answers, I will feel insulted and report them.  But then again, would the instructor believe your word over the cheater's?

Cheating !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

So if i caught someone cheating would i snitch or not? The answer is HELL NO! First off thats not my style, i dont snitch. Secondly i wouldn't snitch on them simply because its none of my business and i have no right to put someone under the spotlight and to make them face the consequences. Like they say your only cheating yourself. In addition, isn't not snitching part of the man code?

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CHEAAAATERRR!

If I caught someone cheating, I wouldn't tell on them. That's their guilt they should feel. It's also not fair, especially if they got a good grade. Other people work really hard to get good grades, and just for someone to cheat of them is unfair. For example, if a student in that class is really smart, gets good grades, and seems to have a bad day before a test, then cheats, then he/she would feel horrible. On the other hand, where a student gets bad grades, not stupid, but lazy, then cheats, then he/she would be used to cheating and wouldn't feel as much guilt as the other student. Everyone has cheated in their lives, good or bad, its still cheating.

cheatssss

Cheating is probably really common these days I think. If I had seen someone cheating and gets away with an A, I would be pretty mad. I would feel this way because that person cheating has to struggle for a good grade and resort to cheating. But also it would make me feel good that I don't need to cheat to get a good grade. I would definitely not snitch to the teacher because thats just plain stupid. It's his life I could care less i would rather care for myself rather than going up to the teacher after class and say I saw someone cheating. But to some others people would probably snitch I'm not trying to say in College, but i think people would snitch in middle school. Snitching is what middle schoolers do. Then again, its up to whomever decisions is to do something or not.

Cheat'n

Well obviously the best thing to do for a morally up right student is to snitch out the kid that is cheating, but that kind of junk never happens. Because almost everybody cheats, it has become like a part of every ones life. It is our nature to cheat because it is the easy way out for all that stress that we build up. Personally, if I saw someone cheat I just wouldn't care, because in the long wrong, cheating will just get screwed up. So basically cheating is something I don't really think about since its something that everyone does.

Freaking Cheaters

What would happen if I was in the position of catching someone cheating as a student? I would just look away and mind my own business. The person that's doing the cheating knows what they've done. Of course, they're not going to feel bad for doing it, since all students want are good grades. If I was to tell on someone for cheating, it would definitely be very awkard to be in my shoes. People are not going to look at you the same way. Somehow, you're going to know as the snitch and you people wouldn't see you as a very trustworthy person. That is how school society works now a days. I would definitely choose a friend over a foe anyday.

Cheatinggggggg

I wouldn't tell at all if i see someone cheating. Its none of my business and it's something that most people experienced doing it before. I know this isn't right but everyone has their own reason doing it. Including myself, i've cheated quite a few times, and i absolutely know how getting away and being caught feels like. No one knows better how cheating feels like but yourself. People who cheats also know the consequences of it, if they care enough for their grades, they wouldn't cheat. Besides, i think snitching on someone is a very very nasty behaviour. You're like backstabbing someone just because for your own benefits......

CHEATING!

What would i do if i saw someone cheating? would i snitch on them? Well I know for sure i wouldn't because i feel like its not my responsibility. Its not my job to snitch on someone for cheating. I feel like its a code that us students cannot break. I think if they wanna cheat let them because its only gonna mess up there future. People who cheat aren't going to succeed in life and if they do, there just lucky. I myself think that cheating is pointless because once you start you might get hooked. You'll rely on cheating all your life. People choose there own path and its their choice. Why get involved in something you don't have to. PLUS, SNITCHES GET STITCHES.

CHEATTTTTAAAHHHS!

i wouldn't tell on someone if i found out that they were cheating. i wouldn't tell anyone because 1)it doesn't effect me so why would i care enough to go out of way and use my energy to tell on that person? just to get them in trouble? and 2) krama is a b*%&h!!!

cheating

I dont think I would tell on someone who is cheating. Basically its not my business and I am not going to worry about it. If someone feels like cheating that is their business and its for them to worry about. I dont think that cheating is right, but honestly who needs to worry about what the person next to you is doing. Even if they get a better grade then you, what does it matter. If you studied and got a decent grade then thats all you need to worry about. It will catch up to that person at some point so its all good.

cheaters

I wouldn't snitch on someone for cheating. First off, it doesn't concern me if someone is cheating on their behalf. If it's not my duty to do so, then I won't. Second, I don't think it's that big of a deal to cheat. I've seen & know many people cheat & that's their decision. It's not like it's not normal to see someone pull out a cheat sheet or peek over their shoulder to see their neighbor's paper druing a test. It's their choice if they want to take the easy way out & can get away with it, then it really shouldn't be anyone else's business.

cheating

If i were to see another student cheating i would not snitch on him/her and tell my teacher. I do not believe it is the students' responsiblity to report if other students are cheating. That is the repsonsiblity of the teacher. I know it is not the right thing to do to cheat but lets be honest most students are not going to rat on others that cheat because i gaurantee they have cheated on something during their life. That is just the way it is. Cheating happens all the time. If a student chooses to cheat on a test then they are accepting the risk of the consequences if they get, then let them be. Students have busy lives and sometimes dont have the time they need to study, so they result to the last result and cheat. If they dont get caught then so be it.

Let's All Cheat!!!

In a perfect world, everyone would tell on the individual that cheats. But that's not the case. I wouldn't snitch on the person that is cheating because if I can see that person cheating and the instructor can't see that person cheating, it can only mean one of two things. One, the instructor is clueless of his surroundings and not paying attention to his students, or two, the individual is that good; since he/she is that good, that person deserves to get away with it. Everyone has their own individual way of cheating and if it works, then I say keep doing it until you get caught, apparently it is working if you haven't gotten caught yet, and if you have been snitched on or got caught by a teacher and your still cheating, then there is something wrong with your head.

Cheaters

I would not turn the student in if i caught them cheating. I am not the police and it is not my job to go around telling people how to live their lives. It is not another students moral responsibility to turn in someone else if they are cheating. It all depends on your morals as well. If you are cheating too, then how can you morally say that the cheater is wrong? In my life, I've learned that results are everything, how you get from point A to point B is up to you.

Media Assignment

Here is the link to the Media Assignment:
http://truepropaganda.com/CSM/MediaLiteracy.htm

Wild Fire Sweeps across southern California

I just read an article from the yahoo news and a massive wild fire has swept through southern CA two hundred and fifty thousand people were promted to evacuate 10 were treated for mmajor burn wounds and 1 was killed near the mexican border. They are calling this the " witch fire" this catches my attention because it tells us in the bay area of problems elsewhere in our state and shows us the true danger of fire.

Theres never a new fashion but its old

One should eat to live not live to eat said the great Benjamin Franklin. This brings up a very important fact about ourAmerican society today. We are FAT people just love to eat and fast food companies and soda companies are everywhere. These industries spend milions of dollars to even billions in advertising a year! Thats more than most countries make in a year. So is it really americas falt for being fat? yes it is, evn though there is food available everywhere people still can eat just dont eat as much. Its gotten to a point where it seems that society worships food making fast food joints there place of worship they visit multiple times a day.

Fast food guilt

If i were to ever work at some fast food place i would have to think long and hard about the consequences. First off you would have to think about yourself. If you were to work at a fast food rrestaurant or even try calling it that you would be around grease and smoke all day long not to mention ou would have to deal with the fact that you would most likely be seeing out of shape customers your whole tme there and everytime you handed them a meal you would no that you were killing that person a little more. So i guess what im trying to say is that i wuold not be able to handle killing a person whether its at gun point or at Big Mac point.

San Francisco home to the nations first SAFE INJECTION site for addicts?

With one out of every seven emergency calls being related to drug overdose and with 11,000 - 15,00 drug abusers in San Francisco, the city’s officials have purposed a plan to eliminate deaths related to drugs. Purposed is a safe injection site where users can shoot up an array of drugs such as, heroine, cocaine, and methamphetamines, while being simultaneously watched and observed by a trained nursing staff. This staff would not provide help during the process nor provide the drug itself but would make sure that the user would be out of harms way. Supposedly, Vancouver has already set up a safe injection site that has served about 8,000 registered users over the past four years and there is still yet to be a death on the premises. Other studies have shown that this safe site has lead to the decrease in sharing needles, abandoned needles, and drug related crime.

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,303425,00.html

When I first saw this article, I couldn’t believe that San Francisco’s city officials would actually consider giving drug abusers a place to shoot up or get high. If anything, the city should use the money to provide more options of rehabilitation to the homeless not more options to use the drugs. But, after reading the article, I guess it would be better if they “used” in a supervised facility where they could receive immediate medical attention if needed.

"Research Shows Drinking Alcohol Increases Breast Cancer Risk"

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/09/27/MN1ESEOND.DTL&type=science

This article is about a study that took place at Kaiser in Oakland, showing that drinking alcoholic beverages, all types, can increase a woman's odds of developing breast cancer. Drinking about 3 alcoholic beverages a day can increase one's odds about 30% and just drinking one alcoholic beverage a day can increase one's odds about 10%. Although there have been many studies on alcohol's impact on breast cancer, this one proved what others were looking for; that ALL drinks with alcohol increase women's odds of developing breast cancer. I thought this article was interesting, since I'm a girl and that all women, including me, are at risk whether or not they drink alcoholic beverages. I also found it interesting because in the article, it says that the Bay Area has the most women with breast cancer than the rest of the nation.

"Throughput"

Schlosser's essay made me realize that teens working in the fast food industry are basically being controlled like robots by the restaurant itself. I mean every job has its set of rules and regulations but I think fast food has made it so easy that the employee just has to follow the step by step procedure without ever using their brain, which is one of the main reasons why I could never work at a fast food restaurant. Number one, I couldn’t stand having one job and having to do it repeatedly throughout the day, and number two, I hate fast food; it’s a sorry excuse for a meal if you ask me.

49ers versus Great America. Choose now or forever hold your FUN.

http://www.insidebayarea.com/argus/oped/ci_7191573

49ers and Cedar Fair, the owners of Great America, are saying "this town ain't big enough for the both of us."

The 49ers want to build an $854 million stadium in Santa Clara's entertainment district by 2012. Great America's 56-acre parking lot has to become part of the stadium. It's like saying the city of San Francisco want's to build a park on your lot where your house is. Do you think that's fair? Great America is among the leaders of entertainment in Northern California, one of the few spots where everyone comes to visit to have fun, and Santa Clara wants to build a football stadium. I mean we all love the 49ers and entertainment, but we all want to have fun, too.

I found this interesting because I believe that there won't be any other places like Great America. So we would have to drive all the way down south to fine great gigantic rides to fullfill our fun measures? Marin World can't even top Great America's great rollercoasters so that's a different story. I think it's unfair to everyone because 49ers is all about entertaining most elderly people. How about the bored kids? We want to have a place where we can basically enjoy ourselves not be at a stadium just watching football.

Homeless man identified as park knifing victim - third in 13 months

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/18/BAM8SSCH7.DTL&feed=rss.bayarea



This artical was about a homeless man who was murdered by somebody that enjoys killing homeless people just out side the park. The homeless man was stabbed in the face and neck multiple times. Investigators are trying to find out if this incident was related to 2 other victims earlier. Brian Austin was murderd early Tuesday around 2:30am. People said that they heard screams and called the cops. Matthew lister who was murderd in Shakespeare Garden in the eastern part of the park in September 8, 2006. So far nobody has been arrested. Inspector Mike Johnson said, "We are certainly aware of the fact that there are similarities." I found this artical interesting because its was surprising that somebody is walking around Golden Gate Park killing homeless people. I didn't know that there were multiple killings in the area.

Museum cancels race row scientist

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/london/7050020.stm


I found this article on the BBC News web and after reading it, I felt angry and confused .I would never thought that a person who has the PhD in front of his last name can say such a racist thesis about people of color. Dr James Watson stated in his latest book, after winning a Nobel Prize for his part in discovering the structure of DNA, that black people are less intelligent, have less potential, and are hard to deal with at work field. I would never say that intelligence may be at any way linked to the skin color. I met many white people who were not processing information well, were simply stupid, or acted like mentally retarded. I cannot believe that he said it and expected anybody to agree. I am disgust with this doctor and I am very glad that The British Science Museum cancelled his appearance, explaining that his argument is beyond the point of acceptable debate.

MAN ACCUSED OF VIDEOTAPING THE SEXUAL ASSULT OF A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL

http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,302529,00.html

THIS IS A NEWS REPORT ABOUT A 37 YEAR OLD MAN WHO ADMITTED HE VIDEOTAPED A 3-YEAR-OLD GIRL AND ASSULTED HER. HE WAS CAUGHT IN LAS VEGAS, WHERE HE WAS DRIVING WITH NO LICENSE PLATES AND AN EXPIRED ID AND CLAIMED HE DIDN'T REMEMBER HIS SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBER. HE THEN GAVE UP AND SAID HE'S THE GUY THEIR LOOKING FOR. HE SAID HE WAS TIRED OF RUNNING. THE LITTLE GIRL IS NOW 7-YEARS-OLD AND SHE DOESN'T REMEMBER ANYTHING WHICH IS GOOD, BUT SHE HAS A CLUE BECAUSE OF PEOPLE TRYING TO INTERVIEW HER.

I FIND THIS ARTICLE INTERESTING BECAUSE IT'S SO DISTURBING TO HEAR THAT THESE OLD MEN TRY TO RAPE YOUNG GIRLS, ESPECIALLY AT THE AGE OF 3. THAT'S TELLING US THAT WE CAN'T TRUST ANYONE. HOW SICK IS THAT? CAN'T THEY GET WOMEN THEIR AGE? THE LITTLE GIRL BARELY KNOWS HOW TO SPEAK OR EVEN KNOW WHAT SHES DOING. THEY DON'T DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE THAT. THEIR STILL BABY GIRLS. IT'S SO SAD HOW THESE OLD MEN THINK THAT WAY AND THINK ITS OKAY TO DO SUCH A HORRIBLE THING.

Apple Could Face Lawsuit Over 'Toxic' iPhone Report

A consumer watchdog group may take legal action against Apple after the release of the Greenpeace report. The report states that the iPhone contains PVC and brominated flame retardants which after recycled can release toxic chemicals. PVC has also been known to potentially catch on fire. The organization wants Apple to reformulate the product and will be researching this for the next 60 days.

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Technology/story?id=3736524&page=1

This article caught my attention because the fact that the iPhone is so popular it is an even worse and a much bigger hazard to the public. I think it is irresponsible for Apple to allow the iPhone to be sold since these products are supposed to undergo a series of tests and repairs before being put in the market.

Failed Drug Smuggling Attempt In Airport

Cocaine Bugs Seized In Airport

An Airport in Netherlands seized over $11,000 worth of nose candy stashed inside dead insects. Dozens of bugs that were seized were concealed in plastic to appear to be a collection of insects.

Out of all the articles I have read online this one probably got my attention the most. The title alone made me click to see what went on. It's not too often when I hear on the radio or see on TV of drug busts mainly because the only time i really see these kinds of stuff are in movies. The article is basically about a recent drug bust at an airport. But the thing that caught my attention was that they did it in a different way, by disguising and stuffing it into insects which is weird but at the same time smart. Although it IS kind of retarded because arent the people that buy this cocaine going to sniff it up there nose? Another failed attempt from drug dealers across the world, but I'm not saying this is a horrible idea at all because it IS better than the other method I hear about when drugs are smuggled through the airport.

Dalai Lama Draws Strong Reactions on Both Sides

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=15321257

This article was about the dalai lama receiving the congressional gold medal of honor from the U.S. for trying to fix the Tibetan relationship with China. China of course being very upset with this award because it was given to him. It is about him spreading the word of being non-violence. This recent visit that he made to the U.S. angered chinese officials. It's a pretty interesting article since world news is probably least viewed amongst all yall. Especially things that have to deal with peace/ beliefs. Check it out.

AIRLINE DRUGS

Link= http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071016/ap_on_re_us/jfk_drug_smuggling
This article is about a few workers of the airlines to help smuggle drugs from the Dominican Republic. The drugs arrived at JFK airport and the worker helped get the drugs to JFK airlines. 18 people were charged with helping smuggle these drugs. 10 of them were airline workers. Seven employees at Delta Air Lines, one at American Airlines, and two others who worked at JFK. Some were Lugguage handlers at the airport, and others were look outs. But as they arrived at JFK the Custom agents check them and found the drugs. The drug leader was a 31 year old named Henry Polanco who is a resident of Manhattan. The leader of the workers at the airlines were lead by Jorge Espinal, 38, a cargo supervisor for Delta. they were arrested and held in captivity.

This article was interesting to me because its about corrupt workers at the airlines. And it has to do with smuggling drugs. I think is interesting to find out what people would to just for money. It opens my eyes to how bad people are sometimes. I would think that airlines workers would be trustworthy but apparently some aren't. I think that News about illegal things just grabs my attention. It's interesting to read about illegal things especially when theres a conspiracy with inside members. I thing the workers are stupid to risk their job for a quick dollar. Its not worth losing your job, their reputation and going to jail.

Study looks at gays and genetics

Link: http://www.thestate.com/nation/story/201775.html

This article was about Julio and Mauricio Cabrera who are gay brothers who are convinced their sexual orientation rooted as their Mexican ancestry. They are among 1,000 pairs of gay brothers taking part of the largest study to date seeking genes that may influence whether people are gay. They hope that findings will help silence critics who say homosexuality is an immortal choice. One widely cited study in the 1990s found that if one member of a pair of identical twins was gay, the other had a 52 percent chance of being gay. In contrast, the result for pairs of non-twin brothers, was 9 percent. The Cabrera brothers grew up in Mexico in a culture where “being gay was an embarrassment,” especially for their father. They had cousins who were gay, but Mauricio said he still felt he had to hide his sexual orientation and he struggled with his “double life.” Julio said having an older brother who was gay made it easier for him to accept his sexuality. Many gays fear that if gay genes are identified, it could result in discrimination, prenatal testing and even abortions to eliminate homosexuals, however if they confirm that sexual orientation is an immutable characteristic, they are much more likely to get the courts to rule against discrimination. If the study finds markers that appear in gay brothers but not their straight brothers or parents, that would suggest a link to sexual orientation. The study is designed to find genetic markers, not to explain any genetic role in behavior.


I found this article interesting because sexual identity is an issue we come across quite frequently. Is one of those topics that involve alot of controversy. I found this article interesting because the 2 brothers come from a Mexican Background and in that culture being gay is not the way you want to be portrayed. I am not saying that that there is nothing wrong with choosing your sexuality but in the Mexican culture that is how I was raised and taught. I thought it was interesting how if your identical twin brother is gay the other would have a 52% chance which was quite fascinating, I never knew that. I thought that this study and approach should help them figure out if gay genes are able to be identified.

Sean "Diddy" Combs Fights (again)

http://www.abcnews.go.com/Entertainment/story?id=3736051&page=1 abc news
Police investigate Diddy in club brawl last saturday October 13th. A man named Steven Acevedo states that Diddy initiated the fight once he heard that Steven dated his latest girlfriend. While punching the man Diddy allegedly started yelling, 'I'll kill you, punk!" Diddy's attorney has also stated that if Diddy is convicted this will be his third lawsuit in less than two weeks. He has three lawsuits pending against him in which they have all been initiated over a woman.
This article is interesting because although Diddy is a very rich and successful man he seems to have a harsh attitude towards others. Diddy doesn't even come off very friendly to me and I have never met him. I think that because he is so rich he thinks that he can do anything he wants, although he does/should have the same rights as everyone else. Also, it's interesting because I want to kow if he will get off because he is so rich. So I want to see if he wll get the same rights as all of us.

Pet Article Written in SFGate

"Your Whole Pet"
By Christie Keith SFGate

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/g/a/2007/10/16/petscol.DTL

This article is written about how some abusers take the anger out on their pets. Why, maybe because they are angry with their partners, and most people consisder their pets to part of the family, so by using domestic violence on the them would be hurting the other person as well. Their are 71 percent of pet owners in a shelter for domestic violence that someone they knew had threatened to harm or kill their pets. In the state of California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger signed, SB353, a bill that was authorized by State Sen. Sheila Kuehl, that would allow judges to name pets in restraining orders. "This legislation will prevent abusers from harming or threatening to harm animals in order to exert power and control over their human victims," Kuehl said.
Christie Keith states that, " services for the pets of families where abuse is taking place won't just protect the pets; such assistance will help get victims out of dangerous living environments by eliminating one of the weapons abusers often use to keep their victims from leaving. "
In Keiths' own expirence, she had, had a women come to her door asking if she could take her cat, because her boyfriend had just thrown i out the window and if she brought it back home she was scared he would do the same, and he had always threatened that if she broke up with him the cat would get hurt.
Keith says, that their needs to be an increase in awarness among social service workers, veterinarians, and educaters between violence and abuse agianst animals and humna family members.
I chose this article because when I read the title I wanted to know more, to find out that people are hurting animals for no reason really makes me mad, because the animals really didn't do anything. I care for animals alot and am one of those people that sometimes put animals or my pets first. I am glad to see that a Bill was passed to try and put a stop to this abuse.

Mexican experts say flesh was human

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20071016/ap_on_re_la_am_ca/mexico_cannibalism

There was an aspiring horror novelist that was arrested on accounts of homicidal murders. When police arrived at his apartment they found body parts all over his home. They found a whole leg in the refrigerator, some flesh in a pan, and a lot of human limbs all over his apartment. The body of his girlfriend was also found in the closet with missing parts of her body as well. Forensics have confirmed that the flesh that was found in the apartment belonged to a human. In addition, when police spoke with the novelist's ex-girlfriend she had told them that he was quite the charmer, but as the relationship progressed he became more psychotic in terms of being controlling. Police also suspect that the novelist had also killed two other women that were found dead the same way his girlfriend was found in the closet.

At first when I glanced at the title I didn't think it was as literal as it read.I thought it was some kind of analogy or some metaphor to some boring story reporters wanted readers to catch off guard. Well that title still definitely caught my attention. I definitely found this article interesting because it didn't seem to me that these kind of things actually happen in real life. I've always seen horror movies that caught my attention and watched t.v series like CSI that contained such gory details , but they were always fake and never real. After reading this article it definitely surprised me. The article was also interesting because it contained a lot of descriptive details. It provided a good amount of information on the novelist's background and what was found in his apartment.

Brits resort to pulling own teeth

This piece of news is about a reaserch on english people that 6% of those questioned in the survey of 5,000 patients admitted that they have performed their own dental treatment by using a plier and some glue. They claimed that they could not find a dentist or could not afford the expensive dental fees and this has raised the public's concern.

I found this piece of news really interesting because i would never imagine someone pulling their own teeths (excluding little kids who wanted their wibbly giggly teeth to fall out as soon as they could so they can get money from the tooth fairy). I was very shocked after reading the news that one even pulled 14 teeths out herself/himself using only 2 tools : a plier and glue.

http://edition.cnn.com/2007/WORLD/europe/10/15/england.dentists/?iref=mpstoryview

News...

Jayantibhai Patel a 57 year old attacked his 81 year old father in Foster City with a hammer. Jayantibhai on bail for 500 grand attacked his father because he wanted to go back to India. His father disagreed and so, Jayantibhai decided to hit his father in the head. Jayantibhai thought in order for his father to be placed in a nursing home, he would have to be hospitalized. Jayantibhai is now charged for murder and faces a 10 year sentence in a state prison.
This news article was very interesting and sort of suprising to me. I have lived in Foster City for quite a while and find it disturbing to find some psychotic people in this boring clean town. Its crazy what this fool did and I can't believe he thought that you would have to disable someone to send them to a nursing home.

Heres the link.
http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/15/BABTSQE2P.DTL&tsp=1

Fears over safety at Heathrow after jets collide on runway

this article is about two passenger aircraft collided at Heathrow airport last night as they taxied on a runway in preparation for take-off. nobody was hurt but people had questions about why did it happened again because three months earlier two ba planes were in a similiar collision. this airport is one of the world's busiest airport. it got my attention because i been to that airport several times and it makes me wonder that i could have easily been in those airplanes. most of the news that i found was mostly political except this one.

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/transport/article3063892.ece

The Onion: Kids plus Guns plus Shooting EQUALS Preparation for the Real World!!!

The link:

http://www.theonion.com/content/news/report_school_shootings_help

This article talks about how kids are prepared for the real world if they have experienced school shootings. College kids do better under stressful situations and according to Margret Spellings, "school shootings supply seniors with the practical knowledge they'll need to hit the ground running after graduation." It helps with teamwork and for people who join the military. This is something that can't be taught through school without it really happening.


I really enjoyed this article because the title itself caught my attention. The online "news" through The Onion always makes me laugh. The article talks about how people can benefit from school shootings instead of all the negative stuff about it. I'm not trying to imply that every school across the country have a day where someone somes in and starts shooting, but if it happens, it happens. We can't control what goes on in the head of a frekin' crazy ass teenager, and if you live throught it, your better off than most for getting shot at (according to the article).

SF GATE ARTICLE

I was just reading on www.sfgate.com and this one article caught my eye.....

http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/15/MNIGSQ8T6.DTL&tsp=1

Someone had witnessed a what looked like a 30 year old man crawl beneath the track of the popular commute system in San Francisco known as MUNI commit suicide. At about 10:45AM this had been witnessed and the police had investigated shortly after to search for any clues of the suicide. This had caught my eye because to me it didnt make any sense for someone to kill themselves to what looked like for no reason. On the other hand under any situation is it ok to kill yourself. Life is never bad enough where your life should be taken away from this world. Police are investigating as I speak on this blog. Hopefully some answers will arise. For Now we just wait.

fast food

I worked at KFC for over 2 years. It was horrible. My co-workers were all really cool, but the manager sucked. I started there when I was 14 years old and he hired younger people because he didn't have to pay them more and could control them easier than a 20 year old. When I read the article I automatically thought about KFC because it is so true how they hire people who don't really know fair wages. I mean, I was being paid minimum wage but when I look back the amount of money I started with and ended with didn't have much of a difference.
Fast food to me is something I'll eat when I don't have time to cook or just need to grab something before work. Some fast food places have pretty good food, but its not something I could say I look forward to eating.

?my favorite meal

I have always been a huge fun of chocolate and I would live to state: “This is my favorite food of all”. I will try to be a little more creative and search through my memory for a real meal that is so unbelievable that I cannot forget it. There is one salad that my mum makes the best on the world and no matter how hard I try to find all the ingredients here in United States it just will not taste right. There is a funny story behind the recipe for my “Chinese Salad”. My grandma worked in a Chinese restaurant and gave my mum the recipe for the salad. I thought this is one of the Chinese specialties: a salad with Feta cheese and pineapple. Apparently, later I’ve realized that this is in fact a Greek salad, but I keep calling it “Chinese” anyways ;-)

The ingredients mixed together turn into a very interesting combination. The salad is based on Roman cabbage, pineapple, feta cheese, all kinds of fresh peppers, tomatoes, cucumbers, and sweetcorn. Some people are concern about mixing a salty Feta with sweet pineapple, but I assure you, that tastes great!!!! Try it yourself.

I have a hard time making it myself because it just does not taste right. I do not know if this is the fact that I cannot find the right quality of ingredients, or I just luck the skill?;-)

Fast Food...

I have never worked at a fast food restaurant before, so I am not too sure how I feel about the job itself.  The fact that they hire inexperienced people kind of scares me.  What if they prepare food incorrectly?  I remember I got really sick after eating McDonald's chicken tenders when I was younger.  The inexperienced will eventually learn along the way of their job, but learning with food may be the wrong way to go.  I also don't like the fact that they hire non-English speakers.  It's sometimes very hard to understand what they say, and it might get frustrating when they don't understand what you say.  This job in general seems to be very useless in a way since it doesn't expand other experiences needed for other jobs that many people want to be.  I'm sure that learning how to cook hamburgers has nothing to do with being a psychologist, or even being a musician.

I prefer not to choose fast food because it's unhealthy.  I would only limit it to once a month if I become desperately hungry (or just because of feminine issues, which I will NOT go into detail.)  I would prefer something made from home since I know my family members wash their hands before handling the food, and that they cook it all the way through.

chocolate!!!!

"Chemically speaking, chocolate realy is the world's perfect food."-Michael Levine. What a someone!!!!! The one who created chocolate should receive a Nobel in every possible category!!!! I love, love, love, love everything that has to do with chocolate. The rich, creamy, sweet flavor of melting perfection is just what I need to make my day. This is a chemical perfection because it increases the level of serotonin and that makes you happy. The pleasure of eating chocolate is compared to pleasure of kissing- I have to agree on this one;-) I understand that there are some bad sides of eating this little “guilty pleasure”, but I am not going to search that territory. I will just enjoy another bite….(sorry for posting it now, but I had some trouble with my computer before and I felt behind with posts-I will be puttingone the blog some late stuff so excuse my "out of blue posts")

Starting Point.

Hmm.. so it says "Future All American".

I some-what disagree with Sclosser's essay because I believe that you have to start off working at a simple company like Mcdonald's before you apply for huge successfull businesses or careers like being a nurse at Seaton Medical Center, being a pharmacy technician at Longs Drugs, and so forth. You can not just walk into a hospital and ask if you can apply for a position without having any experiences and major education. You have to go through school, and education isn't as cheap as it use to be. Most people can't afford to pay like 15,000 a year for college students. I understand that there are helpful agencies who can give you a grant or loan you some money, but that's if and only you get approved. What if you don't get approved? Then that's when you start trying to find a job at the mall, or at a fast-food place or whatever. Life isn't fair, so you have to step up to the plate and make use of what you have. So in order for teenagers to help out, they apply at simple companies like Mcdonalds. It's better to make money than have nothing at all. Plus, there comes a time where you can't always ask your parents for money to buy you clothes, pay for your gas, your lunch, vacation, and all those extra things. Working at these simple companies puts cash in your pocket so you can use it for emergencies or simply just buying what you want. Also, it's up to you if you really love your job at Mcdonalds and you decide that's the right choice for you to live your life. I believe otherwise, but if you want to expand your knowledge and make more money, you have to fight through school and having a simple job like Mcdonald's by your side will and can help you through it. Working at Mcdonalds or somewhere cheap is a temporary help. It doesn't help you expand your knowledge because it only teaches the company's "bible" like how to make a burger, how to heat up fries, how to refill sodas, and how to greet and say goodbye to customers. But it's a start point... so keep struggling to learn more things so you can reach your goal in order to become very successfull in the future.

fast food...!

i think that working in a fast food place isn't THAT bad! i mean, it gives you work experience and if you need the money...it seems like a good plan. if its your first job, just to get you started in the working world type thing, then i think that it is actually a good thing. and if a lot of teenagers work there too, then it is teen-friendly and you can make friends fast!

about actually eating fast food....i think it is GROSS!!! and barley EVER eat it. NASSTTTTYYYYY.

-aSHLEy<3

HOW I FEEL ABOUT WORKING AT

MC DONALDS IS A GREAT PLACE TO EAT ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS, BUT I DON'T KNOW ABOUT WORKING THERE. AFTER READING ABOUT IT, IT LOOKS LIKE A PLACE WHERE YOUR JOB IS SIMPLE. THERE'S NOT MUCH TO LEARN, MAYBE JUST OPERAYING AND PRESSING BUTTONS, GREETING CUSTOMERS, BUT THAT'S ABOUT IT. I FEEL THAT IT DOESN'T HAVE MORE OPPORTUNITIES IN EXPANDING MORE KNOWLEDGE ESPECIALLY FOR TEENS. A JOB IS SOMETHING WHERE YOU CAN GROW AND LEARN MORE AND MORE AS YOU WORK THERE, BUT MCDONALDS JUST ENDS THERE; PRESSING BUTTONS AND SUCH. WORKING AT MCDONALDS IS A GOOD JOB FOR PEOPLE WHO REALLY NEED THE MONEY, BUT IF TEENS JUST WORK THERE AND STAY THERE AS THEY GROW, THEY DON'T HAVE AN EDUCATION. PLUS LOW PAY IS NOT WORTH IT, EVEN THOUGH YOU'VE WORKED THERE FOR SO LONG. THAT'S HOW I FEEL ABOUT WORKING AT MCDONALDS. IT'S NOT NEGATIVE TO WORK THERE FOR A SHORT WHILE, BUT NOT FOREVER, ESPECIALLY TEENAGERS. THERE'S OTHER OPPORTUNITIES OUT THERE!!!!

Fridays

The most boring job that I have/ever had was T.G.I Fridays. Being a hostess just standing by the door until 2 in the morning wasn't enjoyable. By working at a restaurant I would think that it would be better than something like McDonalds or Burger King. After hearing all the bad things about working at those fast food restaurants I definitely would never want to test that job out. Realizing how boring it is and the pay I would consider working at Fridays a lot better and makes me happy.

throughput

i never had a job at fast food but couple of my friends had jobs at fast foods. i think it is a job like any other job but in this field there is more teenagers. it is a good thing that teens start taking responsibility at a earlier age, but after reading this essay it made me feel sad, because these companies are using teens and they are not getting paid enough. all these companies care about how much money they make not how the teens feel about these jobs. there is a good side to this that is that teens learn basic skills and will have confidence to talk to any kinds of people.

Fast Food Nation

I choose not to eat fast food for the sole reason that it is not healthy for me. Being the devils advocate, if I was in charge of McDonald's, I would do the same thing with the teenage workers. Teenagers need jobs, and McDonald's gives them jobs. It's a win win situation. Yes, working at Mcdonalds is a crappy job, but who had a job at 16 that was their dream job? I had a crappy job at age 16 and i was exploited just like the rest of the teenage workforce. It's just a part of life and the experience of growing up.

Fast food

After reading this article by Schlosser I would hate it to work at a fast food place like McDonalds. I worked at sizzlers before but it is not the same and not as bad as McDonalds. I feel that McDonalds is taking advantage of their workers because they are the cheapest labor they could get. I feel these workers are overworked and underpaid. They are the only people willing to take these crappy jobs. I rarely ever eat at fast food places. I don't like to eat at these places because thier food tastes so fake to me and it is not good for you. I rather go somewhere else where the food is fresh and taste a lot better.

Journal Response

The most boring job I have ever had was being a bagger at Safeway because everything I did was really annoying such as putting up with bitchy customers, dirty garbage, dirty bathroom cleanups and annoying co-workers as well. Customers were extremely rude to me and still are to this day but they must respect me now a days to receive service from moi. I was unappreciated because all I did were minor chores that supposedly didnt deserve any recognition which is bullshit because I worked hard for what I did. Some Managers were nice to me and some werent. I recently have been more respected since i have been promoted and since I have become a better worker than I was in the past. Managers that I work with should relax more about everything and trust the ones they know wont screw them over by slacking off and work and just keep an eye out for the ones that are slacking off and screwing around. All in all though working were I work now isnt so bad. I am a checker at Safeway and I have been working there for over 2 years. I have been more respected and appreciated by others which was all I wanted in the first place.

Fast Food!

I think this essay about throughput interwoven with the teenage workforce was quite appealing. I felt pity through the way the author conveys poor Liza and her supposed endeavor to become like an adult. This is where I shift my stance just ever so slightly, because if she was doing this to become like her adult counterparts and gain the work experience there should be absolutely no sympathy or pity for this girl. This may sound harsh but it is in reality not a dreamworld in which she made this conscious decision to do this. I do not feel bad about this particular subject of Liza because she was conscious. This can be tranferred to a greater extent as well. For example, many teenagers have the same excuse, that is right the same excuse. I'm not saying the majority of teens behave this way, I'm not saying a select few act this way. I am saying that a good enough amount teens are aware of this yet they still go. They may have it in their minds that they are exploiting the fast food companies because they feel like they are achieving essential skills and so much more while in fact they are being exploited for economic gain. In this sense, both are using each other and since this is the case I will say that "most" teens are ignorant so they deserve to be exploited.

However, I can take a strong stance saying that the handicapped and immigrants are exploited. This is different from teenagers because unlike teenagers these handicapped and immigrants are living on thier own, supporting a family, and paying for other essentials to survival. Whereas, teenagers commonly need extra pocket money for their own self-indulgence and have no priorties for survival compared with the handicapped and immigrants.

It's obvious that fast food companies exploit their workers, meaning that the fast food corporations take the greatest possible advantage, mostly economically. The key word being exploit, the workers exploit the company by having thier own notions of gaining a so-called experience and the company exploits them. The logic behind this is cunning and sly and no one ends up winning because in the end everyone gets exploited.

Throughput

After reading Schlosser's article it reminded me how disgusting fast food is and how screwed up the fast food corporation is to our youth. These major fast food chains are destroying our youths pride in work and ego. The fast food chains are obsessed with money and need to understand how to appreciate all the hard work our teenagers place at work. I have pity on these young workers and believe they should recieve more benefits and more slack. The fast food chains to me are revolting and kill my taste buds. I hardly eat these greasy unhealthy types of food and only accept most of the time real cooked food.

Throughputtttt

This was a very good story to read about. It really made me think about the food industry in different ways that I haven't really before. I mean i knew the fast food industry exploits workers, but i never really knew the fast food industries true motives. True motives meaning that no one really knows what their goals are but if one thinks about it long enough you can easily tell that something is going on. I think they put up the hiring sign just to get people to work for them. I mean its a good thing that they are created more jobs for people, but it's really for the fast food industries own benefits, they do not really care about their workers that much. If they did they wouldn't always have to be the lowest paying job out there that would be considered minimum wage. The industry likes people such as teens because they do not have experience in working yet, which makes them more easier to control. I also heard they put very long working hours and pretty much do not care what so ever about if the people who apply have work experience or not. Fast food industries will always be there and try to get us to eat at their "restaurants." It isn't bad to go once in a while, just beware that, "You are what you eat."

Throughput

After reading Schlosser's article it made me realize the motives behind the huge " NOW HIRING" signs that i was drawn to. I didn't exactly work at a fast food restaurant, but i did work at a food service franchise called COLDSTONE'S Creamery. Most of my coworkers including me were around the same age as me. My manager even told us she preferred hiring no experienced workers so that she could sculpt them to her priorities. Needless to say Coldstone's Creamery was my first job. i had coworkers that were homemakers and coworkers that spoke very little English. the ones that spoke very little English rarely worked in the front with us, but they did have what Schlosser referred to as the franchises' version of English.The non speaking English coworkers only spoke the Coldstone's English. I definitely felt offended in being in the category of a low waged worker. although big franchises hunt for us low wage workers, I am still glad that i had an opportunity to work for them as my first job. It provided me with the experience necessary to get other jobs such as the job i have now as a receptionist.

Fast Food Industry, Employees and Explotation

The fast food industry exploits workers especially teens. They often take advantage of their workers by making them work extra shifts for the same minimun wage. They do not get any benefits and that job does not really help them advance. Like Schlosser said in his essay it just teaches the basic skills-such as getting to work on time. Sometimes those workers do not have any other options to turn to. They might have little or no education and need to make some money. For example, I know many people that work at Fast Food Restaurants and they struggle so much. I know this lady that works at Mcdonalds and needs this job because she's an immigrant that just came here to USA and speaks hardly no english. She needs this job to help her husband support her kids. She really doesnt have any other option, and this puts alot of pressure on people like her, that desperately need jobs to mainatina a stable life. I also have my friend that works at Mcdonalds and she needs this job to pay for college. Sometimes thye make her state later than the hours she is supposed to work and I think that it is not right. The Indusrty should respect employees by making them work only the hours they are supposed to work and not take advantage of them.The food industry always tries to find what is best for their own interest. They try to find the cheapest labor there is. I agree with Schlosser when he says that, "Teenagers have been the perfect candidates for these jobs, not only because they are less expensive to hire than adults, but also because their youthful inexperience makes them easier to control. Take my friend for example she works for min wage and she is under their control because she actually stays out and does extra work to benefit their company. The food
industryy needs to change their system because cheap labor doesnt always mean best production. Their employees have a necessity to have that job (Do you think people actually want to work there?...I don't think so in my point of view). But even though I know that the Fast food Industrys exploit workers, sometimes I cant help but pull in through the drive thru and order something because Im always ina rush and there is no time to cook. I do not go that often, because I watch out for what I eat, but sometimes when i'm in a hurry it's something that I do, but I try not to go often only when I really need to.

Fast Food

I really don't think the fast food industry is doing what is best for their employees. They pay minimum wage and they have basically no where they can go with the job. They are just trying to use the cheapest labor they can find so that they can make millions of dollars. This does not help employees at all, if they have no chance to move up in a company then why would they work harder. Maybe if they had insentive to work hard then it could be a great job. Something needs to be done about how the fast food industry operates.

Put-Through....Busboy to Waiter!

The most boring job I have ever had was being a busboy at a restaurant. I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I first started this job, but I learned to like the job and eventually I started to make some "real money" once I became a waiter. The best way I can describe a busboy is being someone's little bitch. I cleaned the tables, got the drinks, and restocked everything. I hated it. I remember my boss use to come over to the table I was cleaning to let me know the orders of drinks for another table while not giving me a helping hand. It is not even about helping me out, but to just offer the help. I didn't trust him. After about a week or so, I told myself that I didn't want to do this job anymore. I talked to my boss and he gave me a reality check. He said something in the lines of "You learn fast, but still not there. You need to work hard for what you want." It enlightened me. I was never late, worked harder, and didn't take any shit from anyone at work. A month pass and sure enough, I got what I wanted. I was a waiter. I became the guy that told people what to do, and how to do it, but I remember where I came from. Only a month ago, I was doing that same job a different busboy was doing, so what do I do. I always help the busboy even if they didn't help. I never asked for anything that I couldn't take care of from these guys. For most of the busboys that helped me during my shift, I would tip them out an extra couple of dollars then what other people would give them. Eventually these guys that worked for me, we became cool with each other and everyone that I worked with had a very fun and enjoyable environment at the restaurant. I ended up working here for the next three years until I graduated High School and quit on good terms with my boss.

Throughput

Throughput ~~~Taco Bell~~~
This essay by shlosser was very right about the fast food industry. For my first job I worked at Taco Bell, and it was the worst job I have ever had. I was new to the Town of Los Banos and hoped to makes some friends. Everyone Spoke in Spanish and weren't very friendly, so I felt left out. I feel as if this job was just a rite of passage explained by schlosser in the essay. It was just a start and I did learn a lot about hospitality while I worked there. Reading this essay brings back bad memories, I hated that job. Even though The food and preparation was sometimes disturbing I still eat Taco Bell sporadically. I try not to eat fast food but sometimes I have no time to cook and it is fast and cheap.
~ Christa Hunter~

Just About Enough.

"Never eat more than you can lift." -Miss Piggy

I believe in this quote because there are so many people especially little kids who are obese. They can't lift themselves up because all the fat is holding them down. Some parent's think it's okay to keep feeding their child because being fat is cute. Well, they're absolutely wrong! It's cute when babies are a little on the chubby side, but once they start eating un-healthy then that's a different story. When they get older, do you think it's good for their body and bones? I believe that eating just about enough for breakfast, lunch, and dinner is fine. One bowl of cereal, Mcdonalds, and chicken over rice for lunch. That doesn't sound too bad. You can eat fast food sometimes just control yourself. How much is 'just about enough'? I know I start craving for certain foods like chocolate chip cookie dough ice cream, pretzels wetzels, clam chowder soup, in and out burger, and so forth (am I making you hungry?). When you know you're stomach looks like a balloon and it's feeling full, that's when your brain should realize to stop the hand from putting more food in your mouth. If you can't realize that then there's something wrong with your brain. Yes, there are times where you just can't get enough, so talk to your doctor about it! As for now, listen to Miss Piggy. If you can't carry yourself because of your bad eating habits, then change your life to better yourself.

My meal

Last week I went to resturant called, El Zocolos which is Salvadorian food and is located in South San Francisco. This wasn't a new restaurant, I have been going there for quite a while with my family. When ever I go there I always order papusas, which is cheese in a bread almost like a tortilla with spanish rice and beans. Along with platanos which is fried bananas. It is so good, I am never disappointed with this restaurant. I recommend trying this restaurant sometime because you can never really go wrong with whatever you order.

food, glorious food quote

" Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." -Adelle Davis

I agree with this quote wriiten by Adelle Davis, because when it states, "Eat breakfast liek a king," it is stating that breakfast is the most important meal of the day in which it also gives you energy as well, so there for it should be the biggest. Lunch is the sencond most important meal, but not as much food but helps you carry on through the rest of your day. Dinner is supposed to be the smallest because you don't have as long to burn the calories off as you would have in the morning. This eating habit is also a normal and healthy way to eat your meal portions.

merchants of cool

After the disscusions in class and watching the Merchants of Cool, I do believe that corporate intrests have taken over the teen culture, by going out taking pictures of people and asking those people what they think is cool. Cool is always changing so I don't think that teens have control over what is cool and whats not. They will like something and wear it but then the next week it could be so out. For example, a type of clothing.

chicken korma with seek kababs and nans

my friends and i went to a restaurant in fremont called Chandini. it's indian and pakistani cuisine. i ordered the chicken korma with seek kababs and nans. if your not familiar with this then, basically it's chicken that's cooked like curry style with beef kababs and nan. nan is a kind of bread but it's not square it's round. well i ordered this because it' s really strong in taste and it's hella spicy. in our culture we mostly eat spicy foods and yes sometimes it will make u sweat, but the thing is if your not sweating then the food isn't spicy .

MEAL

Last week my friends and i decided to eat at a malyaysian cuisine restaurant called Banana Island. This wasn't my first time eating at this restaurant either so I decided to order what i usually got. i ordered the pineapple fried rice and the Indian pancake dish. The Indian pancake dish came out first and it was made fresh.The texture was like a crisp crepe , but thinner. The dish came with a curry sauce that was used to dip the pancake in. This dish never fails to satisfy my taste buds. Then came my pineapple fried rice dish. The pineapple fried rice came in a half sliced pineapple bowl. It tasted like regular fried rice but added with raisins, pineapples, and some curry sauce. I usually don't eat malaysian foods at home but the rich taste of malausian cooking always satisfies me. the food in terms of cost was more then what my meal would be if it were prepared at home. I chose to order those specific dishes because i always get these two orders when i go to Banana Island .

sweet sweet Denny's

So a few mornings ago with a couple of friends we decided to go eat breakfast at Denny's. Half awake while ordering i dreamed of the sweet freshly squeezed orange juice and the soft fluffy pancakes. Alongside with the pancakes is scramble eggs, thick slices of greasy bacon, and sausages. Once my breakfast came i immediately woke up, and right in front of me was the soft fluffy mountain of pancakes alongside with the scramble eggs, thick slices of greasy bacon, and sausages. I had the look of an 8 year old on Christmas morning as i began eating.

When Women are Depressed, They Either Eat or Go Shopping. Men Invade Another Country.

I agree with this quote. I can relate to it because when I'm sad, I have no energy to do anything and just mope around. I tend to eat a lot of chocolate & chips to cheer me up.

Women are portrayed as helpless and emotional when it comes to depression and do something meaningless such as stuffing their faces with junk food or shopping to ease away the pain. Men, on the other hand, can easily forget about their problems by watching TV, playing sports, or hanging out with their friends - they're not as sentimental as women.

"Eat not to dullness; drink not to elevation" - Ben Franklin

I agree with this quote because the first part of the quote, to me, means not too eat so much as to be overwhelmed and cannot differentiate taste anymore. It's true because I have had experiences like that such as at Thanksgiving where the best food is made by the best cook in the family and you want to consume as much as possible because you know you wont have anything this good again till next year. I'm thinking the second part of the quote means not too drink too much where you are really drunk and just cant think anymore. Maybe drinking at a dinner party is good, tasting good wine or something, but not over-doing it.

"NEVER EAT MORE THAN YOU CAN LIFT"

I AGREE WITH THIS QUOTE BECAUSE EATING MORE THAT YOU CAN LIFT IS CONSIDERED GREEDY AN SELFISH. PLUS WE CAN'T EAT A WHOLE ANIMAL LIKE A COW IN ONE MEAL. IF YOU EAT MORE THAN YOU CAN LIFT, EVERYONE WILL BE KILLING MORE ANIMALS AND WE WOULD ALL BE ENORMOUS PEOPLE. IT WILL ALSO BE A WASTE EATING MORE THAN YOU NEED. FOOD IS THE BEST THING AND WE ALL HAVE TO ENJOY IT. IT'S JUST TOO GREEDY TO EAT SO MUCH. SHARING IS CARING. THERE'S NOT A LOT OF PEOPLE OUT THERE THAT EAT.

My Sentual Experience With Wetzils Pretzils :)

Today as I was walking through the Hillsdale Mall, I smelled the sweet smell of Wetzels Pretzils. Once the aroma hit my nostrals, I just had to stop and buy a Wetzils Pretzil. Once I was there, I ordered a cinnamon pretzil and a lemonaide. They gave me my pretzil in this lovely paper bag that they give you your pretzils in and I couldnt wait to taste the cinnamoney dough in my mouth and the sweet lemonaide also. The whole experience was beautiful and very sentual. The end.

Yowza!!! ..Himalayan Food..

This past weekend, my friends and I wanted to try something new in San Francisco. We all decided on a place in the city called Taste of Himalayas. It is on Lombard St. near the Exploritorium. I didn't know what to expect at this place because all I have ever heard about the Himalayas are the mountains.

I was craving curry all week so I decided to order one of their curry dishes. From what I remembered, all I read was spinach and cheese. The curry came out in 15 minutes and during that time, I was drinking a cold crisp lager. When the curry was set in front of me, I can see the white block cheese and the shrivel spinach. The curry itself had an aroma of hot spicyness. It smelled great, but it looked as if someone in their kitchen puked on the dish to make this curry. The color itself didn't help because I am use to curry being brown, but this pigment curry was the color of my khaki creamed color. The cheese looked as if it was chunks and I didn't really want to even try it.
I finally maned up and grabbed the spoon and mixed it up. Didn't know what to really expect, so I used my toung and licked it. It was still hot and steamy, but I can already taste the spice. Believe it or not, as horrible as it looked, the curry was GOOD! I was shocked and suprised of the flavor it had. Unlike other curry I have tried, this was made from scratch. I can taste a couple of different spices that was put into the curry, but the one that was overpowering was the chili.
I also had naan that night to go with the curry. Naan is just fried dough that has spots like a dalmation. But for some reason, this naan didn't taste the same as others I have tried in the past. It was not as chewy and the texture was different, but still very good.
That is my first experience with Himalayan food. The restaurant has a really good lunch special that is advertisted outside the restaurant. It is a buffett that cost $7.50 and served from 11am-2pm. I believe this is the best way to experience this food. Until next time...

Food + Talking = Love.

"Good food ends with good talk."
I chose this quote because it reminds me of my friends and myself, all we do in our lives is go out and eat. Even though we live a boring life and are close to becoming fat, going out to eat always brings out great conversations. We talk about life, love, boys, sex, hair, nails, etc. and always have the best talks over food.

-aSHLEy<3

The Meal

Last week, what I had to eat was a Chickne Fetticini Alfredo from Olive Garden. Man was this plate Cracking!!!!!! Love Olive Garden, their bread sticks are to die for, delivered fresh and hot, with the fetticini sauce. Well the plate is pretty big, its tendered chicken is made real well, the spices on it are real good too. The pasta goes real well with the sauce, the taste is pretty creamy. And overall it's a delicious plate.!!!!

puccini & pinetti

last thursday night i went out to eat with my friends at a restaurant that another friend recommended to me. it was an italian restaurant in san francisco. i had fun because of the friends that i went with and because it was a really nice restaurant. the place was really packed with alot of loud people and since i had made a reservation we got seated right away. we stared with bruschetta as an appatizer, which is a bread that you can dip into tomatoes and mozarella cheese and i had a rasberry italian soda. since my teeth were sore because of my braces, the waiter recommended me angel hair that turned out to be delicious. this restaurant was a new experiance to me because i hadnt been to a restaurnat were you had to go dressed up. we were going to get dessert but once we saw the bill we decided to pass.

"When women are depressed, they either eat or go shopping. Men invade another country. Its a whole different way of thinking.-Elaine Boosler

This quote really applies to me because when i really am depressed, i stuff my face or i spend my money on things that i think ima need but later on is useless to me. i love to eat so much. whether im happy, sad, angry, or have no feeling at all. eating is my favorite hobby and i will continue to do it even when im dead. i love food and food loves me.

What I Ate

I really don't have a special meal cooked or bought for the past week, so I guess I'll just say what I hate yesterday. Yesterday, I hate some fatty patty MC Donald's and its oily french fries. The fries were crunchy and full of fat and it filled me up good. After MC Donald's, I went to Chipotle and ate a burito bowl. The bowls don't taste bad, but pretty bad for a persons health I guess. Later after that day, I went home and we ate some pizza. The peperoni has like a cup of oil in each one. It was pretty crazy. I guess all that food is bound to get me a heart attack.

"One should eat to live, not live to eat."-Benjamin Franklin

I agree with Benjamin Franklin because I think that some people think about food way too much. Instead of eating for energy, foods main purpose, they eat it for pleasure, socialization, and for some, entertainment. Nowadays, people use food as an excuse to go out when it should actually be the other way around. People don't live by that quote anymore, which is why more and more of our population is overweight, eathing super large portions to satisfy their taste buds. I try to live by that quote, but living in this generation, it's hard because of how society views food.

Great Meal

The best meal I have had in the last week was probably flautas and rice. Flautas are basically taquitoes but they are made with flour tortillas instead of corn. My grandma makes them only for my families birthdays, and that is why they are so special. The crunchy tortilla wrapped around chunks of juicy chicken just taste absolutely amazing. I like to dip the flautas in gaucamole and green chile, it gives the gaucamole just a little spicyness and it is almost perfect. I look forward to eating flautas almost all year.

steak

it was about three weeks ago but i can remember like it was yesturday. i walk through the door coming from work and i smell this beautiful aroma. i new right off the bat my dad was cooking one of his famous steaks. so i say hi to my family then mom dad said "dinner time". so i dropped what i was doing and rushed to the dinner table. the aroma of the steak was making me salavate. i new what a good cook my dad was. so i took the first steak i cut in to it all the juices starting to come out on my plate and it was a little pink in the middle just how i like it. i new it was a juice steak. so i took my first bite. it was the most suculent steak i have ever tasted. it melted right in my mouth. all the flavors were making my taste buds go wild. it was so good. it hope this make everybody hunger it made me.

p.s. im going to ask my dad to make me a steak right now

later everybody

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper" - Adelle Davis

I agree with this quote because i think breakfast is the most important meal of the day.Even though i don't eat breakfast i know that it energizes you for the day to keep you moving. it's also where you get most of of the nutritions of the day. eating breakfast increases your concentration. If you go to school in the morning without eating breakfast you wont be concentrating on your school work you will only be concentrating on your stomach growling. lunch and dinner are not so important because you don't get as much as a nutritional value from your meal, i mean you still do but not as much as breakfast. Breakfast you get loads of nutritional value. you can get value form the eggs, pancakes, milk, orange juice, bacon, etc.

Last night I made Spaghetti. It was really good. I dont know how to explain it....it was hot, saucy and had a hint of mushroom-spice taste, but not too much; just perfect. It is a family recipe past down from my great grandma. I decided to make this because I never cook, partially because I dont know how to cook, and because it is my favorite food. It is really very simple, and cheap. I wont even eat spaghetti in a restaurant, never have, never will. I'm just picky I guess. And the garlic bread that I make is AWESOME!! It is soft, but not too soft, with a garlicy-buttery smell and taste. It compilments the spaghetti so well.
I make it about every other week, sometimes every week. My family enjoys it.

My Favorite Dinner within the last Week

Prime Rib, Mashed Potatoes, Corn Garlic Bread and a Refreshing Soda. This is my favorite meal when I am craving juicy meat and a delicious side dish. It tastes like a slice of heaven and creates this very distinct aroma in my house that makes my mouth water. This meal is a traditional meal we enjoy during the holidays, someones birthday, or just when we feel like having a 5 star meal. While indulging yourself in this exquisite meal you will feel your taste buds tingle and dance with excited happiness. You will taste the juicy hearty warm meat, the light n fluffy buttered potatoes and the sweet corn. Oh and my dad makes the greatest garlic bread topped with plenty of cheese, herbs and of course, garlic. As we gather round the table and eat this amazing supper, I think of the good things in life such as a simple dinner with the family. Something about it is really comforting.

My favorite food quote...

"Eat Breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." -Adelle Davis

I agree with this quote because as we all know, breakfast is the most important meal of the day. It is where we get our energy for the day. So what this quote is saying....you should eat as much as you want because you will eventually burn it off through out the day no matter what you do. Eat lunch like a prince means that you should eat a generous amount but as not to over-indulge yourself. For Dinner you should eat like a pauper and have the less amount of food for the day since your day is ending and it is healthier for you to have less food for your body to absorb all the fatty acids. This is a pretty solid statement to go by if you want to go on a diet or are currently dieting.

BREAKFAST!

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper". - Adelle Davis
Adelle couldn't have said it any better. By eating a large meal for breakfast, not only will it keep us energized throughout the day, but also what calories we digested in that meal will most likely be burned off with our daily routine. In addition, if we skip breakfast, we will feel lethargic and inattentive for most of the day. And in vice versa, if our largest meal of the day is dinner, which it most likely is, our bodies will not be able to burn the calories digested in our sleep, therefore potentially causing a significant weight gain or hazardous eating habit. Although I have always bee a big fan of eating breakfast, I can never find the time to squeeze it in, most likely because I would rather sleep than take the time to go a prepare it which also seems to be the problem for most people I talk to as well. We should all take breakfast more seriously because it has the potential to make us more fit, energized, exuberant, and attentive, which could lead to more success in the classroom and the real world.

A night out at "Celias"

Last week I went to have dinner with my two best friends. We decided to eat at a restaurant called "Celias" in Daly City. This restaurant is filled and decorated with Mexican accesories. Theres murals, sombreros and a Pinata when you walk right in (lol). I had flautas for dinner that day. Flautas consist of a tortilla that has chicken inside (or any other meat you desire) and it is rolled and fried. It is topped with sourcream and guacamole so they won't be too dry. And on the side it came with rice and beans topped with melted cheese a traditional side dish in the Mexican cuisine. This meal as very satisfying because I left my plate empty. I would say I eat this dish quite often, since I come from a Mexican family, we mostly cook traditioanl Mexican Platters. I chose to eat here, because I know what to expect from this restaurant and I am very familiar with all the dishes on the menu. Besides I get to listen to the mariachi playing while I'm eating, what more can I ask for.

LITTLE LUCCA.

Today I bought a sandwich from a little sandwich shop in Millbrae called Little Lucca. I probably go there once every two weeks to keep me limited because I'd go there like every day. The line was somewhat long but its desirable taste was definitely worth the wait. Just like most sandwich shops the sandwich maker asks you what you would like to put on your sandwich. I have a choice of making my sandwich healthy or not healthy it depends on how I feel. I felt good with no worries so I asked for pastrami, lettece, tomato, mustard, mayonnaise, pesto sauce, on a 12 inch loaf of dutch crunch bread. I brought the sandwich home and tore open the paper wrappings that confined succulent treasures for my stomach. The juices had seeped through the foamy inside of the dutch crunch bread enriching the flavoring of the bread. Basically, the entire sandwich was like a fiesta of flavors. As I grasped this king of all sandwiches, I began to drool as the sandwich approached my mouth. I open my jaws to their greatest extent and started masticating with pleasure. The texture of the sandwhich was so smooth and not even chewy. If God made sandwich it would be a Little Lucca sandwich. To get a sandwich, or rather an experience like this only costs like a maximum of six dollars, so you are not being exploited.

Friday Night Meal

At about 8pm on friday night two of my friends and myself ordered some food from a restaraunt called "Hawaiian Drive-Inn." I ordered a mini plate of chicken katsu on all rice, while my friends both ordered regular plates of chicken katsu. I had chose to eat chicken katsu because i had ate other kinds of food around my neighborhood during the previous days. I had to order a mini plate because for some reason after a while I get a little tired of the taste, but the first good amount of pieces of chicken are really good. It's fried in batter and bread crumbs giving it a rough crumby outside leaving the chicken still very tender. The chicken katsu tastes too plain by itself, so they give you this good sauce to dip it in, but i'm not quite sure what the dip is made of but it gives the taste of the chicken an extra boost of goodness. This meal is very good to me although the taste does get tiring after a while and that's why i can only eat this meal once in a blue moon.

According to You, Im a Big Slice of Pizza

"Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are." - Anathelme Brilliant Savarin
Everything you eat defines who you are. You eat pizza, spaghetti, and lasagna maybe because of your culture and what you think is good. It also says what kind of person you are, by what the type of food is. For example if you like candy and chocolate, you have a lot of sugar in your system and your body might not be so healthy. Everyone eats different food determining who they are as a person and what they like differently from each other.

COOL: Temperary, but Permanent

Cool is temperarey because whats cool now, won't be cool later. At the same time it is permanent because there is always something people will look at as cool. It is a never ending game between the people and the media. The media finds out what's cool from the youth. Then they take that idea and create products, such as clothing, to appeal to the youth. That works until the next young trend setter kicks down the media's door and say, "You want cool? Well here I am. I am COOL." Then a new fad kicks into play. THIS ENTRY IS NOT YET FINISHED.

your body is precious. it is our vehicle for ...

i got to agree with budda cause our body is precious and we have to treat it right. if we don't then we will have problems for the rest of our lives i mean u should eat what u want to it as long as u know what u eating. cause everybody got to eat so enjoy your food don't make it a math problem and start counting calories that is if u still young.

"One should eat to live, not live to eat"

I agree 100% with Benjamin Franklin on this one. I don't believe food is here for us to enjoy at our leisure. We definitely all have to eat, and sure, when you're eating something delicious of course you will enjoy it, but what I mean is that you shouldn't eat whatever you want, whenever you want to. Pigging out and stuffing your face with tasty meals and treats occasionally is acceptable but once it becomes a way of life, it will prove unhealthy and can be very dangerous.

The idea that food should not be one's primary source of relief and enjoyment is pretty much what Mr. Franklin was getting at.

Caviar? Any one?

Tell me what you eat, and i will tell you what you are. -Anthelme Brillant Savarin

In some form, this quote is correct. What we eat defines who we are and where we come from. Other people can tell who we are by what we eat, depending on the circumstances presented. Food is an important part in our life no matter how much or little we eat it is something that unites a family, culture, and friends. We are to nurture our body and by this, what goes inside reflects the outside. The food we give our bodies will have a great effect in our lives.

One should eat to live, not live to eat.

One should eat to live, not live to eat.
-Benjamin Franklin

Quoted by Benjamin Franklin this is the most simplest and truest statement. One should eat to live meaning eat the necessities to survive. In other words its to have proper nutrition to keep on going rather than eating what you want. When considering this quote on what to eat, eat and think of the long run and what your body needs other than eating the food you want just because it taste good. Prior to eating something simply ask yourself if its really worth it and is it something your body really needs?

GOD damn it... Everyone has to eat!!!!!

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper." - Adelle Davis


I totally agree with this quote by Adelle Davis. I don't always eat breakfast and gets skipped probably about six days out of the week, but the days I get to partake in breakfast, I get stuffed. Sometimes when I eat breakfast, I get really hungry once lunch comes; when I skip breakfast, I don't feel hungry. Is there something wrong with me? For most people, they don't eat in the morning. They skip it, and have a big lunch and a big dinner. Dinner for me usually isn't all that great at home unless I go out to eat. I eat a small bowl of whatever my mom cooks and that would be eat. With this quote, it is really hard to follow. This past weekend, Jack in the Box advertised that breakfast is back. If Jack says it is okay, then so be it. Enjoy the video.

Eat to Live, Not Live to Eat

This quote could not be anymore simple or true. If one eats to live, then they are eating all the right things and eating foods that will prolong their lives. If one lives to eat they are eating whatever tastes good at the moment and they don't care about what it does to their bodies in the long run. Eat to live long, not live to eat.

Food is our common ground, a universal experience - James Beard

i agree with this quote because everyone in this universal eats. whether it is an animal, an insect, a plant, or even a baby we all eat some how. Everyone in this universe eats and that is one thing that connects us to each other. we are all part of this huge food chain based on what we feed on. Thus, we are all connected. we all meet at some common ground were we all eat and indulge ourselves in. Food is an universal experience because everyone and ever living organism experiences this action of eating and feeding. In other words it is an universal thing to eat.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. -Buddha

I agree with this quotation, we are like vehicles. As human beings we have to watch out with what we eat, because if we dont the consequences will be there. For instance if we eat fast food everyday for at least one of the three meals we need it will severely affect you physically. Your bound to gain weight as well as have heart and stomach problems. So what is meant by this quotation is like a car, if you dont change its oil or maintain it sooner or later it wont run, sooner or later eating fast food will physically kill you.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. -Buddha

I agree with this quote by Buddha, becuase I feel these days people are taking advantage of their health and not keeping it steady. When I was younger I used to smoke ciggerettes, I never thought anything of it. Now that I am older and a little wiser, I realize how harmful they are for your health and quit. I think a lot of people, when they're young, feel like they are invincible. Like smoke ciggerettes, do drugs, and other harmfulthings to their bodies becuase they think they can stop when they get older. However, some people mess up so bad with their bodies when their young they do not have the chance to get better as they get older. Our bodies are precious, without it we are nothing. I recently went on a trip and met a man paralyzed from the neck down. Understanding his situation has made me more appreciative of myself. I feel once you appreciate who you are on the inside, you will feel more comfortanle on the outside and be more motivated to take care of yourself.

Food is our common ground, a universal experience.

I agree with this quote because i feel that we all share a common experience which is to eat. We eat to live and food is one of the first things that we experience. We've been eating ever since we're born so i feel that food is our common ground and definitely a universal experience no matter what race or gender you are.

One should eat to live, not live to eat. --Benjamin Franklin

This is something I agree with. In order to keep your life going, you must eat. Food is the most essential thing to our lives. We eat to keep our energy going and to keep up our strength. We should never live to eat. It would make us greedy and obese. If we live to eat, then there wouldn't be enough food to go around in the world.

Glorious Food

“Tell me what you eat, and I will tell you what you are”
- Anthelme Brillat- Savarin


I definitely agree with this quote because if you eat healthy like salads, fruits, and sandwiches you will be healthy and energetic. If you eat Taco bell, candy, and McDonalds, you will be very unhealthy and you wont get the daily nutrients you need, you will also just feel bad inside. I truly believe you are what you eat, and I personally need to start eating better. Do you?

Food.

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care. -Buddha

I believe every ones body is precious and needs proper treatment. Food is what helps nourish our body and provide us energy for our everyday activities. Without eating the proper food, we are basically stating that we don't care about our bodies. Food is one of the most important things to keep conscious of and it is what helps take care of our body.

You only get one body

I completely agree with the statement “Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care.” Which was said By Buddha. Out of everything in our life, are body is the only thing we can never fully replace when it goes out. Also the more fit your body is, the more things you can do, the more things you can do the better you feel about yourself, the better you feel about yourself the happier your life will be all around. You only get one body and there are no spare parts that fix it completely, so you should definitely try to keep your body in the best shape as possible.

Food really is our common ground, a universal experience?

1) Food is our common ground, a universal experience," - James Beard ??
I definitely AGREE it’s a universal experience!!!
Food ,食物, NOURRITURE,,ALIMENTO,,NAHRUNG,,, where ever you are! I’m sure that you will have heard the word food! Then how can you escape it? There is nowhere to hide at all J
People might not speak the same language worldwide, but we all share a hunger, a thirst, a desire, a common interest for the blessed food that is given us by god. The poor – the rich, the big – the small all have a strong cohesion between them, and thanks to FOOD being our universal Experience and bond!

glorious food

"tell me what you eat, and i will tell you what you are" - anthelme brillat-savarin

it's true. if you eat food thats not good for you, you can tell and if you eat healthy it'll show. it kind of goes back to the old you are what you eat saying. so if we want to be viewed as a healthy person then thats what you should eat. You're not going to be healthy if you eat all that junk food.

"Food"

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care."
-Buddha

I agree with this quote because Our body is sincerely important. We have to maintain good healthy diet and exercise. It is like our vehicle because we take it from one place to another, and if we don't trat it right, for example eating too much greasy foods and not exercing then that results in health problems like obesity and then you really can't move your body anywhere. We have to be responsible for our bodies and respect them.

"Food"

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care."
-Buddha

I agree with this quote because Our body is sincerely important. We have to maintain good healthy diet and exercise. It is like our vehicle because we take it from one place to another, and if we don't trat it right, for example eating too much greasy foods and not exercing then that results in health problems like obesity and then you really can't move your body anywhere. We have to be responsible for our bodies and respect them.

"Food"

Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with care."
-Buddha

I agree with this quote because Our body is sincerely important. We have to maintain good healthy diet and exercise. It is like our vehicle because we take it from one place to another, and if we don't trat it right, for example eating too much greasy foods and not exercing then that results in health problems like obesity and then you really can't move your body anywhere. We have to be responsible for our bodies and respect them.

"Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper."

I somewhat agree with what this quote says. It is basically saying breakfast is the most important meal of the day, then lunch is next, then dinner is basically least important. I do agree that breakfast is the most important, because it starts off your day. If I have a good breakfast then it usually makes my day much better, and breakfast is my favorite meal. Lunch is probably my least favorite meal of the day. I think lunch is important but usually I'm not too excited for lunch. But dinner on the other hand is my second favorite meal compared to breakfast. I look forward to dinner big time, because there are a lot of great dinner foods and also because it ends your day with a good meal.

Cool

I am not really sure if we teens have control over what is cool. No matter what teens do to try and stay away from marketers, there will always be someone there to rake in too much profit. I dont really care too much that they are doing this because they are just making money just like everyone else is tryin to make money. If there was a way for me to make that much money then I would for sure do that. I mean why not take advantage of something like that?

Food !

"Your body is precious. It is our vehicle for awakening. Treat it with Care," inspiring words from Buddah. If you did not take care of your body appropriately, it will work against you, not with you. For example, if you do not water a plant, it will not grow. Plants do not just require water, it also needs the proper amount of sunlight and soil with nutrients. Our bodies need certain amounts of vitamins and minerals, water, protein, fruits, vegetables, starch, and some fats. Without those important elements, our body can not function properly and it could lead to insufficiency or even malnutrition. The wise words of Buddah should be taken seriously!

Good Food Ends With Good Talk

i agree with this if you really like the person cooking then you can eat for hours because the food is just so good. After you are done eating you sit at the table for a little bit just talking about how good the food was. At the end of the night you go home with a happy stomach.