Anti-Bullying (Extra Credit)

The presentation on anti-bullying was very informative and brought up many interesting points about bullying. Some of the anti-bullying related topics discussed are how prevalent bullying is among children and the negative effects on children due to bullying. Bullying is not only more prevalent that people realize, but it is much more serious. A great deal of those who are bullied as children experience trauma throughout their teens and adulthood.

Bullying is so common because children often do not realize the consequences of their actions. From children to older teens, people have tendencies to gather in certain groups and bully those in other groups. There are many factors that are involved in why certain people are targeted, including physical appearance and certain personality traits. Often, those that are less physically attractive, those that are shy, and those that act differently than others, for any reason, are bullied more often.

People are beginning to realize how big of a problem that bullying is and the negative effects that result from bullying. I believe that it is important to realize how much of a problem it is so that we, as a country, can find a solution to this problem. Some things that I believe would help with the issue of bullying involve the cooperation of teachers, parents, and other adult authority figures. Especially when children are very young, when they begin to develop social skills, teachers could engage children in various activities that could teach them that some children are different, and thus, deter them from bullying. Also, parents and other adults becoming more involved in their child’s social life and mentoring them to be kind to those that are different in school can help prevent that child from becoming a bully. When children learn not to bully, they may even stand up for those being bullied.

This is an issue that is very meaningful to me because I was bullied as a child. In Equator, I looked much different than all the other children. Although I am from Equator, I do not look like it. I have blonde hair and blue eyes; whereas, everyone else in my elementary school had dark hair, dark eyes, and dark skin. Because of this, I was bullied very often. 

In conclusion, bullying can be a very serious problem among children of all ages. It is extremely prevalent and can produce negative effects that last though a person’s entire lifetime. Bullying is a problem that needs to be addressed, and there are many different ways it could be addressed.

2041; The Futureeeeee

     Since I have trouble waking up, I have a bed that shakes and makes loud noises to wake me up. A robot will have my clothes ready and bring me my favorite breakfast, which is cereal and a protein drink. When I go to take a shower, my shower will have music and a television. I will ride to class on a jet-pack backpack that goes speeds up to 60 MPH, so I will get to class in about 5 seconds max. When I get to class, I will have my robot take my notes for me, while I browse the future version of Facebook. We will be learning about our future dictator and his life because we will be a communist society by then. From class to the dorm, some students take jets, but other students, like myself, take their jet-packs. I will be wearing metallic pants and a zebra print tank top that has a hologram of a unicorn on it. I will eat the same food that I do now, there will just be much more preservatives and artificial sweeteners. I will meet up with my friends at the Student Union, and our robots will hang out because they will be friends. When I go back to my dorm after classes, I will play virtual soccer on my Hologram PlayStation 21 that is hooked up to my 100 inch television, because big screens will be super cheap by then. When I am ready for bed, my robot will prepare my toothbrush for me, as well as my temperature-controlled pajamas. Then, I will go to bed, and my robot will tuck me in.

Food Advertisement

      Food Advertisements are crucial for a restaurant. Mc Donald's is one of the biggest franchises not just in the U.S. but the whole world. This fast food restaurant uses many techniques to attract and keep their customers coming back here. One of the strategies is their catchy jingle (DA-DA-DA-DA-DA I'M LOVIN' IT) as soon as you hear that sound you know its Mc Donald's. This restaurant has a great marketing plan and that is a fact. This company is the #1 restaurant franchise in the world with hundreds of thousands of locations around the world.

      Mc Donald's uses the color "red" because it is psychologically proven that red is the color of hunger. Even though this restaurant has a great demand, they have not raised their prices in more than 7 years which keeps people satisfied. Mc Donald's is known to be desperate for customers and they often offer more services for the same price. The "happy meal" is a great marketing idea to engage the customer in the restaurant, kids often ask their mothers for a happy meal and their main reason is for the toy. Kids also beg their moms to take them to Mc Donald's because it has a playground and it is a kid friendly type of restaurant. This restaurant has a lot of unhealthy food, yet they do offer a healthy menu for people that are concerned about their diet. The add above shows that for one burger you get plus 25 cents you get another one, this is very eye catchy and people take advantage of this types of sales. I personally admire Mc Donald's marketing strategy because it definitely engages the customer in the restaurant. Personally I think this restaurant just cares for the dollar sign and not people's health. The quality of food from this restaurant is awful, though it has the "healthiest" grease in comparison to Burger King and Wendy's. Like I said before Mc Donald's are desperate for customers and will do anything to keep customers in their business. I see it almost impossible for this franchise to go  bankrupt or simply end.



Environmental Footprint

     Would you like to live they way I do? Well, it would take 6.3 earths to provide enough resources to live the way I do. I have never given much thought to this until I completed the environmental footprint quiz. To support my lifestyle, it takes 27.9 global acres of the Earth's productive area.

     I am very impressed with this program and I am also shocked with my own results. I think everyone should be informed of this program to make people realize that we as a world need to conserve our planet. If all of us make the effort to use less resources, we could make the world a better place.

     One of the things that I could improve would be to start recycling and to use the public transportation. I usually drive around 350 miles a week, so I would need to stop driving as much. I never payed much attention to recycling, but now I understand that recycling is actually very important for our ecosystem. I am glad I did this quiz because it is more than just an assignment, it definitely opened my eyes on how much I could help the world's environment by just changing some of my personal habits.