Essays on Family Page 231

With obesity in America rising more and more every day the question must be asked, who is to blame? Today children ages 2-19 have an 18.5% chance of becoming obese during their childhood and adolescence (CDC, 2020). That being said there must be something that could be done to help kids with weight gain, but…

On a blustery cold day about a week before Christmas two years ago, I was in my bedroom when I heard my mother’s high pitched voice coming from downstairs. She wanted me to come downstairs and help my father put up the Christmas lights. My dad laughed with a cheesy smile as said,” we get…

In this message addressed to the Philippine Youth, Jose Rizal emphasizes his concern for those innocent Filipinos who received subpar education during the Spanish rule. Rizal’s aim is to inspire the youth to overcome the feelings of inferiority imposed upon them by their colonizers and “Lift up your radiant brow”. Presently, the potential of the…

When looking at the definition of resilience (Oxford English Dictionary, 2018) it speaks about bouncing back from challenges and overcoming difficulties, defining “the capacity to recover quickly from difficulties; toughness”. Interestingly the same source also makes the comparison of resilience with elastic due to it’s extreme flexibility and mould-ability. When a child is of primary…

Providing a satisfactory haircut to a client can be difficult. To prevent disappointing them, it is important to understand their desired outcome. The first step in giving a good haircut and building a lasting customer relationship is conducting a thorough evaluation and consultation. This includes welcoming the client at your workstation and attentively listening to…

Paul Kirschner and Aryn Karpinski define Facebook and other social network sites as an online directory that allows people to find their friends, family and colleagues through looking them up on social network sites (Kirschner and Karpinsk, 2010). Curtis states that teens all over the world are starting to lose interest in the use of…

The Purge films are a series of films based on a government that allows its citizens to “purge” once a year from sunset to sunrise. In this film To purge means to get rid of something or someone from society and the population overall through a violent manor. The government legalizes all crimes for twelve…

A strange thing is memory, and hope. One looks backward, and the other forward; one is of today , and the other of tomorrow. Memory is history recorded in our brain, memory is a painter, it paints pictures of the past and of the day. Memory is the treasure house of the mind wherein the…

In order to carry on tradition with strength, we must experience loss, and in order to experience loss, we may carry on traditions. When you have specific traditions whether it is with your family, your heritage, or your religion, you must carry them on even with loss. The loss of my grandmother was a burden…

Modern lifestyles have brought a new meaning to the world of dating. Gone are the times when people used to have plenty of time to take evening walks in parks. Coffee dates are slowly losing their popularity while romantic dates, like picnics, hikes and going to movies, have taken a back seat on the dating…