Ten Things About The Economic Crisis

Ten Things Your Reader Won’t Know About The Economic Crisis

1. Fact or detail:
There is a widespread belief that the current economic crisis is a result from a financial/banking crisis.
Source information:
http://cynicuseconomicus.blogspot.com/2009/02/economic-crisis-underlying-cause.html

2. Fact or detail:
The economic crisis has gotten so bad due to greed, the housing market, and how the credit well dried up.
Source information:
http://cashmoneylife.com/2008/09/29/economic-financial-crisis-2008-causes/

3. Fact or detail:
The U.S. economy is currently experiencing its worst crisis since the Great Depression.
Source information:
http://www.isreview.org/issues/64/feat-moseley.shtml

4. Fact or detail:
The economy has been steadily declining for over three years.
Source information:
http://epp.eurostat.ec.europa.eu/statistics_explained/index.php/Impact_of_the_economic_crisis_on_unemployment

5. Fact or detail:
Among the major worker groups, the unemployment rates for adult men (10.0 per-cent), adult women (8.0 percent), whites (8.8 percent), blacks (15.8 percent), Hispanics (12.4 percent), and teenagers (25.0 percent) showed little to no change in February.
Source information:
http://www.bls.gov/news.release/empsit.nr0.htm

6. Fact or detail:
The unemployment rate is predicted to decline.
Source information:
http://www.forecasts.org/unemploy.htm

7. Fact or detail:
For every 1% increase in job creation, there would be approximately 250,000 additional jobs created in the United States over the next ten years.
Source information:
http://www.lewrockwell.com/thornton/thornton20.html

8. Fact or detail:
A survey indicates that less than 10% of American workers loose jobs due to American Job outsourcing which makes the picture clear that the problem is somewhere else.
Source information:
http://www.cyfuture.com/outsourcing-american-jobs.htm

9. Fact or detail:
Workers in manufacturing jobs, also known as “blue collar workers,” have long been exposed to foreign competition, losing jobs to lower wages abroad.
Source information:
http://gbgm-umc.org/global_news/full_article.cfm?articleid=2574

10. Fact or detail:
The Economic Crisis of 2008 is believed to have occurred because of global inflation, increased unemployment, high oil and food prices, a declining dollar value, a horrible housing market, and a subprime mortgage crisis.
Source information:
http://wiki.lexisnexis.com/academic/index.php?title=Economic_Crisis_2008

Fast Food Nation Post 6

1. All of the history destroyed when new huge houses were built.
2. How competitive the markplace was for ranchers selling there cattle.
3. What sparked the great idea to have chicken finger food.
4. What exactly is in all the food at fast food resturants.
5. What goes on at meat packing industries.

Fast Food Nation Post 5

1. The different inventions that have been created to help with potatoe farming.
2. The competitiveness of selling frozen fries in bags.
3. The prices that potatoes sold for and how much profit the companies would make off of them.
4. How McDonalds use to make their fries.
5. All of the ingrediants that go into making a single milkshake at Burger King.

Fast Food Nation Post 3

1. How every few miles you will see a new cluster of fast food resturants.
2. Half of the jobs in Colarado Springs still depends on military spending.
3. Colarado Springs is slowly starting to turn like Southern California.
4. How a high schooler goes up into work at 6 am at a local McDonalds.
5. How numerous deaths have occured after hours at fastfood resturants due to robbery.

Subject and 5 topics

Subject: Fast Food
Topic 1: Obesity- does fast food play a role in the rising rates of obesity?
Topic 2- Nutrition- how much nutrition is in the meals at fast food resturants?
Topic 3- Diabetes- does fast food increase the cases of diabetes?
Topic 4- Medical Problems Arising from Fast Food- Cause an increase in heart attacks, alzeheimers, and other health problems?
Topic 5- Life Span- is all the fast food consumed causing a decrease in lifespan?

Talking About My Generation

“Generation Dope.”
I got this idea from the New York Times Friday July 31, 2009 issue. The title of the article is, “Stars of Red Sox Title Years Are Linked to Doping.” In this day and age, a lot of athletes are being accused of doing dope and it comes up a lot with sports.

“Generation Economic Crisis, Not Many Show It.”
I got this idea from the New York Times Friday July 31, 2009 issue. The title of the article, which I got my idea from, was “The Pizza Now Costs $5 a Slice. May Say It’s Worth Every Cent.” The economy today is not doing so well, and for people to be paying five dollars for a slice of pizza is a lot. They need to be budgeting their money better.

“Generation Diversity.”

I got this idea from the New York Times Sunday March 15, 2009 issue. The article’s title was, “Where Education and Assimilation Collide.” In America today, we are becoming more and more diverse. To me, this article stated how America is becoming more inter-racial.

“Generation Unemployment.”

I got this idea from the Wall Street Journal’s Saturday/Sunday January 30-31 2010 edition. The title of the article was, “Growth Hits 6-Year High.” I got this idea because I was thinking and the economy is in such a bad state that it is a good thing that the growth rate has hit its high prior to 6 years ago.

“Generation I’ve Been Found.”
I got this idea from the New York Times Friday January 15, 2010 issue. The title of the article, which I got this idea from was, “Can ‘Idol” Still Churn Out Stars? Time Will Tell.” American Idol has been on for numerous seasons and they keep finding singing sensations. Every year, they host a new season and they keep on finding hidden stars. I got this idea because the stars, which have been found, lives have drastically changed because of this show.

Websites and Articles

Websites

http://www.ajc.com/news/community-gardens-grow-fresh-357600.html

-growing fresh vegetables helps to build friendships.

http://www.boston.com/lifestyle/food/articles/2010/03/10/family_campaign_against_childhood_obesity_can_be_painless_filling_and_still_taste_good/

- More children are obese these days. How to kick to obesity epidemic.

http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/fea/healthyliving2/stories/030910dnlivkidsweight.18ece5a1c.html

-States that there is a 15% higher chance of a child becoming obese if
their grandparents watch them.

http://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2010/mar/08/aids-virus-can-hide-in-bone-marrow/
-talks about how the AIDS virus can hid in bone marrow and that a lot of research lies ahead about this.

http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-dorm-gender15-2010mar15,0,4585257.story

- Talks about how more and more colleges are allowing co-ed roommates.

Magazines

http://discovermagazine.com/2009/oct/30-20-things-you-didnt-know-about-sugar

-this article informs us of 20 things you did not know about sugar.

http://usnews.feedroom.com/?fr_story=0b22e4508db3aabbca803e5ac1a75a4001779fff
-this video article states that even if one takes junk food away from schools, it does not prevent from over eating at home.

http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1971906,00.html

-talks about lead poisoning could lurk in spices


http://www.saturdayeveningpost.com/2010/02/18/wellness/fitness.html

-talks about 10 different exercises that can help lead to stronger muscles and healthier joints.

http://discovermagazine.com/2010/mar/03-fish-oil-is-no-snake-oil

-talks about the omega-3 fatty acids that fish oils contain has been shown to reduce the risk of heart attacks and strokes.

Dinnertime Isn't Only For Eating Final

Brianne Butler
bmbutler@mail.usi.edu
English 201.010
Essay 2 Final
Word Count: 1,163

Dinnertime Isn’t Only for Eating
Passing around the dinner rolls, scooping pasta out of the pot and serving apple sauce is quite common at the Butler household. Pasta is an entrée my family commonly eats. Dinnertime at my house is not only a time to consume food, but also for communicating about our day and quite frequently bringing up memories of the past. At some point during our meal, someone will say something hysterical or bring up a funny memory. There is rarely a meal that goes by without laughter. You know what is coming when you hear the words, “Do you remember when…”
Since I was young, we have had pasta at least once a week. The type of pasta would vary, with my favorite being what we call manicotti. My mother’s creation of manicotti is my favorite. Manicotti noodles, tomato sauce with just the right spices, ground round, sausage, and cheeses combine to make an excellent family meal. Yes, those are the typical ingredients for manicotti, but for some reason my mother’s has always tasted better than any other I have eaten. I believe her manicotti is made with love and no one else can re-create or come close to it.
When I began the teenage years, my mother decided that it would be wise if she began to teach me how to cook. I remember one Saturday afternoon in Autumn, my mother said to me, “Brianne, I am going to teach you how to make manicotti.” I was on Cloud 9 when she informed me that I would be cooking dinner. She figured since I absolutely loved pasta, she would start big and taught me how to make manicotti. At about four thirty in the afternoon, we began my first cooking lesson. I thought that cooking was a lot harder than she made it seem. I had a problem boiling the water; I was impatient and could not wait. There was too much going on at once: waiting for the water to boil, preheating the over, preparing the meat, and starting the sauce. At first, I was overwhelmed and about gave up. I decided that my mother wanted to teach me for a reason, so I stuck with it. She told me a good cook will do things in a certain order and she taught me how she prepared one of my favorite meals.
After we got a majority of the meal started, we began adding spices to the sauce. Parsley flakes, minced onion, minced garlic, and garlic salt are the ingredients we add to the secret sauce; there is no set amount to add, we just stop when it smells good. After the noodles were cooked, we put them in a cool water bath so we would be able to stuff them with meat. We began to roll the meat into a cylinder shape, so it would fit in the noodles; we would then put the stuffed noodles in the baking dish. Once all fourteen noodles were stuffed, we poured our homemade sauce on them. Before we put the meal in the oven, we needed to put parmesan cheese, Swiss cheese, and mozzarella cheese on the top of the sauce. The final step of the meal, before consumption, was to put our manicotti in the oven for an hour at 350 degrees. After completing all of the steps of making manicotti, my mother said, “You did a really good job and I am proud of you.” This was a proud moment and memory for me.
During the time I was learning to prepare this delicious meal, sauce ended up all over me. Who knew when cooking, more food could end up on you than in the meal! As I waited for the timer to go off, which felt like an eternity, I anxiously waited to see the end product. The timer sounded. As I opened up the oven, I saw the golden brown dish. Excellent, would be the word to describe the manicotti. I was ready to eat this scrumptious meal; I eagerly called the rest of my family for dinner so we could begin or feast.
As I served dinner, my family was impressed that I had made this meal. It tasted delicious. I received so many compliments about my cooking. Since my family enjoyed my cooking, it made me want to be able to cook everything just like my mom. My mother gradually began teaching me to cook more and more things. To me, cooking was a huge responsibility and I was glad to take on the duty. Food, cooking lessons, and my mom all equal memories stored in my memory bank.
As long as I can remember, at almost every meal there would be an outburst of laughter with my mother often crying due to the funny situation or memory. To me, food not only represents nourishment for the body but a time of laughter and jubilation. Mealtime usually entails me laughing hysterically as well. There is never a dull conversation when my family and I eat. Someone will say something completely out of order, something that happened to them during the day or even the occasional impersonation of a co-worker from my dad.
Before I left for college, I made my mother cry from laughter. As we were recalling stories from the past, one came up about me falling out of a high chair when I was six months old. This was a shocker to me, as I never knew this happened and this was not a happy memory for my mom. The unhappy memory is now a funny memory, due to what I said at the age of 18. Without thinking about the proper way to phrase what I wanted to know, I immediately asked, “Did you think you hurt her?” By the time the words were out of my mouth, my entire family was laughing hysterically. It takes a lot to make my father laugh, but even he was laughing. I did not realize what was so funny, until almost thirty minutes later when someone finally calmed down and told me what was so funny. Whenever we see our mother in tears from laughing we know someone has said something ridiculously funny; the culprit is usually me.
Since I have been away from home, for mealtime, I feel as if I am missing out on a part of my family’s life. My family will call me if something made everyone laugh at the dinner table and tell me all about it. The Loft is currently providing me with more memories, that I in turn share with my family.
I wish food and dinnertime could equal fond memories for everyone. I feel as if talking and laughing, during mealtime, brings people and families closer together and they stay more connected. Mealtime is something I look forward to daily, not only for the food but for the conversation that will arise and ultimately the memory.

Executioner's Outline

The Executioner’s Outline
I) Introduction- Start with an interesting fact or unusual detail that catches the reader’s attention
A) There is rarely a meal at my house that goes by without laughter.

II) Body Paragraphs
A) My mother’s creation of manicotti is one of the best I have ever eaten.
a) Ingredients, love, and no re-creation.
B) When I began the teenage years, my mother decided that it would be wise if she began to teach me how to cook.
a) Not having any food.
C) I was on Cloud 9 when she informed me that I would be cooking dinner.
a) Impatient and overwhelmed
D) This was a proud moment and memory for me.
a) Step by step instruction
E) Since my family enjoyed my cooking it made me what to be able to cook everything just like my mom.
a) Serving dinner and responsibilities.
F) As long as I can remember, at almost every meal there will be an outburst of laughter with my mother often crying due to the funny situation or memory.
a) Laughter, jubilation, and memories.
G) Since I have been away from home for meal time, I feel as if I am missing out on a part of my family’s life.
a) Family calls.

III) Conclusion- Summarize the main points of the essay.
A) I wish food and dinnertime could equal fond memories for everyone.