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Entry # 10 Social Anxiety

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In the united states, epidemiological reports have recently pegged cultural anxiety disorders as the third largest mental problem in this nation, after depression and alcoholism. It's estimated that about seven percent of the population suffers from a 13-14 percent disorder. Social anxiety is a heavy thing to deal with because it is a mental health condition in which social interactions cause irrational anxiety, fear, self-consciousness, and embarrassment. Social anxiety disorder, sometimes is referred to as social phobias, is a type of anxiety "that causes extreme fear in social settings. People with this disorder have trouble talking to people, meeting new people, and attending social gatherings. They fear being judged or scrutinized by others" (Social Anxiety Disorder). which makes it impossible for them to socialize. The feeling of being powerless against their fears can be irrational and unreasonable, and it may be challenging to overcome them. This can affect their ...

Entry # 9 The Food industry Down Side

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The food industry has brought many advantages to the world, but it has also had its downside. This image represents or indulges the downside that processed food has on its consumers. It states that "processed food is easy to advertise and satisfy hunger"; it refers to fast-food restaurants like McDonald's, Wendys, Water burgers, etc. They advertise to attract consumers to consume their products by promoting their food and giving out specials. It also states, "but it's time we recognize," which refers to when people should start noticing or opening their eyes to pay attention to what they are consuming; not everything is as good as it may seem. Then it ends with "its dramatic harm on all facets of society." which refers to processed food and the negative side of consuming this type of food. This image was interesting to share with people because not everything seems to be what it is; processed food may seem easy and fast to access, such as fast food...

Entry # 8 Crazy Rich Asians

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  The book got adapted to a slightly different movie from the movie, but both are amazing.  Rachel Chu is a teacher at NYU teaching economics where; she met Nicholas Young through a friend of hers, and since then, they have dated for 2 years. So Monday, Nick decides to invite Rachel to his best friend's wedding in Singapore for her summer vacation. But things did not go as he expected; he would soon find out what his family was really like. Soon as his mother, Eleanor Young, found out he was bringing a girl home, she got private investigators to get background information on Rachel. She wanted to know who she was going against and if she was worthy of being Nick's girlfriend. Eleanor came to form a wealthy family, but her husband's family was considered an outsider even here. Throughout the years, she worked hard to be acknowledged but gave up trying to make herself be seen or recognized. Eleanor instead dedicated every second to making Nick the perfect favorite grandson to...

Entry#7 Fresh Film

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Having access to food is not an issue since Grocery stores are at their disposal whenever needed never thought of how the food gets in the grocery. Food is essential to survive, but not all kinds of food come from different parts like farms. Some are exported from different countries, and others are grown in people's back yard. And some are chemicals, fertilizers, antibiotics. In the film, Fresh is discussed of the differences between processed food with chemicals versus organic food free from chemicals. Stating that  food is healthy when it's free of chemicals leads to better access to bacteria, which creates a better environment. For this,  organic food is better and healthier since it has no chemicals added.    Also, they emphasize that "we find something that works well we keep it but does not work on everything," giving the understanding that people use this that works at the moment but is not effective for the long run. They also share their perspective opinion...

Entry# 6 The lovely Bones

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The lovely bones is a touching story of how the story develops. The book's author said that the story was based on actual events of rape and murder of a young girl in Norristown, Pennsylvania, who was kidnapped in the 1970''s. Although the afterlife part, where the protagonist watches her family from heaven, is not real. The movie begins with Susie Salmon introducing herself as a kid who later becomes a fourteen-year-old teen. Throughout the film, she narrates her thoughts and emotions leading up to her death. On December 6, 1973, Susie took her regular route home from her school through the cornfield in Norristown, Pennsylvania. George Harvey, her 36-year-old neighbor who lives alone and builds doll homes for a living, persuades Susie to take a look in the secret room he had recently built in the field. Once she entered, then proceeded to assault and murder her. He dismembers her body and places her remains in a safe, and dumps her in a sinkhole. Susie's life flees tow...

Entry #5 Allstate Mayhem

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  https://youtu.be/VG8zSs8S5ZI Although Allstate actors have changed throughout the years, they still bring their best to the ads they do. Although I miss the other man with his deep and calm voice. The Allstate ads illustrate their characters in accidents that often happen in life. The ad shows that the man gets distracted by the car behind him, leading to an accident. The purpose of this ad was to show that there are drivers out there that tend to get distracted when driving. But not having the right insurance can cost you more. As it says in the ad, "And if you cheaped out your car insurance well, it might not pay for this, so be better protected with Allstate." This suggests that not all insurance out there might be as them when coming to the coverage of your car. Also, hints out that you might be better of with Allstate insurance. This ad targeted drivers who often get distracted by their surroundings. At the end of the ad leaves a message that says, "Are you in goo...

Entry#4 Sharing thoughts

Depression happens more frequently in females than males. Some conflicts in the way in which the depressed feeling manifests have been seen from gender and age. In men, it manifests much as fatigue, irritability, and rage. They may exhibit more careless behavior and misuse drugs and alcohol. They also tend to not realize that they are gloomy and go to want assistance. For women, depression tends to appear as sorrow, worthless, and remorse. For young kids, depression is more likely to emerge as education denial, anxiety, separation from parents, and care about failing parents. Depressed teens tend to be irritable, sulky, and go into trouble at education. They also often get co-morbid emotions, eating disorders, or drug abuse. In older adults, sadness or sorrow and medical maladies, more general in the population, also contribute to or cause depression.  The great sadness is characterized by at least five out of the characteristics symptoms. At least one of these symptoms is the...