Entry #7 Fresh Food

 After watching the documentary called Fresh released in 2009 it has changed my mind on what I put in my body. In the documentary a couple of farmers are interviewed about how they grow crops and feed their livestock. The documentary goes a lot into depth about how each farm is different and how each farmer sees the industry. Some farmers will talk about how they give their chickens the cheapest food and they don’t even know what their chickens are eating then the chickens will be given to people to eat. Other farmers keep their chickens in a free range not a lot in one small room and they can list the things that are being fed to the chickens. Obviously, with that being said when people buy these chickens the price will be highly different from one another. This document was an eye-opener because it explained so much about what goes beyond just a hen laying eggs and planting a couple of crops. I now think twice before picking up fast food and now make it at home. Even though I make my food at home I still think about how well the animal that I am about to eat is good or if the farmer even took care of the chicken. It really makes me wonder and scared because I am also giving that to my child. I hope that in the future farms around the world start to think about how they raise their livestock and what they are spraying their plants to protect from pesticides. I think this would be better for everyone and most importantly for the kids because if out food is being grown bad how will that affect our bodies.

Entry #6 Halloween

  

 Why does everyone dress up on October 31st. It all started as the day that marked the end of summertime and the beginning of a cold winter. This celebration started by the Celtic's as a festival to celebrate the spirits who would come back to visit earth. The Celtic's participated in a ritual that the locals would create big bonfire and disguise themselves as something scary to avoid harm from spirits that were evil. They would also leave out food for spirits so that the evil spirits wouldn’t harm people. By the 19th century Christianity made its way to the Celtic's which introduced the holiday called All Souls Day. Poor people were known to go around to other people's house to pray for the family member that had passed away in exchange for soul cake. That is how it came to be known as what kids do each year on October 31st trick-or-treating. Then throughout the year's most people would dress up as their favorite singer or funny thing they could find at the Spirit Halloween store. The famous Jack O'Lantern that story always gives me the chills. I provided the link if you would like to read the meaning behind Jack. The reason Jack O'Lantern's have such a big significance on Halloween is because it was another form of scaring the evil spirits away. They would carve scary figures into pumpkins or large beets. I find it so interesting how the celebration of Halloween started and how Americans now celebrate it. Many things that are done on Halloween are to protect people from evil spirits returning to earth. Did you know that you were scaring away evil spirits? 

Entry #5: Deer Mayhem

 Accidents happen all the time without warning and at the most inconvenient time. After watching the short ad from Allstate, the context of the ad explains if a person is covered with Allstate insurance they will save more while trying to fix the item that was damaged by a deer running in front of the car. The ad's author explains how it can be dangerous to drive at night in the woods where deer are known to cross the road. The ad shows a good example of the outcome if you are not paying attention for just a split moment. The audience the author is trying to reach is Americans who either go hunting or live near the woods. Anyone who feels that they are the targeted audience should be more aware of their surroundings and make sure they have insurance that will protect them if mayhem occurs. Allstate ads are funny and catch the audience's attention because the narrator acts as the mayhem. The way the author of the ad made a very stressful situation funny. That caught the viewer's attention because why not make a stressful situation into a funny situation instead. 

Entry #4 La Familia Sagrada

Your local time is 9 hours ahead from departure location said the flight attendant threw the intercom. We just landed in Barcelona, Spain and I couldn’t be more excited to get up after a 13-hour flight my legs felt swollen. I can finally start to see what row was leaving the plane, so I start standing up and prepared my things to start leaving the plane. I get off the plane and I start following all the signs that say baggage claim. We grab our luggage's and start making our way outside. Once we start getting closer to the exit, we can start to feel how hot it is outside. We stepped outside and once the door opens it felt like we opened the door to a sauna. Then we see this big line and at the front of the line it said taxi. The line seemed to be moving quickly so we decided to wait. It's our turn to get into the taxi and we hurry to get in because there is a line full of taxis trying to take people to their destination. We start making our way into the city and all I can see is mountains. Once we start getting closer to our Airbnb you start to see all the locals walking around shopping at the little markets and walking their dogs. The popular dog I saw looked like a greyhounds, and I googled it the breed is called Galgo Espanol it is easily confused with the greyhound. Once we were a block away, I noticed the beautiful architecture. We finally arrive and now we have to climb 5 flights of stairs with our luggage. We were not starting this trip off good because it was hot very tiny and not a single building had a/c unlike Arizona. After we settled in, we decided to just grab something to eat and call it a night so that the following day we could have energy to explore Barcelona. The following day comes, and we start walking up these hills and let me tell you these hills were steep, but we finally made it to the top and the view was amazing. You were able to see La Familia Sagrada church in the distance it felt so magical. We walked down these stairs that led us to the main road, and we were able to find a tour bus that took us to all the famous places in Barcelona. We were on the bus for 5 minutes when we realized that it took us to La Familia Sagrada church. We were so excited but before we got there, we had more stops on the way. We saw more amazing building and the beach. Finally, we got to the La Familia Sagrada church it looks bigger in person then it does in pictures. I was stunned to see how much detail the church has. In that moment I felt like I was in a dream because of how tall it is. I felt so grateful that I was able to travel and see the church in person. It is a beautiful place and I recommend anyone to go if they have the chance. 

 

Entry #3 Why Is It Spicy

 I open the plastic and instantly my hairs stick up as I get hit with a freshness sent. I stare at this white circle with a whole in the middle wondering why it's not the color as the plant that gives it this fresh sent. I then slowly pop it in my mouth, and it instantly feels so fresh like I just bit into an ice cube. If I take a deep breath, it will make my mouth water more because it is spicy. It makes all my tastebuds get to work. It reminds me of the scene in ratatouille. It felt as if fireworks were going off in my mouth. It slowly disintegrates in my mouth it almost feels like sand, but the spicy fresh taste is still strong. Once I get to that point, I will start chewing it. After it's all gone the tangy feeling is still left in my mouth when I take a sip of my water it makes me feel like I was in the cold water that Rose and Jack were in. It took my breath away. I like to eat these when I go on road trips in order to keep me up because they are a little spicy. What makes your tastebuds get to work? 

Entry #2 Views on Religion

 What is religion? Many people might not know what religion is and many might have their own opinion on it. The proper definition religion is the belief in a worship of a superhuman power. In my anthropology class we are trying to figure out what religion means to us because everyone has their own view on religion. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tSgUo-AbVxg&themeRefresh=1 In the first three minutes of this video Michael spends some time with a group of people and he participates in dances that are ritual like but at the end he asks them why they dance. They answered and said because of Hamamasim which means to make happy. It then makes you think most religions don’t just focus on belief. Most anthropologists think religion in not just what you think or what you believe. Wade Davis another anthropologist goes on a journey with Elder Brothers, and a group of Sierra Nevada Indians whose spiritual practice holds the world in balance. https://www.ted.com/talks/wade_davis_the_worldwide_web_of_belief_and_ritual?language=en Wade observes that both groups say they try to become god but us regular people go to church to talk about god. Most people might look at the mountain as being a good place to mind but a young kid from the andes who is raised to believe that the mountain is an Apu spirit that will direct his or her destiny. At the end everyone has their own opinion on religion and it can be looked at so many different ways or celebrated. 

Entry#1: Learn About Blogs With Me

I have read three blogs that caught my attention. The topics are about a woman becoming a minimalist, if delivering news in a humor way grabs the attention of an audience, and EVs powered by oil. The first blog about the woman becoming a minimalist stood out to me because I used to be that person that used to hold on to everything that was related to a core memory of mine. I also like that it included so much information and pictures to show. It also showed how the woman noticed that she had an issue and showed the process of her resolving it. I appreciate that they were able to include that information for people that might be going through those things so that they can flow those exact steps. The second blog also stood out to me, because I always like to make people laugh, and I do believe that people retain information when humor is involved. It also included research that the university of Pennsylvania and the school of communications at Ohio State University were able to discover on how people retain information that included humor. Here is the link if you would like to read what they were able to discover. https://www.pickeringpost.com/does-the-delivery-of-news-in-humour-grab-the-attention-of-the-audience/ The blog that I liked the topic about but didn’t catch my attention was to be the one about EVs because it was a very short blog that did not give a lot of information. All it included in the blog was pictures of generators and how they are powered by diesel and left a lot of detail out. It would have been a good blog if that information was not missing and listed research information. I know for the future I will try to include as much information that I am able to include.