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Current Event for Runners

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“Running is a great way to get in shape and just about everyone can do it. You don’t need access to a fancy gym, expensive equipment, or other people to do the work. You can simply throw on your sneakers and head out the door for a run. Easy as that!” (CNN.com/health). I know running is an easy way to stay active, however most people who haven’t gotten into the routine of running make a few mistakes that can harm them. Don’t worry CNN News has covered the MOST COMMON everyone makes. The very first mistake every beginner makes, including me when I first started out, was just darting toward the finish line. Also just starting out by doing an 60-90 minutes everyday, when really you should be starting of by walking to wake up your muscles then speeding up your pace 30 minutes every OTHER day, and increasing your time. Resting your body. While running, you use the same muscles, which can cause you pain. You can still exercise, but you should alternate your routines; one day you work your legs, the next your abdominals, then your arms, etc.  While running, your feet are hitting the hard ground and can cause harm towards your heels with can expand to your hips, towards your back. This is why you need to wear proper gear -thick socks, flexible running shoes. If you’re already in pain, either because you pulled a muscles, work harder, wore wrong gear, etc. you should NOT try to brush it off. Rest your body and treat your pain. You may want to be building up muscle and getting better at running but you need to do it the right way. Also, don’t compare yourself to other runners. Remember they have had more practice and have build a healthy routine that may not work for you but helps them. We’re all different. Keep in mind they were once beginners too.

News Updates on Facebook

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140417111743-facebook-nearby-friends-horizontal-gallery “Your phone always knows where you are. And now, if you want, your Facebook will always know where you are too” (cnn.com/technology). Facebook has a new gadget on their mobile app called, “Nearby Friends” so your friends can track you in live. Why, you ask? This social media is so that it will make it easier for people to meet up. However, people won’t be able to see where you’re at unless, you want live-tracking turned on on your Facebook account settings. Because Facebook does let you choose who can see what on your page, and if you want it to be private or not, the new gadget will let you decide who can and cannot track you. Not only can you track down a friend, but you can also see which friends are near you from a mile or two away or their time being at the location. How is this different from Instagram, Twitter, etc. “Cheak-In”? Cheak-In states where you’ve taken a photo or where your eating. Nearby Friends tells your exact location and the time being there. Also you had the option weather or not you want people to know, and who specifically you want to share it with, even when you are not on the Facebook app. Personally, I don’t mind Nearby Friends because you do have the option weather or not you want it on and who gets to track you down, but then again I would’t want people tracking me down and inviting my privacy. Is this what the police and FBI are gonna start using?

WAIT WHAT? IT’S JUST A MYTH??!!!!!

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Bad advice and outdated research could be putting a kink in your workout efforts. Here are some fitness myths that have proved to be just that. “Are you killing it in the gym, but not seeing results? Chances are, you’ve fallen victim to bad advice” (CNN.com/studentnews). We are told many different thing when it comes to exercising, we read magazine that tell us the “right” way to exercise, but it is’t always accurate. You know how crunches are the key to flat abs? WELL GUESS WHAT thats not entirely true. Yes crunches are a good way to tighten your abdominals a bit but don’t exactly slim your midsection. Why, you ask? Because you’re not really burning off a lot of calories so it doesn’t help majorly with fat loss. Instead you should planks and bridges, and if you do, do crunches make sure to do then the proper way; soft surfaces for your back, and tailbone. You know how after a workout, you’re drenched in your own sweat, that must mean you burned a lot! DANG! Sorry to disappoint you, but just because you’re soaked doesn’t necessarily mean you burned the soda you drank for lunch or the yogurt you had for breakfast. ” ‘ Sweat is a biological response that cools your skin and regulates internal body temperature’ ” (CNN.com). Do your knees hurt after you ran a mile? Well, you know what they say, ‘running is bad for your knees’. SIKE! I know stomping on the pavement is bad, rather than running on grass, however it’s not completely harmful. Wearing the proper shoes and building leg muscles help your legs. Jogging before starting a run and jogging in between help your joints a bit . Also, you should stretch to recover faster. Wait! Actually thats another myth, if it helps you then by all means reach towards the sky! However, the University of Milan study found that there no significant change to people who stretch after they exercise. It’s crazy how many myths there are about exercising! Keep doing what your doing if it works for you but keep in mind that some things you believe in aren’t necessarily true. “I think you should still exercise and eat HEALTHY  because moving your body is always good” says Max L. Glaser

Vietnam Veteran Question and Answers

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After learning about the Vietnam war and reading historical books a lot of questions came to mind. For example; what was a typical day the soldiers, how was training, and especially how some were able control their emotions. I interviewed Mr. Christensen and really talked to him about his experience going to the Vietnam War in 1975.

Did you become a Vietnam Soldier by Choice? Were you drafted? How and when did you get drafted? Did you know you would be in the war when you heard about the draft? How did you feel when you heard about it, and how did you feel when you were drafted? Were you scared?

Mr. Christensen did not expect to be a war. He was drafted to go to Fork Polk Louisiana in 1967.  A part of him was scared but when in war there was no time to react because it was so overwhelming. He had to separate his emotions from reality. Continue reading →

Ruby Bridges

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“Our Ruby taught us all a lot. She became someone who helped change our country. She was part of history just like generals and presidents are part of history. They’re leaders, and so was Ruby. She led us nearer to knowing each other, the white folks and black folks.” -Ruby’s Mother, Lucille Bridges

Ruby Nell Bridges was born on September 8, 1954, in Tylertown, Mississippi in a small cabin. Ruby grew up on a farm, with her parents and grandparents. In 1958, Ruby was 4 years young, when her parents decided to move to New Orleans for a better life. Her  father, Abon Bridges, got a job as a gas station attendant. Her mother, Lucille Bridges, took night jobs cleaning floors and bathrooms. Soon, Ruby had two younger brothers Jonah and Malcolm, and a younger sister, Michelle. Even though Ruby’s parents were struggling a bit, Ruby’s education was still important. Continue reading →

Berlin’s History

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Ever wonder why the Berlin Wall was built? Or Why the Berlin airlift happened? Or why Stalins Blockade happened? Stalin’s actions of the blockade caused the Berlin Airlift which caused the Berlin Wall.

On June 1948, Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin tried to force Allies out of Berlin by blocking all roads into the city. ” The Berlin Blockade was an attempt in 1948 by ability of France, Great Britain, and the U.S to travel to their sectors of Berlin, which layer within Russian- occupied East Germany,” (History.com). They blocked the western allies, railways, roads, and canal access to the sectors of Berlin under allied controls, which cause the Berlin Airlift. Continue reading →

Cold War Political Cartoons

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The U.S.A had this theory that if one country fell into communist, we would all fall into communist. we were afraid that communist would spread all around the world.

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The Berlin Wall was built in 1961 to divide East and West Berlin. Soviet leader, Joseph Stalin tried to force Allies out of Berlin by blocking all roads and railways into the cit. Continue reading →

Navajo Code

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Cryptography is a machine that protects information by transporting messages/codes into a language only you and your partner can understand. It also decode messages. It was used in WWII to send messages across. The Germans used the Enigma to code their messages during WWII. The United States used Navajo to code their messages. The U.S found out how to break the enigmas codes by using the SIGIBA code. The Navajo code talkers were men who translated the cryptography messages. The Navajo Indians were the only ones who knew the  Navajo language, so they helped the U.S, by translating the codes. America and Briton were allies so they had a link so that Germany couldn’t understand the messages.

Lyvia Krancberg: Holocaust Surviver

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Life is freedom, but are you going to have it forever? On April 30th, Lyvia Krancberg came to our school, and talked to us about her experienced living in the concentration camps with her older sister, Rose, in 1944. But despite the horror she lived through she was able to pursue her goals and dreams. Ms. Krancberg taught me, to appreciate more in life and to never complain for what we have or don’t have. Me. Krancberg also taught me to not live in hate, because it brings out the worst in us. But the most important thing i learned was to live life and move forward.

Ms. Krancberg not only lost her family, had to put her dreams on hold, but she lost her freedom at the age of 24. As a little kid she loved to run around and play with friends, she was happy. Then in 1943, when Hitler was killing Jews, Ms. Krancberg was taken away from her family and was left with her oldest sister, Rose. Jews didn’t get much to eat, and some died from hunger. Then she would remember, when she was a kid, how her mother for food and would complain how hungry she was. However, her mother wouldn’t give her food and would ask her, how it felt to be hungry. She said “ ‘ don’t say your you’re hungry you can die…’ ”. because you never really experienced hunger. Ms. Krancberg was influenced by her mother to appreciate the little things in life, because there’s always someone out there who has it worse. Now Ms. Krancberg in influences others to do the same.

‘Actions speak louder then word’. Adolf Hitler hated Jewish people, he killed the old people and babies. Ms. Krancberg and her sister lived through horror for years. She told us that we should never live with hate, because hate will become action. Actions can be taken back. She also said never sleep with anger, it’s not worth it. You never know if one day they’re gone and you never got the chance to have peace with them.

Even though Ms. Krancberg lived through hell, she was able to move forward and achieve her goals. Ms. Krancberg is now a writer, and has written many plays and was able to produce 3 of them. She has a great big family, her daughter is now a teacher. Ms. Krancberg showed me that, even through the toughest time, you will get through it, and when you do,to just move forward. You can’t change what happened to you in the past, but you sure can move on and live your life because you never know if one day life will be taken from you.

Ms. Krancberg, is my hero, the person I look up to, because she taught me to give thanks for everything i have, to not let hate get the best of me, and to live my life.

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