Blog #4

Ø What is your plan to get involved on campus? What are your interests? Will you or have you joined any student organizations? Which two events besides UNITED & Career Major Fair do you plan on attending?
I plan to join Superior Edge, and I am already involved with our house government. I was not here this weekend so Shanin and I attended the last one about the genocide in Canada.

Ø Fast Food Nation - Chapter 6:

Ø What are some of the problems facing cattle ranchers?
There are now suburbs were ranches used to be, the storms wash out their land, one rancher had ten acres washed out from a storm. They also face rising land prices, oversupplies of cattle, increased shipment of live cattle from Canada and Mexico, development pressure, inheritance taxes and health scares about beef.

Ø What are “captive supplies” of cattle? (“The four major meatpacking companies now control about 20 percent of the live cattle in the U.S. through ‘captive supplies’” (138). (See also p. 142).
The five major meat packing companies are, Armour, Swift, Morris, Wilson, and Cudahy.Captive supplies are cattle that are either maintained in company-owned feedlots or purchased in advanced through forward contracts.

Ø What was the impact of the Chicken McNugget on the poultry industry?
It made the poultry industry grow into a manufactured value added product.

Ø How does the nutritional value of a McNugget compare to a hamburger?
They contain twice as much fat per ounce as a hamburger. YUCK!!

Ø How does the suicide rate for ranchers and farmers compare with the rate for U.S. citizens in
general? Why?
The suicide rate amoung ranchers and farmers is three times higher the rate of the national average. Once their traditional way of life is destroyed htey feel like failures. The land they once owned had a larger value than money and once they have lost that they feel lost.

Ø Do you feel as if there is any healthy fast food available to consumers? If so, where and why? Give specific examples of products.. Please be honest and support your opinions. For example, I feel that Subway's Veggie Sub is extremely healthy due to its freshly-cut produce, cheese, and fresh-baked breads. I actually talked to a friend who works at Subway and he said in MQT, they slice their own produce. (My fear was that it arrived pre-sliced and filled with preservatives). It's not organic, but it's a start.
I will have to agree with you because that is one of the only places I could think of. That is also true where I live in Hillman, MI, the Subway in my town cuts their veggies fresh too. I know this because my friend works there and she always coplains when she has to slice veggies. Maybe Quiznos has the same styles? But Subway and Quiznos I wouldn't consider "fast food" because you can actually see what is being put on your sandwhich and they also take the time to slice veggies. I doubt any other fast food place does that. Other than those two I don't think any where else could POSSIBLY be healthy!?!

Comment to McDonalds Worker

What was said about McDonalds was very disturbing. The first thing that bothered me was how the managers are rarely nice to their employees, but will be all cheery with you if you a mad about the way they made your food. Or how they don't even show up to work, but when they do they don't do anything. Now if your a manager of a restaurant shouldn't you have good work ethics? The thing that bothered me the most was, when he/she mentioned how they dropped the spatuala on the floor and was told not to clean it off because there wasn't enough time. If I was the "lucky" customer that got to eat that "yummy" burger, I would not mind if my burger was hmmm... two minutes late because at least you don't have the risk of eating your burger with a dash of dog poop from someone's shoe on it. I don't know what to think about the whole thing it is way to messed up and well, kind of NASTY! Thank you, for making me not want to eat McDonalds any more!

Blog #3

Ø Describe your ideal Instructor/Professor.
I would like a really energetic professor because they are fun to listen to. One that doesn't ramble and stays on subject. In fantasy land a professor would give you study guides and tell you what is going to be on the test.
Ø “I knew it when I studied it, but I forgot it on the test.” How can students study differently to prevent this from happening?
What I do is rewrite everything I study and make questions out of what I'm studying, or if I cant remember when it comes to test time, I read the other questions on the test hoping one of them will give me clues to the answer I'm looking for.

Ø How do you study for quizzes/tests?
Read above.

Ø What do you have trouble with on quizzes/tests?
I get really nervous and I start second guessing myself.

Blog #2

Reiterate a term or concept you learned in Anatomy this week.
I would love to, but I don't have that class.

Ø List a few pleasant events that happened during your first weeks at NMU.
I met new people and I did well on my first quizes.

Ø Where do you want to be (academically) in six months?
On the Dean's List Baby!!!

Ø List habits you already possess that make you successful in college.
I have a lot of ambition and try really hard to get good grades,

Ø List habits (timewasters?) you can change or modify, or need to lose.
Sometimes I feel going to the PEIF is more important than doing homework, and sometimes I dilly dally.

Ø Explain how you approach studying your a) textbook and b) notes.
I highlight the things I feel are important and make questions about the highlighted areas. I do the same with notes.

Ø Explain how you determine what to write down in notes during lectures.
Whatever is on the board or whatever they get really excited about, or what I noticed was in the reading.

Ø FAST FOOD NATION:
Ø Watch this short 1980’s McDonald’s commercial. McD’s reps have actually claimed they do not target children in their ads.. Pay attention to the tagline: “The Hamburglar is very clever and very sneaky!” Why is this ironic?

Ø List your own quote, favorite saying, song, or other expression of your feelings today.
"Don't worry about people from your past, There's a reason why they didn't make it to your future." and "Every story has an ending, but every ending is just a new beginning."

Ø Now that you made it to NMU – why are you here?
I like the enviorment, it's not to far from home but it'd not to close, the Radiology program and to meet new people.

Ø How did you choose this school?
I liked the environment and it has a good Radiology program.

Ø List initial observations of your new environment.
It seemed really safe and friendly.

Ø List initial observations of your classes.
My classes seem fairly easy, which is great. I think my UN100 class will be fun and easy. I really enjoy my EN111 also.

Ø What observations have you made about other students?
They seem really friendly and very approachable.

Ø About your instructors?
My CH105 teacher is hard to understand and my math teacher goes through lessons really fast. My UN100 teacher seems really nice and I think the class is going to be great. I also really like my EN100 teacher he explains things well and gives us a lot of time to do assignments.

Ø What do you think will be your biggest challenge(s) academically this semester?
My math class because I already have a hard time with math and our teacher does not explain things very well. Time management and studying will also be kind of an issue.

Ø Finally, name one goal (personal, academic, etc..) you have for yourself next week.
I just want to be able to keep up with all my classes and not fall behind. I would like to finish all my homework this week because I'm going home this weekend and I don't want anything to worry about.