Jogging through the park had exhausted me. I had to sit down to catch my breath. My favourite tunes were playing through my earphones, but I wasn’t really feeling the current song. I took out my phone and pressed the skip button a few times, trying to find something appropriate for my mood. Sinatra’s “Strangers in the Night” briefly flashed across my screen, but muscle memory caused my finger to skip over it. In the process of pressing the “back” button, I accidentally hit a small heart button I never really noticed before. A message popped up: Your first love. Keep telling us what you love and get even better recommendations. I promptly ignored it and pressed “OK.” Satisfied that one of my favourite songs was playing I looked up. And that’s …show more content…
I sputtered out a “Hi,” which was probably louder and higher pitched than acceptable for an 18-year-old guy. “Do you happen to know where the Chatterbox Café is?” he asked me. “Sure!” I excitedly responded, “It’s right next to the supermarket, at the south end of the park. I go there all the time; their iced tea is the best.” I don’t really know what came over me but somehow, I managed to say, “It’s actually pretty close to here. I can take you there, would you like to join me for a drink?” The world stopped. I was certainly this extremely attractive person would laugh at my ludicrous request and reject my invitation. No, he seems polite; he’d likely awkwardly make up an excuse. Yeah, that’s what he’ll do, say something along the lines of, ‘oh, I’m sorry, but I have a thing and I still need to shower, but thank you!’ Well, at least he’ll let me down …show more content…
Lead the way,” said the debonair individual standing up next to me. My first thought was, “huh. Say what now?” Thankfully, my second thought was from some tiny part of my brain yelling at me, “YOU IDIOT, HE SAID YES. MOVE IT. MOVE IT. MOVE IT.” I quickly smiled to cover up the internal confusion I was experiencing and started leading him to the Café. On the way there, we engaged in some small talk – he asked me what song I was listening to and we discussed our shared fondness for Sinatra – but my mind was still trying to understand why. “Well, the Warriors lost, the Patriots recovered from a 21-3 disadvantage, and Donald Trump is President. Screw logic and just go with it,” my brain so inspiringly told me. We arrived at the Café. I ordered my iced tea; he ordered a tall, non-fat latte with a caramel drizzle. I won’t hold it against him. We sat down at a table for two by the window, at which point he realised he had no idea what my name was. “Oh my god, we haven’t introduced ourselves. I’m Jake,” he said and stuck out his hand for a handshake. “Luke,” I replied while shaking his hand. That tiny part of my brain from before went ecstatic with the notion we were holding hands. I wish I could say the rest of me was acted more reasonably about
Rationale, Significance and Hypothesis. An extrinsic factor, which exerts a dominant influence on skeletal muscle fiber phenotype, is the nervous system. Buller et al. (1960) elegantly demonstrated the plastic nature of skeletal muscle fibers in response to changes in innervation type. Later, Lφmo and Westgaard (Lφmo and Westgaard, 1974; Westgaard and Lφmo, 1988) demonstrated that depolarization of muscle with specific patterns and frequencies of electrical activity are sufficient to cause changes in mature muscle fiber phenotypes. However, how myofibrillar gene expression and structural organization is affected by the frequency of impulses during activity, the amount of activity over time, or other characteristics of patterned activity is essentially unknown. To answer these questions will require the isolation and study of subsets of muscle-specific proteins in relation to different electrical activation patterns in vivo, an issue that cannot be easily addressed in preparations currently used in the study of muscle development and maintenance. However, using novel in vivo approaches can, in part, circumvent this difficulty.
Jillian Armenante is a prominent American television and film actress. She is best-known for playing the role of Donna Kozlowski on the TV shows Judging Amy.
Muscle contraction can be understood as the consequence of a process of transmission of action potentials from one neuron to another. A chemical called acetylcholine is the neurotransmitter released from the presynaptic neuron. As the postsynaptic cells on the muscle cell membrane receive the acetylcholine, the channels for the cations sodium and potassium are opened. These cations produce a net depolarization of the cell membrane and this electrical signal travels along the muscle fibers. Through the movement of calcium ions, the muscle action potential is taken into actual muscle contraction with the interaction of two types of proteins, actin and myosin.
On a Sunday after church lets out is when I decided to do to do my ethnomethodology experiment. I also brought my sister who is known for her sweet tooth. As we sit down at our table our slightly overweight waiter immediately greets us. We order chocolate milkshakes and our waiter smiles and says, “Wait! No lemon water this time?” This is the first reaction we received. It made me feel a little nervous because if he is already reacting to our drinks, how is he going to react to the rest of the dinner. After we receive our milkshakes we ordered our ice cream brownie delux. Our waiter laughs and asks if that would be all. I explain to him that we would still like an entree but that we want our dessert first. We then order a burger and some fries. He then warns us that we may start looking like him if we keep this up this diet. This made me uncomfortable because I was unsure how to respond
Nelson Mandela once said that “... courage was not the absence of fear, but the triumph over it. The brave man is not he who does not feel afraid, but he who conquers that fear. " Courage doesn’t mean that you are without fear, genuine courage is trying to achieve a goal, even though you’re afraid. In the novel, To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee, Tom Robinson is an innocent black man accused of rape.
It was my first day on the job with Lyric. I was moderately eager to meet him. When I first encounter new clients, I do not know what to expect. I became accustomed to walking into people’s homes blindfolded without expectations. I knocked before I entered Lyrics home at 8PM that Friday evening. I was greeted by the CNA that I was releasing off of her shift. I quickly noticed that the room’s atmosphere radiated an aura of coffee. The smell was quite pleasant and homey. I could distinguish the scent of the coffee beans mixed with vanilla. The CNA stood in front of me as she informed me that Lyric had a great day. I put on my warming smile as I introduced myself to Lyric. He smiled at me and told me hello. After the other CNA left, I provided Lyric with my company and began to get to know him better. Lyric lived in a two-bedroom, two-bathroom suite. The sight of his room was pretty welcoming. The beige curtains matched up well with the brown carpet of the apartment. I ran my hands along the silk curtains as I closed them. The curtains felt so soft and delicate as if they were made from the same material of my silk black gown in my room closet. I sat down on the chair next to Lyric’s recliner that he was sitting in. I watched him as he thought out loud about schedule for the next
Thank God for people who notice things then follow through with appropriate action. He stood there, still looking good, eighty-five years old, thin and upright, completely bald, thinking a second before responding. Slowly, both of his eyebrows rose, wrinkling his forehead; a slow smile crossed his face and I knew he’d sorted the memory from the thousands of similar ones. I was sure he’d placed my name, face and the event in perspective. Then his eyes opened wider, rolling the wrinkles all the way to his bald head and he said, "You and that red haired Eric kid, you two wore the goofy colored shoes and
Choosing a vocation can be a daunting task. With the world ever-evolving, one may come across a new attractive career every year. In order to ensure optimal job satisfaction, it is vital to educate oneself about every alluring prospect prior to committing. Simple factors like the time commitment and salary can mean the difference between a content existence and a miserable one.
twitch muscles. Fast twitch muscles have a fast form of myosin ATP and are very
I am a eighteen year old senior who has played and feel in love with sports . My love for sports stared at a young age. I have played football,basketball,golf , i am a powerlifter and i also ran track and jumped in field events. Sports has always been in my family , my family watchs a varieties of sports .The main sports they do watch would be football and basketball. Although I do have a favorite team thats is different from there’s they always watch my team play weather its sunday or monday night football.As of now powerlifting has won me over in the sense that i enjoy this tough sport more than any other sport .This sport has me going to the gym everyday ,trying to be the best i can be .Powerlifting has taught me so much more than just lift
The articles by Erikson et al., Gatz, Korol et al., and Draganski et al. explore the concept of increased physical activity and/or mental activity having effects on the cognitive function and development or deterioration of the brain as we age. Although I agree that physical exercise is critical in increasing cognitive function because of the health benefits it provides, as well as the increased blood flow and circulation throughout the body, I ultimately believe that a healthy brain is not achieved solely by physical exercise or mental exercise, but both. I think there is a link between physical and mental exercise, and that the combination of these two activities creates higher cognitive functioning of the mind as well as the body. The mind and body come together and meet to make an overall healthy individual.
Yоu get uр іn thе morning, half asleep, аnd stand іn front оf thе mirror, tо see іf уоur chest width has grown overnight. After ѕоmе time уоu аrе wide awake. Yоu take off уоur shirt аnd whаt уоu see іѕ аn astonishing six pack abs аnd wеll toned muscles bulging оut оf уоur biceps. But dоеѕn't іt sound like а dream!
Marines are constantly being tested physically and mentally in their line of they must be prepared for any situation any scenario which is why they train so much and something that has been constantly drilled into they're head since day one is to train as if it were the real thing or always pay attention to the little details, never get complacent therefore it's important for every marine to train like it's game day to build that muscle memory so it's instilled into their brains for example when training on a field operation it is vital that the marine always has his weapon on him everywhere he goes no matter when or where that marine is going this is a way to build that muscle memory so that marine knows to always have that weapon to defend
Without any hesitation my thumb had hit the tiny blue send arrow box. I gently moved my phone to my bedside table and laid my head down against the hard pillow. My eyes had shut
I made a few more futile attempt at conversation before turning to the other guy who was sitting next me, the one who had agreed that the library chick was hot.