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"One of the chief reasons for Dell’s remarkable run from start-up to worldwide leader in market share, said Fortune magazine in 2005, is that 'Michael Dell surrounded himself with mentors and consultants when he needed to '.” - Kate Ludeman, author of Alpha Male Syndrome "Our greatest weakness lies in giving up. The most certain way to succeed is always to try just one more time." - Thomas Edison " 'Come to the edge, ' He said. They said, 'We are afraid. ' 'Come to the edge, ' He said. They

Each year we are swarmed with back to back advertisements about losing weight and “fitting into that bikini”. The older we get the harder it seems that it takes to shed that weight, especially around the thighs and mid-section. If we would've paid attention to what we were eating as children and knew the future affects that it would have on our body we might have changed our eating habits. Today obesity has wreaked havoc in the lives of not only adults but of children too. When I was young there

Obesity! Many people struggle with it. Many people have loved ones who struggle with it. It is a struggle. Obesity is defined as a body mass index of 30.0 or greater (consistent with criteria of the World Health Organization), or about 30 pounds or more overweight. Extreme obesity is defined as a BMI of 40 or greater. It can simply be defined as too much body fat. A researcher at Texas Children Hospital states that “approximately 19 percent of youths aged 6 to 11 are overweight, and that 80 percent

Mark Bittman held a lecture titled “what’s wrong with what we eat”. Within this lecture bitman spoke about how animal rights, human health, and the environment. Throughout his lecture he gave his point of view on the listed topics. For example, at the start of his lecture he presented a picture of a cow and said that the cow is this years nuclear explosion. The explanation he gave behind it is that “only once before has the fate of individual people and the fate of all of humanity been so intertwined”

I'm different, even though I may look familiar with my wrinkles running along my forehead and down my cheeks paired with my kind, warm eyes filled with knowledge and wisdom. I'm just your typical grandma, except of course, for the fact that I'm only 5 years old. You may think my life right now would be difficult, but if only you knew how my first couple years of life were. I mean, it was hard enough trying to wobble on 2 feet over to mom's open arms, but imagine doing that with a back problem!

You’ll call me crazy, or you’ll be called crazy. My fiancée and I were in search of a new home. Willard, our dalmatian-lab mix, patiently sitting in back. We searched every magazine, newspaper, and notice board we found. The dashboard might give out on us if we kept this up for another week. Thankfully, we found it. We found our new home: Risen Valley. We were on our way to our very own beginning, but to every beginning, there’s an end. We just didn’t know how true this one would be to that statement

I had my clinical rotations at Westwood View Elementary. The school is under the Shawnee mission School District (SMSD). It is located in the city of Westwood, North East corner of Shawnee mission. The school’s population is about 305 children, ages 5 - 11 and 12, ranging from kindergarten –sixth graders. The school has only one school nurse. Westwood community is not an economically deprived area, so, the children have enough resources for their education. Some of the kids go through emotional

Work Life Balance Ha! Who would?ve thought that I of all people would be blogging about work life balance. I constantly feel as though I have a million things on my plate and that I?m struggling to keep up. Through my participation in clubs, work, and school, my mind is constantly worrying about something. My go-go-go mentality has been like this for about a year now, and I need a change ASAP. It?s to the point where I?m sacrificing my own mental sanity for my jobs and schoolwork. Let?s start off

There are many trends in American society ranging from popular dance moves to political opinions. Some of them are beneficial and improve the society as a whole, such as the increasing popularity in clean energy. However, there are some on the rise that are not as beneficial, such as American obesity. America is not the only country that faces issues with obesity, but the US has the highest ranking in the world for the total number of people who are overweight. In September of 2014 it was shown,

Most of us have seldom to no knowledge about mental illness, and ignorance breeds fear. Fear breeds avoidance. It’s an ongoing beastly cycle that averts us from learning about mental illnesses. Since none of us know about these illnesses, this prevents the people who have or might have a mental illness from talking about it. Mental illness is likely to be the most misunderstood and mistreated illness. At one point in the past no one would risk even talking about. You could be locked up and put in