Ch. 4 QQC

Quote: “The Year of Eating Oat Bran—also known as 1988—served as a kind of coming-out party for the food scientists, who succeeded in getting the material into nearly every processed food sold in America”

Question: Is Oat Bran good or bad?

Comment: The connotation of this quote seems to be that oat bran is bad, but from previous information I have heard about oat bran is that it is actually good for you so that makes me confused as to what the author is trying to get across to the reader.

Ch. 5 QQC

Quote: “It is now increasingly recognized that the low-fat campaign has been based on little scientific evidence and may have caused unintended health consequences.”

Question: Are any food companies being sued for this deadly mistake?

Comment: It seems to me that the “health consequences” are pretty severe considering they have to do with organ such as the heart, so why is it that these products are still being sold and distributed and I haven’t seen any change or affect that this discovery is having on my everyday life?

Ch. 6 QQC

Quote: “Play your cards right and you can even get the American Heart Association to endorse your new breakfast cereal as “heart healthy.””

Question: What information can I believe on food products?

Comment: It seemed that throughout this entire piece of writing like the author was constantly shooting different health food products down and talk all about how they are really bad for you, but he never really seemed to propose any kind of solutions or alternatives to them.

1/2 cup Special K cereal (starch)
2tsp. Almond Butter (protein)
1/2 glass fat free milk (dairy)
1/2 banana (fruit)
1 mug of green tea

3 oz. Turkey lunch meat (protein)
1 slice of whole wheat bread (starch)
1/2 banana (fruit)
1/2 cup steamed broccoli (vegetable)
6 Almonds (fat)

1/2 cup Special K cereal (starch)
2 tsp. Almond butter (protein)
1/4 glass fat free milk (dairy)
1 mug of green tea

4 oz. grilled chicken (protein)
1/3 cup brown rice (starch)
4 dried mango slices (fruit)
1/2 cup steamed broccoli (vegetable)
6 almonds (fat)

Plant #2: Helianthus annulus (“The Joker” Sunflower)

1. Light Green

2. Falcate

3. Comes to a point

4. Serrate

a. One middle finger

b. Half of a hand

5. Cross-Venulate

6. The petiole is one thumb

7. The venation is slightly more distinct

8. Small hairs cover the surface

This is “the joker” sunflower because of its double-bloom, which are the two rings of ray flowers that surround the cluster of disk flowers in the center. The coloring of the petals is ombre as they go from a deep rust color at the center to a bright yellow at the tips. This flower is a vascular plant and it is also a capitulum because of its contracted raceme and its flowers are attached to a thickened stem. An interesting fact about this plant is that Sunflowers are native to the Americas.

Ender-session HW #5:

I hope to ideally gain experience in the field that I hope to go into for my career. Because I do not know for sure what I would like to pursue as a career yet, there are a couple of general ender-session option that I would like to explore. One of the two possible options that I am looking into is, to volunteer at Invisible Children. The other possibility that I am looking at for ender-session is interning with the person in charge of visual marketing at a store at the mall or with a personal stylist.

I would like to volunteer at Invisible Children because I am, at the moment, intending on majoring in International Relations and then possibly pursuing a career that involves working with global philanthropies (particularly ones working to help those affected by the central African genocide going on today). From volunteering with Invisible Children I would hope to gain even more knowledge about the genocide while at the same time giving a significant amount of my time helping the cause in some way.

I would like to intern with the person in charge of visual marketing at a store at the mall because visual marketing is another career that I am considering to pursue. I have already gotten my resume out to four stores at the mall about a possible volunteer internship with their visual marketer and should be hearing back from all of them this Monday. I would hope that if I completed this internship option, that I would not only gain some initial experience in the field that could later help me get a job, but I would also gain some more knowledge about what it takes to succeed in that field and if I truly am interested or not.

The third ender-session option that I would be interested in is interning with a personal stylist. This is another career that I am interested in possibly pursuing and I have a contact in the field whom I met two years ago and still have her business card. I would hope that if I completed this internship option that I would gain knowledge about how to get into the field and what it is like to actually be a personal stylist. I would also hope that I would gain experience in the field that could help me in the future should I choose to pursue this career option.

Plant #1: Petroselinum crispum (Italian Parsley)

1. Light green

2. Palmate

3.Comes to a jagged point

4. Doubly Serrate

5.

a) half of a thumb

b) half of a thumb

6. Palmate

7. The petiole is one thumb in length

8. The venation is slightly more distinct

9. Smooth

This is a "curly-leaved" Italian parsley plant versus the other type of parsley, the Hamburg parsley, because it does not have a taproot and its leaves are not quite as large as the Hamburg. It's scientific name is petroselinum crispum meaning curly parsley and it gives off a very strong smell and is often used in cooking. Because all of it's pedicels come from a common point, it is a simple umbel and an herbaceous plant as it does not have a "woody" stem above ground. It is also a vascular plant which means that it has a vascular system to survive. An interesting fact about Parsley is that supposedly if you pluck a sprig of parsley while saying your enemy's name, it will cause the death of that enemy.

1. Intern with a stylist

Contact: Melissa

Two years ago I participated in the Young Women's Leadership Program and as a part of it we met several women one day who had several different careers. One of them was a personal stylist. I still have her contact and I had mentioned our schools internships before and she had said she would love to have me intern with her then, so I may like to get in contact with her now for a possible endersession internship with her.

2. Store window display designer internship

Contact: Nordstroms and Anthropologie

I have always loved the window display in all of the stores. It involves my love for art project-like work but it also involves my love for fashion and for putting together outfits. I think this internship would be interesting for me to pursue because it could possibly tell me if I might like to pursue a this career instead.

3. Lisella's Boutique

Contact: Lisella Thomas

Jasmine's mom used to be a top supermodel and now she owns her own boutique in La Jolla. I have always been interested in fashion. I would like to explore more into what it is like to actuallywork in the fashion industry and I think that it would be a fun way to end senior year.

1. Invisible Children Volunteer

This is my number one choice for ender-session currently because not only have I volunteered there before and have a contact there already, but I also feel extremely strong about the particular topic of the central African genocide that is currently going on. I have been passionate about this cause since I was a sophomore. The central African genocide is also the reason why I started the global service club at our school because I feel so strongly about helping the cause.

Contact: Cherliza Jimenez cjimenez@invisiblechildren.com, (office manager)

2. Southern Sudanese Center Volunteer Tutor

I volunteered as a tutor at the Southern Sudanese Refugee Center during my sophomore year right after my passion for helping the people who have been affected by the central African genocide first began. I stopped tutoring by the end of that year, but I loved it so much that I would really enjoy volunteering there again.

Contact: Sarah Barnes

3. Habitat For Humanity

I also volunteered here over the past summer through an organization that I am a part of called Mother's And Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropy Services. I really enjoyed volunteering with them during their building blitzes and if they have one scheduled during the time that we will be on ender-session, I would love to volunteer with them again on my own.

Contact: Mothers And Daughters Club Assisting Philanthropy Services