Various Kinds of Milk Teas - Jinju

<Various Kinds of Milk Teas>               Jinju Eom

I enjoy teas a lot as much as coffee. Instead of working in Starbucks, I had worked in a Hong-kong style milk tea shop in Korea for 8 months. There were four different kinds of black tea leave in my store: Assam, English breakfast, Earl grey and Golden monkey. Their flavors were clearly different so depending on the kinds of leaves, customers could enjoy various flavors of milk teas. Of course I loved them, too. While I worked in the shop, I had big interests in not only tea itself but also the methods of making milk teas. So I’d like to introduce you some of them.

Milk tea is literally made of milk and tea. To make authentic English milk tea, the cup must be warmed up with hot water first. Pour 30 ml of pasteurized milk into the preheated cup, and then pour hot tea into it. By the way, there is always controversial about the problem of putting milk first or tea first when boiling milk tea. There are also short for these things; MIF (Milk In First) means to put milk first, and TIF (Tea In First) means to put tea first.

In addition, Royal milk tea is a tea with a 1: 1 ratio of black tea to milk. In order to make it, 200 ml of water is put into a milk pan or a small pot, and boiled. Then, tea leaves are put in this hot water, and it is brewed using a weak fire for 2 to 3 minutes. Then add the same amount of milk as the amount of water, then heat it again and stop when it begins to bubble. Mix the proper amount of sugar or syrup, and filter the tea with a strainer to complete the royal milk tea.

 Last, to make Hong kong style milk tea, we need strongly brewed tea base and condensed milk. As it may be a secret recipe of owner, so I cannot explain the exact amount of ingredients. Not only hot, but we can also enjoy it with ice .People like to drink with Boba which is made from tapioca starch. There is no sweetness in Boba itself, so usually it is cooked with lots of sugar to give them sweetness.

 Like the above, we can modify the taste of milk tea by making in different way with using only tea and milk. I think it is attractive indeed to know the various recipes from the one root.

Being with Pets - Jinju Eom

Being with Pets                                       Jinju Eom

When I was 10, I raised 2 hamsters in my house. It was the first time that I had pets. I really liked them but unfortunately I had allergic to their floating hairs, so I had suffered from running nose until they died. For all that, I love hairy animals, especially and cats. It is quite interesting that I like both cats and mice. Anyway, I hope to be with two cats after I get a job. By the way, I decided to think again about being only with cats, not the dogs. There was no chance to be with dogs before because of the reason I said above. But now I am with dogs in U.S.

I have been with my home-stay family over 2 months. There are two sibling dogs in this family. It is the first time to live with dogs. Boy’s name is Ali and girl’s name is Chiqi. They had been curious about me for the first few weeks, and sometimes, they barked at me. But now, we become closer as there was a thing a couple of weeks ago.

There were a few days that I had to take care of them totally because there was no one at home. After coming back home, I was in panic seeing Chiqi. Her face was totally swollen and hives broke out over her whole body. I thought she was stung by bees but I did not know how to do. After contacting to my host mother, I gave her two pills of Benadryl, which is antihistamine medicine. As being in hard time, she really relied on me. Even she awakened me up early in the morning by scratching my door so I brought her bed inside my room and slept together. From that day, we became very closer and naturally Ali became closer too. Now, they always want to be with me so wherever I go, they are next to me. Moreover, they frequently go around my room when I feel bad.

Some research explains that it is beneficial for mental health to be with companion animals and people can get better sense of responsibilities by being with them. At the first thought, I knew these facts in theory but now I know clearly what they are. I am happy to be with them, even I am blue they come and console me. They really cheer me up. Plus, by taking care of them, I can become stauncher. I will miss them when I go back to Korea.

Shiho

                 Exercising Every Day is Good

                   How do you often exercise for a week? We are unlikely to exercise as you get old, and some people have problem of obesity. However, we often see the information of exercise through the magazine or TV commercial. Exercise is always hot topic among people, and many scientist and professor have discussed this topic. Therefore, I searched advantage and disadvantage of exercise, and I reached on oinion. I think exercising every day is good for us.

                   First reason is exercise makes our bodies healthy. For example, if you work out every day, not only you could develop your muscle, but also you could improve your skin because when you exercise, you sweat and excrete metabolic waste. It lead to improve your skin. To give another example, exercise makes us good sleep and relaxes us. Therefore, it is good for people who are busy and have less rest to exercise, and it brings about making health body and maintain life rhythm.

                   Second reason why I think exercising every day is good is exercise is also good for our brain. According to the article “Regular exercise changes the brain to improve memory, thinking skills”, the author explains that exercise could protect our brain from memory impairment. The study which have done at the University of British Colombia showed that aerobic exercise, which is one of the exercise taken to improve the efficiency of the body’s cardiovascular in absorbing and transporting oxygen, increase size of the hippocampus, which is the brain area we keep the memory and learning. It means aerobic exercise could lead to keep our brain in good condition. In the article, also researchers said dementia, who has memory impairment, will be more than 115 million by the year 2050. Therefore, we should exercise every day to keep our brain in good condition.

                   According to the article “How much should the average adult exercise every day?”, the author suggests we should right aerobic exercise at least 150 minutes or heavy aerobic exercise at least  75 minutes in a week, and as a goal, we should do physical activity only 30 minutes. However, some people complain they have no time to exercise because they are busy, and they give up doing exercising. However, in the same article, if you can’t fit 30 minutes of walking, walking 10 minutes instead is also good for you. Therefore, you should not only express dissatisfaction but also you should think what you can do instead.

                   In conclusion, I think exercising every day is good for us, because we could get benefit of making healthy body and keeping our brain in good condition. Some people have no time to exercise, but we could make 30 minute in a day. Moreover, if you have no time, you should do right exercise for a short minutes instead. I think most important thing is keeping exercising every day, and making lifestyle including exercise.

http://teens.webmd.com/benefits-of-exercise

http://www.health.harvard.edu/blog/regular-exercise-changes-brain-improve-memory-thinking-skills-201404097110

http://www.mayoclinic.org/healthy-lifestyle/fitness/expert-answers/exercise/faq-20057916

Is abortion women's rights or not? - Lizzy

Abortion is a very important issue in women's lives. The spread of effective contraception and abortion has been a change over the past several decades. This is a breakthrough in women's lives. There is a possibility that a woman can fully control her body and her life. But sadly, not all women enjoy this privilege. In many countries, abortion is illegal and prohibited. According to the WHO, this causes 22 million unsafe abortions annually in the world, resulting in about 47,000 deaths annually and 5 million people being disabled. Most of these occur in Asia, Latin America, and Africa. Abortion has been tabooed because the law does not allow abortion at all. But the right to abort is an essential right to protect women's health and lives and achieve social equality.

The argument against the abortion is that because the fetus is also life, it is the ethical problem of the fetus's right. Because the fetus is also a life, pregnant women arbitrarily sacrifice the fetus as a murder beyond the pursuit of happiness. It is their claim that legalizing abortion will cause another a trend to make light of human life when legalization of abortion is feasible.

 But I think it is the right of women to sacrifice an unwanted fetus. Abortion is a matter of choice for woman non nations, doctors, and men. A woman is the owner, not someone's possessions. Pregnancy and childbirth are important issues that dominate the whole life of women, and the decision on this issue must be made by the woman himself, not by anyone. However, a woman who refuses to be pregnant is blamed as a woman who is selfish or has no maternity. If you do not want to give birth, physical and social disruption is the responsibility of no one. In an illegal abortion operation, women are inevitably the weakest. Deprivation of women's right to decide on abortion can not be a genuine respect for life. Not to recognize abortion as a crime and punish it, but to legally legitimize abortion and ensure that women receive safe procedures. Claiming the right to abortion means that women's health should be respected not only as a means of procreation but as a female body.

 Women are not pre-mother but human. Women have the right to choose an act in relation to their bodies. If abortion is legal, deciding abortion is an easy choice for anyone. At this point in time, we must once have doubts about our thoughts. In fact, the fact that abortion is bad is only infused by a society that sees women as a means of production. It is time to think about whether it is giving women the dignity of innocence, maternity, etc., and whether they are not binding women.

A victory for democracy in South Korea -Lizzy

 A victory for democracy in South Korea

"Korea is a democratic republic. The sovereign power of the Republic of Korea resides with the people, and all power comes from the people. " 
- Article 1 of Constitution of South Korea

  On March 10, 2017, we confirmed the stern value of Article 1 of the Constitution. We have been protesting to impeach the president over corruption for a long time. When the judge made impeachment pronouncement for President Park, the people who have been participating in the assembly were crying tears of joy. It was a dramatic reversal. A funny country whose president was shaping her hair when the young students slowly drowned in the cold waters suddenly receives the envy of the world. South Korea showed the world what democracy should be like.

  An angry citizen pulled down President Park without any violence. The resignation of the president with a massive peace demonstration lasting several months shows how much younger democracy in Korea has evolved. Our democracy which was won by the blood and sweat of the people in 1987 was not only a step backward but proved to be the most powerful democracy in the world. The protagonist who defended today 's democracy is the people. For the righteous Republic of Korea, the people raised candles and fulfilled the sovereign responsibility.

  Citizens who filled the streets with candles and cried at the top of their voice for the resignation of the president did not just demand the impeachment of the president remaining year of her year. They resisted the political order that has dominated Korea for decades. The decades-long political order is the "Park Chung-hee regime." The dictator Park Jung - hee transformed Korea into an exporting power and reduced taxes promoted anti - labor policies, and favored other government policies for the conglomerates.

  To sum up, the impeachment Park Geun-hye is not the end but the beginning. Creating an entirely new Republic of Korea has just begun. We must create a just democratic nation where all 60 years of corruption are cleared, fought with privileges and discrimination rooted in all sectors of society, and all live together well. We are all Korean, and all of us are Korean people. Now it is time to end the age of conflict and to create a new Republic of Korea with the spirit of democracy constitution.

Argument and counter argument with refutation - Jinju

<Benefits of Travelling>                               Jinju Eom

 Some people say that travelling is just wasting of time and money. They argue we do not have to go on trips actually because we can explore the whole world by searching the Internet or reading books. Needless to say, it costs much less experiencing indirectly, however, I think that travelling is essential to make our lives more valuable and colorful.

 Roughly thinking about trip, there are two types of it: going on a trip together or alone. Both have different strong points so I think I have to explain by dividing into two.

 First, travelling together is one of the good ways to spend time and make precious memories with people you like. Before you make a journey, you should decide where and when to go to the travel destinations by discussing with them. Then you can have a good time with them in beautiful places successfully. In some case, you might face unexpected situations with them and have to find solution together. In this way, even the unexpected things occur, you can make the precious memories and also you can have relationship between them closer.

 Second, going on a trip alone makes you independent. Knowing yourself is very important to set aim for rest of your life. While travelling, you can look inside of yourself calmly. Of course you can do meditation in the room, but being alone in unfamiliar places can also help you concentrate on yourself entirely. Before you leave, you have to organize for your trip by yourself and this is highly related to setting your future plans. You have to know where to go and when you will do the things during the trip, and this resembles what happens in your life. Since you live in society, of course, there are much more problems that have to be solved together. However, there also exist problems that have to be dealt with by oneself. Travelling alone gives you power to overcome them and eventually you can be independent.

 I have traveled in the both way before. I have been to San Diego in California with my friends here in UCR and it was a fascinating memory. Also, I have been to Jeon-ju in South Korea alone after taking my TOEIC test, and it was a good chance to refresh. Both trips are really unforgettable memories in my life and not only them but other travelling experiences still give me power to live happily. 

Abdulwahab8 (Using Smart phones in the class)

Using Smart Phone In the Class

       We mostly take our smart phones with us wherever we go. We feel bad If we forgot to take them with us. That is how our smart phones are important to us. Some places are not allowed us to bring our phones with us such as schools by some teachers or even the rules there. However, bringing smart phones inside the class could be helpful for several reasons.   

      I think it is very beneficial to take your smart phone with you in the class. First, smart phone can be as learning tool. For example, you can find the exact meaning of the new words that you are studying by just click the button. This can save your time and your effort in compare with searching the meaning of the new words in the dictionary which has many definitions of the same words. Also, if your teacher asks you to find synonyms or even antonyms of some words, you can do it by using your phone. Another example is that you can also use your phone to do research about whatever you are studying during the class, so you don’t have to wait until the bell rings to go to the school library! Second, helping to take note can be part of your phone’s job. If you are not a fast writer, you don’t have to worry about failing to take down notes anymore. You just need to take a picture of what you don’t have time to write on the board during the class. What if Your teacher doesn’t write notes on the board! It is easy you just need to record his voice during the class, but don’t forget to take a permission from him. Third, buying books can be expensive for some students, and carrying them most of the week can be really fatigued. However, with smart phone, you can avoid these problems. In other words, you can save both money and weight. For instance, you could download the books that you need for school in your phone that called E-books, so no more worry about forgetting the books at home or being tired of carrying it almost every day.

        On the other hand, many people claim that taking smart phones inside the class is harmful. First, they think that smart phones will distract students from schoolwork because students can use social media or even contact with others during the class. This is not the case, teachers can put limits for using phones inside the class by creating specific kind of WI-FI that doesn’t allow students to enter some apps such as social media apps during the school. Also, skeptics among the people say that many problems can be caused by using the phones in the class. Cheating during exams will be easier with phones. Copying online answer will be common among the students. But the fact is that teachers can prohibit bringing phones in the class if there is a test instead of just prevent them at all.

     To sum up, using smart phone during the class is more helpful than harmful. We can use it as research tool by searching for the meaning of new words or even finding synonyms and antonyms for them. Also, it can be very useful to take note by taking picture or recording voice. In addition, it can help you to save money and weight by using E-books instead of physical versions. Regardless of the fact that some people thinks it causes problems and distract students, we can avoid the bad sides of it.

abdulaziz

Nowadays, video games are very popular, almost each house is going to have a video games inside it even if the video games are old. However, there are two groups of people always and they always have argument about if video games are good for our children or if it’s bad. In my opinion, video games are very god for our children, bit children should learn how to use it with moderation. First of all, each game kids are play I going to have a subtitle and dialogues, and with these two things the reading skill for the children are going to be improved by video games. Also, the listening skills are going to be improved, because they have to listen in order to understand the story line. Moreover, kids are going to make many online friends from all over the world, so they are going to be more social, and at the same time their language will improve. Feather more, many games contain puzzles, and the players cannot go to the higher level without solving the puzzles, so that will make children brains work in order to solve the puzzles.

               On the other hand, the second group say that their children always put their time on playing, and that why they don’t study. Moreover, they are going to be out of shape. Another thing the second group said is, video games are one of the reasons that lead to disintegration of a family, because kids are always in their rooms. In addition, there are games don’t fit with the age of kids, because it’s possible that it could contain scenes of violence, which is going to effect on kid’s actions.

               On defend of video games, parents can make a schedule for their kids. For example, kids can only play video games when they finish their homework and studies for about 1-3 hours daily, or kids can only ply during the weekend. Also, there is a lot of websites show which games are good for children, or parents can ask the seller about the game and if it’s good for the kids. Moreover, in each game there is a number shows you if that game is good for the kids or if it’s not, because that number refer to the age. Also, children are going to be more social, because they are going to make new friend, and they will be able to communicate with them. Finally, does not require parents to buy the games for their children if they see it bad for them. 

my opinion about Hokkaido Yurika

              Have you been to Hokkaido, Japan? In Japan, there are so many places you should go, and everyone might make mistake to choose the place. In fact, there are so many famous places than Hokkaido in Japan such as Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka. Although there are many attractive places, I think the best place to travel in Japan is Hokkaido. There are reasons I think so.

              First, the most significant reason is that Hokkaido provides us so many delicious foods you can’t eat in other places. Hokkaido well known that its sea food is very delicious such as salmon roe, sea urchin, and crabs. Of cause, you can eat all of them in other places, but unlike other places, we can eat all of them in the same time as a rice bowl and can get a cheaper price than other places provide. Also, Hokkaido people have own taste food as well. It meant that unless you go to Hokkaido, you can’t eat it. For example, jingisukan is the most famous their own taste food. People who live other cities have tried to steal their taste, but it never succeeds.

              Second, there are so many beautiful places which can feel nature. Hokkaido contains many great national parks and with 22% of the country’s land. For instance, Biei city, the one of the beautiful place in Japan, well known its wide field which is filled many colorful flowers. Also, there are wildness places which you might haven’t felt. The Blue Pond is also a must visit place especially for photographers, where the natural minerals give the water an extra blue. The reflection of the trees and branches are magical and spectacular to see.

              According to the skeptics I told that will say, “Hokkaido is a good place and is the places we should visit. But for people who aren’t interested in wildness or foods, there are no interesting things. Also, there are simply no amusements.” Or they would say that if it in the winter, they would feel cold and its cold will eliminate their motivation to visit to Hokkaido.

              This is not the case. Actually, there are some amusements in Hokkaido. For example, in Asahikawa, there is the most north of zoo called Asahiyama Zoo, which is known its display for innovative ways. In addition, even in the winter, there is some special equipment to heat your body such as stoves or floor warming, so you don’t have to worry about it, and its temperature might the first time for you to feel, so you can enjoy feeling it.

              For those reasons, Hokkaido is the best of a city to travel. I hope you will have an opportunity to visit to Hokkaido and hope you will visit the places I mention. 

Samah- Preference Riverside to study

Some people believe that it is better for students to live in a city without a lot of leisure activities and pleasure places than in cities with many places to visit; however, others argue that big cities have a lot of fun time which aid students to do the best in their studying. Riverside is one of the most popular cities in California to live and study, but some people claim that it is a boring city. Personally, I prefer to study in Riverside on account of several reasons.

 First of all, the primary reason behind my preference to Riverside as a good place to study is the location. The site of Riverside is located in the best area. California is one of the fabulous states in the United States, and Riverside is situated in the Southern California. Several cities which have a lot of pleasure places including huge shopping malls, fancy restaurants, and beautiful beaches are near Riverside, so you can go to different places on the weekends.

In addition, the second reason to hold this opinion about Riverside is the price. As everyone know, Riverside has been considered the cheapest facet compared to other cities in California. As opposed to other cities, located in California, Riverside has had reasonable prices in the houses rent, for example.

One more reason to prefer studying in Riverside is the fact that the weather is suitable. It does not go down under zero Celsius Degree, so many students can live in this scope without any problem that may attack their bodies and health because of the cooler weather. As a result, they can do the best in their studying to achieve their goals.

From the other side, the opponents of this idea say that there is a lack of activities and tourism and entertainment places in Riverside; consequently, Riverside is very boring. The shortcoming of huge malls and diverse restaurants can be mentioned by those people who hold the contrary opinion.

I admit that everyone needs to entertain himself or herself to feel comfortable and perform the studying tasks in a proper way, but that is not the case. The truth is, however, that everybody does not have time to amuse himself or herself, and there are many cities which are near Riverside. Some of them take less than one hour to arrive it by car, so if you have a private car, you can enjoy through visiting many cities on the weekends. Moreover, in reality, for that reason which skeptics point out above, I can allude to the fact that Riverside may be a bad choice for tourists who expect several places to visit it, but it is a good environment for students to study hard and without any disruptions. 

In conclusion, I think that Riverside is one of the best cities to study in the U.S. because of the site, the prices, and the weather. It is true that it sometimes seems as a boring city, but as students it is a good city to reach our dreams and aims.

 

Identifying counterarguments and refutations (Ryosuke Okumura)

     Recently, Mexico City is recognized as a popular city because of its rapid growth in various aspects. According to the article, New York Times ranks Mexico City #1 travel destination for 2016, “we agree and celebrate Mexico City’s top ranking for a number of reasons.” On the other hand, some people suggest people also need to mention other negative points about the city. Furthermore, the reason why it is not popular is more than the reason for popular. From my view point, Mexico City is not more popular than other cities in Mexico.

     I think Mexico City is not popular city because some people do not like the city for some reasons. For example, Mexico City has serious environmental pollution problems and criminal problems. According to the article, Car ban fail to curb air pollution in Mexico City, “Back in 1992, the UN declared Mexico City the world’s most polluted city. Massive growth in the use of cars coupled with a geographic location that trapped a toxic blanket of dirty air over the city saw tens of thousands of people hospitalised every year.” Therefore, Mexico City is recognized as a harmful city for those living in Mexico City.

     On the other hand, some people think Mexico City is more popular than other cities in Mexico because there are various tourists spots like historical heritage, famous restaurant, and amusement park to attract tourists. Moreover, a lot of Mexican tend to move to Mexico City because it is the central of Mexico administration since there are a lot of political central facilities. According to the article, The Mexico City Metropolitan Area, “government services and industrial development have concentrated in Mexico City. Forty-five percent of the country’s industrial activity and 38 percent of its gross national product are located here.” Therefore, a lot of domestic people and tourists come to work and come sightseeing in Mexico City.

     This is not the case. According to the article, Top Tourist Cities in Mexico” Mexico City is the country's capital and the top city in visitor figures. It has earned one of the world's most unattractive pseudonyms, the "Valley of the Damned," by having more than 8 million residents.” Also, this truth is that a lot of criminal cases occur frequently in the city and environmental pollution problems due to traffic congestion are also serious problem. Therefore, Mexico City is not popular than other cities in Mexico.

https://www.nap.edu/read/4937/chapter/3

http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-38840076

http://fusion.net/story/253011/new-york-times-ranks-mexico-city-1-travel-destination-for-2016/

http://traveltips.usatoday.com/top-tourist-cities-mexico-61706.html

Ryosuke Okumura

                                                              About Uber's new technology

     Recently, a lot people, who do not have many means of transportation, use Uder system which is able to take you from your current location to your destination. Also, if you want to use this application, you need to call a driver using an application. Also, you need to type in your personal information before using this application. Therefore, in recent years lacking of personal information has become a big problem in our society because you need to enter personal information when using this application. On the other hand, Uber has introduced a technology called “Greyball” to protect the driver’s personal information from government and organisation. It also has a function to prevent other companies from using this Uder’s Application contrary to the terms of use. Also, according to the New York Times, “which earlier reported the program, Greyball helped Uber identify regulators and supplied them with dummy versions of the app showing fake cars trawling city streets”.  Therefore, most people think that people who use the Uder application are protected by new technology. 

     From my view point, this security system is not safety and it is not able to protect completely all personal information. For example, if people depend on this security system, there is a possibility to be at risk because if this system is hacked by someone, all personal information lacked out in society. Therefore, I think that it should avoid this problem by introducing a system that dose not need to input personal information. As a result, I think that more people will use Uder in the future. Also, if Uder become famous, there are people who become hypersensitive because some people do not like Uder technology to disturb own business like taxi driver or others. According the article How Uder Deceive the authorities Worldwide,”Uber’s use of Greyball was recorded on video in late 2014, when Erich England, a code enforcement inspector in Portland, Ore., tried to hail an Uber car downtown in a sting operation against the company”. Many people criticise this application indeed and many incidents occurred in our society. Furthermore, a lot of people involved as a result of the incident. Therefore, I believe that it is difficult to simultaneously ensure the existence of convenient services and people’s safety in our society. We have a solution to solve this problem for the future. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/03/technology/uber-greyball-program-evade-authorities.html?_r=0

How can we overcome the low birth rate? - Lizzy

South Korea has the lowest birthrate in the world. In Korea, one woman in the 1950s gave birth to six babies and one died. So the population grew tremendously and Korea achieved rapid growth as they entered the labor market. Now a woman has only one child and there are two people on world average. Such a sudden change in birthrate as Korea was not in the history of humanity. According to statics, Korea's birthrate that is the number of children born to a woman is 1.2 which is lower than Sweden (1.9), France (2.0) and Japan (1.4). If this situation is continued, Korea will disappear. But the Korean Government has been trying to practice some policies to encourage childbirth but there is not such a big effect. Where can we get the answer about low birthrate? According to Professor Hans Roosling Karolinska, a world-renowned statistical scholar, Feminism will help solve the country's low birthrate, poverty, and socio-economic problems. From now, I’m going to explain how Feminism encourage childbirth.

Simply a population policy is ineffectual but Feminism will bring change. Low fertility causes other problems, but it is also a result of other problems. Unlike women in the past, women nowadays have to work well and do well at home. This burden can’t increase fertility rate. For example, Fertility rate in Sweden was reversed from the changes related to gender equality. Gender equality means more than the level where husbands share work with their wives. It means destruction of traditional roles. The more flexible the roles of men and women, the greater the efficiency of society as a whole.

Feminism is not only for women and it doesn’t deprive of the right of men. When the rights of women improve, men also live better. If men put down some of the baggage on the shoulder, the men become comfortable. We can know by paying attention to the fact that the difference in life expectancy between men and women decreases as feminism develops. The ultimate goal of feminism is not to raise fertility but to improve the quality of life and live together in a better society.

To sum up, we can get over the lowest birthrate in the world through Feminism that support the gender equality and a better society. But gender equality means more flexible the role of gender and demotion of the idea that has existed from all time. From today, let’s practice the Feminism.

abdulwahab 7 ( the importance of sleep

The importance of sleep

        Although Sleep is natural thing that all creatures do it every day until they pass away, it plays an important role in our health. Many people don’t have a full idea about sleeping. They think that sleeping just makes them rest. However, sleep has many benefits that could particularly affect our bodies and our lifestyles. So, what are the benefits that we get from sleeping?

Advantages of sleeping-well:

            Sleep provides us with many advantages. First, sleep is important for brain health. Many people think that when we are sleeping our brains are sleeping too. However, our brains do many things while we are sleeping. For example, the brain prepares for the next day during the sleep. It somehow processes information to helps us make decisions while we are awake according to the article “5 Amazing Things Your Brain Does While You Sleep”. Also, during the sleep the brain creates new memories and links them with the old memories that would provide us with enough memories for the following day, so sleep play important role in learning according to the same article. Second, enough sleep can make us live longer. In 2010, study of women ages from 50 to 79 was conducted. It showed that women who sleep less than 5 hours are more likely to die according to the article “Live longer?”. Third, sleep has good impacts for our bodies. For instance, the body uses almost all the night to heal and restore damaged cells and tissues that caused during the day. Also, the body produces growth hormones that are responsible for growth and aging of human body according to the article “23 Incredible Benefits of Getting More Sleep”. Finally, with sleeping-well we can avoid many diseases especially cordial diseases.  According to a 2011 study by the American Heart Association, lack of sleep is connected to an increased risk of high blood pressure, a potential cause of heart disease. These are a sample of many benefits of sleeping-well.

      In conclusion, sleep is very essential for both our brain and body health. It provides the brain with time and rest to prepare for the next day, and make new memories combined with build links between them and the early memories that is an important role in learning new things. Also, sleeping-well could provide us with long life, and prevent many illnesses. In addition, many crucial biological processes happen while we are sleeping, so we have to sleep well and enough.

Sources:

1-     “5 Amazing Things Your Brain Does While You Sleep”: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/09/28/brain-sleep-_n_5863736.html

2-     “Live longer?”: http://www.health.com/health/gallery/0,,20459221,00.html#live-longer--0

3-     “23 Incredible Benefits of Getting More Sleep”:

http://www.businessinsider.com/why-sleep-is-important-2014-12

  

Samah -Why People Help Each Other

Why People Help Each Other

People have a busy life, and they try to keep life more quietly. In life situations, people may help each other. Some of them like to help others, but others are forced to assistance. People help each other in view of the fact that human nature is urging them to aid others. Moreover, helping others depends on several factors including when no one is around.

Human nature urge people to help others even though they do not know them. In the article, "The Biology of Altruism," the author states that Dr. Varnken and other researches suppose that the human brain is planned to be altruistic. The author mentions that the study hint that the brain is affected by our wish to help people. According to the text " The Biology of Altruism," the writer explains that people may be born with a "helping brain" on accounting of the fact that it is progress. People's occasion of remain. People are used to help each other without waiting to give it back. In practical life, people assist each other and pull together to reach success. People aid each other even if they are do not know each other. I used to assist old people in the public places to prove that I am a good person to myself. In my country, we have a lot of charities to help poor people to get a house, work, food, or clothes. In my opinion, I think that helping people is necessary and spring from the heart.

Help other people relies on many factors including when no one sees them. In the text "A Question of Numbers," the writer says that the bystander effect is a natural human response that happen in situations in which assistance is wanted. According to the same  article , the author clarifies that people almost always find relief in an outsider when there are no bystanders. The bystander effect is one of the several agents that has an impact on a person's resolution to help out a needy stranger. In people's daily life, they usually like to help without showing it to the public. People like to help without being seen by anyone, so no one thinks that it is hypocrisy. Some people like to assist others separately because they do not want to make others embarrassed. I feel uncomfortable when someone sees me while I am assisting someone else. In my country, there are groups providing financial aid to other people in secret because they do not want to make them shy.

In conclusion, helping others is attributed to the human nature and that depends on many reasons such as when there are no passers. I think personally that assistance is important to everyone and helpful, so people have the  best personality.