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• Commented on Separated at Birth.
  I do not think that this type of study should be performed these days. However, I do think it is alright if we observe natural occurrences of this. If we do not study situations like this we may never be...
• Commented on Becoming a Parent
  This is a topic that I will never forget either. Like you said in a matter of years a lot of us will be put into this position without practice or anything. It will be a time when we wonder...
• Commented on Needles in your back?
  The link doesn't appear to be working so here it is again http://www.webmd.com/balance/what-is-alternative-medicine...
• Posted Needles in your back? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  Five years from now a concept that I think I will remember is that of alternative or contemporary medicine and specifically the discussion on acupuncture. When I was a freshman in high school I injured my shoulder and one...
• Posted Does your attractiveness affect your Career and Relationships to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  Could how you look be determining if you get the job? In recent studies about how attractiveness affects your career it was found that it is not just you that is getting the job it is also how you look....
• Commented on The Key to Weight Loss? Eating Snacks
  I think this is a very good way to loose weight. It is a lot easier to eat small snacks all day and then eat a small dinner than to only eat three meals a day and try not to...
• Commented on Stop telling me to be thin!
  I agree that the media may be why there is an increase in eating disorders. I think this is especially common among young girls. They see very tiny thin girls on television and they want to be just like them....
• Commented on Does my physical attractiveness get me a job??
  I think that for most jobs all that employers look at is how well the person would do at it and if they are qualified to be doing that job. This used to be a big deal but over the...
• Commented on Confessions of a Say Yes to the Dress Addict
  I think that while it is alright to spend a little money on a dress. I do not think that the purpose of a wedding is to spend this much money. What causes people to spend this much money on...
• Commented on Does Legalizing Abortion Decrease Crime Rates?
  This is a very good example of "Correlation vs Causation". There are many other things that could be causing the decrease in crime rates. The fact that they decided to look into just one is very narrow minded if I...
• Commented on Am I a Good Parent??
  I do not think that people should worry about what parenting style they are using. Each child is unique and different and requires something different. Some children may be really good at doing what their parents say and not getting...
• Commented on Effects of divorce on children
  This is a very interesting topic to me. I personally have been raised my both parents but I know that there are people around me and kids that are going through this very thing. Do you think that if parents...
• Commented on WASH THAT MAN RIGHT OUTTA MY HAIR
  This is a very interesting blog. Personally I do not think I would want my memories erased because for every memory that you have you learned something and if you get rid of all of the bad ones then you...
• Commented on Do You Remember Last Night?
  I think that for example drinking so much that you can not remember what happened the next day is very dangerous, because you make yourself very prone to suggestibility. Lets say you are blamed for doing something illegal the night...
• Posted Is Your Brain Shrinking? to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  Each year Alzheimer's disease takes its toll on thousands of families. In Minnesota alone there are 94,000 people with Alzheimer's and an estimated 5.4 million people in the United States. With a growing number of people developing Alzheimer's it is...
• Commented on The Chipotle Manipulation
  These types of advertisements should not be able to be on television, because it what is considered false advertising. They are not backing up what they are saying with facts. Having grown up on a farm I have heard many...
• Commented on Animals Are the Way to Your Heart...or Wallet
  I think that any organization that does this is no doing it for the right reasons. I will admit that it does make even me feel sad for these animals and I am completely against advertisements like this. This is...
• Commented on Who decides who I love?
  I have also heard about this before. Could nature vs. Nurture also play a part in this situation? Depending on where you are from does that cause you to look for a certain time of male or female? For example,...
• Commented on Bike Helmets, should they be mandatory?
  I think that people should be able to decide whether or not they want to wear a helmet. One person not wearing a helmet is not going to affect other people they are only putting themselves in danger. I think...
• Commented on Lose 2 pounds per day gaurunteed!
  This arcticle is an excellent example of the scientific principle "extraodinary claims require extraordinary evidence." it is also a great example of Pseudoscience it claims that it helps you lose weight but there are not any scientific explanantions behind it...
• Commented on Vegetarianism...Vegetables...NASTY!
  I do not think that American need to grasp the idea of vegetarianism. Athletes should definitely not be grasping this idea it is not safe because you do not get the nutrients your body needs.Some people disagree with eating meat...
• Commented on To Spank, Or Not To Spank
  I think that this is exactly how children should be raised. It is sort of a hybred style support the children but at the same time be strict and set boundaries. Do you think that how a child acts is...
• Posted Mental illness and the Law to Sections 24 and 25 SP12 PSY 1001
  Can a mental illness actually put you in jail or does it help keep you out? The answer to both is yes. A mental illness can put you in jail involuntarily this is called civil commitment a procedure used for...
• Commented on A Thousand-Mile Walk to the Gulf - John Muir: chapter 1; "Why Walk?" - Colin Fletcher; "Ultralight in the Nation's Icebox" - A. Skurka
  I found all three of these readings very interesting. I think the first sentence of “Why Walk?” describes exactly how I feel about walking. I grew up on a dairy farm right above the lake and our cabin was right...
• Commented on "Choices" - David Nye
  I found this article by David Nye very interesting. One major point this reading made was that America is the most energy using country in the world. I think this is because Americans are lazy and they think that everything...
• Commented on Introduction" - Michael Pollan; Can We feed the World & Sustain the World? - J. Foley
  I can honestly say that before reading this I never knew that corn made up so many things. I never thought to look on the label of different types of foods and check that I was absolutely amazed when I...
• Commented on "Introduction: At the Limit of Form" - Amanda Boetzkes
  In the article "At the limit of Form" Boetzkes discusses land art and nature. The land art area began, because people liked the idea of being able to break out of the normal museum art and put art in other...
• Commented on Minneapolis Institute of Arts; "Seeing - Annie Dillard
  I have never been to an art museum before so going to the MInneapolis Institute of art was a new experience for me. I think that taking the time just to look at the Landscape paintings was a good idea,...
• Commented on Land into landscape - Malcolm Andrews
  I have never really thought about the difference between land and landscape before. I used to just think that it was all one thing, but now I think that land is what the earth has always been and landscape is...
• Commented on Como Zoo
  When i took the time to look around the Como zoo I actually found it really interesting. In a way I liked it more than the Minnesota Zoo. I think that they had a good variety of animals and for...