Swimsuit

In my family genogram, I noticed a trend of heart problems with increasing age in both males and females of my family. My grandmother and grandfather on my mother’s side of the family died of cancer (as did their parents before them). Other than my grandparents, and one of my uncles, the rest of my family has been cancer free on both sides of my family. Members on both my father’s side and my mother’s side of the family suffer from being overweight. My brother, at a young age, suffered from…

“Swim 2.4 miles! Bike 112 miles! Run 26.2 miles! Brag for the rest of your life!” These words exclaimed on the back page of three sheets of paper with a few rules and course description that was given to 15 people who came to take on the very first Ironman challenge in 1978 (Mackinnon). The Ironman began as a way to challenge athletes who had seen success with endurance swimming, running, and biking events. Judy and John Collins came up with the idea to combine the three toughest endurance races…

One major function that needed a crucial amount of press clippings was 96th Miss America Competition. Miss America is one of SLATE’s big clients and was a major event of the year. Savvy Shields, a college student from Arkansas won this noteworthy competition. She won by impressing judges with a jazz dance and her answer about the upcoming presidential election. What blew the judges away was out of the seven finalists, she very efficiently answered controversial questions in a matter of twenty…

little while. And i'll call for you when lunch is ready." Lunch! I looked at my watch and it was almost one in the afternoon. It was only eight o'clock when we got here. I guess time really does fly by when you're working hard. I changed into my swimsuit and headed over to the dock. I found some oars in the small shed and loosened the rope tying the boat to the dock, and then got to rowing the boat out to middle of the lake. I threw in the rock and rope that we use as an anchor. And it sank,…

Snowdrop 1998. “…Certainly, since I was a child, I wasn’t particularly healthy…” But even so, I went to school. During summer vacation, I played outside until my skin was tanned dark. June, middle school. The day after we ordered swimsuits. That was the first time I was admitted to hospital. Just before the first semester midterms, a day where the rain that started to fall felt awfully cold. In the midst of that pure white sky of the rainy season, in the beginning, everyone from school came to…

Introduction Diversity; a small word with a large meaning. Diversity is present in all aspects of our lives. Whether we are talking about culture, race, ethnicity, gender, or even sexual orientation we are talking about diversity. Diversity is not always looked at in a positive manner but without diversity we would all be the same. We would all be normal; no one would have unique backgrounds or interesting life stories. Our society is built on diversity and the individualism of our population.…