Emily Clare Burgess
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Heyo…just a young girl with big dreams trying to make a difference in the world. Please have a wonderful day!
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Handed A Gun At Twelve: The Haze (Of Ishmael Beah)
He knew his time was ticking so in a panic, he pulled their lifeline instead. He will never be forgiven. He will never be forgotten. He will never be himself again. He’s sorry. Society should be. He did not ask for it. Who is he? A boy. A boy soldier. A twelve year old boy soldier. The boy soldier walked from village to village watching the dead bodies which ran between street apon street like the same drab flag repeated over and over in this never ending war of mindless people. How truly innocent this dear boy had been. Emphasis on “had”. He was used to this now. Even worse, often, he was at the hands of it. Yes, sad but true, the unsuspecting, sweet, cheerful twelve year old boy he had once been was now gone. A leftover bullet on the streets of his old town is a constant reminder to those who once knew the real him of where that stripping of Beah took place. No. Better yet, it’s symbolic of how. The motif of guns reveals the theme of confusion/haze as a result of being so young while being forced into a situation where oneself as a person is no longer clear because of the things they are made to do.
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Confessions
Queen Elizabeth The First
Queen Elizabeth I, also known as the Virgin Queen and Good Queen Bess, was the queen of England from 1558 to 1603, reigning during the Elizabethan Era, when England asserted itself as a great European power in politics, trade, and the arts. She was born on September 7, 1533, in Greenwich, near London, England, and died on March 24, 1603, in Richmond, Surrey.
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in FYI
Should athletes’ nutritional strategies differ before competition versus practice?
I strongly believe that an athlete’s nutritional strategies shouldn’t differ before competition versus practice. My reason for this is that practice is just as important as the game itself (in terms of the player’s health/wellbeing/performance). If an athlete for example is ONLY getting adequate nutrition for the game...like for example if an athlete is only consuming enough iron on game day, they still risk having anemia considering one can’t make up for not consuming enough of a nutrient every single day by consuming enough of that nutrient just once a week (for example). This can lead to complications such as (if one is lacking iron) anemia, like I mentioned earlier, which in the long run can lead to lethargy, headaches, faintness (the feeling of nausea/feeling like passing out), a fast or irregular heartbeat, a weakened immune system, and of course, low blood oxygenation (as red blood cells carry oxygen and if one is lacking enough of them they will also be lacking oxygen in their blood). This is what lacking just a single nutrient can do to a person!!! Lacking nutrients puts an athlete at risk of many complications and can cause the athlete to bruise (easily) (and not heal), fracture bones (easily), experience nausea, tinnitus, delays in growth/development (for girls/boys under the age of 21 - when bones fully develop), a weakened immune system (which can lead to infection which can lead to DEATH), lack/lose menstruation (for girls/women), lose muscle mass, and in some cases, pass out, lead to organ damage, slow the heart rate to an unhealthy pulse (of 20s-30s OR LOWER), and even cause the athlete to collapse and DIE of malnutrition. Many athletes (we've probably all tried this at one point or another...) will stick to a very strict, restrictive diet throughout the week and during practice, then cheat right before game day in an attempt to make it up and succeed in the game, however doing so not only confuses one’s body and has their body go into starvation mode then store whatever energy it does get (and NOT use it as energy during the game), but it also risks so many other complications for the athlete. An athlete needs adequate nutrition EVERY SINGLE DAY they show up to practice considering they’re expending so much energy every second they exercise for, and without getting these nutrients EVERY SINGLE DAY the body will begin to BREAK ITSELF DOWN and the athlete will be putting themselves and their career in critical condition. Supplements, meals, snacks...it doesn’t matter where these nutrients are coming from, they need to be going into the athlete’s body and they need to be going in on practice days, game days AND even rest days.The body will do whatever it needs to survive. It will grow hair on the body if it’s lacking insulation (and is at a lower than normal body temperature as a result of dieting GONE TOO FAR - which is pretty common for athletes, especially young/new athletes as they're not aware of how the lower the body weight doesn't always equal higher performance...in fact a lot of the time it DOESN'T), slow down all the processes of the body to preserve energy, and BREAK DOWN muscle from THE ORGANS just to keep the organs going...but the body cannot keep doing these things for long before it comes to terms with shutting down. It is the athlete’s job to be sure they’re getting adequate nutrition and in good physical/mental health every day they show up to practice/games so they’re able to serve their body and their team to the best of their ability. If an athlete fails to do this they cannot and should not show up to practice/the game as it’s only fair to themselves and others. Therefore, if an athlete would like to be successful, healthy, and strong, the athlete SHOULD NOT change the amount of nutrients they consume each day unless they’re working with a nutritionist or other specialist who tells them this is what’s best for them. The athlete should instead prepare different, but equally nutritionally dense meals/snacks each day to fuel them for their sports. If they find they’re unable to meet the minimum nutritional guidelines doing this they can try supplements like vitamins and electrolytes to keep them healthy and strong for their sport. *An athlete should never perform a sport on an empty stomach either, and should eat and drink at least two to three hours before their game.
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Unbalanced
Dora “The Explorer” Marquez In WWII
Hola, mi nombre es Dora “The Explorer” Marquez. You may know me as “an icon not only for kids, but for anyone who needs to feel represented” (Gomez), but what you may not know is that a lot more went on in my life than what my television show lets on.
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Fiction
Unhealthy Eating Habits (Disordered Eating)
*My intent for this project is to help others by letting them understand how unhealthy eating habits have very many bad effects on our bodies and what they look like so that they can seek help as soon as possible, before they become eating disorders. Please do skip ahead if such topics distress you, however, or if you're easily triggered by topics such as eating disorders. Though my intent is to cause awareness for such topics, please skip to the next read if this topic makes you feel uncomfortable. Thanks for your understanding and please be well.
By Emily Clare Burgess4 years ago in Humans
