Corry in the House

While sitting in my room this past weekend I was interested in watching a movie that displayed what life was like as a child in 1990s. Mid90s follows a teenager named Stevie growing up in Los Angeles. He’s struggling with his family, including his co-dependent single mom and his abusive older brother, and at school, where his richer friends seem to overlook him. When Stevie befriends a crew of skateboarders, he learns some tough lessons about class, race, and privilege.

There are many different critical thinking elements that were displayed throughout this movie. One of these was the Bandwagon Bias that was discussed in one of the other group’s presentations. The group defined the bias as a “psychological phenomena in which people do something primarily because other people are doing it regardless of their own beliefs in which they may ignore or override.” In other terms, this means that they will perform an action to fit in because others are doing it. In the movie, Stevie hangs out with his new friends despite their poor decisions. Tempted to fit in the group Stevie starts to drink alcohol and smoke cigarettes. Every other person in the group participates and it makes him feel as though he belongs. Also, Stevie aspires to imitate their daredevil behavior and anti-social attitudes because everyone else is acting that way.

Another critical thinking element that is displayed in this movie is that of creative thinking. Creative thinking contains many different elements including seeking out feedback, taking risks and evaluating their progress. When Stevie was first introduced to the group he knew that for the group to like him and invite him to further skate events he would have to take risks. The most noticeable risk Stevie took was when he attempted to skate across a gap from one roof to another. If he fell, he could be left with a life-threatening injury and might never be able to skate again. With his decision made, he went for it and unfortunately fell. This left him with a head injury and growing concern from his mom if he should continue to hang out with these kids. Later in the movie, Stevie seeks feedback from the group on what tricks he should learn and how he is progressing as an individual. With their honest opinions, Stevie was able to evaluate his progress and fix what was needed to be fixed.

The third critical thinking element that is displayed in the movie is moral and ethics. Stevie had to make various decisions throughout the film that challenged his family’s ethics and morals. To go against everything that his parents taught him regarding drugs and alcohol to just fit in was just one of them. Similar to the activity we did in class in which we determined if a decision was ethical or not, Stevie had to internal do this as well. Each decision he made had two sides to it and it was up to him to choose whether he was going to do something based on what he believed in or what the other kids in the group believed in.

Growing up in Franklin Square, New York religion was a part of everyday life. During the week as a child, I was required to attend weekly religion classes in which I learned about my faith. These classes consisted of classmates from each of the three different elementary schools in the district and allowed me and others to make new friends.  Becoming educated and learning about my faith was an important time of my life. According to the Catechism of the Catholic Church, a text which contains dogmas and teachings of the Church names “homosexual acts” as “intrinsically immoral and contrary to the natural law,” and names “homosexual tendencies” as “objectively disordered.” While the Catholic Church does not consider “homosexual orientation” sinful in and of itself, it does have a very negative attitude toward it.

As someone that grew up into a Catholic household and family, it was traditional for one to follow the beliefs of the Catholic church. In the essay, Tom Chatfield says, “that our thoughts do not really belong to us — not in the individual, analytical sense that most of us assume. They belong to our circumstances, our habits, our history, and our opportunities; to the systems granting or denying us options; to the people, we have been and are in the process of becoming.” This is an interesting statement as our beliefs and ideas are shaped by our lives. The people that are around you and the community in which you are raised in outlines what you will believe as you get older. With my parents being ones that are not very strict Catholics, there is a very loose interpretation in my household of what it means to be one. In the religion classes that I took, they mentioned that the Catholic Church frowns upon same-sex marriage. Being young I was inclined to believe what I was taught. With the idea in my mind that gay marriage is frowned upon I started to really think about it.

In my mind, I couldn’t really understand that fact once I really started to think about it. Why would this be frowned upon? If an individual loves another individual why should it matter what ethnic background, gender or race they are? Homosexuality is a normal variant of adult sexuality; gay men and lesbians possess the same potential and desire for sustained loving and lasting relationships as heterosexuals, including loving and parenting children. All these couples want is someone to love and care about them. By doing this they are not harming or hurting anyone in the process. It is only beneficial to them and society as we continue to become more understanding.

With my Aunt Cecilia and her best friend since college Denise, they have always been inseparable. Never stating that they were gay I always just considered them as best friends growing up. It was only until 2 years ago that they decided to further their relationship when they officially got married in New Mexico where they currently reside. With really no opinion on the topic of gay marriage except for my education in the religion class I never really gave it much thought except what I was told. When it was announced that they would be getting married I really thought to myself as to why anyone would be opposed to it. Seeing what love means to them from a first-person perspective showed me that there is no reason it should not be allowed. They are so happy together and as long as other people are happy I am very content with that.

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As an exercise science major here at Sacred Heart University I hope to further my education in graduate school in preparation to become a successful physical therapist. Therefore, we will focus on someone that is directly related to exercise science in this analysis. This individual is named Tim Noakes who is a sports scientist that is located in Cape Town, South Africa. He is currently a professor at the University of Cape Town where is teaches in the Division of Exercise Science and Sports Medicine.

Tim Noakes’ education started at Monterey Preparatory School in Constantia, Cape Town where he learned as a child. After, he was then enrolled at Diocesan College, Cape Town which was an all-boys school in which he studied and played cricket. Once he graduated he sought a higher education in which he studied at the University of Cape Town and received a medical degree. Seven years after he obtained the medical degree he got his doctorate and in 2002 a DSc in Exercise Science.

During his time getting an education he was asked by the University of Cape Town to create a sports science course in which he later became the head of the “Bioenergetics of Exercise Research Unit of Medical Research Council.” In 1984, Noakes’ research focused on four endurance athletes. More specifically, exercise-related hyponatremia. This is a fluid-electrolyte disorder caused by a decrease in sodium levels.  Noakes was able to figure out this discovery due to close analysis of data and results.  With this, he was able to conclude that endurance athletes can be more prone to illness due to the excessive amounts of fluids they consume while exercising.

Around 13 years later, his research allowed him to propose a new model of exercise in which the brain is the main organ that control exercise. He believed that the brain controls fatigue and dictates how long and hard humans can participate in exercise for. However, this idea was not only his, but it was proposed by a Nobel Peace Prize winner named Archibald Hill.

In 2005 Noakes began a new experiment that was located in the frigid Arctic and Antarctic. More specifically, he was studying Lewis Gordon Pugh, who was an endurance swimmer, to understand how the human body would respond to cold temperatures. As a result of this experiment, Noakes discovered that the swimmer’s body was able to increase its internal temperature in the preparation for it being exposed to the extremely cold temperatures. Upon discovery of this he titled it “anticipatory thermo-genesis.” Two years later after this experiment Noakes was announced to be the doctor for Pugh’s one-kilometer swim at the North Pole.

After conducting his research Noakes went and wrote several books for the whole world to see his hard-work and dedication. His first book was titled “Lore of Running” that provides insight on physiology, training, injuries and world-class athletes. Many runners enjoyed this book because it helped them understand and improve their running strategies. Another one of his books that he published many years later was titled “Waterlogged: The Serious Problem of Overhydration in Endurance Sports” in which he goes into detail of how athletes hydrate and what they are doing wrong. One of his central arguments in this book is that by drinking too much water after a strenuous endurance activity can have negative effects on the recovery of the athlete.

Tim Noakes’ life was no easy one as the Health Professions Council of South Africa conducted a hearing about the allegations against him. The HPCSA then released an incorrect statement that produced a conclusion stating that he was guilty of misconduct. However, in not even three hours the HPSCA publicly apologized and Noakes was then cleared of misconduct in 2017. Despite this struggle in his life, Noakes did not let this affect him and continues to conduct research to this day.

In the 21^st century Tim Noakes is most known for his famous low-carb, high fat diet. Located in South Africa, his diet is very popular, and it has claimed to have helped hundred of thousands of people to transform their lives. This diet was developed by him because he was exposed to adult-onset diabetes which is known as “carbohydrate resistant.” His diet was specifically for him to overcome what he was going through and has now become a very popular diet.

As a full-time undergraduate student at Sacred Heart University on the 3-3 physical therapy track and a division 1 athlete on the Men’s Track and Field team life can be tiring. From going to classes and doing assignments to lifting and running track I am pretty exhausted each day. This is where my routine of going to bed at 10:30pm comes into account.

My goal coming into school was to perform well academically and to strive for excellence in track.  I know that to handle my busy schedule it requires that I get enough sleep to start my day. To plan out me going to bed I usually set a goal to finish all my school work by 9:30 so then I can pack my bag and get my clothes ready for the next day. At around 10:00 I will gather my shower items and towel to take a shower before I go to bed. After the shower, it is lights out so I can get my full 8 hours of sleep. If I do not get all my rest, then it greatly affects me the next day. By being tired I am not able to focus in school which will negatively impact my academic performance. Also, it will hinder me from being the best track athlete I can be. To evaluate how much rest, I got I look at the Garmin watch I have which tracks my heart rate and how much sleep I got. Based on that I will determine if I went to bed too late or if I woke up in the middle of the night. One alternative to this routine would be to go to sleep even earlier than I am right now in the attempt to always have a good night rest. A weakness of my routine is that I will stay up later when I am stressed with school work or if I have a big meet the next day. I hope that I can stick with my routine and continue to get the rest I need and stay healthy.