Juanita Jimenez Professor: Mingle Health 11:30-1:00 14 October 2013 Journal #1 !

ife is li"e a camera### $ocus on %hat&s im'ortant( ca'ture the goo) times( )e*elo' from the negati*es( an) if things )on&t %or" out( ta"e another shot# +his ,uote gi*es sha'e to m- life an) m- 'ers'ecti*e of realit-# !ife ta"es time an) )e)ication( -ou %ont al%a-s get %hat -ou %ant in one tr-( it all ta"es time# Man- insignificant things in life %ill ta"e u' -our attention e*en though the- shoul)n.t# Often %e remember the ba) times an) forget about the goo) times( %e )on&t realize life is too short to /ust be thro%ing it in the trash# 0.m the t-'e of 'erson %ho )eci)es to sta- 'ositi*e in e*er- situation that comes across me# 1*en though 0 consi)er m-self a 'ositi*e 'erson there is al%a-s something that ma"es )oubt m-self# 0 feel li"e 0 ha*en&t been honest to m-self enough to the 'oint %here i am satisfie) %ith m- life# 0 %oul) li"e to change m- 'ersonalit- base) on %ho to trust( since i am a *er- gullible an) nai*e teenager# 0 "no% that if 0 %oul) trust less 'eo'le in general( 0 %oul) ha*e less 'roblems# 0 %oul) li"e to change the %a- 0 am %ith m- 'arents an) famil-# Man- things ha*e sto''e) me from changing but mainl- m- 'ri)e an) anger management 'roblems# +hese are the obstacles 0 ha*e to o*ercome in or)er to change an) better m- 'ersonalit-# Once 0 better m'ersonalit- 0 am sure that 0 %ill be more than satisfie) %ith m- life# Mean%hile 0 am not content %ith m- life but 0 am getting rea)- for the ne2t shot /ust li"e the ,uote sa-s#

3s a se*enteen -ear ol) 0 ha*e man- goals but right no% 0 am %or"ing to accom'lish t%o of m- goals# 4ta-ing 'ositi*e is %hat 0 )o# One of m- goals is to gra)uate high school %ith m)i'loma an) m- business associate# 0 'lan to accom'lish this goal b- sta-ing on trac" %ith all mhigh school an) H55 courses# 0 stu)- for m- e2ams an) turn in m- home%or" on time# 0 s'ea" to m- counselor about %hich classes to ta"e an) %hich H55 courses 0 shoul) ta"e )uring the summer( to ma"e sure 0 ta"e all the classes necessar-# M- secon) goal is to score a high gra)e on m- 43+ in or)er to get into a goo) college# 0 am %or"ing to accom'lish this goal b- atten)ing tutorials an) 'racticing the 43+ t%ice a %ee"# 0 thin" m- mental health is great since 0 )on&t ha*e an- mental 'roblems( 0 )on&t ha*e trouble remembering stuff an) 0 am conscious of %hat 0 )o# M- 'h-sical health is not so great although 0 am normal %eight 0 )on&t e2ercise an) 0 eat a lot of /un" foo)# M- emotional health is 'oor right no%( 0 am so confuse 0 feel angr- fi*e minutes then ha''-( then sa)( then )e'resse) an) then the c-cle re'eats all o*er again# 0 am heartbro"en an) an-thing 'eo'le )o affect me in one %a- or another# 0&m not able to ta"e /o"es li"e before6 0 cr- an) get angr- o*er the smallest things# M- s'iritual health is *er- lo%( although 0 *olunteer in church 0 "no% 0 been )istancing a%a- from 7o) this school -ear# 0 still ha*e faith in him an) go to church but not li"e 0 use to# 0n conclusion there is so much about m- life that ma"es me 'rou) of %ho 0 am but it also ma"es me thin" 0 can )o better an) that is the reason %h- 0&m not satisfie)# 0 ha*e man- goals that 0 am %or"ing to accom'lish# 4u''ort is %hat 0 ha*e an) su''ort is all 0 nee)# 1*en though 0 ma- not be emotionall- ha''- 0 "no% that one )a- 0 %ill be 1008 ha''- an) so %ill m- famil-# 9hat 0 thin" about m- life matters %a- much more than %hat an-one else thin"s# 3t the en) of the )a- it is m- life( m- )reams an) m- 'roblems therefore 0 onl- ta"e 'ositi*e comments that %ill moti*ate me to )o better#

Juanita Jimenez Professor: Mingo H13!+H 11:30-1:00 14 October 2013 Journal 1ntr- #2 :4ometimes %hen 'eo'le are un)er stress( the- hate to thin"( an) it.s the time %hen themost nee) to thin"#; +his is a great stress ,uote( because it e2'lains so much in /ust one sentence# 9hen 0 hear this ,uote 0 remember %hat m- mother al%a-s tells me( %hich is :7o) ne*er gi*es -ou a cross that -ou are not able to carr-#; +he meaning of stress is a state of mental or emotional strain or tension resulting from a)*erse or *er- )eman)ing circumstances# +al"ing about stress( 0 ha*e actuall- ha) a lot of stress since the beginning of this school -ear# 4o far m- /unior -ear has been e2tremel- stressful( since 0 %or"( ha*e high school classes( *olunteer( an) ta"e college le*el courses# +hese t%o 'ast %ee"s ha*e been the most stressful out of the entire school -ear# 0 ha*e t%ice the home%or" as an- regular high school stu)ents %ho atten) home schools# +o)a- 0 starte) m- )a- 'erfectl- an) out of no%here 0 starte) to stress out about e*er-thing( m- life( school( famil-( frien)s( an) %or"# 0 felt li"e 'ulling m- hair an) /ust running a%a- from e*er-thing( lea*ing no reasons an) e2'lanations behin)# 0&*e ne*er reall- ha) a goo) %a- to )eal %ith stress# 0 al%a-s tr- to release stress bcr-ing an) listening to music( %hich ta"e all m- emotions out an) then feel relie*e)# 0n m- case stress )e'en)s all on time( thin"ing( an) 'lanning for a solution# 0 nee) time to thin" an) 'lan on

%hat to )o( figure out %h- 0 am stresse)( an) %hat 0 coul) )o to sol*e it# +he main ingre)ient to sol*e stress or get ri) of it is time# +he time %e nee) to thin"( to reflect( to mature( to breathe( basicall- time for -ourself# +he "e- to release stress is al%a-s in -ou( because if -ou )on&t tr- to o*ercome it no one else %ill# 3s it is state) in the te2tboo"( :9e all e2'erience a similar set of 'h-sical res'onses to stressor( %hich ma"e u' the fight or flight### *ar- from 'erson to 'erson an) from one situation to another#;<2=> 3lthough 'eo'le ha*e man- )ifferent res'onses to stressor base) on the situation( %e all ha*e similar strategies %e can use to o*ercome stressor# +he te2tboo" sa-s :Practice )ee' breathing for ?-10 minutes(; breathing an) rela2ing hel's -ou calm )o%n an) thin"# $or e2am'le m- /ob re,uires 'atience6 0 ta"e a fi*e minute brea" to a*oi) stress so 0 can gi*e the best to mcustomers# 3nother e2am'le from the te2tboo" to hel' release stress is :@o some stretching e2ercises(; to hel' -our muscles rela2# +his is something that 0 'ractice t%ice a %ee" in or)er to lighten u'# +hose t%o e2am'les are %a-s of releasing stress right no%( but there are )ifferent %a-s of releasing stress in the future# $or instance :+a"e a class or %or"sho' that can hel' -ou o*ercome a source of stress( such as one in asserti*eness training or time management#;<44> +his is a %a- that man- 'eo'le rela2 an) a*oi) stress# 0n conclusion( stress can be either negati*e or 'ositi*e# 0n most cases %hen a 'erson refers to the %or) stress the- use it as a negati*e statement# 4tress can be cause) b- our e*er-)ali*es6 e*er-one has e2'erience) the s-m'toms& of stress at least once in a life# +here isn&t an age limit to stress because "i)s( teenagers( a)ults( seniors are all ca'able of )ealing %ith stress# 4tress can be cause) b- *arious reasons such as school( %or"( famil-( or an-thing in general# 4tress can last a %hile( a long 'erio) of time( or e*en %orst( fore*er# +his is /ust a brief )escri'tion to stress but there is more to it than /ust a %or) %ith letters#

Juanita Jimenez Professor: Mingo H13!+H 11:30-1:00 14 October 2013 Journal entr- #3 5ommitment is the state or ,ualit- of being )e)icate) to a cause or acti*it-# 5ommunication means e2changing or im'arting information or ne%s( bet%een 'eo'le or 'laces in 'articular# 0n or)er to "ee' a health- relationshi'( %hether it is %ith -our bo-frien)Agirlfrien)( motherAfather( sisterAbrother( or /ust a frien)( -ou shoul) al%a-s "ee' in min) that commitment an) communication are 'art of the "e- to an- t-'e of health- relationshi'# 0n m- culture there is not reall- a s'ecific %a- of communicating because of gen)er( it is /ust t-'ical for the men to tal" to the %omen first# !o*e is an emotion more li"e an inter'ersonal affection to%ar)s someone( or a 'leasure to%ar)s something# Bou can lo*e an-one or an-thing from something human to something material# One im'ort )etail about m- )efinition is that 0 )on&t belie*e lo*ing someone an) being in lo*e %ith someone is the same thing# Bes 0 ha*e lo*e) someone before but 0 ha*en&t fallen in lo*e -et# 0 )on&t thin" 0 am rea)- to fall in lo*e %ith someone an) gi*e e*er-thing that is nee)e) to that one s'ecial 'erson# +he relationshi' 0 ha) a cou'le of months ago %asn&t short but it %asn&t long either# +he relationshi' %as 'art of the chance 0 ga*e m-self to belie*e in lo*e again# M- *er- 'ast relationshi' left a 'rofoun) scar )ee' in m- heart an) 0 )eci)e) 0 coul) mo*e on b- gi*ing lo*e

another shot# 0 ga*e it a chance an) 0 %ent on belie*ing our relationshi' %as 'erfect but after fi*e months 0 starte) to notice one of us %as )oing something %rong# 1*en though 0 belie*e) %e %ere the ha''iest( 0 ha) a feeling one of us %as hi)ing something from the other( 0 "ne% it %asn&t me# 0 %ent on to fin) %hat he %as hi)ing an) 0 realize) he %as cheating on me# 0 ga*e that one relationshi' m- all to en) u' in the same 'lace 0 starte)# 0t %asn&t a long relationshi' it %as /ust fi*e months an) a half e*en though it felt li"e -ears( 0t )i)n&t reall- last but it coul)&*e# 0 )on&t thin" %e nee)e) an-thing else in our relationshi'6 at least it %asn&t in m- han)s# He ma)e the %rong )ecision but our communication an) trust le*el %ere *er- high# 0 %as committe) to the relationshi' an) so %as he( until the en) that is %hen e*er-thing change)# 0 honestl- )o belie*e that lo*e is limite) base) on self-acce'tance# Cefore -ou lo*e an) acce't someone -ou ha*e to lo*e an) acce't -ourself# 0f -ou )on&t ha*e lo*e there is no %a- -ou can gi*e it out# 0f -ou are not confi)ent of %hom -ou are then -ou %on&t be able to "ee' a health- relationshi'# Demember lo*e is not onl- a %or) if not a feeling that %ill either bring ha''iness or sa)ness6 it %ill be eas- for 'eo'le to brea" -our heart# 3l%a-s "ee' in min) that frien)s come an) go( so )on&t lose someone im'ortant for someone %ho might lea*e -ou the ne2t )a-# Honest- %ill ta"e -ou further in life then lies e*er %ill# Ceing faithful to -our lo*e) one %ill hel' -our relationshi' last longer# +he best thing to ne*er )o is listen to rumors( remember to al%a-s consult -our 'artner( mother( frien) about %hat -ou ha*e hear)# 3lthough there are )ifferent t-'es of lo*e( lo*e to%ar)s famil-( frien)s( 'ets( or nonhuman things( there is al%a-s lo*e to%ar)s 7o) %hich %e shoul) ne*er forget about# !o*e mabe tem'orar- or 'ermanent )e'en)ing on man- circumstances# Man- teenagers no%-a-)a-s belie*e the- "no% %hat being in lo*e is( but me as a teenager 0 belie*e %e onl- ha*e a brief )efinition of lo*e# 0n conclusion lo*e can be to%ar)s an-one( an-%here( at an- time#

Juanita Jimenez Professor: Mingo H13!+H 11:30-1:00 14 October 2013 Journal 1ntr- #4 E 5ontrace'tion is a *er- common to'ic that -ou hear about e*er-%here no%-a-)a-s# 0

honestl- ha*e nothing against contrace'tion( 0 am actuall- gla) %e ha*e the o''ortunit- to 're*ent# 0 belie*e the res'onsibilit- of contrace'tion shoul) be share)( since the result %ill affect both si)es of the relationshi' the man an) the %oman# 0 thin" the res'onsibilit- of contrace'tion shoul) be share) because there is a reason %h- %e ha*e 'ro)ucts( either the man or %oman can use( such as con)oms or contrace'ti*e 'ills( %hich are the most common# 0n m- life an) 'oint of *ie% on gen)er( men an) %omen ha*e al%a-s been e,ual( ne*er more or less# Men ha*e more com'licate) roles base) on strength( e*en though %omen shoul)n&t be )oing men roles the- still )o# Men also )o %omen roles %hich )on&t ta"e strength but )o ta"e 'atience an) )e)ication# 7en)er )oesn&t reall- ha*e an effect on m- o'inion %eather men or %omen shoul) share contrace'tion res'onsibilit- or not# 0 am *er- comfortable about m- o'inion to%ar)s contrace'tion( because 0 belie*e e*er-one shoul) ha*e the choice on %hether to ha*e se2 %ith no re'ro)uction or se2 %ith re'ro)uction# +he main reason %h- there is so much re'ro)uction in this %orl) is because 'eo'le )on&t %ant to sto' ha*ing se2ual relationshi's# $or the same reason there are mano*er'o'ulate) countries %ith a lot of 'o*ert-( because 'arents ha*e too man- "i)s but not

enough foo) or mone-# +ruth is 0 %as ne*er reall- taught about contrace'tion b- an-one( 0 ha) to learn on m- o%n in this a)*ance) %orl)( %here teenagers "no% more than a)ults# 1*en though both of m- 'arents li*e) %ith me the- %ere al%a-s too scare) to tal" about contrace'tion( thethought 0 %oul) %on)er of an) tr- it# 0&m the bab- of the famil-6 0 guess the- %ere o*er'rotecting me for being a girl an) the -oungest# 0 honestl- agree that "i)s no%-a-)a-s learn about contrace'tion in the streets an) misinter'ret it( belie*ing it is a game# Bou can go u' to a "i) right no% an) as" them about contrace'tion an) the- %ill most li"el- ans%er it in a sarcastic %a-# 4ociet- has e*er-thing necessar- to 're*ent un%ante) 'regnancies( -ou can fin) some of the 'ro)ucts at a chea' 'rices or ma-be e*en free sometimes# 4chools are meant to teach us about ne% things an) things %e shoul) learn about life in or)er to succee) an) be someone in life# +herefore( 0 belie*e schools shoul) teach se2 e)ucation( it %ill 're*ent 'regnancies for man- teenagers %ho )on&t ha*e "no%le)ge about the correct information for contrace'tion# 9e shoul) learn that con)oms can hel' %a- more than /ust 're*enting 'regnanc- if not also a )isease# 9e shoul) learn more about the )ifferent t-'es of con)oms an) %hat the- are ma)e of# 3t the age of se*enteen 0 )on&t ha*e much "no%le)ge about con)oms o*erall# M- religion )oesn&t ma"e me thin" )ifferentl- about contrace'tion e*en though the- are against it# 0t ma- be a sin( but %e all sin in man- %a-s that )on&t hel' us in a 'ositi*e %a- if not in a negati*e %a-# 0n conclusion( 0 agree %ith the 'ur'ose of contrace'tion# 0n most cases it )oesn&t onl're*ent 'regnanc- if not( an un'lanne) chil)( or /ust sim'l- a mista"e# 0 )o encourage schools to teach se2 e)ucation( because it %ill hel' the stu)ents to learn more an) sa*e the 'arents from ha*ing a long scar- s'eech %ith their chil)ren( %hich %ill most li"el- ne*er ta"e 'lace# Deligion has a big role in m- life( -et 0 "ee' m- o'inion about contrace'tion )istant from m- religion#

Juanita Jimenez Professor: Mingo H13!+H 11:30- 1:00 14 October 2013 Journal 1ntr- #? H0F an) 3i)s are similar but not the same# H0F stan)s for human immuno)eficienc*irus it is one of the most serious( )ea)l- )isease in human histor-# 30@4 stan)s for ac,uire) immune )eficienc- s-n)rome or ac,uire) immuno)eficienc- s-n)rome( %hich is cause) b- H0F# H0F is 'asse) from one 'erson to another through bloo)-to-bloo) an) se2ual contact# 9hen a mother is 'regnant she can transmit H0F to her chil) or through breast fee)ing# H0F can be transmitte) in man- %a-s( such as oral se2( *aginal( anal se2( bloo) transfusion an) contaminate) nee)les# Peo'le %ith H0F ha*e an infection that can )e*elo' 30@4 %hich can lea) to )eath# +here are man- %a-s on ho% to a*oi) H0FA30@4# Ge*er ha*e se2ual relationshi's %ith someone that -ou )on&t "no%( because the- ma- be infecte)# 0f -ou )o remember to use 'rotection it can be a goo) i)ea# 1*er- time -ou gi*e or recei*e bloo) al%a-s ma"e sure that either -ou are not infecte) or the 'erson %here it is coming from is not infecte) either# Bou ne*er "no% if the 'eo'le )onating bloo) ha*e a ba) intention# 1*er-%here -ou go such as a clinic( a tattoo sho'( or a hos'ital that in*ol*es nee)les be sure the- are clean an) sanitize)( -ou )on&t %ant an infecte) nee)le going in -our bloo)As"in# 0f -ou are a mother %ith H0F )on&t ris" the 'ossibilit- of -our chil) getting infecte)( so )o not breast fee) himAher#

4tatistics sho% that 3frica is the most highl- infecte) countr- in the %orl) %ith H0FA30@4# +here are more a)ults infecte) then there are chil)ren# 3frican 3mericans are more li"el- to ha*e H0FA30@4( then His'anics( an) lastl- 5aucasiansA9hite# 0 )on&t belie*e 0 am at ris" of H0FA30@4 since 0 )on&t ha*e se2ual relationshi's# 0&m not the t-'e of 'erson that gets tattoos an-%here6 0 ha*e to ma"e sure it&s the right 'lace# 9hen 0 go to the hos'ital an) to m- clinic to get shots 0 ma"e sure the nee)le is ne%#

Juanita Jimenez Professor: Mingo H13!+H 11:30- 1:00 14 October 2013 Journal 1ntr- #H 0 am a non-smo"er an) 0 e2tremel- )isli"e smo"ers# 0 )on&t see the 'ur'ose of smo"ing all 0 see is the )esire to )ie# 0n m- o%n famil- 0 ha*e smo"ers but 0 sta- a%a- %hen the- are smo"ing an) 0 also tr- to "ee' the chil)ren a%a- from secon)-smo"ing# M- frien)s "no% that %hen the- smo"e the- nee) to sta- a%a-( or if not the- %ill lose a *er- goo) frien)shi'# 0 tr- to ma"e m- famil-Afrien)s sto' smo"ing an) e*en though it )oesn&t %or" 0 )on&t get to see them smo"ing because the- "no% better# +ruth is 0 )on&t )eal %ith smo"ing frien)s because %hen theare %ith me the- shoul) com'letel- forget about smo"ing( %hen the- lea*e m- sight is another stor-# 0 )on&t belie*e smo"ers ha*e rights %hen it comes to smo"ing in a %or"'lace# 0&m gla) there are rules that smo"ers ha*e to follo% such as sta-ing a%a- certain feet from the %or"'lace or buil)ing in or)er to smo"e# 3ll the o%ners are )oing( is 're*enting secon)-han)-smo"e %hich

is %orst than smo"ing# 0nhaling smo"e can cause %a- more )amage than smo"ing can# 4o no the- are not being )enie)( because one )oesn&t ha*e a right if that right means -ou&ll harm someone else# 0t&s almost a -ear that m- ste')a) 'ast a%a- )ue to the results of tobacco# He ha) breathing 'roblems an) he nee)e) o2-gen e*er- night in or)er to slee'# 3bout se*en -ears ago he %as in the bor)er of )-eing because one of his lungs %asn&t functioning6 he %as in comma for about a %ee" %aiting for a trans'lant# He al%a-s ga*e me the s'eech of :Ge*er smo"e /ust loo" at me( great e2am'le###; He al%a-s tol) me that %hen he %as -ounger he %oul) smo"e t%ent-fourA se*en an) e*en though he com'letel- sto''e) smo"ing after the- tol) him he %as in )anger( he still ha) health 'roblems# @a- b- )a- he felt %orse an) %orse( although it too" -ears he still en)e) u' )-ing because of tobacco# 0 miss him but he left me %ith a reason to ne*er smo"e# 0 consi)er secon)han) smo"ing as the %orst %a- to harm someone intentionall-# 0 )on&t thin" smo"ers shoul) suffer the conse,uences of someone else smo"ing# 9hen 'arents smo"e in the house the- harm their chil)ren( the- )on&t onl- )o that but the- also gi*e them a ba) e2am'le# @ealing %ith 'arents or famil- members smo"ing in the house can cause asthma or e*en %orse( )eath# 3sthma is something the chil)ren shoul)n&t ha*e to suffer )ue to secon) han) smo"e( there is no nee) for chil)ren to be 'a-ing the conse,uences# Most of the time secon)han) smo"e affects the chil)ren but it can also affect a)ults in the house# 5onstantl- being aroun) smo"ers #%ill affect -ou so it&s better to ste' a%a- an) 'rotect -ourself# 1*er- time -ou see someone smo"ing ma"e sure to be far enough to %here -ou are not able to smell the smo"e# 0f -our house constantl- smells li"e smo"e o'en the %in)o%s an) tr- to

let the smo"e out# 4ta- out of -our house as much as 'ossible( sta- after school( get in*ol*e) in s'orts( go to the librar- an-thing that %ill "ee' -ou a%a- from home as much as 'ossible# 4'ea" to an) a)ult or a 'rofessional about ho% to fi2 the 'roblem# 3s" the 'erson %ho smo"es near -ou to 'lease ste' a%a- because -ou )on&t %ant to suffer the conse,uences of secon) smo"ing# 0n conclusion( secon)han) smo"e can affect 'eo'le more than smo"ing can# 0f -ou smo"e an) -ou ha*e famil-( remember not to harm them if -ou lo*e them as much as -ou sa- -ou )o# 5hoose a 'lace far a%a- from nonsmo"ers to smo"e# Other 'eo'le shoul)n&t 'a- for the conse,uences of someone %ho )oesn&t *aluate their life# Iee' in min) that smo"ing tobacco %ill not affect -ou right a%a-( it %ill ta"e time an) )a- b- )a- it %ill "ill -ou slo%l-# Cefore -ou ta"e an- t-'e of ba) actions thin" about the conse,uences an) %ho the- %ill affect#