Valentina Volynkina: Food

Food has huge influence on people's lives. Our health depends on what, when and how we eat. As health generally as mood, performance, and even the ability to be creative, and our inner life depend on food. Food plays two main roles in our lives.

Firstly, food plays physiological role in the lives of people. Food provides the development and updating of the cells of the organisms. It is the source of energy for our vital activity - height, weight, normal hematopoiesis, vision, skin, performance and longevity. Also, food has an effect on the mental development of the organism. For example, there are products like alcohol, sweets, fast food, red meat, fat food that can cause depression. Not tasty and monotonous food can contribute to nervous diseases and mental disorders, as tasteless food reduces the emotionality, causes the apathy and promotes the fatigue. On the other hand, people eat vegetables, fruits, and fish less likely to suffer from the depression. There are necessary nutrition for human lives - water, carbohydrates, proteins, fats, minerals, and vitamins. They protect our organisms and vital organs, regulate systems, build genetic material and help to keep our skin, organs and hair in good shape. We get them by food that we eat.

Secondly, the social role of food in our lives is important, too. Food helps us to communicate with the family members, friends, colleagues and partners. There are the good traditions to meet with the family and friends to celebrate the holidays or the memorials at the same table. Family meals, where family members can discuss the current occasions and events of their lives, or to discuss plans for the future are very important for all generations. It helps the family members to get close, and friends to meet again in our busy time. A good opportunity to get close to the colleagues is a meeting with them in informal conditions at the holiday table. The discussions of the important issues with business partners are also not complete without a cup of coffee, lunch or dinner in the restaurant, which dispose to make the right decisions in business. Now we have a great opportunity to get acquainted with the cuisine of the other nations. People can do it by visiting the national restaurants. They can learn about cooking of the certain dishes from their foreign friends and acquaintances. With new dishes, we can increase our rations and enter the new dishes and food. And also we can introduce the cuisine of our own country to people from the different cultures. This is one of the ways to explore cultures of the other countries which is very important for understanding people of different cultures.

 

In conclusion I would like to remind that nutrition plays very important social and physiological roles in human lives, so it should be: balanced in the quality and quantity compositions, regular - 4-5 times a day in small portions, sterling with a ratio of the proteins, fats and carbohydrates 1:1:4 in the day, variety - vegetables, meat, fish, nuts, berries and herbs. This will contribute to the maintenance of health, physical and mental health and active longevity

Grace Tao: Food

Food is the most important factor in people’s lives. Since the beginning of human being’s history, people have gathered, hunted and planted all kinds of food. Why is food so important? In my opinion, food plays different roles such as material support and spiritual satisfaction in our lives.

 

Firstly, food provides material support to people. Food is our basic sustenance. It is ingested by an organism and assimilated by the organism's cells in an effort to produce energy, maintain life, or stimulate growth. Besides the need to survive, we also need food to provide energy in our daily activities such as study and work. What is more, food contains many nutrients, such as carbohydrates, fats, proteins, vitamins, or minerals. These substances are essential to our health. In some areas, people also use food therapies to cure some liinesses. For example, Chinese people are used to eating pork liver to treat anemia.

 

Secondly, food is also very important for people’s spiritual satisfaction. We enjoy the processes, both in preparing the food and in eating them. Spouses spend several hours preparing food for the ones they love. Those who eat them enjoy not only the delicious food but also love. Both food and the ways we eat have artistic expressions. We can find many beautiful books that teach us how to prepare food and eat food. In addition, food is a very useful method of communication. After a whole day of working and studying, dinner time becomes the warm and relaxing moment for family members. Parents and children eat, talk, listen and laugh. If we have dinner with friends, we can share our happiness and sadness. Furthermore, we often make agreements of business at dinner tables.

 

Therefore, food not only provides material support to people but also bring us spiritual satisfaction. We cannot live without food. We also need food to seek a high-quality life style. All of us appreciate the gift from nature: food.

 

                                            Grace

 

Arezoo Fallahjoo: Natural Disasters

Many parts of the world are prone to natural disaster. People are affected by natural disasters all around the world. As a result of this phenomenon, people's lives completely change .The impacts of natural disasters is various.

The impacts of natural disaster on public health are obvious. For one thing, people will experience physical problems that may take a long time to recover.  Certain infections and diseases will spread in disaster stricken areas and, some injuries will last for the whole life. This stressful situation may lead them to experience psychological problems as well. Mental problems are another negative effect of disasters. The loss of family members and relatives will lead to serious stress for the victims of natural disasters.

Natural disasters have negative impacts on economy as well. Tourism is an important part of the economy of the country.  Natural events like earthquake or thunder   will absolutely decrease the rate of tourism. Also, natural occurrences impact the trade. Import and export will be impacted negatively. Moreover, natural resources may be destroyed. As a result, poverty will prevail in a disaster area.

In conclusion, negative impact of natural disaster is numerous. On the other hand, it gives people opportunity to think about their values. What is worthwhile and, what is not? It would be wise not to take our life for granted, and find ways to support each other during difficult times.

Arezoo

Arezoo Fallahjoo: Social Problems

 

Nowadays, divorce cases have increased. With divorce come a lot of changes to family daily life. Not only children but also spouses experience various problems, stresses and difficulties as a result of separation. 

Divorce causes harm to the children more than other members of the family. As a result of divorce, the support they receive from home become less than before. Consequently, children experience a stressful environment. They have a limited time to be with their parents. When they need to have a talk or even a simple huge from them, they have to wait until the appropriate time. This situation increases the risk of emotional problems. They develop negative outlook and step by step, they lose their trust in their parents. Thus, the rate of happiness and health will decrease.

A lot of changes in family daily routine are another negative aspect of divorce. After separation occasions such as birthdays and New Year are never the same as the time when the family were together. These changes weaken the relationship between parents and children. The stress of this situation damages the parent-child relation and creates a distance between them.

In conclusion, divorce affects families not only in short –term but also long-term. It would be better if people are more responsible while making decisions about marriage and divorce as well.

        

Arezoo      

Arezoo Fallahjou: Laughter the Best Medicine

 Life brings challenges. Instead of complaining about life`s probable problems, try to laugh at them. Although it is not easy to smile in different situations, "Laughter is the best medicine" obviously.

The health benefits of laughter are obvious. For one thing, laughter prevents diseases. It increases not only the level of health-enhancing hormones but also the anti-body cells. All this means a stronger immune system. A Study shows that laughter improves the blood flow and function. It can protect people against heart attacks and other heart problems. According to new research, people with heart diseases laugh forty percent less than others.

Emotional health is another benefit of laughter. Laughter makes people feel good. The feeling that they experience when they laugh remains with them for long hours. Laughter helps people keep a positive and optimistic outlook through difficult situations. Nothing works faster than a good laugh, to bring emotions and mind back to balance. Laughter supports emotional health as well.

Laughter has some social benefits, too. It can improve the quality of family relations. When we laugh with other people, a positive bond is created. This bond prevents stress in the family. Humor communications strengthen the relationship.

In conclusion, laughter can be a stress management strategy for the whole life. Laughter supports physical, emotional and social health definitely. This priceless medicine is fun, free and easy to use.

Arezoo Fallahjou: Healthy Families

Making a healthy family environment is important for raising children. This is achieved when men and women both do their responsibilities well. Although men and women both play an important role in raising family, women make better parents than men.

 Women are naturally protective of children. They have emotional feelings. Child and mother emotional relation helps mothers to understand their children`s feelings better than the father. Women are also sensitive; even without asking their children, they know their feelings. Not only are mothers kind to their children, but also they are patient.  Women are stronger. In terms of facing problems, women most of the time seem strong and can make decisions better than men.

Women are involved with their families` conditions more than men. Women are naturally closer to their children. They spend more time with them, so they build better relations. Family management is another responsibility that women to better than men. They consider any condition for planning about budget, travel and time.

In conclusion, "Men make house, women make home". Definitely both of them have main role in parenting, but in daily life, women have greater role in raising children and more responsibility in parenting issues.  

Arezoo Fallahjou: Juvenile Crime

The juvenile world in complicated. It seems they need supportive guide step by step to avoid social dangers. Youth crime is a serious problem. There are many reasons why juvenile turn to a life of crime. However, two are the most important.

The quality of living environment is one of the most important facts in youth criminal behaviors. . School in the first place for making friends. Youths tend to make friends easily. They follow each other a rule models. If their peers have criminal behavior, they teach each other.  Sometimes, because of the peer's pressure, youths become involved in criminal behavior. Living in poor families is the other reason for juvenile delinquency. Poor families may not be able to educate their children in school. These children spend most of their times on streets. Lack of education leads them to criminal thinking. When unemployed parents need to run a household, they do not have legal opportunity to earn money, so they get involved in criminal activities.

Drug abuse is the second reason for juvenile delinquency. The basic relationship between drug and crime is simple. They do everything in order to find money to buy drug. Sometimes, they prefer to be inside the criminal groups; therefore, they get involved in crime. Drug user's behaviors are affected by drugs. Especially when they are "high "on substance, they commit a crime easily.

In conclusion, youth crime is a major problem in my communities. Increasing opportunities of employment can help decrees the crime rate also, a friendly relationship inside the house is a good motivation for youth to share any problems with their parents. Responsible parents identify their children`s friends. They control children after school hours and fill it with wholesome programs. Making a safe environment can prevent youth from any danger.