Last Day of Notes!

I finished my notes on Thursday and uploaded them so they were on time! I'll be working on my interview questions so that they too will be on time!

More Notes

It's time to take more notes, the deadline is coming up and I've been much more productive knowing that it is due soon. I've taken care a few of my questions since yesterday in fact. Just a couple more due by tomorrow.

June 30th

I worked diligently on my notes, something that i fell way behind on. I'll also be doing some for homework.

June 25th

Today I worked on my work cited, I went and tried to get a camera to take a picture of myself at home. I will also continue to work on my notes.

June 24th

Yesterday I primarily worked on my dismal notes, and got my grade and homework assignment. I got a D because they were so bad.

June 23rd

Yesterday I realized I didn't have enough notes completed so I worked on my notes, effectively doubling the amount that I took. I completed a question almost completely.

June 11th

I worked on the Certiport and took notes on one of my diet questions. Filled up a whole page on just one resource on one question.

June 10th

I touched up my proposal after seeing one from another student and spent the rest of the time taking notes.

June 9th

Today I spent the day drafting my proposal.

June 5th

I looked through various sites for essential notes.

June 4th

Today I spent primarily making notes.

June 3rd

Today I went over my action plan and ironed out some wrinkles. I'll need to create scales for not only depression but exercise and diet. I'll also keep a journal of social interactions and general things I do throughout the day as they are also conducive to a healthy lifestyle.

May 28th

Today I spent the entirety doing more of my webliography. I must have gotten 4-5 sites finished by the time class was over. Just a few more for tomorrow.

May 27th

Today I spent revising key terms and questions. I also added to my Webliography and answered one of my key questions: how to rate depression. My favorite part of New York was being on top of the Empire State Building. I also liked roaming the city on my own.

May 27th - Questions

There are the key questions for my graduation project:

1. What constitutes as a healthy diet?
2. How does a healthy diet affect the brain?
3. What are the elements of a good workout plan for teenagers?
4. How does frequent physical activity affect the brain?
5. What does depression look like?
6. How do you rate depression?
7. What are some side effects of medication for treating depression?
8. How does living a healthier lifestyle combat depression?
9. What are additional effects of living a healthy lifestyle?
10. What caused the sudden surge of depression in the United States?
11. How does living a healthier lifestyle reduce the impact of depression?

May 27th

These are the key terms and definitions that are crucial for better understanding my graduation project.

1. Body Mass Index (BMI) – Measure of body weight relative to height.

2. Calorie – Unit of energy in food.

3. Carbohydrate – Major source of energy in the diet. Composed of carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, but not nitrogen. Two kinds of carbohydrates:

a. Simple carbohydrates – Sugars (breads, cereals, sweets, pies)

b. Complex carbohydrates – Starches and fibers (breads, cereals, etc)

4. Fat – Major source of energy in the diet. Necessary component to the diet.

5. Metabolism – Process that occurs in the body that turns food into usable energy.

6. Protein – Essential source of energy for the body.

7. Aerobic Exercise – Exercise for stimulating the heart and lungs and burning fat.

8. Anabolic – Exercise to for building tissue from simple molecules.

9. Basal Metabolic Rate (BMR) – Calories that the body burns a day while at rest.

10. Free Weight – Equipment that is able to move in any direction: barbells and dumbbells.

11. High Intensity Interval Training (HIIT) – A type of aerobic and anabolic training that raises the metabolism for several hours.

12. Depression – Mental state characterized by pessimistic sense of inadequacy

May 15th

Today, I thought of some questions that would be crucial in completing my Graduation Project. I finished those, uploaded them and looked into foods that would not only be healthy but be delicious too. It would be too hard to be on a diet when all the food is bland or just plain gross. If it is flavorful and exciting then it would be a piece of cake to stay on the diet.

May 6th

Today we had a little less time, but I went through and found some more information on my topic. I also got looked up a few words that are crucial for my project. I will have a few more than 10, however.

May 5th

Today I organized my computer so I can effectively use my time to research. I downloaded Firefox and a number of add-ons to streamline the process. I also looked into my topic a bit and found that I may need to refine my paper a bit more and I found the DASS, so I can use that in my creative project. That's about it for today.

May 2nd

I didn't do anything really yesterday other than look up a small amount of information on my topic: A More Healthy Lifestyle and its Effects on Depression.

I didn't look up the correlation between the two, but I looked into how to lead a more healthy lifestyle and the physical and nutritional components of such a lifestyle.

Today I will think of how to refine my research paper and exactly what to write about.

April 30th

This is the first day of blogging and I started by narrowing down on what I wanted to do. I think I will do something physically oriented, similiar to Sam Smith's project, but I'd like to somehow link my work to depression. I also made my blog and am well on my way to continuing my graduation project.