Media as a Lifestyle

According to readings assigned by Professor Baldwin media plays a very important factor in determining our lifestyle. Different ideas for buildings, landscapes, and cities are brought to the public by different forms of media. One comes up with creative images using his/her vivid imagination and these unimaginable yet possible ideas are introduced to the world. How has this changed our life? Well let’s think about it, every invention was first created in someone’s mind and then made sense on paper in 2D graphics. Today however these papers are replaced with computer and touch screens and in the future everything can be replaced with holograms. We are using the technology that people 2000 years ago might have looked upon as impossible therefore we say from their point of view, we are living the “unlivable”. However, who is to say that things may not further develop from today. Media is used as a form of art and people with very imaginative minds use their talent to create the unthinkable. These creations shape the ways of how people live and therefore their lifestyle.

Campus food, Diets, and trying to combine the two...

I ballroom dance, and part of my dancing means I have to be in shape. I'm not exactly the healthiest person in the world, and I never have been, but I started dancing almost 2 years ago now, and I decided that I would like to take that much mroe seriously than just a hobby. I would one day like to become a professional. Now, with all this in mind, I have to exercise regularly and also eat well. The exercise part is not so difficult, there is almost always a gym open and I also practice 3-4 days a week. I could always exercise more, but it's also hard to find the extra time between classes and dance practice. But, like I said, the exercise part isn't an issue for me - it's mostly the eating healthy part I have trouble with...
We've ALL heard or experienced the "freshman 15"... That is something I am desperately trying to stay away from. I don't have a fast metabolism and therefore, I have to stick to a fairly strict diet of what and when I can eat. However, this tends to be difficult when everywhere I turn I'm being tempted to eat pizza, or burgers, or icecream, or a number of different foods that are high in calories and fat content. I know there are healthy options - which is excellent! because if there weren't these options, I wouldn't be able to eat on campus, and I live on campus...
I guess all I'm trying to say, is I wish there wasn't sooo much temptation to eat these things. I have really learned to appreciate a home-cooked meal! I just wish there was something healthy for me to eat on campus besides a salad, because lets face it - salads get boring and they're not so nice in the ice cold weather...