Fashion and Teens- Week two

I am now in my second week of research I am still not close to getting the answer to my essential question " Should fashion play such an important role in teens life". During this week I been on the Internet researching, trying to find the answers to my foundation questions. This week I learned how to get accurate information from the Internet, by using certain words that narrow down my search to what I am mainly searching for. Using these new tools I came across this interesting article that talked about how teenagers express there personalities and one of the most effective forms of self-expression is through there clothes. Then it went on to how teen fashion is a huge part of the fashion industry because there are so many choices when it comes to teen fashion. Picking a specific style of ten fashion is nearly impossible. After all there are so many different styles of clothing out there that can be used to reflect different styles of personalities. I agreed with this article alot it kind off made me understand the way us teenagers look at fashion from another point of view

"Teen Fashion." Ring Surf 13/05/2008 .

Is it better to be a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner?

Doctors have a lot of respect for there carriers and so do Nurse Practitioners. But the NP's don't have as much knowledge as doctors unfortunately. Theres many reasons why you need to decide in a couple months what's the best carrier for you. In this case you should already know who, what, when where,how and why your going for. You cant be so sure if your choice is what you really want to do in college. The reason being is you might just be wasting your time and money. People around my age just leaving High School dont have it like that and who really just want to waste money. If anything young people like myself want to own more and more of it. And college is where the money is...

Information from Crystalyn W. thoughts 4/30/08

Difficulties with Depression

What do you think when someone tells you " I am depressed? " I think to myself how and why are the first things I ask myself. What happened in your life that made you become depressed. Depression is no joke. I worry when some one tells me that they are feeling depessed especially a pregnant woman.

Postpartum depression is what it's called when women are pregnant. They go through this stage not being themselves. They become very anger, irritable , fatigue, like doesn't even matter to them anymore, and etc... Postpatum depression comes aftter "baby blues," but the "baby blues" might not always happen. I wonder if having a baby is right for me if difficulties like ths may occur.

I have read that depression is a serious illness. It affects many parts of the body. The littlest thing can make you depressed. All ages can become depressed and most don't even recognize that they are depressed. Approximately 19million Americans suffer from depression. This is a large amount of people to be depressed. I don't really hear a lot of people saying they are depressed, but maybe they just don't want to tell people that they are depressed. They may feel that people will laugh or crack jokes on what they are going through. Depression is no joke from what I have read so far. Feeling this way is probably a horrible feeling. From what I understand I have never went through this stage of depressin, but I know people who have.

People that are younger are at a higher risk of becoming depressed , between the ages of 18-29 , people that are over 60 are at a lower risk. 2% of people over the age of 65 suffer from depression because of heart disease, stroke, cancer and diabetes. Older people that suffer from this have a hard time to go through. They are already put away in nursing homes were they feel nobody cares about them anymore so being depressed just makes it even worse on them.(baby blues)

Their is treatment for this disease but many lack to retrieve the medications. Why do people fail to get the medication when it's out there? They only go to a family doctor who doesn't really deal with this type of medications stated in the World Almanac and Book of facts. Wondering to myself after I read this, What good is your family doctor if he doesn't really deal with depression cases and give you the neccessary treatment?




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"Postpartum depression worse than 'baby blues'.(News)." The Buffalo News (Buffalo, NY) (Sept 7, 2007): A2. New York State Newspapers. Gale. McKinley High School. 30 Apr. 2008


"Depression Health." World Almanac Education Group 2007 146. 02 may 2008 .

How do you know if your depressed ?

I sit at home and wonder to myself am I one of the millions that are depressed ? Sometimes I really wonder. I'm reading this book called " Black Pain" Real Talk For When There's Nowhere to go but up by Terrie M Williams, this is one of the reasons why I came up with the topic of depression. The book is about black people on their situations in life that make them depressed, why they are depressed and etc...

In the first few pages it gave reasons why people are depressed. I thought to myself that could be me. It states " If you have 5 of the 9 symptoms for 2 weeks, for most of the time, allday everyday and it changes the way you function you are depressed. Is it really true if you have the symptons you are depessed?

Symptoms include: reduce level of interest or pleasure in most or all activities, loss or gain weight, difficulty falling or staying asleep, your behavior is agitated or slowed down, fatigued or lack of energy, thoughs of worthless or extreme guilt, yor ability to think, concentrate, or make decisions is reduced, thoughts of death or suicide, and depressed moods.

In the book it is stated that black females depression is worse than black males. Approximately two-thirds of adult black women are overweight and a third of black women are obese. To me this is some interesting information. I wonder yo myself if this could happen to me because I am 50% black. A statistic that was was blackwomenshealth.com stated that african american women are 50% higher to be depressed than white women. This is something I didn't know. I really wouldn't understand why the color of your skin even your heritige would make you become a person with depression. That intrest me a lot. Me being black and white I wonder were I would fall in. Right now I feel like this topic is interesting me a lot more than before because of he interesting information that I have found. So long for now...



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Williams, Terrie. "Depression and I Not Your Superwoman." Black Pain Real Talk For When There's Nowhere To Go But Up 2008 24-41. 24 april 2008

Is it better to be a Doctor or a Nurse Practitioner?

To start my search, I decided to Google "Nurse Practitioner Salary" to see if their salaries were similar to that of a doctor.I found that there actually are indeed doctors that make the same as Nurse Practitioners. I found my information from the web that showed many charts of the NP's salaries. And then I found that some of NP's make 80,000 a year and some of doctors make the same but doctor really make over 100,000 a year. Money is definently a focus that got me interested in this subject Im writing on. But the question is will I be happy just having alot of money. Im not sure if my perspectives are right to become a doctor reason being being a doctor is hard work but NP's dont have to work as hard. Should a person be able to allow themselves to be lazy or am I really not lazy for being so protected of my choices.

There's so many questions to ask but so little time to get answers.

www.NP/Doctor.com 4/22/08

Fashion and Teens - Week One

As I started my search I knew there were a few basic questions I needed to answer. One of my questions that I had ask was "How much money do you spend on fashion in a month". I got the answer to this question from most of my classmates and friends. When I ask them the question many of them didn't know off hand, so i got a calculator and a piece of paper and we added everything up. More than half of the people I did this with price was more than $250.00. After everyone saw how much they spend on fashion a month they started to get second thoughts on is staying up with fashion worth as much as we pay. After I calculated everyone else prices I did my own and my price was $400.00. When i start to analyze my situation i realize that i spend as much money some people spend on rent on fashion. I was kind of surprise at how much money I spend to stay up with fashion. I still don't know why teens like myself let fashion play a huge role in there lives but I think that I am going to get a little closer to the answer in this next month.

Is it better to be a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner?

In life with certain themes sometimes you have to play it safe. In this issue theres a determination in these careers because you have to be able to know what you can handle. So in this case I have researched what would be better. Including the salaries and info from my reseach on google i have found that some doctors and Nurse Practitioner make the same amount. But I have also read in a magazine called the PEOPLE actually wish they didnt become a doctor but just a Nurse Practitioner because they dont have a normal life. The Doctor was not able to have children or a family or even get married because she had to dedicate her life and time to her job of being a Doctor. I didnt expect to actually read something like. I was only expecting to read how much they like it, how great the money was and also how well they are respected!!

People Magazine by Adam thomas " How to deal with being a Nurse practitioner and Doctor?"
4/18/08

Is it better to be a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner?

In life you go threw many experiences day by day. And every experience you have brings you closer to getting to know yourself and what you want to actually become in life.Theres many careers and jobs out there to fit a persons perpective. But theres only one Career that I adore and I have'nt even tried it yet. Me knowing myself so well I can feel how much I would want to become a Doctor or Nurse Practitioner. The question is which one would I be able to handle and actually fit my perpective's and standards.

I started to want to become a nurse when my mom graduated from school to be a LPN. I felt like she didnt make enough money for me so I figured to become someting higher, yes thats right a Nurse Practitioner. I loved when my NP always talked to me about my body and tell whats not healthy and what is and always give me good advice so thats when I just wanted to do something like that.

Kaleida Health Center 4/17/08








Which career would better fit you in life?

Which career is more safe?

Which career gives you the most respect?

Which career shows you the most reality?

Which career is most common?

I started my research on depression with my first question What are the causes of depression? From this website I learned that depression runs in families that can be inherited. It comes generation after generation, but also can occur with no family history of depression. Depression can be caused from a death, illnes, relationships, financial problems, or a major change in life that is unexpected. Your living enviroment and how you live can cause you to become in a depressive stage. Women are twice as much as men to become depressd. A woman that is pregnant and is stressing during her pregnancy can increase her baby to be depressive when the child is an adult
(Panzarino).


There isn't just one single cause for depression. Depression may either be genetic, biochemical, enviromental, and psychological facors. In found research, this illness is a disorder of the brain. In MRI (Magnetic resonance imaging) test, people that are diagnosed with depression have brain scans different from people who are not depressed. The brain is esponsibe for moods, the way you think, when your sleeping, your appetite and your behavior. Neurotransmitter, which chemicals that the brain cells use to communicate, appear to be out of balance. Images found can not reveal why depression is caused.
Different types of depression can run in families that have had a history of depression. It also can happen to people without family history of depression. Researchers have indicated that depression

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Panzarino, Peter. "Depression." MedicineNet.com 04 30 2007 17 04 2008 .


What Causes Depression?." National Institute Of Mental Health 18/04/2008 .

Antonio Reese & Crystalyn Williams

"Global Warming." 17-4-2008 .

Shmueli, Sandra. " 'Flash Mob' craze spread." 3-8-2003 17-4-2008 .

The Importance Of Fashion: Before The Search

I became interested in the topic because many teens as myself let fashion play such an important role in there life's. For Example Michael Jordan comes out with a pair of sneakers every month about 6 out of every 10 students get them month after month. It's not that they need them, they just get them to stay up with fashion. I picked this topic because every since I could remember fashion played a huge role in my life. I always try to get the newest sneakers and the most expensive jeans and shirts. But at the end of the day I be broke trying to live a celebrity life style or as teenagers say "By getting fly". I wanted to research this topic so I can understand why does fashion play a huge role in teenagers lives.

I never knew the importance fashion played in teenagers lives nor did I question it until I came up with this essential question. So now I look at the importance fashion plays in teenagers life from a teenagers perspective and a reporter perspective. As a teenager there's kind of pressure to be up to date with fashion, because if your not you would be made fun of. But I don't follow fashion so I can not be made fun of, I do it because it's sort of an hobby (that cost money). I know that my reasons for following fashion is not the same for other teens. So that's what my research is mainly going to depend on other teens as myself who is into fashions and the ways it change there lives.

My Essential Question: Should fashion play such an important role in teens life?

My Foundation Questions: Does it?

In what ways?

What do people say?

Most money spent on fashion?

Money spent on fashion in a month?

How does fashion affect you?

When Will It Be Over?

I became interested in this topic because i'm reading a book that is interesting to me. The book is called Black Pain, Real Talk For When There's Nowhere To Go But Up, by Terrie M. Williams. This book talks about how people are depressed. By people telling their stories makes me wonder how do they come out of depression? how do they avoid it? I really wonder how people think what goes on in their minds for them to be depressed. By me knowing people that are depessed makes me wonder. Some of my close friends go through this stage and sometimes don't even know it. By them being depressedit makes them do some crazy things. Things that I woould'nt even consider. I feel helpless when people I no come to me and ask me for help. If I could just take them to a doctors and get them help, but most are scared. I would like to know so much about depression. The more I know about depression, the more I can help out my friends or people that come to me.

I no very little about depression, but I hear people talking about how depressed they are. Or others that have gone to doctors and stated that the doctor diagnosed them with depression but they didn't even no they were depressed. Depression can cause you to do some crazy things. I know because people I know go through it. Some tell me that when they are depressed they fget grey hairs, they start gaining weight, or not acting like there regular self. Stuff that I know about depression has all been told to me I never actually looked stuff up in the dictionary or looked it up on the computer. It's all he said she said. I would like to further my knowledge with depression.

My Essential Question is:
How does one escape depression?
Foundation Questions are:
Why are people depressed?
Is depression genetic?
What age does depression start at?
Is there medication for depression?
How does depression start?
If depression isn't fixed what could it lead to?