lifestyle of a cavewoman

FINAL PROJECT

I actually have found memes to be hysterical. It took me so long to make one because I just kept reading all the ones other people have made. I thought about how to make a really funny one, and one that made sense. We talk about twitter a lot in class and have our own hash tag, so I decided to go with that.

Many of you may see the name of my site, and think what does it even mean. Lifestyle of a cavewoman? That sounds absolutely crazy. I know a lot of people think that, but its kind of the way I live my life. I follow a paleolithic diet and a strict workout regimen consisting of crossfit. So for this how to blog post I decided I would choose something from one of my WODs (workout of the day).

How to…do a burpee.

What’s a burpee? Its a gymnastic move where you start standing up and then squat to the ground, putting your hands on the ground, then you kick out your feet, do a push up and then jump back up and clap your hands above your head. Sounds like a lot if going on doesn’t it, its a lot more simple than most think. Its also very similar to a typical move done in football practice, for any who have played or watched.

I’m going to explain the burpee one step at a time.

Step 1: Stand with feet should width apart, in a jumping position.

Step 2: Begin to squat by pushing your hips back and knees out, and reach hands to floor.

Step 3: Once your hands hit the floor, kick your feet out so you are in a push up position.

Step 4: Do a push up by lowering your body to the ground, and pushing it back up.

Step 5: Push yourself up off the ground and jump while clapping your hands above your head.

If you complete all steps as followed, you’ve officially done you’re first burpee! Congratulations! These things are tough, but stick with them and you will be in the best shape of your life.

I may be the only one to respond like this, but to be honest the 3D printer scared me. Don’t get me wrong, I think new advancements like this are awesome and creative, but still at the same time frightening. To me it just seems unnatural. I like technology, but technology I know I can control. The 3D printer to me seems a little out of control. Overall, its an amazing accomplishment but I don’t think I will be buying one anytime soon.

I had fun writing this short paper. I really enjoy writing so it never really seems like school work when a professor asks me to write something. My writing is definitely not perfect, so I always find it a huge help when I can send a draft of my paper to my professor before it is due to get some feedback.

I chose to write about a quote from The Medium is the Massage. I find quotes the easiest and most interesting thing for me to write about. I really enjoy taking them apart and really dissecting them to find its true meaning. Once I learned more about the author of the quote I chose it was easy to relate it to McLuhan. You really have to know what you are writing about, you can’t just pick up a pen and go. That’s also another thing I tend to do when writing, I always do my first draft in pen, then I open up my laptop. I need to do my writing in steps, so I know how I got to my final draft.

While reading The Medium is the Massage there was one quote that really struck my attention. It was the quote by A.N. Whitehead. The quote states, ” The major advances in civilization are processes that all but wreck the societies in which they occur”. To me the quote is saying that all advancements have helped societies excel without any drawbacks. This is something I don’t really agree with. I think a lot of advancements have held back societies in different aspects. I know that without all of the advancements we’ve had over the years life may be a lot different and maybe even a lot more difficult. Life being more difficult may not be a bad thing. All of the different advancements society has had, has made it easier for us to become lazier. Is this benefiting society, or holding us back?

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