Current Event: What is in your food?

Current Event 3

Looks like bread. Tastes like bread, but the question is… what is in the bread?

     Have you ever wondered about all the junk that is in our food? It seems as if there are more and more cases of cancer, Alzheimer’s disease, and unexplained illnesses that were not as prevalent years ago.

The Food and Drug Administration seems to look the other way when it comes to these money making chemicals that have been banned in other parts of the world.

     Recently, those who have been eating at Subway may have been surprised to know that Subway is using a chemical called Azodiacarbonamide(ADA) in its bread.  ADA is used in bread as a dough conditioner.  This chemical is also used to make the rubber that is in yoga mats, the rubber on the soles ofshoes, and synthetic leathers. Yummy! This doesn’t sound too appetizing or healthy.

     ADA is known to cause respiratory problems in people. This chemical has already been banned in Australia and Europe. Why does the U.S. take so long to remove chemicals that are so unhealthy for consumers?

     Subway is not the only fast food chain thatuses ADA in its breads.  McDonalds,Burger King, Wendys, Arbys, Jack in the Box, Chick-fil-A and Starbucks all reportedly have ADA in their bread products.   There are also hundreds of foods on our grocery store shelves that contain ADA, and some actually use the words “Healthy”, which is very deceptive. They include breads, bleached flours, cake mixes, etc.

     So, maybe the next time that you are eating and you have difficulty breathing, or your child, friend or yourself has an asthma attack, look to what you just ate.

Current Event: Flight MH370

Current Event 2

Flight MH370

     The missingBowing 777 Malaysia Airlines Flight MH370 vanished from radar on March 7, 2014. It just disappeared into thin air with 239 passengers aboard. There have been so many possibilities as to what could have gone wrong, but so far no definitive answers seem to shed a light on this disaster. Everyone is, however, hoping that the plane was diverted to another location and everyone is safe. It is hoped that it did not crash into the Indian Ocean, South China Sea, or into a dense mountainous region as some people have speculated.

     It seems like a similar tragedy that happened back in 1937 when the plane flown byAmelia Earhart and Fred Noonan disappeared over the Pacific Ocean.  Many theories have been studied as to what ever happened to Earhart and Noonan, and to this day they are all speculations. There have been other planes that have diappeared over the years that to this day still remain mississing. Hopefully this will not be the case with Bowing 777 Flight MH370.

     It is hard to believe that with the technology of today that there is no way to trace the Bowing 777. It is understandable back in Earhart’s time to not have the equipment up to par in a fairly new field, but today in the twenty first century it seems like this should not have happened.

     Hopefully, the missing flight MH370 will not have the same fate as Earhart’s last flight of not knowing what happened. The families of the passengers are in our thoughts and prayers, and hopefully by some miracle all will work out.

Current Event: An American Role Model

Current Event 1

 Shirley Temple 1928-2014

     Shirley Temple died of natural causes Feb. 10, 2014 at the age of 85.  She will be greatly missed by millions of TV viewers who grew up with her timeless movies.  She is considered to be the first child actress and the one who paved the path for other child actors. Temple’s uplifting family movies gave hope to people in the Great Depression.  Her corkscrew curls and dimples were the envy of little girls from the 1930’s to the 1970”s. She was a breath of fresh air and was the top box-office star four year in a row from 1935-1938.  Temple’s first film debut was in 1932 in the film short “Baby Burlesks.” She made more than 40 feature films, 14 short films, and 25 storybook movies before her retirement at the young age of 21.

     Temple did not let the fact that she was not desired as an adult actress stop her from being a success person. She married Charles Black in 1950 after a failed marriage to actor John Agar Jr. and became Shirley Temple Black. She became a foreign diplomat with the U.S. delegation to the United Nations from 1960 to 1974, the U.S. ambassador to Ghana from 1974 to 1976, and U.S. ambassador to Czechoslovakia from 1989 to 1992.  She was also a mother to three children which she adored.

      Even with all of her fame, Temple said that her greatest accomplishment was being a wife and mother. She is an inspiration and someone to admire and look up to. Temple will be remembered for her great contributions to society for years to come.