Monday, December 10, 2007

Mind over Mind-over-body

In this article, "I'm not really running, I'm not really running," published in the New York Times, Gina Kolata writes "No matter how high you jump, how fast you run or swim, how powerfully you row, you can do better. But sometimes your mind gets in the way." My rhetoric class took a look at this today in class.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/06/health/nutrition/06Best.html?em&ex=1197435600&en=2dad7bfa34bfa04a&ei=5070

Also, for the students who wrote about teen drinking, and unhealthy choices, here's an article that shows why it's such a confusing and complicated issue, especially for teens.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/12/09/nyregion/nyregionspecial2/09RTEEN.html?em&ex=1197435600&en=3e50e0cff26142c7&ei=5070

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