{"id":432585,"date":"2018-06-18T16:26:33","date_gmt":"2018-06-18T16:26:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essaypaper.org\/?p=26778"},"modified":"2018-10-24T09:16:23","modified_gmt":"2018-10-24T09:16:23","slug":"1000-word-essay-family-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/1000-word-essay-family-history\/","title":{"rendered":"1000 Word Essay &#8211; Family History"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"question-title f-left\">\n<h2 id=\"question-title\" class=\"title\">Family History<\/h2>\n<div class=\"question-body\">\n<div>\n<p><strong>The Reaction Paper Assignment<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>You \u00a0will be writing a 1,000 word Reaction Paper in this course using the \u00a0instructions and links found below. You will be completing the following \u00a06 tasks and gathering the following information for your paper:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Read the transcript of the epigenetics video from PBS (the video is no longer available for streaming). Begin your paper by <em>defining<\/em> epigenetics in your own words and <em>discussing<\/em> <em>your reaction to the video<\/em>.<\/li>\n<li>Interview your family members and complete the Family History-Dr. Oz.pdf.\u00a0 Find out which disease(s) you are <em>most<\/em> at risk for.<\/li>\n<li>Research \u00a0and locate one article on epigenetics and whatever disease you are most \u00a0at risk for (select a study on research conducted on humans) from a \u00a0reputable academic source:<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><em>Reputable Sources:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>journal articles<\/li>\n<li>government publications based on research<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Do <\/em><em><strong>not<\/strong><\/em><em> use:<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>magazines of any sort, whether they are on paper or online<\/li>\n<li>Websites of any type, including epigenetics websites<\/li>\n<li>Wikipedia<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>How to Perform Your Research<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Use the College Library in person or online (log in with your <em>new<\/em> \u00a0MDC ID number (the one that is all numbers). Your password is the last \u00a0four digits of that same MDC ID unless you have changed it.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Read \u00a0the epigenetics article you find. Continue your paper with a discussion \u00a0of the epigenetics article. Be sure to paraphrase (put things in your \u00a0own words) and be sure to cite the author(s) of the article you find \u00a0using APA style (see the section below on using APA style). Aim for \u00a0about a page for this part of your paper.<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li>Discuss the concept of epigenesis <em>in light of your family history<\/em> and the article you read. Aim for one page for this section of your paper.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Living to 100 Questionnaires. <em>Integrate<\/em> your findings on the questionnaire into your discussion. Aim for another page. <strong>(MY PREDICTED AGE WAS 88 YEARS OLD. I WILL PASTE BELOW THE FEEDBACK THE QUESTIONAIRE GAVE ME<\/strong>)<\/li>\n<li>Discuss <em>how you can improve your health and longevity<\/em> \u00a0in light of your findings in this questionnaire, your understanding of \u00a0epigenetics, and your knowledge of your family history. This should be \u00a0your final page.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>LIVING TO 100 RESULTS &#8211; Personal<\/h3>\n<p>+ 0.75 You noted that you manage your stress poorly. Do a significantly better job and you could <strong>add three quarters of a year<\/strong> to your life expectancy \u00a0+ 0.5 Cutting back on your hours at work, approaching, if you can, 40 or fewer hours, could <strong>add half a year<\/strong> to your longevity<\/p>\n<h3>Lifestyle<\/h3>\n<p>+ 0.5 Minimizing or cutting out your caffeinated coffee consumption completely could provide you with <strong>about half a year<\/strong> more in life expectancy \u00a0+ 1.0 If it is ok with your doctor, taking an 81 \u00a0mg aspirin every day improves your heart and brain health and could help \u00a0you delay or escape a heart attack or stroke. It is best to take the \u00a0aspirin every day rather than your occasional habit of taking aspirin. \u00a0Taking an aspirin each day, perferably in the evening, could <strong>add another year<\/strong> to your life expectancy. \u00a0+ 1.0 There is a clear link between the inflammation of gum disease and heart disease. Do a good job of flossing daily and you could <strong>add a year<\/strong> to your life expectancy.<\/p>\n<h3>Nutrition<\/h3>\n<p>+ 1.0 The more you can get fast foods out of your \u00a0diet the better. While you are already doing a pretty good job of doing \u00a0so, completely removing fast oods from your diet could <strong>add a year<\/strong> to your life expectancy \u00a0+ 0.5 Cutting back sweets in your diet to 1-2 times per week or less could <strong>add half a year<\/strong> to your life expectancy<\/p>\n<h3>Medical<\/h3>\n<p>+ 1.0 Examining yourself for cancer could <strong>add a year<\/strong> to your life expectancy \u00a0+ 1.0 Decreasing your systolic blood pressure (the first of the two numbers) to 120 or even lower could <strong>add 1 year<\/strong> to your life expectancy \u00a0+ 1.5 Getting your blood pressure checked annually could <strong>add a year and a half<\/strong> to your life expectancy \u00a0+ 0.5 Getting your blood sugar checked could <strong>add half a year<\/strong> to your life expectancy<\/p>\n<p>You can go over or under a page for any of the sections of the paper as long as your <strong>total paper is 1,000 words<\/strong> not counting the references.<\/p>\n<p><strong>General Rules for an &#8220;A&#8221; Paper (check your paper against this list)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1,000 words (do not exceed this limit by more than 100 words)<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Original work; similarity score of less than 10% (90% original work)<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Double-spaced, 12-point font, 1-inch margins<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Covers all 6 tasks (see above)<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb Clearly label each task\/section of your paper (e.g., Epigenetics Video, Family Interview, Epigenetics Article, Epigenesis, Living to 100, and Discussion)<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 College-level grammar<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb Spell checked<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 No abstract, no cover<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Place your name and student ID on the first page. Use page numbers<\/p>\n<p>\u25fb Cite your article APA style (author &amp; year within body of paper; full reference at end)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h6 class=\"text-info\"><\/h6>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"clear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"clearfix\">\n<div class=\"question-attachments\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"meta question-meta\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Family History The Reaction Paper Assignment You \u00a0will be writing a 1,000 word Reaction Paper in this course using the \u00a0instructions and links found below. You will be completing the following \u00a06 tasks and gathering the following information for your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/1000-word-essay-family-history\/\" class=\"read-more\">Read More &#8230;<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-432585","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-essay-paper-writing"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432585","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=432585"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/432585\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=432585"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=432585"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.benedictsol.com\/blogs\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=432585"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}