A collection of poems

One with the sea
by, Jessica Chang
The waves come crashing down on shore,
the melodic whispers in tune,
the majestic waves and color of discrete,
the serenity and the awe of the moment,
the verily moment we listen and watch,
is the moment I really became one with the sea.

The only known place
by, Jessica Chang
Looking outside of their known place,
the outlines of societal structures,
filled with many pristine colors,
shapes and squares and drapes,
locomotive and automobiles travel by,
at the same distinct moment,
trees, bushes, hills are hidden away,
they are not as prime as they use to be,
they try to show themselves,
to fight their only known place,
but it's too late,
societal structures dominate their beauty,
forever they are hidden,
from their only known place

Anxious mice have a higher risk of cancer

Recent studies have found that anxious mice have a higher risk of getting cancer than calmer counterparts.  This study shows connections with potential human cancer treatments. Mice who are more anxious were more hesitant to search dangerous areas-these mice are more prone to skin cancers than calmer mice who would oppose the dangerous areas. LiveScience.com have found that damage stress does impose a connection to the immune system, in turn it can sometimes fight off these types of cancers. 
"It's bad enough that cancer diagnosis and treatment generates stress and anxiety, but this study shows that anxiety and stress can accelerate cancer progression, thus perpetuating a vicious cycle," study researcher Firdaus Dhabhar, a psychiatrist at the Stanford University School of Medicine, said in statement. 
"The goal is to ameliorate of eliminate the effects of anxiety and chronic stress, at least at the time of cancer diagnosis  and during treatment," Dhabher added. 


Stress plays a focused role in the immune system. Short-term stress can boost the immune system, research has found, the body acts as though it is ready for a fight. But when stress is chronic it can make the immune system suffer. 


In a way, this also effects the environment because it can decrease the mice population; which in turn can pose an effect towards the food chain system. Whenever there is a disruption in our food chain system, the ecosystem will respond negatively due to the 'out of order' response. 

Appreciate Life..

Just recently, so sudden one of my floormates Jessy died. He was a cool and funny guy. The problem is that it bothers me so much that Jessy is gone forever. In my current stage i would say i'm at the point where i'm constantly worrying about finding a job, earning money, and having a family. When my floormate died this tragic situation made me stop what i was doing and made me look into this situation more deeply. When your a young kid growing up you never take the time to think about death until it happens to one of your good friends. You can only learn from this type of situation and it forces you to appreciate life more. The more i think about this situation the more i realize he died for a reason. Whether it was suicide or an accident, he never had that strength inside him that kept him alive today. I know for a fact i have that strength and know that strength will take me far.

Sometimes i take the time to think whether he died intentionally or accidentally. I may never know and will never find out. In the end it is okay to mourn, feel guilt, and cry over this type of situation. We are only human beings.

Hetch Hechy.

Situated in the mountains of Yosemite Park, we come across a quiet, peaceful almost scenery surrounding what is known to be called Hetch Hetchy. Before we get started, Hetch Hetchy is one of San Francisco's main source of water. All the water we obtain from San Francisco comes from the reservoir in Yosemite Park. This reservoir is the cleanest source of water in SF, don't think twice about drinking the tap water from SF, because the tap water is clean and quite tasty. Since 1913, the city of San Francisco approved the o'shaughnessy dam which has been built with 300 feet of water. Unfortunately, this dam has factored to many environmental impact for the Yosemite Park. Within ten years Hetch Hetchy will be covered with large amounts of dry land and dead plants due to the dam. This issue has many surrounding debates on whether government should remove the dam or keep it there. If we take out the dam, we can restore Hetch Hetchy to it's original state. Taking the dam out will cost lots of money and San Francisco won't have a source of water. This debate is a huge case, especially in my environmental science class. Soo..this is my question..should we or should we not remove the dam from Hetch Hetchy? Or perhaps leave it for economic purposes? It's quite a compelling question, but i'll leave the debate up to you guys..