Poll #1492139 Diet/Exercise
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How many servings of fruits/vegetables do you eat per day?

What influences your food choices? (Check all that apply)

3. How many times per day do you usually snack?

4. Do you eat breakfast?

5. Do you eat in campus dining halls?

6. How many glasses of water do you normally drink per day (1 glass = 8 fl oz = 1 cup)

7. How many cans/bottles of soda do you usually drink per day?

8. How many times per week do you exercise?

9. What influences how often you exercise?

10. Do you own exercise equipment and/or DVDs?

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Often when a book is converted into a movie, there are vast differences between the two versions. Because the audiences and expectations thereof of each are quite different, the media are often presented in different manners. For example, movies rely on shock value to keep their audience interested. One does not attend a movie expecting seven hours of in-depth character development and very little action; that is the forte of a book. An excellent example of these stark contrasts between film and literature is The Odyssey. The Odyssey is a tale of a brilliant man, Odysseus, who fought in the Trojan War, and now, after ten long years, is attempting to return home to his wife and son. However, the gods are angry with Odysseus, and see it fit to draw out his journey for ten more years, leading him and his men astray on many adventures until he finally returns home to defend his wife from the suitors who have been seeking her hand in marriage. He too, defends his son from the men who overran his household.
In Homer’s novel, Odysseus and his men arrive at an island on which dwell the Cyclopians, sons and daughters of Poseidon. They are described as a lawless group, huge and ungainly, each of their race with one large eye in the middle of their foreheads. Odysseus and a few of his men leave their ship to approach the cave of one giant by the name of Polyphemus, a far-from-peaceful shepherd. They enter his cave and make themselves at home, only to be caught by the giant and held captive. Cleverly thinking ahead, Odysseus tells the great giant that his name is Noman. It is then that he takes two of Odysseus’s men and eats them for supper, later eating two more. That night our hero encourages Polyphemus to imbibe himself on drink, after which point he falls into a drunken slumber. The men sharpen a stick and lay it in the smouldering remains of the giant’s fire, heating it up. As Polyphemus dozes, Odysseus stabs the great spear into his eye, blinding him. The giant makes a terrible noise but when the other Cyclopes inquire who has blinded him he cries that Noman has blinded him. The cyclops soon catches on, however, and crouches outside his cave with his hands outstretched to catch Odysseus’s men should they try to escape. Odysseus, however, has another stroke of brilliance. The next morning, as Polyphemus lets his sheep out to pasture, they cling to the bellies of the ewes and rams, so when he runs his hands over their backs, he finds nothing amiss, and Odysseus and his men escape.
At the end of the novel, when Odysseus has slain the suitors, he finds out from the nurse Eurycleia that the maids of his household have been promiscuous with the suitors who pretended to desire his wife’s hand in marriage. In a rage, Odysseus orders them to carry the bodies of the dead from his household, so that when they are in the courtyard Telemachus and his companions may run them through with their swords. Telemachus, however, abdicates from this idea and instead says the maids do not deserve a clean death, having brought insult to the house of Odysseus. He takes the rigging of a ship, and hangs each one. As reward for their sins- a shameful death, where their feet will not touch the ground. Obviously, the novel allots far more room for plot and character development, leading the expectant reader on a journey across every page, even when the plot points are less than dramatic or enthralling.
In the movie version of The Odyssey, a straight-to-television version produced in 1997 and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Odysseus and his men also sail to the isle of Polyphemus and his Cyclopian siblings. They too are trapped in the monster’s cave, where Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is Nobody, rather than Noman. The cyclops also eats only one of the men, rather than four, before being lured to sleep by one of the men’s pipes. Odysseus then fashions a sharp pole from a nearby stick, though without making it red-hot, and stabs it into the Cyclops’s eye. Now blinded, the raging Polyphemus shoves the boulder from the entrance to his cave and screams “Nobody has blinded me!” much to the chagrin of his fellows. As he shouts and writhes in agony, Odysseus and his men dodge between the giant’s legs and run to safety. All but Elpenor, who throws a sheepskin over his back and attempts to escape with some of the sheep and rams that are leaving the cave. The cyclops, however, realizes this trick, and grabs Elpenor so as to kill and eat him. It is only by the quick thinking of the piper that the giant falls back asleep and releases Elpenor.
Towards the conclusion of the movie, Odysseus and his fellows at home decide it would be deserving of all the suitors for them to be slaughtered. However, only one maid had lain with a suitor, and she became enraged at their attempt to kill her lover. She begins to rage in madness, and Telemachus shoots her with an arrow, leaving her pinned to the suitor, together even in death. Telemachus, however, had not shot out of malice, as he did in the book. All the other maids were left unharmed, for they had not been promiscuous; but the suitors were killed in right. As you can see, the movie is more drama and less plot, with less room for one’s own ideas to fit in, and more information layed out for you.
Both entertainment mediums have their positive and negative aspects, as well as their differences. The novel offers itself to more imagination, especially in lieu of the character’s appearance, as opposed to the movie, where a director’s interpretation of a character is given to you, leaving little room to form your own opinions. However, the book can tend to be long-winded and occasionally boring, while the movie can be more blatant and less involved. It is essential, though, to have a full perspective of both of them, because each offers its own unique view on the journey of Odysseus.

Often when a book is converted into a movie, there are vast differences between the two versions. Because the audiences and expectations thereof of each are quite different, the media are often presented in different manners. For example, movies rely on shock value to keep their audience interested. One does not attend a movie expecting seven hours of in-depth character development and very little action; that is the forte of a book. An excellent example of these stark contrasts between film and literature is The Odyssey.

In Homer’s novel The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men arrive at an island on which dwell the Cyclopians, sons and daughters of Poseidon. They are described as a lawless group, huge and ungainly, each of their race with one large eye in the middle of their foreheads. Odysseus and a few of his men leave their ship to approach the cave of one giant by the name of Polyphemus, a far-from-peaceful shepherd. They enter his cave and make themselves at home, only to be caught by the giant and held captive. Cleverly thinking ahead, Odysseus tells the great giant that his name is Noman. It is then that he takes two of Odysseus’s men and eats them for supper, later eating two more. That night our hero encourages Polyphemus to imbibe himself on drink, after which point he falls into a drunken slumber. The men sharpen a stick and lay it in the smouldering remains of the giant’s fire, heating it up. As Polyphemus dozes, Odysseus stabs the great spear into his eye, blinding him. The giant makes a terrible noise but when the other Cyclopes inquire who has blinded him he cries that Noman has blinded him. The cyclops soon catches on, however, and crouches outside his cave with his hands outstretched to catch Odysseus’s men should they try to escape. Odysseus, however, has another stroke of brilliance. The next morning, as Polyphemus lets his sheep out to pasture, they cling to the bellies of the ewes and rams, so when he runs his hands over their backs, he finds nothing amiss, and Odysseus and his men escape.

At the end of the novel, when Odysseus has slain the suitors, he finds out from the nurse Eurycleia that the maids of his household have been promiscuous with the suitors who pretended to desire his wife’s hand in marriage. In a rage, Odysseus orders them to carry the bodies of the dead from his household, so that when they are in the courtyard Telemachus and his companions may run them through with their swords. Telemachus, however, abdicates from this idea and instead says the maids do not deserve a clean death, having brought insult to the house of Odysseus. He takes the rigging of a ship, and hangs each one. As reward for their sins- a shameful death, where their feet will not touch the ground.

In the movie version of The Odyssey, a straight-to-television version produced in 1997 and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Odysseus and his men also sail to the isle of Polyphemus and his Cyclopian siblings. They too are trapped in the monster’s cave, where Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is Nobody, rather than Noman. The cyclops also eats only one of the men, rather than four, before being lured to sleep by one of the men’s pipes. Odysseus then fashions a sharp pole from a nearby stick, though without making it red-hot, and stabs it into the Cyclops’s eye. Now blinded, the raging Polyphemus shoves the boulder from the entrance to his cave and screams “Nobody has blinded me!” much to the chagrin of his fellows. As he shouts and writhes in agony, Odysseus and his men dodge between the giant’s legs and run to safety. All but Elpenor, who throws a sheepskin over his back and attempts to escape with some of the sheep and rams that are leaving the cave. The cyclops, however, realizes this trick, and grabs Elpenor so as to kill and eat him. It is only by the quick thinking of the piper that the giant falls back asleep and releases Elpenor.

Towards the conclusion of the movie, Odysseus and his fellows at home decide it would be deserving of all the suitors for them to be slaughtered. However, only one maid had lain with a suitor, and she became enraged at their attempt to kill her lover. She begins to rage in madness, and Telemachus runs her through with his sword; though not out of malice, as he did in the book. All the other maids were left unharmed, for they had not been promiscuous; but the suitors were killed in right.

Obviously, both entertainment mediums have their positive and negative aspects, as well as their differences. The novel offers itself to more imagination, especially in lieu of the character’s appearance, as opposed to the movie, where a director’s interpretation of a character is given to you, leaving little room to form your own opinions. However, the book can tend to be long-winded and occasionally boring. It is essential, though, to have a full perspective of both of them, because each offers its own unique view on the journey of Odysseus.

Often when a book is converted into a movie, there are vast differences between the two versions. This is because the audiences and expectations thereof of each are quite different. For example, movies rely on shock value to keep their audience interested. One does not attend a movie expecting seven hours of in-depth character development and very little action; that is the forte of a book. An excellent example of these stark contrasts between film and literature is The Odyssey.
In Homer’s novel The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men come to an island on which dwells the Cyclopians, sons and daughters of Poseidon. They are described as a lawless group, huge and ungainly, each of their race with one large eye in the middle of their foreheads. Odysseus and a few of his men leave their ship to approach the cave of one giant by the name of Polyphemus, a shepherd. They enter his cave and eat his food, only to be caught by the giant himself and held captive. It is then that he takes four of Odysseus’s men and eats them for supper. Odysseus tells the great giant that his name is Noman, cleverly thinking ahead. That night, after Polyphemus has imbibed himself on drink and fallen into a drunken slumber, they sharpen a stick and push it into the smouldering remains of the giant’s fire, heating it up. As Polyphemus doses, Odysseus stabs the great spear into his eye, blinding him. The giant makes a terrible fuss but when the other Cyclopes inquire who has blinded him he cries “Noman! Noman has blinded me!” The cyclops soon catches on, however, and crouches outside his cave with his hands outstretched to catch Odysseus’s men should they try to escape. Odysseus, however, has another stroke of brilliance. The next morning, as Goggle-eye (Polyphemus) lets his sheep out to pasture, they cling to the bellies of the ewes and rams, so when he runs his hands over their backs, he finds nothing amiss, and Odysseus and his men escape.
At the end of the novel, when Odysseus has slain the suitors, he finds out from the nurse Eurycleia that the maids of his household have been promiscuous with the suitors who pretended to want his wife’s hand in marriage. In a rage, Odysseus orders them carry the bodies of the dead from his household, then when they are in the courtyard, that Telemachus and his companions run them through with their swords. Telemachus, however, abdicates from this idea and instead says the maids do not deserve a clean death, having brought insult to the household of Odysseus. He takes the rigging of a ship, and hangs each and every one. A shameful death, where their feet will not touch the ground.
In the movie version of The Odyssey, a straight-to-television version produced in 1997 and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Odysseus and his sailing companions also arrive at the isle of Polyphemus and his Cyclopian siblings. They too are trapped in the goggle-eye’s cave, where Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is Nobody, rather than Noman. The cyclops also eats only one of the men, rather than two, before being lured to sleep by one of the men’s pipes. Odysseus then fashions a sharp pole from a nearby stick, though without making it red-hot, and stabs it into the Cyclops’s eye, effectively blinding him. The cyclops, in a rage, pushes open the entrance to the cave and screams that Nobody has blinded him, much to the chagrin of his fellows. As he screams and writhes in agony, Odysseus and his men dodge between the giant’s legs and run to safety. All but Elpenor, who throws a sheepskin over his back and attempts to escape with some of the sheep and rams that are leaving the cave. The cyclops, however, realizes this trick, and picks Elpenor up so as to kill and eat him. It is only by the quick thinking of the pipe-player that the giant falls back asleep and releases Elpenor to escape.
Towards the conclusion of the movie, Odysseus and his companions at home decide it would be appropriate to slaughter all of the suitors. However, only one maid had lain with a suitor, and she became enraged at their attempt to kill her lover. She began to scream and flail in madness, and Telemachus ran her through with his sword, though not out of malice, as he did in the book. All the other maids were left unharmed, for they had not been promiscuous, though the suitors were all killed in right.
Obviously, both entertainment mediums have their positive and negative aspects. The novel offers itself to more imagination, especially in lieu of the character’s appearance, as opposed to the movie, where it is all layed out for you. However, the book tends to be long-winded, and occasionally can be boring. It is essential, though, to have a look at both of them, because each offers its own unique perspective on the journey of Odysseus.

In Homer’s novel The Odyssey, Odysseus and his men come to an island on which dwells the Cyclopians, sons and daughters of Poseidon. They are described as a lawless group, huge and ungainly, each of their race with one large eye in the middle of their foreheads. Odysseus and a few of his men leave their ship to approach the cave of one giant by the name of Polyphemus, a shepherd. They enter his cave and eat his food, only to be caught by the giant himself and held captive. It is then that he takes two of Odysseus’s men and eats them for supper. Odysseus tells the great giant that his name is Noman, cleverly thinking ahead. That night, after Polyphemus has imbibed himself on drink and fallen into a drunken slumber, they sharpen a stick and push it into the smouldering remains of the giant’s fire, heating it up. As Polyphemus doses, Odysseus stabs the great spear into his eye, blinding him. The giant makes a terrible fuss but when the other Cyclopes inquire who has blinded him he cries “Noman! Noman has blinded me!” The cyclops soon catches on, however, and crouches outside his cave with his hands outstretched to catch Odysseus’s men should they try to escape. Odysseus, however, has another stroke of brilliance. The next morning, as Goggle-eye (Polyphemus) lets his sheep out to pasture, they cling to the bellies of the ewes and rams, so when he runs his hands over their backs, he finds nothing amiss, and Odysseus and his men escape.
At the end of the novel, when Odysseus has slain the suitors, he finds out from the nurse Eurycleia that the maids of his household have been promiscuous with the suitors who pretended to want his wife’s hand in marriage. In a rage, Odysseus orders them carry the bodies of the dead from his household, then when they are in the courtyard, that Telemachus and his companions run them through with their swords. Telemachus, however, abdicates from this idea and instead says the maids do not deserve a clean death, having brought insult to the household of Odysseus. He takes the rigging of a ship, and hangs each and every one. A shameful death, where their feet will not touch the ground.
In the movie version of The Odyssey, a straight-to-television version produced in 1997 and directed by Andrei Konchalovsky, Odysseus and his sailing companions also arrive at the isle of Polyphemus and his Cyclopian siblings. They too are trapped in the goggle-eye’s cave, where Odysseus tells Polyphemus his name is Nobody, rather than Noman. The cyclops also eats only one of the men, rather than two, before being lured to sleep by one of the men’s pipes. Odysseus then fashions a sharp pole from a nearby stick, though without making it red-hot, and stabs it into the Cyclops’s eye, effectively blinding him. The cyclops, in a rage, pushes open the entrance to the cave and screams that Nobody has blinded him, much to the chagrin of his fellows. As he screams and writhes in agony, Odysseus and his men dodge between the giant’s legs and run to safety. All but Elpenor, who throws a sheepskin over his back and attempts to escape with some of the sheep and rams that are leaving the cave. The cyclops, however, realizes this trick, and picks Elpenor up so as to kill and eat him. It is only by the quick thinking of the pipe-player that the giant falls back asleep and releases Elpenor to escape.
Towards the conclusion of the movie, Odysseus and his companions at home decide it would be appropriate to slaughter all of the suitors. However, only one maid had lain with a suitor, and she became enraged at their attempt to kill her lover. She began to scream and flail in madness, and Telemachus ran her through with his sword, though not out of malice, as he did in the book. All the other maids were left unharmed, for they had not been promiscuous, though the suitors were all killed in right.