Posted on March 30th, 2008 by marylb
This poem reminds me of a great summer, and it is so good that it could almost be mistaken as a dream. This poem reminds me of the simpler times when we did not have technology and everything that we have know, but we still managed to have fun! This poem reminds me so much of when I go to Camp Greystone, in the summer! I love it there, and all if my great summer memories like described in the poem where made here! At camp we do not have cell phones, ipods, tv’s, laptops or any other kind of gadgets, it is so simple. But there I have the greatest times and create the best memories. When I read this poem it reminded me so much of camp. When I am at camp I feel so blessed, and great. I feel as though I am in the most amazing dream of my life. But it is not a dream, it is one of the greatest summer. The poem portrays all of these things which is why I like to describe it as, the summer dream of joy!!!
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Posted on February 6th, 2008 by marylb
Fluoride
Fluoride is in water and it has been proven to bring down dental decay, though people are still arguing whether this is still safe of not. Some people dissaprove of adding fluorine to drinking water because fluoride has to be combined with certain other elements in order to make it effective, and if not effective it might become reactive. They have been trying to combine a lot of posible combinations, but only a few have worked. One of the main reason why people do not like fluoride is because they are not sure about it and if it has not been tested enough. I agree with using fluoride in toothpaste because it has proved to be safe and effective for millions of people. I am currentaly using fluoride in my toothpaste and in my mouthwash, and the results are positive, and everything is working how I want it to. Fluorine had also been proven to help teeth and bring down tooth decay. Taking fluorine away would cause health problems, and we want good health for the future generation of America. Some technoligical advances had to be made in toothpaste before fluoride could be widely used in toothpastes and mouthwashes. Some changes were made such as changing some of the ingredients in the toothpaste, because fluorine is reactive it has to be properly “married” to the right type of substance in order to make it effective and not reactive. Also they had to keep in mind that fluoride had to be used to the extent of 2 ppm, also they had to increase the pH. My main concern about fluorine putting it in drinking water, I would be personally worried that they might put to much in the water that we drink, and this could cause health problems, such as out teeth becoming funky colored and we would get more cavities. I want this country to have good health and I want the future generations to not have to suffer through this. Putting Fluoride in drinking water is my main concern.
Some helpful websites about fluoride are:
http://www.kidshealth.org/parent/general/teeth/fluoride.html
http://school.eb.com/all/comptons/article-210070?query=fluoride&ct=null
http://www.adha.org/oralhealth/fluoride_facts.htm
http://pubs.acs.org/cen/whatstuff/stuff/7916sci4.html
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