Over 74 million people voted for a ticket that made history on November 7, 2020. Providentially, this year is 100 years after women were allowed the right to vote via the 19th Amendment and 55 years after the Voting Rights Act was passed (which protected the voting rights of black Americans and every American citizen). With tons of people celebrating (in cities like Philadelphia, New York, Wilmington, Atlanta, Detroit, Los Angeles, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Oakland, San Francisco, Milwaukee, etc.) and Biden and Harris giving their powerful, eloquent speeches, it is clear that the people have spoken that change ought to come. Nothing will be the same again. I think about 2020 overtly being compared to a roller-coaster ride. From the pandemic to protests against police terrorism, 2020 ended with a victory against Trumpism. It has been almost 40 years since the growth of the Reagan Revolution. After 40 years, now we can witness the end of that Revolution. Trump is a deceitful, mean spirited person. Trump has glorified armed militias who stormed capitols, called black women horrible names (like dogs, low IQ, etc.), cursed out athletes who peacefully knell in protest, and brags about grabbing women in their private areas (on tape). Trump is a disgrace. Trump lost the 2016 vote by about 3 million votes, he lost the 2020 election by about 4 million votes, he was impeached for obstruction of justice by 229 votes, and he was impeached for abuse of power by 230 votes. So, his corruption is well known. This time won't be easy, but we are certainly up for the challenge. Voter suppression efforts failed, racism failed to stop voters, and the victors represent a wide spectrum of American people who have a fidelity to truth. I want to recognize the tons of black women who made this day possible. Without black women, no one in the human race would exist literally, so we always honor their contributions to world history. People in general ought to realize that we witness a new chapter in our American story. Finally, the Trump regime will soon be over. As we near the quarter mark of this new century, we contemplate what is going on in this age. We see the development of a further multicultural, democratic America, we see problems that must be solved, and we see the power of black activism that contributed heavily in voting out the Trump administration. Joe Biden and Kamala Harris (at Wilmington, Delaware on the celebratory night of November 7th) presented to the world social commentaries about the necessity to work together in solving our problems and fulfilling the Dream that our forefathers and foremothers fought for. The Dream lives on in us. No one can stop destiny, and I knew that Kamala Harris would rise to the occasion.
Vitamins are found in foods, shown in commercials, and are commonly known by people of all ages. A vitamin is an organic molecule (or a set of molecules closely related chemically like vitamers) that is an essential micro-nutrient. Also, vitamins are substances that are needed for normal cell function, growth, and development. There are 13 major essential vitamins needed for the body to work properly. Organisms need vitamins in small quantities for the proper functioning of its metabolism. Essential nutrients can't be synthesized in the organism, either at all or not in sufficient quantities. They must be obtained via diet. The list of these 13 major vitamins are: vitamin A (as all-trans-retinol, all-trans-retinyl-esters, as well as all-trans-beta-carotene and other provitamin A carotenoids), vitamin B1 (thiamine), vitamin B2 (riboflavin), vitamin B3 (niacin), vitamin B5 (pantothenic acid), vitamin B6 (pyridoxine), vitamin B7 (biotin), vitamin B9 (folic acid or folate), vitamin B12 (cobalamins), vitamin C (ascorbic acid), vitamin D (calciferols), vitamin E (tocopherols and tocotrienols), and vitamin K (phylloquinone and menaquinones). Vitamins have diverse biochemical functions. Vitamin A acts as a regulator of cell and tissue growth and differentiation. Vitamin D provides a hormone-like function, regulating mineral metabolism for bones and other organs. The B complex vitamins function as enzyme cofactors (coenzymes) or the precursors for them. Vitamins C and E function as antioxidants. Both deficient and excess intake of a vitamin can potentially cause clinically significant illness, although excess intake of water-soluble vitamins is less likely to do so. What are antioxidants? Antioxidants are substances that may prevent or delay some types of cell damages. They are some of the most important substances to improve upon human health. Many antioxidants are beta-carotene, lutein, lycopene, selenium, and Vitamins C and E. Fruits and vegetables have them constantly. They are found in dietary supplements. Research have not shown antioxidant supplements as thorough enough to prevent disease. Fat soluble vitamins are stored in the liver and fatty tissues like A,D, E, and K. Folate is a B-vitamin that helps to make DNA and other genetic material. That is why folate is used by pregnant women to prevent major birth defects of the brain or spine. Multivitamins and mineral supplements are used to help add nutrients to the body as a supplement after eating foods. Niacin is a nutrient in the vitamin B complex that helps people to allow enzymes to work great (it helps the skin, nerves, and digestive tract). Vitamin A increases the growth of the vision, bone growth, reproduction, cell function, and immune system. It can be found in colorful fruits and vegetables. Vitamin A is found in cereals and milk. Vitamin B6 helps with brain development during pregnancy and immune function. Vitamin B12 helps the body;s nerve and blood cells. It helps make DNA or the genetic material in all cells. Vitamin C develops the skin, bones, and connective tissues. It can be found in fruits and vegetables like citrus, peppers, tomatoes, broccoli, and greens. Vitamin D obviously develops bones by absorbing calcium. It fights osteoporosis and rickets. It can develop the nerve, muscle, and immune systems. The antioxidant of Vitamin E is found in nuts, sees, and leafy greens. Healthy tissues and healthy bones are helped by Vitamin K. Dark berries and green vegetables plus bacteria in the intestines have Vitamin K. No one should excessively take vitamins.
What is a mineral involving health.? In the context of nutrition, a mineral is a chemical element required as an essential nutrient by organisms to perform functions necessary for life. However, the four major structural elements in the human body by weight (oxygen, hydrogen, carbon, and nitrogen), are usually not included in lists of major nutrient minerals (nitrogen is considered a "mineral" for plants, as it often is included in fertilizers). These four elements compose about 96% of the weight of the human body, and major minerals (macrominerals) and minor minerals (also called trace elements) compose the remainder. Nutrient minerals, being elements, cannot be synthesized biochemically by living organisms. Plants get minerals from soil. Most of the minerals in a human diet come from eating plants and animals or from drinking water. As a group, minerals are one of the four groups of essential nutrients, the others of which are vitamins, essential fatty acids, and essential amino acids. The five major minerals in the human body are calcium, phosphorus, potassium, sodium, and magnesium. All of the remaining elements in a human body are called "trace elements." The trace elements that have a specific biochemical function in the human body are sulfur, iron, chlorine, cobalt, copper, zinc, manganese, molybdenum, iodine, and selenium. Most chemical elements that are ingested by organisms are in the form of simple compounds. Plants absorb dissolved elements in soils, which are subsequently ingested by the herbivores and omnivores that eat them, and the elements move up the food chain. Larger organisms may also consume soil (geophagia) or use mineral resources, such as salt licks, to obtain limited minerals unavailable through other dietary sources. Bacteria and fungi play an essential role in the weathering of primary elements that results in the release of nutrients for their own nutrition and for the nutrition of other species in the ecological food chain. One element, cobalt, is available for use by animals only after having been processed into complex molecules (e.g., vitamin B12) by bacteria. Minerals are used by animals and microorganisms for the process of mineralizing structures, called "biomineralization", used to construct bones, seashells, eggshells, exoskeletons and mollusk shells.
The R&B of the 1990's was part of a huge Golden Age of Music. I love 80s music, but a lot of the music from the 1990's from any genre can never be duplicated or surpassed by any decades of music from anyone. When I was a child, during the 1990's, I listened to songs that celebrated life, honored love, and wanted people to have happiness. From the early 1990's from 1900-1994, it was a time of classic musician to classic musician giving their all to express their singing abilities. By 1990, Babyface was already a legend and icon. His 1989 album of Tender Lover solidified his status as one of the greatest songwriters in history. It was still high on the charts by 1990. Babyface was born in the Midwest. Tender Lover was his 2nd studio album. He worked with SOLAR (or the Sound of Los Angeles Records) on this album. Songs on it had old school flavor mixed with new jack swing. Songs like Whip Appeal, Tender Lover, and It's No Crime were instant hits. Quincy Jones' 1989 album of Back on the Block had many hits flourishing in 1990 too. Quincy worked with Ella Fitzgerald, Miles Davis, Joe Zawinul, Ice-T, Big Daddy Kane, Sarah Vaughan, Dizzy Gillespie, George Benson, Luther Vandross, Dionne Warwick, Barry White, Chaka Khan, Al Jarreau, Ray Charles, El DeBarge, Tevin Campbell, and other people. Bell Biv DeVoe made their album of Poison in 1990 on MCA Records. It mixed R&B and hip hop in a new jack swing style. Keith Sweat made music. In 1990, Whitney Houston made the album of I'm Your Baby Tonight on November 6, 1990. It became quadruple platinum. This was her 3rd album. By 1990, Whitney Houston was already the most famous singer of her generation. She had the greatest singing voice of her generation. Whitney worked with producers like L.A. Reid, Babyface, and Luther Vandross including Stevie Wonder on the album. Her songs like I'm Your Baby Tonight, and other songs were popular. Her greatest conscious record was Miracle on the album. Miracle was a song with great vocals and an outstanding message in it. 1990 saw catchy songs too. In early 1990, songs on the charters were Rhythm Nation from Janet Jackson, Regina Belle's Make it Like It Was, Skyy's real Love, Ruby Turner's It's Gonna Be Alright, and Johnny Gill ft. Stacy Lattisaw's Where do We Go from Here. Johnny Gill had his own album in 1990. Escapade was a famous music video from Janet Jackson showing outstanding dancing abilities. Janet's choreography in tat video was out of this world. Groups like After 7, Troop, and other people were common. The debut of En Vogue existed in their first album of Born to Sing. En Vogue is one of the greatest vocalist groups in history. Their members originally were Terry Ellis , Cindy Herron, Dawn Robinson, and Maxine Jones. Hold On from 1990 was one of their greatest songs. It won them a Soul Train Music Award for Number One R&B Single of the Year. Other songs on the album are You Don't Have to Worry, Lies, etc. En Vogue did hip hop too, and they had harmony in their voices. Music flourished in 1990 from artists like Tony Toni Tone, Lisa Stansfield, The Time, The Boys, Prince, Pebbles, Samuelle, and Ralph Tresvant. Mariah Carey made her debut album in 1990 with Mariah Carey. She was on Columbia records in the beginning, and she was from Long Island, NY. From the start, Mariah Carey' vocal range was incredible. She had the charisma, and the power to do great songwriting. Vision of Love was the just the start for her career. She was one of the many musicians who dominated the 1990's regardless of genre. From dance pop and R&B ballads, there is always excitement with her music. Mariah Carey is a biracial artist whose contribution to pop music and R&B music can't be understated. In 1990, house legendary singer Robin Stone released her song Show Me Love. It was a song that influenced future dance and house records for the 1990's and beyond.
By 1991, new changes came. By late 1990 to early 1991, the song of C&C Music Factory featuring Freedom Williams (with vocals from Martha Wash) had the song of Gonna Make You Sweat (Everybody Dance Now). When I was a child, I heard this song all of the time. The song was a mega dance hit. Pebbles and Babyface made Love Makes Things Happen. En Vogue had music. Freddie Jackson, Surface, Keith Sweat, Whitney Houston, Hi-Five, and Johnny Gill had songs. Christopher Williams (who was born in NYC) had I'm Dreamin' in the prime of his career. Luther Vandross, Color Me Badd, and Keith Washington made songs. Yes, Keith Washington, from the Martin show, is a real singer. On Luther Vandross, he had one of the most underrated voices of any singer. People of every walk of life loved his talent. Teddy Pendergrass made his comeback with the song of It Should've Been You. LeVert, Peabo Bryson, Lisa Fischer, and Lisa Lisa Cult Jam had music. One of the greatest songs of 1991 was Phyllis Hyman's Don't Wanna Change the World. Hyman was a defender of black business development and the growth of black excellence. She was a kind soul. Vanessa Williams had an exciting music career with Running Back to You and other music. Her 1991 album of the Comfort Zone proved that she had great musical skills. Work to Do is one of her greatest dance records. A lot of people don't know that Vanessa Williams is an excellent dancer. Emotions from Mariah Carey broke through with power. Jodeci's Forever My Lady was classic and Boyz II Men's music had Philly swag. Tracie Spencer, Shanice with I Love Your Smile, and Karyn White's Romantic proved that the 1990's had some of the greatest music in history. The end of 1991 saw Michael Jackson's 8th studio album of Dangerous. That album had political messages, love songs, and other music. Remember the Time was the song and video that celebrate black history and culture. The video of Remember The Time (filmed in January of 1992) featured Iman, Eddie Murphy, Magic Johnson, of course Michael Jackson, The Pharcyde, etc. Black or White, Heal the World, and Gone Too Soon had social commentaries. Jam was just a dance record. It had Slash, Heavy D, and other people. It merged hip hop, rock, gospel, electronic, and other forms of funk. Michael Jackson wanted that album to fight racism, poverty, and other injustices while believing in romance plus self-improvement. The 1990's saw dance music, house music, and eurodance music (filled with black artists too) have a golden age. Crystal Waters in 1991 had her debut album of Surprise. Her songs like Makin' Happy, Surprise, and Gypsy Woman was on the charts. Crystal Waters is one of the Queens of house/dance music.
1992 was when R&B merged a lot of hip hop and R&B influences. Tevin Camptell increased his popularity in 1992. Gerald Levert held his own. Aaron Hall made music. This time saw Boyz II Men (with End of the Road was an emotional song), Jodeci, and Mary J. Blige reach new heights of influence. Bobby Brown, R Kelly, and Troop had songs. As for R. Kelly, he made music that many people dance to, but it is clear that we are opposed to his pedophilia against girls. We are against his abuse of women too period. Shai was popular. Miki Howard with Ain't Nobody Like You shown her influence as one of the greats. From Al B. Sure to Bobby Brown, there was never a dull moment. Tennessee from Arrested Development in 1992 was one of their greatest records. It described their connection with the South, having faith, and wanting justice for black people. Whitney Houston's I Will Always Love You was one of the most popular records of all time. Whitney Houston proved to be the greatest vocalist of the 1990's with that record. It was part of the Bodyguard soundtrack. The build up to the massive vocals was incredible. It was a tribute to Dolly Parton's country song of the same name. It was one number one for 14 weeks. This song won tons of the awards, and it added to the legend of Whitney Houston. Jade made the song of Don't Walk Away. Jade is an R&B group based in Chicago, Illinois. Their original members were Joi Marshall, Angela Slates, and Debra Mitchell. Di Reed grew up in Houston, and the rest grew up in Chicago influenced by Motown, Sarah Vaughan, gospel music, and Nat King Cole. Jade's debut 1992 album was "Jade to the Max." 1992 saw the debut album of the super R&B group of TLC. Their first album was Ooooooohhh... On the TLC Tip. TLC back then included young women who were youthful, outspoken, unapologetic, hip hop influenced, and very influential. They were sweet young people, but they didn't take any mess. Their members are Tionna Watkins (T-Boz), Lisa "Left Eye Lopes, and Rozonda Chili Thomas. Crystal Jones was in the group at first, then she left. Their first album had new jack swing, hip hop, and soul singing. They sold more than 4 million copies on that album. A'int 2 Proud 2 Beg, Baby-Baby-Baby, and What About Your Friends were high on the charts. Dallas Austin and Lisa Lopes wrote many of the songs on the album. Dallas Austin is an unsung producer of the music industry. SWV saw their debut album of It's About Time in 1992. SWV had some of the greatest singing voices of all time. They were based in New York City with Cheryl (Coko) Gamble, Tamara (Taj) Johnson, and Leanne (Lelee) Lyson. They were a gospel group at first. Back then, they shown music like Right There, I'm So Into You, Weak, Right Here/Human Nature, etc. Chaka Khan's Love You All My Lifetime in 1992 outlined her gifts as an artist. P.M. Dawn's music was sensitive. CeCe Peniston made Keep on Walkin' in this year too. Her famous record was Finally whose video was released in 1992 (the song was created in '91) back when her album was Finally existed. She is one of the greatest who presented 90's swag completely. In 1992, unsung artists like Joe Public, Trey Lorenz, Gleen Jones, and other people defined excellence.
Mary J. Blige shows exactly what experiences that she had, and her honest feelings on love and relationships. If you want to know about the diverse feelings of a black woman's soul, listen to her records. If you want to know about how women in general feel about love and romance, listen to her records. She is an excellent singer, songwriter, actress, and philanthropist. Sister Mary J. Blige was born in Bronx, NYC. She lived in Savannah, Georgia, and was later raised in Yonkers, NY. Her mother was a nurse, and his father was a jazz musician. Mary J. Blige sang at a Pentecostal church. Her early life wasn't a crystal stair. Yet, her spirit and resoluteness made her strong to achieve great things. She was in the band Pride before joining Uptown Records. She sang backup to Father MC. Later, she worked with P. Diddy. What's the 411? is her first album in 1992.
That album was historic in the sense it merged a hip hop vibe and an R&B vibe at the same time. Back in the day, that was taboo. Today, it's common place. Back in the day, many R&B singers didn't like hip hop like that. She won many awards early on. Real Love is a classic record. Today, she is known as the Queen of Hip hop soul.
1993 saw diversity in R&B music. Silk and Janet Jackson made songs. That's the Way Love goes was one of Janet Jackson's most romantic songs. Janet by that time was already the icon, and her songs back then were more personal. H-Town, Jodeci, and Xscape formed music that established them as musicians with massive legacies. SWV released massive videos in 1993 too. Tevin Campbell's Can We Talk was just about him finding romance. Tevin Campbell's great voice was always known. Toni Braxton released her debut album of Toni Braxton on July 13, 1993. Her music is elegant, ahead of its time, and shown the graceful qualities of R&B music. Toni Braxton was born in Maryland. She and her sisters were heavily influenced by gospel music. Her sisters are known singers too. With songs like Breathe Again, Another Sad Love Song, Love Affair, Candlelight, How Many Ways I Belong to You, etc. no one can deny Toni Braxton's skills. Toni Braxton had the charisma, the grace, and the humbleness to excel with massive success. She worked with Babyface on the album too. Her vocals always related to the sounds of Anita Baker, Phyllis Hyman, Tracy Chapman, and others. Toni Baraxton is her own woman who made the 1990's a greater decade. DRS made music in 1993 from Sacramento, California. Mariah Carey's Dream lover in 1993 was popular. Mariah Carey's 1993 album of Music Box was another classic. Songs like Without You/Never Forget You, Hero, and Anytime You Need a Friend grown on the charts. Mariah Carey worked with the best like Babyface, and others. Later, Mariah Carey would be the leader of making Christmas ballads. Tony Toni Tone made Anniversary, Cry for You was from Jodeci, Luther Vandross's Little Miracles, and other musicians shined. Regina Belle made If I Could in 1993. Babyface, Prince, Hi-Five, and Mary J. Blige's You Don't Have to Worry made people dance. Tinia Turner made her song of I Don't Wanna Fight, Mint Condition was passionate in their music, Mica Paris was great, and Raven Symone even made music in 1993 too. One of the great songs of 1993 was Zhane's Hey Mr. J. Zhane was based in Philadelphia with the artists Rnee Neufville and Jean Norris-Baylor. They knew each other in Temple University at Philadelphia. Norris's father was a pastor named Dennis at Second Baptist Church in Moorestown, NJ. She or Norris was in the choir. The Afro-British artist Gabrielle made a song Dreams in 1993. She was born in Hackney, London, England in 1969. Her debut album was Find Your Way released in 1993. With songs like I Wish, Going Nowhere, and Because of You, her artistry is amazing. She has been inspired by soul, rock, pop, and a diversity of musical expressions.
1994 was the year of a lot of funk and soul in R&B songs. It was the time when hip hop was dominating the scene, but R&B had some of the greatest ballads of the decade. Aaliyah released the song Back and Forth in 1994. It was recorded back in 1993. The video had Aaliyah (who was a teenager at the time) wearing a bandanna, jeans, and sunglasses. That would be her signature fashion style. Aaliyah made her debut album of Age Ain't Nothing but Number. She was born in Brooklyn, NYC but was raised in Detroit. She had a soulful song. She was street, but sweet. She used a lot of hip hop fashion, and she had great charisma and swag. People loved her, and songs like At Your Best and The Thing I like appealed to the younger generation. I won't talk about the elephant in the room, because we know what that is. Aaliyah was a greatly talented black human being who had a very nice personality. Aaliyah would later do modeling, movies, and other endeavors. Janet Jackson made more mature music with Any Time, Any Place. Boyz II Men made I'l Make Love to You in 1994. Brandy made her debut album of Brandy. One single from album is the song is I Wanna Be Down. Brandy Norwood was born in Mississippi and raised in California. Brandy had a remix with the song with hip hop legends like MC Lyte, Queen Latifah and Yo-Yo. Brandy was always a fan of hip hop, which is why by the 21st century, she would rap in songs all of the time. Brandy's gift was that she had the combination of book smarts, street smarts, and a firm dedicated to be best as a musician. She could act, do movies, and so music. She is the triple threat. Brandy and Whitney Houston were friends as Whitney mentored Brandy. 1994 saw more explicit music like Changing Faces' Stoke you Up, etc. All 4 One made the song I Swear. Zhane had Sending My Love in 1994 too. Blackstreet were on the scene massively in 1994 with Before I Let You Go. Groups like IMX, Prince, and Keith Sweat had music. Anita Baker's song of Body and Soul in 1994 was a huge classic. It showed the emotions of a woman in love. Mary J. Blige had the song of Be Happy and Gerald Levert had the son of I'd Give Anything. One Bended Knee was the song form Boyz II Men, and Angela Winbush's Treat U Rite inspired audiences. The soundtrack of the 90s decade was from Des'ree with You Gotta Be. CeCe Peniston's I'm Not Over You showed soul. CeCe Peniston was one of the most talented artists of the 1990's. Artists like Lalah Hathaway, Carleen Anderson, Mariah Carey, Jade, Black Men United, Al B. Sure, Seal (with a Kiss from a Rose song), Shai, Usher, Aretha Franklin, BlackGirl, and other artists shown that 1994 was an outstanding year of R&B music. Barry White had the song of Practice What You Preach. Creep from TLC was shown everywhere. TLC's CrazySexyCool in 1994 changed TLC forever. They went from a great R&B group to a superstar iconic group. This new album dealt with grown folk issues like romance, optimism, sexuality, music, and other themes. They worked with Babyface, Dallas Austin, Jermaine Dupree, Organized Noize, P. Diddy, and Chucky Thompson. TLC was the first R&B group of the 1990's that had a diamond album. It sold over 14 million copies. Songs like Creep, Red Light Special Waterfalls, and Diggin' on You made TLC to reach into more heights of influence. When that album came out, I was in middle school. Their videos were shown everywhere. T-Boz worked with his friend Goodie Mobb's Cee-Lo Green on the song Waterfalls along with Debra Killings. Waterfalls was a real record that touched on many issues from gun violence to HIV/AIDS. Crystal Waters made a huge comeback with her 1994 album of Storyteller with songs like What I need, Relax, Ghetto Day, and 100% Pure Love. 100% Pure Love was a song that I did know when I was a kid during the 1990's. She always loved dance music. She was born in New Jersey and has one child. She has her own radio/podcast show called "I Am House." Crystal Waters is known for her conscious lyrics, and her love for her fans. Her recent record is Party People. By this period, the singer Meshell Ndegocello made music in hip hop, jazz, soul, and R&B music. Ndegocello has a vibe of charisma that people are drawn too. She has worked with many people using reggae, rock, and other. She is out to fund AIDS charities, give back to her communities, and show a love of music. Later, she would be on soundtracks of some of the greatest movies of our time like Love & Basketball, Love Jones, Soul Men, The Hurricane, etc. genres like funk. Dionne Farris's Wild Flower album featured a song called I Know. It was one of the most popular records of the time. She was once part of Arrested Development and just grew into more heights of success. She was born in New Jersey.
Eastern Europe was dominated once by Stalinist communism. The Revolutions of 1989 ended that domination. Eastern Europe saw Big Brother style police states, violations to democratic rights, and tyranny throughout most of the 1980's. That is why many in Eastern Europe used massive mobilization to fight for democracy and justice. Stalinism's problem was that it suppressed the rights of human beings under a ruling class. The revolts were about poor and working class people fighting injustice. Many believe in 2 myths about these events. The far right people believe that these revolts vindicated capitalism and refuted progressive views or socialism. Many of the neo-liberal centrist crowd believe in the same thing too. The truth is that these societies on the Eastern bloc was controlled by a small minority where the working class majority lacked freedom or democracy. They suffered exploitation, alienation, and no kind of social or political control. This is not socialism. It's tyranny. A small minority controlling most of the resources and having privilege and power is just wrong. People in Eastern Germany, Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Romania, and Bulgaria revolted. Human beings in those nations had every right to resist such evils in their lands. In 1990, Germany was reunited. Movements in Lithuania and other Baltic states including places at the Caucasus republics wanted an end to the USSR. 10,000 people in Hungary demanded democracy in March of 1988. The Solidarity movement in Poland by 1989 fought for their independence. It is true that much of that movement was infiltrated by the CIA and the Vatican, but Poland has the right to be an independent nation. Hungary and other nations followed suit.
The Berlin Wall fell down in stages. In East Germany, the hardliner Erich Honecker was forced out. The reformer Egon Krenz was there. Many people left to West Germany. Gorbachev didn't stop these movements. By early November 1989, many protesters gathered at the Berlin Wall. Many people were shot decades ago when they wanted to escape from East to West. People came to the wall, and local police forces allowed more people to travel into border points in Berlin. East Germans then started to tear down the wall. Czechoslovakia was next by November 27 when million of people had a 2 hour strike nationwide. Vaclav Havel would be from prisoner to leader of a post Stalinist system in Czechoslovakia. Ceausescu of Romania was confronted by activists. The Romanian dictator and his wife were arrested and executed on Christmas Day. Millions of demonstrators form Russia to Southern Europe protested for the end of the Stalinist regimes. One weakness of this time was that the people legitimately overthrown Stalinist filled with state bureaucracy to be replaced with Western neoliberal capitalism that had economic problems too. Many thought in favor of the myth that there is no alternative to Stalinism but Western free market capitalism. That is why you need the emancipation of the working class and the people along with using policies that make economic justice a reality for real.
As for the explorers of the Americas, the first explorers were the Native American people. They came into America from Asia from about 15,000 B.C. The Native Americans back then hunted mammoths, created crops, and made advanced civilizations. Many of them planted corn, squash, beans ,and other types of foods. Clovis was an early civilization. There were the Mound builders and the Pueblo people. The Polynesians settled in the Hawaiian Islands between the 1st and 10th centuries A.D. By 1200, many Tahitian explorers explored Hawaii too. The first continental European people who are recorded to come to Europe are the Norse people. Many of them like Leif Erikson came into Greenland by the 1000's A.D. Norse settlements are found in Canada like at L'Anse au Meadows. There are debates about whether the Norse came into New England and other areas of America. Leif Erikson lived from ca. 970 to ca. 1020. There are also theories of Africans, Asians, and other Europeans including Middle Easterners who some claim came into the Americas long before the 1500's.
There are tons of benefits to exercise. Exercise makes our overall physical fitness and health develop into great improvements. Exercise can be diverse like running, walking, and weight training. For generations, exercise has developed physical strength, slow down aging, develop muscles, and grow the cardiovascular system. Certain types of exercise can cause weight loss or maintenance. Exercise can be stretching, swimming, jogging, doing plyometrics, and doing athletics. There are 3 major types of exercise. Aerobic exercise is a physical activity that large muscle groups are used to use more oxygen than resting. Running, cycling, swimming, hiking, and long distance running are aerobic exercise. Anaerobic exercise deals with strength and resistance training that can strengthen, increase, and firm muscle mass. They can improve bone density, balance, and coordination. These strength exercises are push ups, pull ups, lunges, squats, bench press, etc. Anaerobic exercises are weight training, functional training, high intensity training, and short term muscle strength exercises. Flexibility exercises strengthen and lengthen muscles. Such flexibility exercises help to improve joint flexibility and keep muscles limber. They can reduce injury. Physical exercise can deal with training, accuracy, agility, power, and speed. Studies have documented that physical exercise to improve physical fitness can maintain healthy bone density, improve emotions, have a lower mortality rate, and decrease the chance of heart disease, diabetes, breast cancer, and colon cancer. A 2015 meta-analysis demonstrated that high-intensity interval training improved one's VO2 max more than lower intensity endurance training. Early motor skills and development is also related to physical activity and performance later in life. Children who are more proficient with motor skills early on are more inclined to be physically active, and thus tend to perform well in sports and have better fitness levels. Early motor proficiency has a positive correlation to childhood physical activity and fitness levels, while less proficiency in motor skills results in a more sedentary lifestyle. According to the American Heart Association, exercise reduces the risk of cardiovascular diseases, including heart attack and stroke. A large body of research in humans has demonstrated that consistent aerobic exercise (e.g., 30 minutes every day) induces persistent improvements in certain cognitive functions, healthy alterations in gene expression in the brain, and beneficial forms of neuroplasticity and behavioral plasticity; some of these long-term effects include: increased neuron growth, increased neurological activity (e.g., c-Fos and BDNF signaling), improved stress coping, enhanced cognitive control of behavior, improved declarative, spatial, and working memory, and structural and functional improvements in brain structures and pathways associated with cognitive control and memory. Exercise can also be used in conjunction with proper nutritional diet. Exercise can improve the human DNA and slow down the aging process. When people get older, part of their chromosomes called telomeres decrease in size. Exercise boosts levels of NRF1, which protects the telomeres from being snipped away. A compound called nuclear respiratory factor 1 (NRF1) regulates the production of a factor that in turn controls the shortening of the telomeres. Exercise boosts levels of NRF1, which protects the telomeres from being snipped away according to a study published in the journal Science Advances, by Anabelle Decottignies (and her colleagues), from the de Duve Institute at the Catholic University of Louvain in Brussels. With aging, the mitochondria decays, and enhanced physical exercise helps to develop the mitochondria. Therefore, exercise is a real way to benefit humanity emotionally, physically, and spiritually.
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