You would think living in the Pacific Northwest, having to succumb to a harsh cold winter snow would be a norm. Well it’s not, and unfortunately snow is something of a blessing and more often than not, typically short lived when it does appear. Winter break of 2015 was no exception, I hadn’t done anything … Read more

The client was a resident of the Davis Child Shelter, her name was Resident S. The interview happened 8/7/15. Most of the residents went outside to play some basketball and football in the afternoon, and she was seeing at the steps alone, and looked distressed. I walked over to her, to see what was wrong. … Read more

What is the Health and safety at work Act 1974, and who does it relate Describe the roles and responsibilities employers have within an engineering environment (provide examples) What is the Health and safety Executive (HSE) The health and safety work act is basically a duty that all employers must ensue that its taken place … Read more

It all started back in 8th grade when I thought I could never get hurt or have a serious injury. It occurred when I was playing indoor soccer as I felt a pop in my knee. This left me scared and devastated lying on the court crying in pain. I wake up on a normal … Read more

The 1960s-80s saw the introduction of 2nd wave feminism – focusing largely on gender inequality within sexuality, family life and the workplace. It was quickly established that mainstream media was playing a large role in the production and reinforcement of the patriarchy, and so began an influx in the analysis of representations of women within … Read more

Leonardo da Pisa Leonardo da Pisa, whose original name was Leonardo Fibonacci, was an Italian mathematician during the medieval era. He was born in 1170 and died around 1240, Leonardo da Pisa also wrote Liber abaci in 1202 (also known as the “Book of Abacus”) which was the first Indian and Arabian mathematics book in … Read more

Kawasaki disease is a rare disease of childhood. It is the leading cause of acquired heart disease in children. Kawasaki disease causes swelling and inflammation of the walls of the blood vessels. It also affects the mucous membranes, lymph nodes, and the heart. The heart problems are the most worrisome part of the disease. The … Read more

As I Easter came upon us, I knew my Grandpa John would be in town. My Grandpa John is 69 years old, and has experienced many different social issues during his life, so I decided to interview him. In his prime, my grandpa served in the military which allowed him to move often around the … Read more

Ring Ring, we herd the phone and my mom answered, I could not hear what they were talking about but it just so happened to one of they most important phone calls of my life. It was December 10, 2014 that we got the phone call from a band asking me if I was interested … Read more

Literature. Works of amazing writing with lasting caliber and quality. Throughout history, literature of all kinds has had a big impact on what happened in history. Novels, influence the way we think about the world. Newspapers, inform us on what’s going on all around us. Ads, essays, articles, and more are a big part of … Read more

Recently, Pope Francis appealed to world leaders to seek a new economic model to help the poor, and to shun policies that “sacrifice human lives on the altar of money and profit”. It was the second time during his trip to South America that Francis used a major speech to excoriate unbridled capitalism and champion … Read more

“A Reflection of Psychology in Tartuffe” In Moliere’s play, Tartuffe, the audience is exposed to a rich variety of characters that cause them to ask many questions throughout the play. However, there is one character that seems to stick out the most. In Tartuffe, the audience cannot help but focus on Orgon’s actions and dialogue. … Read more

Vestibular 1) Jump rope or jump on a trampoline, this activity provides up and down movements that stimulate the inner ear. 2) Playing on monkey bars are pogo sticks, this activity increases body awareness. 3)Marry-go-rounds or swinging enables vestibular stimulation. 4) Sliding down a slide provide rapid movement of both acceleration and deceleration, 5) While … Read more

Lester B. Pearson was the secretary of external affairs of Canada and he didn’t have anything great like no peace prize or having anything named after him or he never thought of becoming prime minister. But he did after he made a defining moment in Canadian history because the first problem started with the Suez … Read more

Michelangelo Buonarroti (Michelangelo di Lodovico Buonarroti Simoni) was born on March 6, 1475, in Caprese, Italy. His father worked for the Florentine government, and shortly after he was born his family returned to Florence, the city Michelangelo would always call his true home. His mother past away when he was 6, and at first his … Read more

In the dead of the night, nothing to look at besides the occasional car headlight shining through my window. I was laying in bed staring at the ceiling waiting. My mind was racing, so many thoughts going through my head. The main thing on my mind was The Purge. I kept flipping and flopping around … Read more

Overall performance is closely linked to a company’s operations and how they meet objectives to obtain certain outcomes. The story of Coors’ performance is told in Exhibits 9-10 in the Strategic Management textbook; despite increased capacity, operating income as a percent of sales declined by 11% in 1985. Even more telling are the changes in … Read more

The Shared Vision I am currently in the process of crafting includes working for an organization that will challenge me to grow both in knowledge and as a person. Peace Corp is one organization that can give me what I want out of my company and organization and how I am going to get that … Read more

At the center, is John Singer, who rents a room in the Kelly house after his deaf companion, Antonapoulos, is sent away to an asylum. Mick Kelly is a teenage girl that dreams of becoming a trained musician; Jake Blount, an alcoholic socialist; Dr. Copeland, the town’s black doctor; and Biff Brannon, the owner of … Read more

Academia is one of the world’s first steps to ensure the growth of intellect and intelligence. There are a lot of actions required to ensure that the integrity and sanctity of this is not lost at the hands of technology. Academics give life to a lot of concepts that become important for us to learn … Read more

A multitude of different movies portrays Artificial Intelligence (AI) as something to be feared; an entity that would be the demise of humanity. Despite what these movies portray, it is up for dispute whether Al is a threat to humanity. Al is becoming more commonplace and more advanced everyday both in the real and virtual … Read more

Standing up for new friends It was the most hottest day at Sacramento High school, I was glad they have an AC every time i get inside i feel cool and fresh. I was also glad my best friend came to this high school with me his name is Dominic Santiago but i call him … Read more

1. The overarching theme of Kite Runner is redemption. Taking that in the violence and misery incorporated in the book was necessary. With its use a realistic picture of Afghanistan and decisions that could lead to regret one almost forgets it’s a work of fiction. The violence, especially regarding the rape of Hassan and Sohrab, … Read more

In 2011, my aunt Leila, who lives in Paris, was stopped by law enforcement because she was wearing a burqa, an outer garment worn to cover the entire body and face for religious and cultural reasons. She was fined 150 euros which is equivalent to about 205 U. S dollars, and such fines can be … Read more

The capacity for evolution defines the intellectual, emotional, social, physical, spiritual, and historical experience of humanity across time and space. It is this human capacity for simple and complex changes within the structures of self and society which provides the inspiration for the scholarly study of leadership. The term leader naturally conjures up historic examples … Read more

The 2013 film The Great Gatsby, directed by Baz Luhrmann and based on F. Scott Fitzgerald’s original iconic novel, made a splash amongst movie-goers. It earned itself a profit of over $90 million, with the expenses for the production of the movie coming to a grand total of $145 million Australian Dollars. The possibly profligate … Read more

As most of us know, college can be stressful. People deal with anxiety in all different aspects of life, but most students have a hard time having to go to college. Students can easily get anxious trying to juggle school, work, friends, and family while trying to figure out the rest of their lives. A … Read more

Before telecommunications, people were known to have more developed social and interaction skills. With so much inventions every year, individuals are losing their abilities to communicate with each other in person. In “Alone Together” Sherry Turkle, explains how technology has reached a new level into invading the personal and intimate lives of people. While in … Read more

Rheya’s First Appearance to Kris Kelvin Stanislaw Lem’s novel Solaris tells the story of Kris Kelvin, a psychologist, who goes to the ocean planet Solaris to study the phenomena taking place there. Upon arrival at Station Solaris, which hovers over the surface of the planet, he is warned by the scientists on board that they … Read more

Continuing relevance of Clausewitz in understanding nature and character of warfare in 21st century While many scholars attempted to theorize war in human history, only few were credited for constructing consistent theories on which people could base and further their understanding of war and warfare. Those include Greek Thucydides, Chinese Sun Tzu, and Indian Kautilya … Read more

I decided to choose question four, which asked what the consequences would be if the government ceased to exist. For starters, there would be two paths society could take on as a result of no government. We as a people, could unite and make a primitive system of bartering such as back in the pre-industrialization … Read more

It’s inescapable, it’s everywhere, (click) the t. v, (click) magazines, (click) public transport, (click) music, (click) sports, (click) games and (click) most devastatingly it has penetrated the minds of our generation. (click) Behind every great man, there’s a great woman. If you agree with this, think to yourself, why are we behind the men? Why … Read more

Have you ever wondered why most children with behavior problems seem to have some sort of connection with either being smothered by their parents or not being loved enough? It’s not a coincidence. Children all over have to cope with not being loved and cared for enough, or they have to cope with their parents … Read more

Can Exercise Truly Make One Smarter TV shows, movies, have all used the theme of “brains versus brawn. ” As a result many people believe that they are exclusive to one or the other. Many believe that to become strong you work out and to become smart you study. They are always separate activities and … Read more

The water is calm and undisturbed, not a ripple in the pool. A rush of ice water envelopes my body as I dive into the pool. I open my eyes and wait for them to focus in my new environment. As I come up for air, 1 smell the strong scent of chlorine around me. … Read more

The famed Greek philosopher, Plato, once remarked that “[the] notion of the just man, that… even when he is in poverty or sickness, or any other seeming misfortune, [will have] all things… work together for good to him in life and death.” Plato argues that the actions of just people will produce serenity in their … Read more

Understanding the importance of the big picture’ is the next step we as a society need to take in order to better understand the world. The idea of ‘the big picture’ alone is vague and misleading, however I use the term in a way to represent the idea of understanding all sides of an issue. … Read more

Alex Sander is a highly motivated product manager for the Toiletries Division of Landon Care Products, Inc., a cosmetics products company headquartered in Connecticut. Alex was brought to the company by owner Sam Glass with the expectation of shaking up the product team and creating waves through his relentless work ethic. The young manager, undaunted … Read more

It’s true; we live in a “mass consumerist” society, which thrives on advertising unhealthy and impossible body ideals. Yet parents play a crucial role in a child’s body image, development and how they view themselves. The topic of body image is an increasingly researched one, but shouldn’t parents do the research? Parents tend to be … Read more

Leave it to my parents to talk me into waking up at the crack of dawn to go on a hiking trip through Rock City in Lookout Mountain, Georgia. We were going to go see the spot on Lookout Mountain where you can see seven states from. Of course to get there involved hiking through … Read more

Treasure Island is a novel written in the era of the eighteenth century. The technology was basically just being started. Back then if you wanted to sail a ship, it was wooden. In this time period pirates were very common. Robert Louis Stevenson was right on point. Treasure Planet is a Disney movie that is … Read more

In collaboration with Merce Cunningham, Atlas Films produced Fractions I in 1977. In Fractions I we are able to recognize how Cunningham’s movement has evolved from Septet, as well as how technology has taken on a role in his choreography. The movement in Fractions I still features balletic lines from the females and athletic jumps … Read more

Married couples make the decision to get divorced everyday, but what are the significant effects of this dramatic change? Divorce is when a married couple no longer want to be together and separate. It has become society’s most common practice. Being married is a beautiful, and joyful celebration and let’s say a couple has children, … Read more

What can we change in our schools in this world today students aren’t do as much work as they are supposed to, or passing all their classes as they are supposed to. Students these days don’t even care how their grades are doing because they think they can’t do anything once they get in middle … Read more

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY In today society female rape victims are often blamed for the accident because of the way they were dressed or the way there were acting towards their molesters. A 2012 report conducted by Mumsnet, a survey conducted on more than 1,609 females found out that almost 83 percent of women do not report … Read more

I chose this song primarily for the reason that it adequately expresses how I view romantic relationships and what I would aspire to have in a relationship. This song speaks particularly to being open in communication and feelings within a relationship, as well as being comfortable with yourself. Additionally, it addresses to not be ashamed … Read more

Regardless of these numerous advantages of fuel cells over outdated batteries, there are still various controversies around the notion of using fuel. Society does not like to change (maybe try using alter or modify instead of change) their conventions. People get attached to certain things or methods of executing tasks and they refuse to give … Read more

Obedience to authority is an aspect present in all societies throughout known history. For the entirety of this paper, obedience to authority will refer to any act a member of society performs that he or she was told to do by a position of higher authority. This paper will focus on the idea that members … Read more

Materials and Methods Growing the G Strain and Preparing the GCE (rGFP Crude Extract): To grow the bacterial culture, use 10 ml of liquid LB growth media for incubation. 500 ml of the bacterial culture is allowed to grow overnight at 37°C. It is later shaken vigorously to increase the OD600 to 0. 5, which … Read more

Phonology is a fundamental principle for language in every individual’s life. We are exposed to this principle before and after birth and throughout our lives. Phonology is fundamental to all spoken languages, each language having its own system. Regardless of the types of language spoken to a child, children have difficulties producing meaningful speech because … Read more