large amount of water passes out of the filtrate in the proximal convoluted tubule, back into the blood by osmosis. Reabsorption of water in the loop of Henle and collecting duct: The loop of Henle is a hairpin loop that runs deep into the medulla and then turns and goes back to the cortex again. The function of the loop of Henle is to create an area of high solute concentration deep in the medulla. The collecting duct of each nephron pass through this area…
Robert Hargrove 's book Masterful Coaching provides insight to an extensive range of coaching models and techniques. Although Hargrove 's emphasis is on facilitating coaching strategies to corporations and teams, his training can be integrated when coaching individuals. Hargrove 's concept of the "transformational coach” objective is to uncover the resourcefully creative skills of the individual. Hargrove is confident that a masterful coach is above all someone who is brave enough to turn a…
as if nothing happened. But we knew our Uncles and Aunts had to cave into their anger sometime. A few months later, my family vacationed on the North Shore. During the car ride, I read Lolita by Vladimir Nabokov and listened to The Disintegration Loops by William Basinski. Barb had died on May 9th, and we went on our trip at the end of July. Between May and July, I barely slept. My broken heart resulted in many sleepless nights. A therapist told me that Barb’s made the suicide decision, not me,…
Washington DC: 11th Street [The Need] Bridges are no different than any other form of infrastructure, eventually they break down and need to be either repaired or replaced. Inspection occurs at least every two years, yet bridges are often pushed to their absolute limits of usability. In Washington DC, the 11th Street Bridge Project aims to replace two bridges built in the 1960s with three new bridges. With these bridges having been in place for nearly 50 years, there were numerous issues. For…
She immediately rummages under the seat and found, a large black plastic trash bag, a roll of duct tape, and jerry-rigged a makeshift window. Shortly after she finishes, Clemmie Sue climbs into the pickup, her long curly grayish blonde hair is a mess of sopping tangles, and the mud had liberated her shoes from her feet. Clemmy Sue instantly notices…
is written by Jay Asher and is centered around Hannah Bakers suicide weeks before, and the effects of the audiotapes she left to explain her death. These tapes are listened to by our narrator Clay Jensen, who had worked with Hannah one summer, and developed a crush on her, however he never pursued it because of the rumors mentioned in the tapes. Thirteen Reasons Why explores betrayal, whether it be self-betrayal or betrayal by your peers, and the repercussions of people's actions, no matter how…
why they left. Thirteen reasons why follows thirteen experiences that combined convinced Hannah Baker to end her life. These accounts personally affect Clay Jenson, an amicable friend of Hannah, who receives the tapes without any clue as to why he is on them. As Clay listens to the tapes he is stunned as to who affected Hannah and what they did. This journal recounts Hannah’s path toward searching for her identity, finding love, and telling her truth. The search for exactly where Hannah would…
tremendous reason to kill themselfs, Hannah Baker had 13. Hannah was the most affected by these top three people or as stated in the book “ reasons,” Marcus Cooley, Zach Dempsey, and Bryce Walker. Marcus Cooley reason number six on hannah's suicide tapes is a twisted, sick, and in denial human being. Marcus, from hearing all the rumors, thinks he could just use Hannah as an object. Basically forcing Hannah to let him touch her inappropriately after blockading her in a booth, as some twisted…
Depression and World War II. In the midst of this new era of development, architectural firms Loebl and Schlossman & Bennett were commissioned to reconstruct the Loop Synagogue in 1957 (Figure 1) after the original building was lost to a fire. In order to both reflect industrialism and provide a functional space within the transitioning city, the Loop Synagogue was designed to incorporate modern ideals into the building. Additionally, implementation of the smaller, ornate details of the…
Miss Peregrines Home for Peculiar Children, written by Ransom Riggs unfolds the story of abnormal people with a mysterious past. When 16-year-old Jacob Portman finds his storytelling grandfather dead in the woods and a monster with a face of a nightmare beside him he starts to rethink everything. Jacob decides to look more into these children his grandfather always talked about, combing through his old archives, discovering many crucial pieces that all corresponded to one place, a children's…