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View From Above More than anything else the sensation is one of perfect peace mingled with an excitement that strains every nerve to the utmost, if you can conceive of such a combination. — Wilbur Wright: one of the first men to experience the sense of flying ~ ~ ~ Looking down, I see the fields of the Snohomish Valley. I see the twisting, glistening river as it flows out towards the sound. I see the roads lit with the reflections of the sun on the…

Small details can be added for emphasis and form on a piece of glass using vitreous paint. Vitreous paint is paint made from ground glass that is brown or black and can be added with water to create a fluid substance paint. When using this technique on the group window, I found it hard to trace very exact lines on the glass since the brush had to be kept upright, but I loved the drama it added to the glass once it had been fired in the…

The concept of putting children on the stand is a fascinating concept. There are many reasons why one might not want to put a child on the stand, but it is still necessary. It is for those reasons why many studies have looked into topics such as eye witness testimony and children’s memory. This study is focused on if and how a child’s memory can be influenced by others and the issues of source monitoring error. The main concern someone might have with a child on the stand is what the child…

Guyland was written by Michael Kimmel as a guide to the middle class Caucasian male’s life between the ages of 16 to 26. The novel utilizes over 400 interviews to create a better understanding during this time period, which he calls “Guyland.” The males during this period of time normally are not full grown adults, but are no longer boys either. He discusses how some of them still live in places with multiple other men and when finding jobs they normally do not pick ones that they will make a…

“‘ how a man is remembered after he’s gone? I know the answer now… I remember him as a man I would have never wanted to be’” (Danticat 75). At this point it should be obvious the story is coming to a close. The next day he jumped off the hot air balloon and committed suicide. It is the complex characters such as Guy who create a sense of mixed emotions to the reader. Specifically sad for Guy when he kills himself however happy since he’s finally…

Table of Contents 1. Investigation 2 1.1. Why Steampunk? 2 1.2. Examples and Annotations 4 1.2.1. Example 1 4 1.2.2. Example 2 5 1.2.3. Example 3 6 1.2.4. Example 4 7 1.2.5. Example 5 8 1.3. Gear Assembly Designs 9 1. Investigation 1.1. Why Steampunk? For my laser cut clock, I would like to construct a mechanism with a steampunk theme. Figure 1 shows the colours most commonly associated with steampunk. I would like to use this theme because it is the theme for this year’s FIRST…

Their red, white, and blue RE/MAX hot air balloon is noted as being “one of the most recognized real estate logos” (Gmerek, 2013). The hot air balloon idea was first used by a RE/MAX regional franchise owner during the Albuquerque international balloon festival, and was featured shortly after in a television advertising campaign for RE/MAX. The slogan associated with the balloon is “Above The Crowd®” (Gmerek, 2013). The RE/MAX hot air balloon became such an integral part of the RE/MAX brand…

In the world, there are living situations that are devastating and horrific. Haiti is one of the many places containing these circumstances. In the novel, Krik? Krak!, Danticat explores the idea that hope can be found in devastating situations. She uses the motif of flight to express how desperate people are to discover hope in Haiti; they’d rather gamble with death than to live an unfulfilled life in a poor, corrupt country. Throughout the novel, butterflies are used as a mechanism for…

Tom was thrilled when he woke. He was excited because today was the 150th anniversary of the peace that had been brought to the only community left in the world known as Esterville. There would be a big gathering in the town square, everyone had to go to the gathering. It was a rule that Ester had left. Esterville was left since the war that had brought down the world, Tom learnt about it in his school. The biggest war ever that had been fought for only a mere 12 days but still managed to kill…

evaluated which liquid yeast would produce gas the fastest by measuring how long it took for certain liquids to inflate a balloon. We hypothesized that if the yeast and sugar were placed in a warm,sugary environment like apple juice, then the yeast will produce more CO2 and cause the balloon to inflate faster. The control was the room temperature Throughout the experiment the type of balloons, size of the erlenmeyer flasks, amount of yeast, volume of each liquid, and the amount of time each…