Gathering Blue, by Lois Lowry, is a dystopian novel that centers around a character named Kira, who is born crippled. The novel starts off with the unfortunate news that Kira’s mother, Katrina, has passed away unexpectedly due to mysterious illness. She is now orphaned, since her father, who had the role of serving in the Council of the Guardians, had been killed by The Beasts during a hunt. In addition to struggling to survive without any parents or support from relatives, Kira must prove herself worthy to the Council, otherwise, she will be sent to the Field, where the disabled are left to be killed by The Beasts. Fortunately, Jamison, a member of the council, defends her during the trial against Vandara, the accuser who wants to occupy Kira’s…
Colorguard is the band's visual interpretation of the music being played through flags, rifles, sabers, and also through dance. I was able to be apart of this group in high school. The experiences I had are ones that are unforgettable .I formed a bond with the people within this group that cannot be broken. There are two seasons for the color guard, which is the marching season, and winter guard.…
Cachou de Laval: This was the first sulfur dye. It is obtained by heating brown coal in a rotary baker with sodium polusulfide and sulfur. It is also made by heating organic refuse with sulfur and sodium sulfide at temoeratures varying from 100⁰-350⁰C. The higher the temperature, the darker the product. Other alternatives intermediates are lignite, sawdust, bran, sulfite cellulose waste liquors (free from calcium), oils, fats and fatty acids.…
Introduction: The effectiveness of Antimicrobial agents against Microorganisms Population of microorganisms or growth are killed and/or inhibited by natural or synthetic chemical antimicrobial controls (Madigan, et al 2012). Antimicrobial agents are grouped according to their efficacy against microorganisms. Bactericidal that kill and bacteriostatic prevent and/or reduce growth (Madigan et al, 2012).…
Purple Loosestrife is a highly invasive non-native plant that threatens significant portions of Canada and the United States marsh, swamp, and coastal habitats. It has many common names such as spiked loosestrife or purple lythrum and its scientific name is Lythrum salicaria. By crowding native wetland species, purple loosestrife reduces biodiversity, eliminates food sources for marsh animals and changes water flow patterns. It can grow 1 – 8 feet tall with a width range between 3-6 feet. Numerous reddish-purple stems grow from a single woody root mass.…
The color guard became a part of the marching band in the late 1940s and 1950s. The rifles we use today in guard are replicas of the drill sergeants M1. Color Guard is a very fun activity that requires lots of skill and motivation, having a riffle, gloves, patience and dedication are very important. There are not many items needed to begin learning how to spin a rifle. The first thing is a rifle itself of coarse one of these is needed.…
When I first signed up for color guard, I was just following the lead of my older sister who was also doing it. Thinking this was going to be an easy experience I soon realized that it was nothing how I thought it was going to be. By experiencing the practices and how much time and effort goes into it gained a new respect for my sister for sticking with this because honestly, she was known for being lazy. After getting to feel this amazing feeling after my first performance, color guard also became a passion of mine. Color guard is can be found in most middle schools, high schools and universities.…
When I saw the flyer for color guard my eighth-grade year I was perplexed as it didn't specify what color guard was other than an exciting activity that lets you be apart of marching band. I was skeptical that I would actually like color guard but at the first clinic, I knew I had found a family and exciting activity to pursue. Watching the upperclassmen toss rifles, sabers, and flags with such ease and confidence made me excited to learn and achieve that level of confidence. This year will be my fourth year in marching band, I am still in Color Guard and it is easily one of the activities I’m most passionate about. My love to perform on the marching field takes away the anxiety I usually have, throughout the years my confidence has risen…
On Saturday, November 18, 2016, I visited the Rio Grande Valley Commemorative Air Force Museum (or just CAFM) in Brownsville, Texas. It is located on Minnesota Road by the SPI/Brownsville International Airport. Although this museum resides a few streets away from my home, I never visited before. Therefore, I gave the place a shot in impressing my brother and I. Admission costs $6 for adults, $5 for seniors 55+, $3 for kids 12-18, and FREE for kids 11 and under.…
So since color powder is not allowed to use on campus, so we decide to get rid of color powder, and come up a different activity to celebrate Holi for this year. We plan on having a tie-dye shirt making activity, including water balloons. Please let me if we can book Hawlewood for March 20th for this time, and is it necessary for me to fill the form…
Originally started from the military, Color Guard has adapted into many forms. Now with wooden rifles and unsharpened sabres it has spread to the band community. Having tosses that touch the sky and costumes that sparkle is not the only thing Color Guard. It is not only a sport that not only has benefits on the field or mat but also off. The many things anyone learns from Color Guard can be carried into other aspects of your life.…
I synthesis graphene (or carbon) quantum dots by hydrothermal method. Synthetic QDs is blue-greenish fluorescent below UV light but disappear after one day Spontaneous without sedimentation. If I dry then re-disperse, it hasn't fluorescence too. What your suggestion to solving this problem? What is reason disappearing the fluorescence of synthetic graphene quantum dots spontaneously?…
When finding out unknown bacteria you have to go through several steps to figure out what it could be. I was given unknown bacteria number 28 and asked to run different testing to identify exactly what this bacterium is. I ran 6 test to determine my unknown. These test includes: Gram Stain, SIM, Sucrose, Citrate, MAC, and EMB. Each one of these test are different and they will give a positive or negative feedback which is how we will know which bacterium I have.…
1. Distinguish between a chemical change and a physical change. Illustrate each using several examples. A physical change does not change the substance of the matter the identity does not change.…
Sulfa drugs are the common name for a drug category known as sulfonamides which are effective towards a lot of infectious diseases. They are known as one of the first drugs to fix the issues in a time when most drugs could not work to help prevent sickness. Sulfonamides are a group of antimicrobial drugs that contain the sulfanilamide group used to treat certain bacterial infections. The way in which they were discovered is unique. Sulfa drugs were widely used during World war II, which made a great impact on the mortality rate during the war.…