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Only half an hour to go. The clicking noise of the sewing machines pounded, hammering away at the headache I always got towards the end of the day. My hands were heavier and I longed to be rid of the claustrophobic tables. “Did you hear that Violet in our building got engaged to a man in Virginia? I envy her for she plans to move with him after their marriage in the fall,” the girl sitting next to me blurted out. Beckie lived in the same building as me and was quite a plethora of information. I…

Ritch Telford, the author of the book Paintballer, emphasizes the importance of calling for a paint check. Telford says, “Asking for a paintcheck is asking for a referee to check if a particular player has been hit (e.g. has paint on him/her)… once the player was identified, the ref would go to him/her and declare him/her neutral.” (13). This is important because it keeps all the players honest, if there was not someone enforcing the rule that once you are shot, and the paintball breaks, then…

extends the telomeres by making copies of the repeat sequence (Pierce, 2013). 3. DNA helicase – is an enzyme that breaks the hydrogen bonds between the two bases of the two nucleotide strands (Pierce, 2013, p. 241). 4. Single-strand-binding protein – this enzyme protects the single stranded nucleotide once the two strands were unwound (Pierce, 2013, p. 241). 5. DNA gyrase – it is another enzyme needed for unwinding the DNA. This enzyme reduces the torque that builds up ahead of the…

The next day I did a further examination of the machine and noticed that the glass tube’s electrical socket was arcing. If I kept up, the wire from the glass tube might break; I had to come up with a solution. I decided to strengthen the wire with conductive epoxy which should do the trick. The long term solution would be to replace the glass tube and the socket; there was no telling how long this unit has been in use. “Carrie, can you use your skills and find out where the company that made…

says “’what were you scared of? That I’d be accused? Why were you scared if you felt you were innocent’” (133). Later on he is speaking to a policeman about the pawnbroker and a sudden sensation seizes him, “he broke out in nervous laughter…and in a single flash he remembered…standing behind the door with an ax” (156). His subconscious is so caught up in the act that he never really develops. Raskolnikovs’ body and mind are stuck at the crime scene, and they don’t seem to have any motivation to…

In the Scarlet Letter, Hester Prynne is forced to wear a red A for adulterer. She was forced to wear her public shame for the rest of her life. If I had to wear a letter for the rest of my life, it would be an M for mouth. I am a very loud person, and I talk too much and I’m obnoxious. That letter would fit me really well because I have a problem with talking. Ninety-nine percent of my teachers say that I have a problem with talking, and don’t really like it all that much. Talking too much is…

Lamb to the Slaughter Theme Paragraph "Lamb to the Slaughter" is a short story written by Roald Dahl and tells of two betrayals: Patrick Maloney's unexplained decision to leave his pregnant wife and Mary Maloney’s killing of her husband right after which concludes to be the ultimate betrayal. Patrick Maloney betrays his pregnant wife by telling her news, which requires him to leave her and their child. Mary Maloney is at home waiting for her beloved husband, Patrick to come home…

I recently watched an episode of Black Mirror and I thought it was very interest. It was a season three episode called ‘Nosedive’. This episode was about a girl named Lacies who lived in a world where everyone had this instagram-like application chip installed inside their brain and that everything was based off of your rating. The higher the rater, the better someone’s life is. Lacies wanted to move into this expensive apartment, but her rating was too low for a discount. So, in order to…

scratching nails along a blackboard. I just cannot take the noise at all. Whenever I hear the squeaking, it seriously drives me crazy! I suggest to throw the people away or just get a new one. Another one of my pet peeves is people gossiping. Every single day I hear others always blabbing about someone else, but there is no point…

Randy Scott gazed out of the filthy window near his cluttered worktable on the fourth floor of the Leather Works, watching the clouds pass by, and wondering what a new year would bring. It was March of a new decade, 1860, and he was hopeful for a better life than he had had so far. July 9th would be his fourteenth birthday, and most boys his age were on their own by then. He dreamed of the day when he could get away from the orphanage and away from the Leather Works. The Armstead and Sons…