reaches higher and pulls herself up the rough rock wall. Her fingers grasp the big shelf of rock directly over her head. Above, there is a complicated spot on the wall. Lia has never made it past before. Briefly, options are considered in her mind. Something new and courageous must be done if any improvement is to be made. She decides to leap. Her toes dig into the small crevice of rock beneath her feet. A few seconds later, Lia is flying towards the tall ceiling illuminated by bright lights,…
Four years ago, in the middle of July it was going to be my first time going to the beach. I was so excited; I 've always dreamed about playing in the waves, and laying out in the hot summer sand. My boyfriend told me that he had the perfect beach day set up for me. Right before leaving for the beach a simple question was brought up, " How many guys try and talk to you a day?" I stated, just a handful. Before I could fully finish my sentence, a hot burning sensation came over the right side of…
They say you should cry when a child is born. The process of childbirth is the same for most people if not all. Although the process may be the same, the situation is different. I was born an African American man in America. A Baptist born out of wedlock in a single-family household. Being a Baptist and trying to live a Christian lifestyle isn't the easiest thing to accomplish. Sin is the easiest outlet in my neighborhood. The key is to have self-motivation and perseverance. Always remember…
purple shirt to stand against domestic Violence the day of “Day of Unity” to show support for the survivor. During the month of October when I was shopped with my sister I’m notice a few of young, middle ages women wore Purple T-Shirt walking around the street I thought it was amazing. That time I do not understand why women wear purple shirt mean but now I knew what is it mean. Throughout…
U.S. power across the globe.The secretary of state heads the U.S. State Department and often represents the president abroad. The State Department carries out foreign policy decisions and helps develop foreign policy for all the regions in world. The U.S. Foreign Service is directly attached to the State Department. It is made up of ambassadors, who represent America’s political interests in every county, consuls, who represent America’s business interests, and other officials who specialize in…
No the treatment helped many young kids even though there are risks, wouldn’t it better knowing that a treatment was able to save fourteen lives rather than saying a cure was made but was chosen not to be shown to the world because there was a risk of getting leukemia. Yes, every life matters but the question, would someone be able to deal with all sixteen kids dying and be okay knowing there were ways most of them could have…
not help or protect Percy like the fisherman did by being a father figure, but since Percy was a demigod-- his genetics made him in danger of more variations of supernatural monsters that Grover tried to keep away from him by staying by his side through all the hardships and trying to let him…
some children might get leukemia after treatment (Vaughn, 260)? Yes, it was permissible every treatment or cure that researchers come up with has some type of risks. No one will ever know how their body will react to any type of treatment what works for some people might not work for others. Whether it was moral…
If I were to be told five years ago today that I would be a student athlete at St. Lawrence University; Communications Major and Sociology Minor; founder, president, and chapter correspondent of Her Campus Media at SLU; Member Development Chairman in Delta Delta Delta; and traveling abroad to Prague in the Fall Semester of my junior year… no part of me would believe it. Because of my opportunities, privileges, experiences and choices- I have gotten to where I am today and can confidently say…
• “The unnamed peaks towering over the glacier were bigger and comelier and infinitely more menacing than they would have been were I in the company of another person. And my Lin 8 emotions were similarly amplified: The highs were higher; the periods of despair were deeper and darker” (138). • “The accumulated clutter of day-to-day existence — the lapses of conscience, the unpaid…