AMBER

I come from a figure skating background. From a very young age, most of my time was spent at the rink. Growing up, I undoubtedly spent more waking hours with my skating coach than with my own mother. This cold damp place was home. It is where I trained, ate, did school, socialized, laughed, cried, and even took the odd nap. It was as familiar as my favourite pair of lucky socks (yes, us figure skaters are very superstitious). I knew the best hiding spots, for when I needed time alone or…

Pounding footsteps erupt in a looming forest of darkness. I remain numb to the freezing wind and branches that scorch my skin and I become fearful again. Winter bites into my flesh like shattered glass in a kaleidoscope of horror while its white crystals plunge from the dark sky, shining brightly against the shadows of the tall evergreens. My footsteps drown all of them out, leaving only a vague blur—the remains of my world underneath the weight of indifference. The monster is behind me,…

interaction. Hammond’s grandchildren are also invited to view the island. On this island, researchers who work for Hammond’s biotechnology company have genetically engineered dinosaurs using DNA extracted from the blood within a mosquito that was trapped in amber. The extracted DNA, then was inserted into frog egg cells for the dinosaurs to be reproduced. To prevent any…

On the surface, Slaughter-house Five, by Kurt Vonnegut presents the idea that humans have no free will. Vonnegut uses the lack of free will as a metaphor for the helplessness that people feel faced with situations beyond their control. However, the novel can be reexamined to show the opposite; not only do we have free will, but the choices we make are supremely important. Unexplainable tragedies such as war, disease, and famine appear to be inevitable, engendering an overwhelming sense of…

Social media has exploded in popularity over the past few decades. Today, the average person will access a social media source everyday and possibly multiple times everyday. With this growing popularity, public safety officials such as the police force are finding it to be advantageous to have a presence in social media. As a 21st century law enforcement organization, I believe that it is a wise decision on the part of the police to have a social media page. Having this presence on,social media…

The beaker with only starch that was once simply an amber color now had a tint of purple. The dialysis bag inside of the beaker was a strong purple. This indicated that Iodine from the Lugol’s reagent had diffused into the dialysis bag while very little starch had made its way out into the beaker. The second beaker with both starch and α-amylase were initially amber colored. After the elapsed time, very little color change was noted meaning that neither α-amylase…

INTRODUCTION The objective of this experiment was to group a variety of samples of matter into subcategories of different macromolecules, which were determined by the use of various tests, as well as designated negative and positive control samples. Chemical samples may be experimentally identified as specific macromolecules through treatment with Benedict’s solution, the iodine test, or the Biuret test; each, when positive, identifying reducing sugars, starch or glycogen, and protein,…

Indeed, electrostatic phenomena are the sights we see most of the day. Some of us may have fun to rub a plastic ruler on our hands and then bring it closer to our friend's hair until it appears that a few strands of hair stood up because of it. Or try using a balloon, rub it into our hair and then stick it on the wall, see what happens? The balloon will stick to the wall. Or on a large scale electrostatic phenomena that you often see in an emergency because of lightning static load static…

Aciremanians. Shortly after Amber arrived, Cooper and his wife Rhiannon rang the doorbell. Cooper was my best friend. His father was a doctor so, naturally, Cooper followed in his father’s footsteps and was a second-year medical student. I haven’t known his wife for very long, but she is very beautiful. She’s nearing the end of a pregnancy; I hear that Cooper and her are expecting triplets. While I waited for the rest of my guests to arrive I began to set the table, Rhiannon and Amber made small…

Whether it's a celebration of a baby's birth, or a birthday party for a one-year old, friends and relatives love to buy gifts for the little ones. Here's a nifty guide for presents that any parent will be glad to receive on these occassions: No.1 VTech Drop and Go Dump Truckby VTech Price: $12.74 Learning can be lots of fun with the VTech Drop and Go Dump Truck. The little one develops motor skills by loading and unloading rocks at the top of this colorful dump truck while he watches it drop…