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The Sticky Story of Female Boxing In Made to Stick, Chip and Dan Heath argue that the six criteria of stickiness make every idea more memorable and powerful. They target business-leaders, policy-makers, and teachers. The first criterion being used is Emotional, which has the goal to motivate the target audience to care about the central message (Heath 169). The second criterion being used is Stories, which has the goal of motivating the target audience to act on the central message (206). Leah…

Phrases such as “the pen is mightier than the sword” or “knowledge is power” are often told to a younger generation to emphasize the true power that books (and the words within) can have. Markus Zusak takes this concept and integrates it extremely well in his award-winning novel The Book Thief. Through the actions of the characters in The Book Thief, Zusak illustrates that besides being simply literature, books can form important bonds, can save lives, and can represent power. Often times,…

Words hold great power and when used correctly can influence people’s beliefs, and how they act. In Markus Zusak novel, The Book Thief, narrated by Death, Zusak tells the story of Liesel a nine years old German girl who was abandoned by her mother and loses her brother before going to the Hubermann’s house in the city of Molching. She first found the power of words when her foster father Hans Hubermann teaches her how to read, Liesel developed a power that she never knew existed before. Many…

Death and Leisel are introduces in this section. Death, the narrator, tells the story of how he met and has ties to Leisel, and Leisel being a small, lost girl is just trying to survive in a big lonely world. Leisel always has captured the attention of Death every time he has seen her. All the three times they have met each other, Death has always taken someone near, and sometimes dear, to Liesel. In all the accidents, Death has seen a color that just sticks out to him. At the railroad…

My favorite constellation is Scorpius ("The Scorpion") due to the fact that I am a Scorpio (my birthday is November 15th). Scorpius is the southernmost constellation out of all the Zodiac constellations and is near the center of the Milky Way. Also, the red star, Antares, is located where the Scorpion's heart is supposed to be. The star is red because it should be going out soon. The Scorpion's heart may either turn into a black hole (which many describe our hearts to be like) or a new star.…

many spiral staircases do not comply with the building code and should not be replaced. Basement and Crawlspace: Moisture - Check walls and floors for signs of excessive moisture Flooding - Any signs of periodic flooring? Pests - Any signs of vermin infiltration or termites? Ventilation - Are unheated basements/crawlspaces vented? Insulation - Are floors above unheated basements/crawl spaces insulted? House Interior Wet Areas Bathrooms: Exhaust…

An economy can usually be understood and judged on efficiency through a number of different statistics, one of these is the GDP or the Gross Domestic Product. The Gross Domestic Product is the sum of four different components: Consumption, Investment (business and personal), Government Purchases, and Net Exports. The anticipated cost of living in an apartment will eventually prevent people from moving out. This is because with a shortness in the labor force the supply for apartments goes down so…

Could you survive without a heart? Will you do anything to fill the void and get rid of the horrible pain. Losing my favorite pair of socks is the worst thing I have ever done . When ever I think about my sock I get sad and start to think about how my socks are missing and their not on my feet where they belong. As long as my socks are missing I will not eat or sleep in till I find them. On a stormy night I was laying in my room thinking about what socks I should wear for my football game…

directly or by spores being carried in by the air. In a home or building, fungi are usually found on wood, drywall, ceiling tiles and carpeting. The key factor is moisture because fungi need it to grow. As a result, they are most often found in basements, kitchens and…

owner has curious kids. For instance, when a father who has a curious son buys and owns a gun legally, he doesn’t tell his son and thinks not telling him is a good idea. Weeks later after the father buys the gun and keeps it in a hidden safe in the basement of his house, the…