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part of the house there are pines and walnuts, and behind there are my mother roses. My mother cultivates and grows her plants with a dedication and love that never gave us. I am exaggerating, but not much. My mother grows oregano, rosemary, sage, basil, thyme, mint and I might be forgetting other ones. One of the happiest moments from my childhood was when my mother called me over…

In this essay, I am going to describe and evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of engaging in missions using the lens of reason, with a brief overview of two other lenses: Tradition and experience. I will present ideas from the perspectives of my father, a missionary and my granduncle, the Right Reverend Datuk Bolly Lapok. Also I will share my experience of dealing with Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder (ADHD) and Depression through poetry and spoken word and how those platforms impacted…

The Craft of Sherlock It’s an eventful day on July 25, 2010; The World Cup was over with England being eliminated and Spain won the final game against the Netherlands, WikiLeaks releases over 90,000 internal logs of the US Military to a variety of news sources, and British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) premiered the long anticipated A Study in Pink, the first episode of Sherlock. The first episode is a television adaptation of A Study in Scarlet, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s first short story of…

with that plan of harvest in mind. One of my most successful gardens was planted and harvested while using the process of rotation gardening. I planted the garden in my backyard using tomatoes, lettuce, blackberries, watermelons, blueberries, and basil. After approximately six to seven months, which tends to be the average time it takes for herbs and crops to fully grow, the garden produced an overabundance of fresh, delectable fruits and vegetables. I have been able to get almost the same…

In response to my interpretation of the brief, my objectives for the Graded Unit 1 were clear: • Identify the clients’ aims and objectives towards their treatments. • Gather all information necessary to complete the treatments. • Follow a precise consultation to gather all the information required. • Use my knowledge and understanding from previous mandatory units which will assist in creating a well thought treatment plan. • Produce knowledge and understanding of products and resources…

Antibiotics- What’s the Alternative? Whether you run an established organic dairy, are looking to convert to organic dairying or are a conventional farm battling resistant pathogen strains, effectively treating mastitis without the option antibiotics is a major concern. While antibiotics are the accepted and mostly preferred treatment route, their use in organic animals is prohibited and their overuse or incorrect administration has resulted in the emergence of pathogen strains that are…

The Neo-Babylonian Empire Ancient cultures have great amounts of history in them. All cultures eventually have a rise and fall. The Neo-Babylonian Empire was one of these ancient cultures that rose and fell. God is in control of kings and kingdoms and He has a master plan that will be fulfilled. Babylon was built on the plane of Shinar. It was built in the same plane that the tower of Babel was built. This is ironic because the meaning of word Babel and the word Babylon are the same. They both…

In The Women of Brewster Place, the bond derives its power from the women’s previous sense of isolation from their mistreatment by men and from their regenerative discovery through suffering of the saving grace of a shared experience. It tries to show obsessed women who suffer in male-dominated society and a strong bond which keeps them alive. These women are in a constant state of struggle in their lives to find their identities. In Mama Day, the power comes from folk tradition from…

Poetic Justice Being black in America is an onerous task, and author Ta-Nehisi Coates understands. Coates writes an evocative letter to his son as well as the world with the book, Between the World and Me. This letter guides the reader through a pathway of Coates’ self-discovery as a black man, a black activist and a black writer. Coates provides insightful revelations on his own personal struggle for his body as well as the struggles of those around him through childhood anecdotes and memories…

He’s the most adapted character in the world -- he’s been played by nearly 100 different actors, and has graced the screen in more than 200 movies. From short film Sherlock Holmes Baffled in 1900 to portrayals by celebrities Benedict Cumberbatch and Robert Downey Jr. today, Sherlock Holmes has been a prominent figure in culture for over a century. The character of Sherlock Holmes comes with stereotypes and tropes that have become iconic in popular culture: the deerstalker hat, the pipe, 221B…