The book Russia under the Bolshevik Regime written by Richard Pipes, who is a “Baird professor of History at Harvard University, and in 1981-82 he served on President Reagan’s national Security Council adviser on Soviet and East European affairs.” This book he wrote actually explained Russia government during the early 1900’s talking about the monarch being over thrown by the communist power the Bolsheviks. The book is a really interested reading if you love European history or if your major…
“You only ever use your right foot while driving! Never use your left for brake! Use your right foot for both pedals!!” This is all I heard for the first six months from my dad when learning to drive. By the time he was teaching me to drive a stick shift, not using my left foot for driving was so engraved in my mind, that I had no idea how I was supposed to use one foot for three pedals. It turns out, when driving a manual car, this rule does not apply. Learning to drive a stick shift can be a…
Max Fischer is the goal-oriented protagonist in this story, his main goal is to have Rosemary fall in love with him. Throughout Rushmore Max attempts to impress Rosemary though she makes it clear they won’t have a relationship. For example, though he just fought to have Latin removed, once Rosemary tells him that it’s a shame for Latin to no longer be taught, he petitions and has Latin returned to the curriculum. Additionally, Max attempts to build an aquarium on school grounds to impress…
Today, if you are traveling in Mexico, between the city of Toluca and the town of Ixtapan de la Sal, there is a lovely highway that makes the journey quick and easy. However, years ago, anyone making that journey was forced to travel along a dangerous and winding mountain road. On one side of the narrow road there was steep vertical rock and on the other side there was a sheer drop. One evening, many years ago, a bus departed from Ixtapan de la Sal as usual, making the familiar journey to…
Allen, Michel Benson, Tyrrell, rob, Logan, nick, cater Benson, titan, Alex and other people we trained hard the first day. We did hard drills to make us good at football when we where do with the drill we got a break. When we were done with are brake we got right to work we ran we throw the ball catch…
A special events that occurred was when I almost got killed by a car in mexico. I was five years old when my mom got me out of the car seat and ran straight towards the road, but my dad caught me. My twin brother almost got killed the same way. I am really thankful for my dad saving me because I wouldn't even be alive to this day. In Mexico cars don't stop for anything or anybody. It is very different than the united states. There are many things you can do in…
lot and she told me I was going to drive back to her house. I had never driven before and I didn’t realize a lot of stuff that’s pretty obvious. It started in the parking lot, she told me to put it in drive and I didn’t realize you had to hold the brake so the car kept moving forward and I already was getting scared for my life as I inched toward the other cars…
Today I saw Edmund again at the Stone Table because when I woke up he was talking with Aslan. Oh how I wonder what Aslan told Edmund or what happened with the witch but Aslan said not to ask him and I was like thats is really going to be hard. I was really worried when I saw the Queen but when Aslan saw the witch he did nothing but talk and that was at the point when I was really curious about what was going on because first Aslan has a private talk with Edmund and then the witch came and…
People who drive fast do not have a proper control of their vehicle compared to the people who are driving at a safe speed or at the speed limit mark. Speeding is the second most common cause of accidents. Two major reason why people should not speed is to avoid a car crash and running over someone. In a car crash speeding plays a big role. Car crashes can lead to multiple deaths. For example, driving sixty-five miles per hour in a zone of fifty-five miles per hour can cause a serious car crash.…
Year-round school is a topic that is brought up in multiple occasions. School legislatives and students constantly debate on the effects of schooling being year-round. some may argue that it is giant step in the right direction and other may feel its unfair. Many schools have started participating in year-round schooling. It is a newer concept that may sound appealing to some school boards. They believe that this type of schooling would lead to higher test scores and overall better education…