Breath

barely walk because of how tight my heels were. I threw my hands over my head, and I walked to empty grass with my family encompassing me while my dad handed me my water to sip from. I could barely talk, but after a few deep breaths, I was back to normal. After I caught my breath, my parents exclaimed, “Connor, you did it! We are so proud of you! You just set your personal record of 11:22!”…

Oral/nasal cavity- The nasal cavity is the primary intake for air for the respiratory system, consisting of cartilage, muscle and bone. It allows for inhalation of air into the body and warms the air as it enters filtering the air by removing dust, pollen, and other contaminants, purifying the air before it is passed to the inner body. The secondary exterior opening is the oral cavity, it allows for larger quantities of air inhalation, it also has less distance to travel allowing more air to…

“No, my dear,” she said. “only you”. Then Billy tell the Landlady that he needs to go to bed. The Landlady says” sweet dreams” and slams the door closed. Billy was thinking about staying there or just leaving. He gets thirsty so he goes down stairs to get a drink. Then Billy hears voices from upstairs but he is unsure so he ignores it. Then he hears another noise so he chugs his glass of water then runs up stairs. He hears more talking from a room on the second floor. He walks over to the room…

I woke up from bed feeling all nice. I get up and then go downstairs to eat breakfast. I finished and then got dressed. I walk out my house and notice man in a black overall. I got scared because i’ve been seeing men in black overalls around my house. I decided to keep walking while watching my back. I was going to the supermarket to get some groceries. As I am walking I look back and the man is walking with me. The man is behind me the whole time as I’m walking. I believe it's a undercover cop…

Project Citizen has been a wonderful experience. That has taught me many things that I can apply to my daily life that I may have never even thought of if I didn’t do Project Citizen. Even though I had a great time doing this project, I learned most people like to do less work and especially if someone is willing to pick up their slack for a better grade. When working in a team it gets a little hard to find motivation unless you all talk and make a clear plan of what people are doing for the…

Christopher Boone is a normal 15-year-old boy. Well other than the fact he has Asperger’s Syndrome. This is a neurobiological disorder that has many symptoms, that causes his attitude to be a little bizarre. Asperger’s Syndrome makes Christopher express himself in great detail, makes him have concrete thinking, and does not like to be touched. One symptom is that he likes to describe things in great detail. In the book he explains what prime numbers are and other non-important stuff. He…

Symptoms of obesity is you start to feel short of breath, moving around may start being harder then it was before. You may notice you need to take short and low breaths because there is fat forming around your neck and chest making it challenging for air to flow in and out of the lungs. Starting to feel tired is also a symptom; breathing slowly could stop the…

Canada. Introduced in 2010, the ARP scheme involved efforts to remove impaired drivers from B.C’s roads through the use of license suspensions, financial penalties and remedial programs. The scheme necessitates roadside checks and analysis of drivers’ breath samples using an approved screening device (ASD). Several drivers had challenged the B.C.’s roadside prohibitions in recent years, claiming that the ARP scheme was a criminal law in disguise and invades the federal government’s exclusive…

In the poem I Heard A Fly Buzz, the author, Emily Dickinson, uses various literary techniques, including visual imagery, personification, similes and metaphors, and unique syntax, to comment on how trivialities can pose as a distraction, even in major moments like death. Dickinson begins the poem with a seemingly insignificant phrase-”I heard a Fly buzz”- but adds “-when I died.” Dickinson’s unique syntax consists of two dashes that create a pause between these phrases and the next line, which…

Jianou Gao Instructor: Jennifer Alberghini ENG165H October 13, 2016 Family affection is an important part of the life, and everyone has some special memories that related to the family. “My Papa’s Waltz” by Theodore Roethke is a poem that describe a scene of a family, which is the mother looks at the father and the son who are romping around and dancing in the kitchen. It seems like a normal scene of a family, however, this poem makes readers confused about the relationship of this family, that…