Science Fiction Paper “It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.” - Charles Dickens. I guess if you think about it, this applies to me. How many people on Earth really are lucky enough to realize the moment they’ve always dreamed about? To look back at your boyhood self, starry-eyed and full of ambition, and think, Yeah, you did it. You made it. I sure as hell didn’t think that, much less so soon. I’m coming up to my mountaintop, my light at the end of the dark tunnel of…
and look past what you know and feel, that's when you are open to taking a step past your current abilities. Be open to anything. Step outside your comfort zone. What seems impossible today may seem surprisingly doable tomorrow. Ever heard that building muscle and burning fat at the same time is impossible? Did you recognize some of these problems in yourself? No worries. Knowing what's holding you back is the first step toward breaking through a sticking…
The History of Smallpox Smallpox once covered the globe. In Europe alone, 400,000 people a year use to die from it. It used to be extremely infectious. Smallpox started with little brown dots on your skin called macules. After a while each little dot raised up into a bump called a papule. Three or four days later, each papule became a blister called a pustule, a hard round bead under the skin. The patient’s whole body was covered in these, but especially his face, hands and feet. Sometimes…
for your decision. We must act quickly due to the severity of this outbreak. TOP SECRET CC SecState VPOTUS SecDef CIA/Dir WHO/CDC SecDHS Sources • The 2014 Ebola Outbreak: International and U.S. Responses Congressional Research Service (CRS) Report• Brown,…
Heroines of Mercy Street was written by Pamela D. Toler and was published by Little Brown and Company in 2016. This is a non-fiction book and it describes the real stories from the television series Mercy Street. It has 253 pages not included the references and the index at the end of the book. The book describes the diligent nurses who worked and volunteered during the Civil War and showed the difficulties that the soldiers and nurses faced outside of the battlefield. The book describes the…
Steven is a 40-year-old Canadian male. He stands 5’11” tall, weighs 175 pounds, and has bald/brown hair and blue eyes. He appears a tall, trimmed and presents himself as well kept. He describes his personality as being an intense person. He states that he is loving, kind and has a protective nature. He also states that he has a goofy sense of humor and enjoys being a provider to his family. Steven is a Permanent Residence of the Unites States and he speaks English and French. Is this a…
are FREE to be the person they were made to be. Free to live the authentic life. Free to love themselves for who they are. But so often, we feel driven and ruled by what OTHER people want. We want to be authentic… ...BUT WE DON’T KNOW HOW. Brene Brown says, “Authenticity is a collection of choices that…
“Branch is one of over 500 residents in eastern North Carolina who are suing Murphy Brown, the pork production arm of Virginia-based meat conglomerate Smithfield Foods. They are seeking damages over the cesspools, or lagoons as the industry calls them—uncovered earthen storage pools of waste. The complainants say the lagoons disrupt their…
are other byproducts that are equally as bad. According to the Union of Concerned Scientists there are “two oxides of nitrogen--nitrogen dioxide and nitric oxide--are formed in combustion” (Air Pollution). Nitrogen oxides can appear as a yellowish brown clouds hovering over many cities. They have been found to cause irritated lungs, bronchitis, and pneumonia. There are many health risks from breathing in the chemicals formed from burning fossil fuels, but we still use them. There are…
Here at Summit Shasta, many students do not get the mental care that they need and are unable to learn healthy ways to deal with stress and mental illness. A study by the American Psychological Association regarding Stress in America of over a thousand students and over two thousand adults from all over the country showed that, “Teens' average stress level was 5.8 out of 10 during the school year and 4.6,” during the summer, while, “Adults reported average levels of 5.1 in the past month.” On…