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“Perfection is not attainable” - Vince Lombardi. It is impossible to be or create something perfect. It is impossible to create a perfect world. A Utopia is impossible and while we are trying to create that, all we will end up doing is create a dystopian society that puts us in a barrier that is almost impossible to escape from. Ray Bradbury shows us this in the novel Fahrenheit 451. In the novel Fahrenheit 451, it is clear to see that the motif of a sense of comfort creates the clearest…

the surface parted with a swelling roar of angry water as a serpentine head reared high, swaying from side to side and leering with great red eyes” (Moffet 3). Since Bear Lake Valley was developed, stories of the Bear Lake Monster have circulated campfires, fishing boats, and cabin living rooms. These stories bring communities together. The people of Bear Lake bond over stories of the monster because everyone has heard stories and everyone has stories to add. Another reason these stories are…

How does Chili Con carne define different regions of the United States, And why it is viewed as a Mexican dish? William Dwyer Hudson County Community College Professor Philbert 5/10/17 Abstract I’m writing this paper about chili because chili has to be hands down one of my favorite meals. Once a month I wake in the morning and smell the aroma of ground beef being cooked wafting through the house. When you walk down the…

source from a distance, for example the moon. The moon is so large and so far away, it looks like it is in one spot, and no matter where you go, it looks like you are always following it. But man-made lights, on the other hand, such as lamps and campfires, are behind you after you pass it. The lights confuse the moth because the angle of the light changes and the moth, somehow, gets attracted to the light. But that is just one of many theories on why moths are attracted to light. All of the…

My family loves to go camping in our camper. One summer we all came to a decision that it would be fun to try a new campsite; that we had never gone to before. After looking at different sites that are scattered around Iowa, my dad discovered one in the Des Moines area. When we arrived to the site, the campground was vast with trees surrounding the perimeter. The sound of people conversing filled the atmosphere, the birds sung in a high pitched whistle, and the sound of wind rustled within the…

Don’t Get Too Comfortable How many people like change? I have found that people don 't like new experiences because they feel that they don 't have control of their life, there is excessive uncertainty, or concerns about their competence. In other words they feel like they will fail or be a failure. New situations may be stressful or overwhelming. They may make their whole body feel paralyzed, their hands clam up, put a lump in their throat, and make them feel like their heart is pounding so…

Washington Irving’s The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s The Courtship of Miles Standish both represent the Romantic era, or Romanticism, an artistic, literary, and intellectual movement, that emphasized emotions such as horror, terror, and awe. Common themes of Romanticism found in art or literature were folklore, emotion, horror, love, nature, individualism, the supernatural, or religion. I am hoping to compare and contrast the courtship strategies of Irving’s…

Using “Kahoot!” to Promote Higher Order Thinking SCI 621 Drury University Janessa Jennings June 16, 2018 Abstract Technology is ever-changing, especially in our world today. Many people even feel that they are addicted to technology or specifically their handheld devices. As teachers we have to equip our students to live in this kind of world. According to Sousa, “…children who spend their early years in front of screens will eventually have adult brains that are hardwired to process…

My first week at the Lake of the Ozarks Scout Reservation, or Camp Hohn as everyone called it, was probably one of the worst weeks of my life. The camp looked nice on paper; it was described as a 120-acre camp on the banks of the Lake of the Ozarks, with bluffs overlooking the lake and many campsites,all surrounded by a five mile nature trail. However, they failed to include in the brochure that due to the camps size, the classes available to take were extremely spread out. To get to the…

Purpose: to get people interested in the desert, to inform readers about the dangers of the desert –educational appeal, to make people laugh. You should come and visit the desert but take care of it. Invites you as a recruit to come and protect what’s left of American wilderness. Pg. 17 “Nevertheless all is not lost; much remains, and I welcome the prospect of an army of lug-soled hiker’s boots on the desert trails.” Intended Audience: People new to the desert – first-timers or those who…