Cascade Range

Torches flicker past the nearest mountain peak as a mob marches in unison, swords in hand. For thirty pieces of silver, Judas forsakes Jesus Christ. Sunlight pours in through the windows lining the white marble wall. Tapestries of navy and gold cascade from the tall ceiling. The noble ruler enters the hall, signaling the start of an important meeting. Flying daggers meet him as he steps through the door frame. Amidst the attack,…

Joseph’s WAIS-IV profile suggests general intellectual ability in the low average range with significant difference between verbal and non-verbal abilities. Joseph’s Verbal Comprehension Index score was marked with inter subtest scatter. His lexical knowledge and knowledge of acquired facts was in the high average range; however, his verbal abstract reasoning was in the impaired range. Vocabulary is considered a reasonable measure of premorbid verbal ability as it is less susceptible…

partner expressed. Another aspect of Kurtz argument that needs to be addressed is his profound trust in the inevitability of the slippery slope. The slippery slope or the domino effect is a common logical fallacy used to prohibit actions that might cascade into a series of undesired results (Fallacy List). During the arguments claiming open marriages would lead to plural marriages, skewed evidence was used to explain why society would slip down the slope. All his evidence was based on different…

The video “Drought Caused by Decreasing Water Supply in Texas,”focused on the recent drought and record temperatures in Texas. The community is having to cut back on their water supply due to the lack of it. In Texas, seventeen systems are predicted to run out of water in six months or less. The community have made drastic conservation efforts and they have been working so far, but if water supply continues to decrease the town of Robert Lee has worked so far, but if the reserves deplete at…

Lab 3: Stimulus strength vs. muscle force production Introduction: The goal of this lab is to determine the relationship between stimulus amplitude (strength) and the contractile properties (i.e. force) of the frog gastrocnemius muscle. Skeletal muscle is composed of bundles of muscle fibers called myofibers. These fibers are themselves composed of myofibrils, which are comprised of the ordered arrangement of actin and myosin. These proteins slide past each other in the presence of calcium…

the US). The Central Valley spreads over the middle of California beginning north in Redding, which is in the Sacramento Valley, and extending south to Bakersfield, which is in the San Joaquin Valley. The Sierra Nevada Mountain rage and the Cascade Mountain range border the east of the valley and the Coastal Mountains border the west. Because of this, radiation fogs occur and are relentlessly trapped between the mountains (California DOT Fog). Foggy days have both positive and negative aspects…

The future. It holds so many wonders and mysteries. No one will never know what will happen and that is the greatest thing about it. For myself, right now, the future is the most intriguing part about my life. However, it is not what defines me. It is the past. It is all the endless hours of work, sacrifices and commitment that has shaped me as an individual to prepare for the future. This is my story and why I should be chosen for this scholarship. At a young age of 9 years old my father…

the continental crust, and the upward push of the continental crust led to the formation of the Rocky Mountains, which were once even higher than the Himalayas. The conflict between these plates were buckling, which caused the formation of mountain ranges such as the Sierra Nevada as well. These mountains eventually eroded and were covered with seawater. (Callen) The uplifting explains the reason why limestone is prominent in the uppermost level of the Grand Canyon. Marine animal skeletons…

longitude 122.33’W (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is located on Puget Sound which connects to the Pacific Ocean (Worldatlas, 2015). Seattle is in the northern-western part of the State of Washington between the Pacific Ocean and the Pacific Mountain Range. Map: Image source: (Worldatlas, 2015) 3. Regional Significance: What is the geographic significance of the area of your country or city’s location within the region? Your 2- to 3-sentence response should be based on the application of…

Asthma Asthma has been reported to impact "over 300 million people globally" (Nuff, 2016, p. 68). There are "34 million people diagnosed in the United States" (Huether & McCance, 2012, p. 689). Additionally, over "30% of people with severe asthma are misdiagnosed" (Nuff, 2016, p. 68). Therefore, it is essential to understand how to recognize and differentiate between the pathogenic alterations of acute and chronic asthma to appropriately treat and prevent the progression of this condition.…