Crocs

Andrew Just last year, Dylan and I traveled to Haiti on a missions trip. As you may know, it's one of the poorest countries in the world. When we were beginning our descent on the airplane, I thought about how little roads and how poor the housing was. We drove through chaotic roads and rubble filled alleys, until we reached the orphanage. New Life Children’s Home is a safe haven for kids who lived in the mountains a couple miles north. These kids were neglected, sick, beat, starved, etc.…

Ah, Chicago, the Windy City, a famed metropolis known for its wholesome American values, deep-dish pizza, and its friendly, carefree, community. Nothing quite exemplifies the Founding Fathers’ vision of America like the Second City. Chicago is the only place where one can truly appreciate the equality and justice generations of Americans have fought to achieve. My journey began as many Chicagoans days do, to the hymn of police sirens and traffic. Slowly gliding into Chicago aboard a train, a…

Krokodil: The face of America's new heroine Carrie Schenk Psychology 341 Liberty University Krokodil: The face of America's new heroine Krokodil, (pronounced croc-o-dill) is becoming one of America's newest killers. It was first introduced in Siberia, Russia in 2002 (Thekkemuriyi, John, & Pillai, 2013) and has since made its way to the US. It originated in Russia as a way for people who were already addicted to heroine to get a cheaper high with the same effects. Because heroine…

Poor Chameleon Have you ever had a deep passion? My main burning passion is for all animals, and it has been since I can remember. The Summer of my sophomore year I followed that passion of mine to see where it would lead me. I decided the best place to start was my Veterinary office, Needham Animal Hospital. When I walked in, it was a bit strange not having my dogs or cats with me because everyone else had their pets. So there I was, awkwardly holding a recommendation letter (and a pretty…

One icy November morning in the year 2013, I killed my first deer; the experience taught me that nothing worth having in life comes easy or without work. There were many trials and tribulations leading up to this milestone accomplishment in my life. As a little kid, (8-11 years old) I was just as energetic as I am today. However, if you know anything about deer hunting, you know that it requires complete and total silence. I did not quite get that concept when I was younger. Whenever my…

Modern Tarzan has CG hippos and crocodiles Never before has the jungle where Tarzan lives had so many computer generated animals. Rodeo FX completed nearly 200 visual effects shots for The Legend of Tarzan, including action sequences with CG hippos and crocodiles. The new Tarzan movie from Warner Bros. is a film about the return of the hero to the jungle, but many of the scenes that look as part of a nature documentary… were created with computers. The level of action you see in The Legend of…

Fast Food Nation by Eric Schlosser Fast Food Nation is a tell all about the United State’s fascination and consumption of fast food, he starts the book off with the stories about how places like McDonald’s and Carl’s Jr. were created. After, he makes progression to the expansion of McDonald 's, and compares it to the expansion of Disney, starting off small but making a huge impact in the world over the years. Proceeding the company’s expansions he starts to talk of preparation from frozen…

ear to ear. “ This is it. This is going to be my perfect party with all my new friends! It’ll be so fun!” I thought to myself. My hands were sweating as I slid my perfect, royal blue blouse over my head, threw on my white jean capris’ and my yellow Crocs. The doorbell rang, and with my heart pounding, I ran to answer the door. *Sigh* It was just the mailman dropping off yet another package to my Amazon addicted, father. I dropped the package on the sofa and went into the kitchen. As I sat…

‘’Let’s go!’’ Shouted Avery from the other side of the bean field. I looked up and saw a sea of green leaves. I tried to run but, the plants were grabbing at my ankles and I struggled to make it through. And when I finished I had to empty my crocs of all the beans that got in my shoe. I was at my friends sleepover and they live on a farm. We were going to go to the woods that were about 1 ½ acres away from her house. And the fastest way to get there was to run through the field of beans. I…

Have you ever heard of the national kakuda park, well this park is listed on the world heritage list meaning the park follows the criteria having said that is must be very special right? With this in mind do you really think the construction of a mine is a good idea. Not to mention that uranium mining can be extremely dangerous as underneath the uranium mines there can be high concentrations of radon which leads to lung cancer not only this puts the miners in danger but possibly the local…