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into the reactor. The problem this time was that the water level in the reactor had dropped below the rods, probably due to a leak caused by the quake. With all three safety systems failing the rods continued to heat and the steam build up. As a last ditch effort, seawater was pumped into the reactor and its containment vessel. Eventually the steam that filled the building built up to the point where it gave enough to cause the exterior drywall of the…

This sound startled me so much that I accidentally fell into the trench, but I wouldn’t let gravity take me, so I spread out my wings and felt my feathers catch the wind as I slowly glided down to the bottom of the ditch. As I gathered my senses after my landing, I realized that this was more of a maze than it was a trench. I was clueless as to what I should do, so I started walking. After about ten minutes had passed, I came across an orange and white vehicle with…

"Teenagers need over nine hours sleep a night, and it looks like a large number of teens don't get sufficient sleep part of that relates to the time that high schools begin." (Dr. Robert Vorona). Teenagers have a nature to stay up late, and not go to sleep before school. When waking up early students are not focused and they are still sleepy when school begins. Schools all across the country do not offer students enough time to get the full 9 hours of sleep. Students wake up…

Have you ever wondered what you would do if one of thee’s family members was put in jail and then escaped? I know you just said yes! The answer is Probably not, but in the book Peace Like A River Ruben’s family has a good life but Davy shoots to classmates trying to kill him. Davy is forced into hiding after escaping jail, The family travels through the Midwest with the FBI following them Ruben finds Davy and they get back home without him getting caught but Jape Waltzer shoots their dad and…

Out of the Great Depression rose a slur of people desperate enough to do anything in order to provide for themselves and their families. Young farmer, "Pretty Boy" Floyd was put in poverty by the Dust Bowl, a great drought that prevented farmers from farming. As a result, he was pressured by the times and was forced into a life of crime. His infamous name as a gangster lives on through generations due to his disturbing deeds during the depression. His crimes are stories that will be never…

Most of the people in the world’s lives are driven by social and/or familial expectations that they experience in their environment. Expectations can lead you to jobs, marriages, new places, and new experiences. When expectations are allowed to take over and control the outcome of a life, it can become a sad and negative ending. In the novel, Ethan Frome, Ethan let the force of the expectations that he, the world, and the community set on him control his life. He stayed silent and submissive in…

inside of our body that react the same way we would. “organs-on-chips”...contain human cells grown in a state-of-the-art system to mimic the structure and function of human organs and organ systems”. Using technology like would mean that we could ditch animal testing, and start using our cells to make sure products are safe for everyday use. Tissue from human bodies will entirely replace…

My educational journey begins The beginning of my education starts through elementary, middle school, and high school. In the beginning of kindergarten I was a very shy and scared little girl, I did talk to anyone in my class the first day. I didn’t know what was going on most of the time in class but this kept me from learning because I didn’t ask many questions or ask the teacher for help. This carried out for many years practically through 6th grade. I was I afraid of asking questions in…

commander of this camp was a well known officer for the cruelties he committed at a camp called Gusen, one of the Nazis most brutal camps. The Vught camp was 500 by 200 meters big. It consisted of thirty-six living and twenty-three working barracks. A ditch with double barbed wire fence surrounded the camp. There were also watchtowers placed…

Force Multipliers for the Homestead Urban Home or Bug out Location Force Multiplier: "A capability that, when added to and employed by a combat force, significantly increases the combat potential of that force and thus enhances the probability of a successful mission" Any group or person can take advantage of force multipliers, and they do not necessarily apply to combat, or "tactical situations" if you will. As a side note, the term tactical is used quite often in survival circles, and it may…