Eyimofe Blessing-Kayode 001248133 O-Rings and the Challenger Disaster Introduction Mechanical engineering is a discipline of engineering that deals with the construction, designing and manipulation of machines. In this profession, precision is key and it is often compulsory for every detail to be flawless. In negligence of these precisions fatal and tremendous disasters can occur. An ideal illustration of this is the explosion of the ‘Challenger spacecraft’ in 1986, a few minutes after take-off…
trouble with something she is right there to speak to you and comfort you to feel better in your situation. She brings food for the employees to enjoy on Wednesday and Friday, on Wednesday she brings danish for hump day and on Friday she brings doughnuts for TGIF. Overall she is the kindest women at the…
While most of the radiation emitted from a "normal" galaxy is in the form of visible light, like that of the radiation of ordinary stars, AGNs are prominent across the entire electromagnetic spectrum. Thus, astronomers needed to look beyond the visual regime to see their full potential. Recent technological advancements, such as satellite deployment, have enabled astronomers to explore energies once unattainable. In addition to the showing in a wide range of energies, AGNs also change in…
not listed on the Core food list. Flex Points are points assigned to virtually any food a person can think of, both groceries and fast food. For example, my favorite breakfast, a Krispy Kreme doughnut, can't be found on the Core food list. However, Flex Points has listed many variations of Krispy Kreme doughnuts on their webpage, giving the "flex points" of…
Drug Addiction An approximate of 208 million people worldwide consume illegal drugs. A 2007 survey in the US showed that 19.9 million Americans (or 8% of the population aged 12 or older) used illegal drugs. (Foundation for a Drug Free World, n.d.) These statistics don’t even include alcohol or nicotine because those drugs are almost legal everywhere. Of how many of these users are addicted? Well it’s a safe bet that most of these individuals are drug addicts because even doing it once can get…
The morning breeze that was supposed to be inhaled with peace and be enjoyed with a glass of tea and some doughnuts around the dining table along with the loved ones, family, and friends just outside the small lovely house of two stories with flowers around its walls, running up to its roofs, was mixed with smoke and chemical odors that either left the heart of…
After spending the afternoon with his son, he starts to reflect on his past years at the camp; he remembers, “when the older boys played their mandolins and the girls sang and we ate doughnuts dipped in sugar, and how sweet the music was on the water in the shining night, and what it had felt like to think about girls then." The narrator really appeals to the reader 's sense of taste, hearing, and sight to show his pleasure through this…
The Second Act begins with the musical number “Making Things Up Again.” Elder Cunning in reality has never read the Book of Mormon and fails to communicate the religion properly to the audience. He relies on his knowledge of science fiction to be able to sell his idea to the villagers. Elder Cunningham is making up stories ads ornamentations to his teachings to make it more appealing. The stories that he tells relate to the conditions of the torn country of Uganda. His conscience however appears…
(Campbell). All these different cultural food staples construct a normal meal. Since World War Two, obesity and western influence has contributed to the growth in obesity in Japan. The consumption of more western style foods such as: “bread, ice cream, doughnuts, hamburgers, French fries, pizza, and sugary cereals have resulted in an average height and weight increase of twelve percent amongst children from the 1950s through 2000s” (Moriyama, Naomi). The western customs of eating contributed to…
It began as a small hole in the earth no bigger than a large mud puddle, and became a wonderful lake in my eyes. Ponds are like a snowflake; each one is different. My pond is magical by the way it can change my day by the catching of a fish, teaching of life lessons, and the most important thing, the bringing of my family together. My pond or magical get away, has been part of my life for six years. My magical place has fulfilled my life with wonderful memories and opportunities. My pond has…