Duct tape

As a child, I loved being a caring "healer" of my beloved toys. My first patient was my unsuspecting teddy bear. I treated his imaginary broken arm with duct tape, cleaned his wounds with a spray bottle filled with tap water and used an entire box of adhesive bandages to cover his lacerations. This childhood play came naturally to me but did little to prepare me for being my mother 's occasional caregiver a little later in life. Following my parents ' divorce, my mother worked as a letter…

Westfield Public Schools Poopy Power Boosting the power of cow manure to create more methane gas Gabriel Piepergerdes Tyler William Gentle Sweeney Literature Review When you hear the word cow manure, you automatically think of an awful smelling brown substance, which is true. The smell of manure from cows and other ruminants can be strong and extremely unpleasant, however cow waste is a great source of energy that can be used to power the farm.…

Joey Curran Ms. Ruka American Literature 5 October 2015 The Role of Slavery in Modern Economy In the world there are an estimated 215 million child laborers aged between 5 and 17 years old. Around 115 million children work in the worst forms of child labor. Some types of work make useful, positive contributions to a child’s development, however there are other forms of slavery too. Of the children in child labor, some 115 million are engaged in dangerous work, otherwise known as the works forms…

In 2010, a toddler named Harrison Wade was rushed to the hospital during the holidays as he gasped for air and vomited blood. Doctors then took pictures of Harrison’s throat that showed how he had managed to pull an ornament off the family Christmas tree and swallow its metal top. Fortunately, the sharp piece had jagged edges that caught in his throat and prevented the piece from getting into his stomach and causing internal bleeding. The Wade family has been using this event to educate…

Jonbenets Ramsey is one of the most well-known victims and devastating unsolved case in American history. Jonbenets was a beautiful little girl with her whole life ahead of her, a pageant queen, who had her life taken away on Christmas. JonBenets body was found in the basement of her home in Boulder Colorado, December 26th, 1996, after her mother had not seen her in her bed that morning and found a ransom note demanding $118,000 for Jonbenets to come home safely. She had suffered a skull…

The first very cold weather of the season has arrived and that means winter will soon settle in. Seasonal extremes can take its toll on your car, but if you’re prepared you can avoid the worst that it has to offer. To that end we’ll take a look at some steps you can take to help get your car ready for winter. 1. Review your owner’s manual. The first thing you should do is pull out the owner’s manual from your glove box and reacquaint yourself with it. Go to the section for the maintenance…

Speaking of which, I think I have a story. The Weeaboo’s Tale Anne sprinted like her life depended on it. Her zettai ryouiki cosplay flailing in the wind, she charged towards the convention center, shoving her money into her plastic-and-duct-tape skirt pocket. She slid to a stop in front of the large building, narrowly avoiding a collision with a merchandise booth. She ignored the concessionaire as she darted through the main doors. “Oh, thank heavens,” Anne whispered, heaving…

On April 11th, 1970, the Apollo 13 was launched from Florida’s Kennedy Space Center to complete a mission in space. Their mission was to land on the moon and explore a hill called Fra Mauro. They were to gather samples of the moon’s sandy dirt and 4-billion-year-old rocks. It would take a total of four days to get to their destination. It was April 13th, 1970, the three astronauts only needed one more day to get started with their mission. Everything seemed as normal as a baby crying when it’s…

Sylvester Herbert was a young boy who lived the town of Hamburg, Germany. He had one sister, Gretel, who had just graduated from high school, and is temporarily living with them. Sylvester’s mom tended the house while he was at school. His father was a German Gestapo. One day his father alerted the family that they were moving to Buchenwald, Germany. The entire family, including Sylvester’s father, was not happy about the sudden change. They were expected to move in three days. Sylvester was…

your abdomen. • The head of your pancreas, your duodenum, and your gallbladder will be removed. Part of your stomach may also be removed. • Your pancreas, your stomach, and the main tube that carries fluid (bile) from your liver (common bile duct) will all be connected to your small intestine with stitches (sutures). • Tubes may be inserted in your incision, such as: ○ A drainage tube. This drains excess fluids from your abdomen. ○ An intestinal feeding tube. This provides…