English passive voice

In the case to simply taking the step to quit smoking it can also lead to second and third hand smoke. By some Americans smoking can also cause others not want to be around and sometimes things like that be ending friendships. The main way smoking hurts nonsmokers is through secondhand smoke. Secondhand smoke is the combination of smoke that comes from the cigarette and smoke breathed out by a smoker. Smoke can stay in the air for several hours after someone smokes. Breathing secondhand smoke…

Schizophrenia is a chronic, severe and disabling brain disorder. People with this disorder tend to hear voices that other people don’t hear. Those with the disorder believe other people are reading their minds, controlling their thoughts, or planning on harming them. Their own thoughts terrify them and that’s what make them withdrawn and very agitated (‘Schizophrenia’, 2015). People with this specific disorder may not make sense they they conversate with others. It is normal for them to sit for…

and this is defined as sick building syndrome. Three methods of passive cooling are shading, air movement gaps, and light colored roof coverings. Initially, shading is an effective solution against sunlight; although the benefits and drawbacks should be considered in terms of cooling and heating needs of the house. For example, a building which is located in warm climate might need shading more than one in cold. Another aspect of passive cooling is air movement which can provide fresh air to the…

FIORD is an acronym that stands for; Facts, issues, options, recommendation, and decision. It is used to help people with ethical dilemmas and complications. This can be extremely beneficial in the work place. Though, it can also be extremely beneficial in every life decisions. Today, I would like to discuss my experience with community day using the FIORD Method. I will start with the facts. For community day our dignitas class went to Hawks ridge. Our role was to cut down Buckthorn, which is…

Introduction Voice over Internet protocol (VoIP) or IP telephony is the name for a multimedia application that involves streaming audio between users through IP networks. Audio is digitized and sent across IP networks and then converted again to a playable format. It is rapidly growing in popularity due to its cost-saving nature. While there are a variety challenges that need to be overcome in order to make use of this technology widespread, VoIP has the potential to replace traditional phone…

together and accomplishing a goal as a team is much better than doing things alone. In the poem, Lift Ev’ry Voice and Sing by James Weldon Johnson, it illustrates how the black community joins together through the struggles to escape the harsh times of slavery. The poem was a commemoration to Abraham Lincoln who helped them escape from slavery.…

1990’s Technology When you were a kid, could you ever have imagined being able to pull out a small computer out of your pocket and being able to find the answer to nearly anything that you needed to know? The 90’s is an era that is well talked about due to the effect it had on music, fashion, sports, and many more. Sixty-one percent of adults in America own a cell phone. Thirty percent of adults own a mobile phone and only nine percent of adults do not own a phone at all and the number of…

The small isolette was my home in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) for five months and three days. I was born at twenty-four weeks and one day, four months before my due date on January fifth. I was not alone, however. My twin brother was born on January fourteenth—we were nine days apart. See, my story is not a difficult one to tell, but it has changed slightly over the course of my seventeen years. I could go on to discuss how I’ve had sixteen extensive surgeries. How I only have one…

No, definitely footsteps, carrying their owner closer to his huddled mess on the kitchen floor with each stride. His heart picks up in tempo; they’ll see him, see the disaster that is Sam Winchester, the ex-blood junkie who isn’t even (will never even be) an ex-anything.**** Thump. Thump. Thump. Is it Dean? No, his snores still echo through the house; he’s still asleep. The footsteps have stopped and Sam can practically feel the presence looming over him. Oh God, no. Please no, not now. “Sam.”…

“I am Esther –” The young girl behind the desk had noticed her assessing her appearance through the windows before she finally pushed through the tinted double doors. “– and I think you’ve made a mistake. Mordecai Asher, he can’t be… He’s been arrested? ” With little more than a sigh the receptionist rose from behind her station. “Robin” she called around the partition that separated the foyer from the rest of the station. “There’s a girl here, says she’s after that kid they brought in…