Flooring

School safety has become a main focus in the education system over the past several years. It seems that schools are becoming the target of violent crimes. Every year teachers sit through in services training them with new ideas that are being implemented to keep students safe. Schools in our area are very old and when they were built violence was not an issue. School administrators now have to take these old schools and make them safe and functional without making them feel like a prison.…

By recycling we can insure that harmful containers don 't pollute our rainforests. Buying American woods that are used to make furniture and flooring are better choices than buying tropical woods that came from a rainforest. As Americans we could eat less meats that were raised in tropical places where rainforests used to stand. Another way that we can help is by donating money to charities that…

the small details that you could not see in a picture. The sliding glass door in the corner of the room was shattered due to the heat. There were outlines on the wall where photos used to be from the smoke. The attic was falling apart and our wood flooring was singed to a black, burnt crisp. We all stood in a circle in the middle of the room, mindlessly talking and trying to make small jokes. In the late hours of the night, all of our friends started to disperse to their homes. My parents and my…

hundred sixty five days after November 19th, 2000, a fully grown, peaceful, knowledgeable women, who I love to call my mother, laid out multiple objects on the cold, clean marble floor for me to choose from. The objects laid out on the thick and hard flooring include: a used notebook, a dead battery, a calculator, a stethoscope and a wooden twelve-inch ruler. Out of these objects, I, still just an infant, picked up the stethoscope without realizing. Although my memories of this event are…

Timber has been used as a commodity to build homes since times immemorial. Even now, the craze for timbered homes has not diminished at all. Many people across the world love timber. Thus, they have a desire to build a timber house for themselves. Style, comfort and protection are what can be guaranteed to dwellers of timber houses. Style because of the various architectural designs which can be achieved from timber, comfort because they provide thermal insulation such that dwellers can feel…

Achilles Tendon Rupture Extra Credit Introduction April 12, 2013: The third quarter against the Golden State Warriors, the Lakers were trying to make a push into the playoffs. Kobe dribbled, fell, and silence broke out around the Staples Center. Kobe could not get up. He held onto his left foot with a grimace on his face. Then he got up, shot 2 free throws, hobbled off of the court to sit down. March 14, 2010: Crushed dreams of playing in his fourth world cup in South…

think dinner is done." We set the old wooden dining room table with paper plates, cups and my grandmother 's silver spoons. The silence of the room was loud and no one could disregard it. The antique varnished chairs scratch against the hard tiled flooring and made a sound that made my ears bleed. My father arrived late to the dinner table with the steaming hot mashed potatoes and chicken. He sat down without saying a word. My mom, Tony and I look all looked as white as a ghost. Mothers voice…

Libby Faffler, LNHA, got interested in healthcare administration during her undergraduate education at the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire. Originally, when she began her college education she had wanted to be a nurse. After transferring to the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire during her sophomore year, she realized that nursing was not the path she wanted to take. However, Libby was still interested in the healthcare field and wanted to pursue a career in that direction. When she looked at…

For this assignment I visited the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts and chose a painting from the 2016 Cumberland Valley Artists Exhibition. The oil on linen painting was titled Professor Quimby and was made in 2014 by Cyd Goodwin. Goodwin appears to be influenced by theatrical plays as most of her paintings revolve around the same subjects/people. In Professor Quimby, one can see a young woman in a greenish dress, standing, looking over her shoulder at the viewer. Diagonally from the woman…

Children’s freedom to explore and why it is a vital part of growing up Childhood and parenting norms have changed somewhat drastically over the past few decades. Parents have become more protective and as a result children are more dependent on adult supervision as they grow older. In her article, Hanna Rosin argues that children need to have freedom during their growing process, in terms of facing certain risks and coming to terms with, and even eliminating, their fears. In being…