Freezing

Balsam Fir: The Balsam Fir is an average sized native evergreen tree. It can grow up 40 to 80 feet tall. These trees adapted to the taiga because they grow in acidic soil. Fireweed: The fireweed plants have adapted to become less affected by fires which makes it suitable for the taiga as wildfires are common in the taiga. They also have the ability to grow in all types of soils. Black Spruce: The Black Spruce is a tall tree. It can grow up to 25 meters tall. Douglas-Fir: Douglas-firs are very…

A 64-year old male with the diagnosis of Stage 2 Parkinson’s disease, was referred for physical therapy after sustaining multiple falls recently. The patient started demonstrating standing balance deficits, postural changes, joint stiffness, and mild tremors 8 months ago. Patient reported loss of balance as the reason for fall and expressed concern over his gait stability progressively getting worse in the last 3 months. The patient had felt improvement with gait control and standing balance…

Me The Red Rubber Duck I read a story about a woman and her name was Mrs.Majeska that went out to find some kindling wood and some other stuff to make soup and kindle with she found what she was looking for but also found a red rubber duck,me the red rubber duck. Since she found me I guess I am going to have to give you my life story. Keep in mind that I am red. My boat crashed on its way from China delivering a really big load of toys and I just happen to be on that ship when it crashed. As…

Community Service is a way to give back to the community and maybe promoting others to do the same. It allows you to get experience doing different things and meet new people. I believe everyone should give back to the community in some way because of the good it brings and the feeling of helping others is even better. My ten hours of community service was spent giving back to my crew. During the fall, the crew team conducts learn to row sessions allowing kids interested in rowing in the spring…

to understand Kimberly’s tough life. The author explains Kimberly’s life as an indebt Chinese girl who struggles with translating herself, her words as well as her priorities. The author begins with describing that Kimberly can not get warm in her freezing apartment during the winter, as well as describing her sweat stains on the ground during the unbearable summer. Kwok’s specific imagery enhances the cruelty of Kimberly’s life. Kwok’s definite imagery creates more empathy towards the…

raindrops on the canvas. It began raining here this morning and it is still at it. No drill today, so I will have time to write a letter or two. Earlier today the weather was terrible as it is cold and damp. All of us soldiers were in the trenches and freezing to death. My best mate Fredrick is now suffering from trench foot due to his foot being exposed to extreme amounts of unsanitary, and cold conditions and is now fighting for his leg. He seems to be holding up well for the time being. But…

People usually remember the American Revolution as an American win but women, African Americans, and Europeans also helped out. Women, African Americans, and Europeans played many significant roles throughout the American Revolution. Foremost, one group that played a huge role in the war were women. Even though women were in low positions in the social classes, they participated in many things. For example, when the men went to go fight in the war, the women took many jobs such as carpenters,…

HOW COULD I FORGET? I killed her, and I had the nerve, the audacity to forget to visit her on the day she died. I’m freezing and stumbling and I can barely see. It’s too wintry for the flowers to be in bloom, and to make search even more futile, the flowers have to be white. What am I going to do? I sit down and let my sobs shake through my body; I don’t particularly care if anyone hears, my useless fingers pulling frost-covered blades of grass out of the soccer field and my head in my knees.…

with many outdoor jobs. Some jobs could include snow crews, police officers, sanitation workers and so on. Many of these jobs can be exposed to extreme cold temperatures and must be aware of the effects of cold stress. In areas that is not used to freezing temperatures, when it drops to almost or…

Name: Megan Taylor Causative Agent: Toxoplasma gondii Disease: toxoplasmosis Classification of the causative agent: Toxoplasma gondii is a protozoan parasite History: Freezing meat at subzero temperatures for up to a few days does help lower the risk of infections. Virulence factors of the causative agent: Toxoplasmosis is one of the most successful parasites on earth. It has the ability to start phagocytosis, it can reform the cytoskeleton. It can be found in the intestinal tract,…