Galveston

Prior to my internship with Hensel Phelps, I had almost zero experience working for a construction company. The summer prior to this, I shadowed a quality control personnel and safety coordinator from the construction company Aztec, Inc. in El Paso, Texas. The project was an interior renovation of an old army rocket facility that was to be transformed into a general space for office work in Ft. Bliss. The work being performed there was abatement, painting, and carpet installation. While the…

classification and lastly casual analysis. In my descriptive narrative the most common expository strategy is development by example. In my descriptive narrative I was explaining a personal experience that initially led to a broad accusations about the Galveston 's homeless. For example in the essay I state, " At first I had imagined these destitute people being dirty, unfriendly and needy". The points of being dirty, unfriendly and needy have given some generalities that will eventually be…

The Texas City disaster was an accident in April 16, 1947, in the Port of Texas City, it’s was the deadliest industrial accident in U.S. history, and one of the largest non-nuclear explosions. Fire started on board the French-registered vessel SS Grandcamp her goods of roughly 2,300 tons of ammonium nitrate ignated, with the initial blast and with chain-reaction of further fires and explosions in other ships and nearby oil-storage facilities killing at least 581 people, including all but one…

her wear that necklace since I was small. I asked her a questions about why the beach was her favorite place to go. She replied by saying that when she was a young girl, her Grandparents took her and her other older siblings to the beach in Galveston, Texas. This necklace was a special gift for her when she was young girl, she explains. Therefore her other sibling were also getting gifts too, but they gave this to her for a reason. I ask her ,“what is the reason for having this necklace if…

Over the past century, global warming has become a major concern to environmentalist and people worldwide. The warming of Earth’s atmosphere and land have started to make itself present to many. In 2016, Earth’s global surface temperature is approximated to rise 1.3 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels (Le Page,1). Throughout the last century, it’s become evident to what has led to the increase in the warming of Earth. Much of the warming on Earth has been caused by the increased…

Suspicions on Lou Ann As it was said before, Lou Ann’s attitude was suspicious all the way. Her bitter relation with her husband was well-known by the time, but being so upbeat and cheerful in Jerry’s funeral? There was a missing piece. Even more, she didn’t appear on court a single day of the trial. Not for Jerry, not for her best friend. Not even on the day of the verdict. She was the great absent in the courtroom. Further strangely, the prosecutor’s theory was that both Lou Ann and Debra…

the state of Texas have designed for nurse practitioners to follow so I can practice according to the state requirements. I will follow evidence based practice, so I can give efficient care to my patient. In the first, second and third month, I will make notes and think of ways to improve my practice and be an accent for the organization. During the first few months I will try to know and work with other professionals in the organization to create a good working relationship which will help me…

observed to be taller than any of the other indians in the region, and resembled the Caribs. The Karankawa Indians lived in the Coastal Plains region, along the coast of the Gulf of Mexico. Their territory extended from the west end of present day Galveston down to Corpus Christi. We know that there were several tribes or bands in this area. The Gulf Coast where the Karankawa once lived is made of many inlets, bays, and lagoons. A lot of rivers empty into the Gulf, the largest of which is the…

In the United States during the 1800s, many conflicts regarding slavery were still present and were continuously increasing political, social, and economic disputes. However, once Abraham Lincoln was elected President on November 6, 1860 and declared "I think slavery is wrong, morally, and politically. I desire that it should be no further spread in these United States, and I should not object if it should gradually terminate in the whole Union" (440), thus the predicament of slavery became…

Intervention Project: Healthy Eating and Exercising The behavior that I would like to change is eating healthier and exercising. For the past two years I have lived a sedentary life. I used to exercise four times a week for at least an hour. I have gained over 30 pounds in the past 2 ½ years. Right before I gained this weight, I was informed by my primary care physician that I was 20 pounds overweight for my height. It was not as if I wanted to gain weight, but my morale to exercise was gone…