Christmas in Georgia Everyone has a favorite childhood memory that shines vivid in their mind, mine is not an extravagant foreign vacation or skydiving from a plane at 30,000 feet It is simply a family trip to Atlanta, Georgia. Family has always been something my mother tried to make an important part of my upbringing, but to me it was nothing more than a word with an unknown meaning. In her attempts to draw us closer together, my mother planned a trip for us to drive 10 hours across states to…
Starling played by actress Jodie Foster staggers shaking and gasping for air as she tries to escape serial killer Buffalo Bill’s (actor ted levine) basement in the pitch darkness. The audience sees and follows Clarice through Bill’s night vision goggles. Placing the viewer in Bill’s perspective gives the popular human fear of being watched in the dark a terrifying realness. Filmmakers use perspective, lighting, and time to create a serial killer character and target the audiences fear of the…
Aliens Are we alone in the universe? I bet you wondered this exact question at some point in your life. Well back in the ancient days it wasn't even a question, rather it was just definitive that there were other beings among them such as gods. During the ancient times the belief of aliens used to be viewed as a known fact, but then developed overtime into joining the category of the unknowns. However, in this paper I won’t be answering that question. To believe whether or not there is…
make my family leave at the crack of dawn so I could get there in time to snag a top bunk. My Father, Mother, Bailey, and I all piled into our Toyota and started our tretuous hour drive to Dayton where my only worry in the world was if I packed my goggles or not. Once we were on Hidden Acres soil you better believe I tucked and rolled out of the car and sprinted to the Family Life Center door where checked in was held. I was ready to throat chop anyone who tried to budge me.…
Introduction Enzymes, which speed up a chemical reaction without being consumed or changing the products of the reaction, are very important because they control the cellular activity of all living organisms. Enzymes are also described as being “catalysts”. In biological systems, specific enzymes catalyze particular cellular reactions. Each enzyme has a unique 3-D shape, and this shape determines which reaction it catalyzes. However, in order for a chemical reaction to move forward, an energy…
The Analysis of X-Men and how it relates to Disabilities The portrayal of many superheroes in movies, comic books, and TV shows are empowered by real world diseases, accidents, and disabilities inflicted upon them. X-Men is the apotheosis by which exceptional individuals, both heroes and villains, obtain their powers. These movie characters, who possess various extraordinary abilities, are comparable to the multiple individuals with disabilities, in that they both are regarded and viewed…
Science Fair 2018- Rock and Roll Bounce Observation What is friction? What is the difference between motion and forces? Are there different types of motions and forces? What is gravity? What is Newtons law? Does friction have to do with motion or force? Does Newton's law apply to everything that is moving? How is movement and forces apply to the world itself? Do natural disasters involve motion and forces? Does energy have to do with motion and forces? How many types of…
1. Describe your understanding of biblical literalism according to the biblical scholars in the film For the Bible Tells Me So. Include in your answer a discussion about the underlying assumptions of biblical literalism and its interpretive practices. In the beginning of the film, we see religious leaders speaking on how homosexuality is an abomination. We see an older white man say that, “[he] knows of only one book that could be read and reread and continue to be a challenge: the Bible.”…
Glaucoma is a eye disease that may cause you to be blind or lose an eye. According to visionaware glaucoma is a chemical group of eye disease that can wind to sightlessness by damaging the optic nerve. Here is some story behind glaucoma. Glaucoma has been known in medicine since antiquity. According to nbci Hippocrates described “glaykoseis” as blindness which occur in the elderly . the first person to discover glaucoma and the connection between increased tension of the eyeball was the…
In one of the first episodes of the Cracked podcast, Jason Pargin* spoke of generational gaps, and the loss of privacy. To paraphrase, he said you don’t see the generational gap when someone acts in a way you would not, the gap arises when someone deliberately goes out to do something that you couldn’t be forced to do (Pargin, 2014). In the context of digital literacy, new people are learning about digital media in new ways and reasons not envisioned before. This is to be a discussion of the…