Granite

The quote from the book, “Here the beach was interrupted abruptly by the square motif of the landscape; a great platform of pink granite thrust up uncompromisingly through forest and terrace and sand and lagoon to make a raised jetty four feet high” (page 13) describes the platform that serves as a meeting place for the boys. It is established early in the book that this platform is…

of its beauty and the way it looks. It is immortalized in the black-and-white landscape and has 2,425-foot-high Yosemite Falls which makes it one of the tallest waterfalls. Not only that it has rock formations Half Dome and El Capitan, the largest granite monolith in the U.S. ,and the three groves of giant sequoias, the world’s biggest trees. There are also some activities to have fun such as hiking, skiing, climbing,…

Aryia Dattamajumdar Per ¾ #6 Mind Journey Out in the wilderness of the jungle, the feel of water droplets dripping down from trees towering above, and the slippery ground full of mud. With no one but a speeding cheetah, running at the pace of a bullet. His name was Choochoo the Cheetah. Choochoo was an affable cheetah who could help anyone with sensor powers. He could find almost anything from hidden creatures to secret paths. After a long, exhausting journey through the…

Olivia Shoemaker is a vital part of TJ². Only a sophomore at Bridgewater-Raynham Regional High School she is often mistaken as a junior or senior by mentors and her peers. Her expertise and time she donates to TJ² and FIRST make her a rare talent. Not only does she have a great attitude but she is consistently open to learning new things. There is not student in the build room that the mentors would rather have helping them on a difficult task than Olivia. She immediately gets the "feel" for…

spectacular wildlife. A moment that stands out in my mind when this connection with nature was build and we utilized romanticism was when we went on a hike in Glacier National Park, Montana up to a glacier. The serenity and focus I achieve surrounded by granite mountains, blossoming wildflowers, and pastel colored lakes truly opened my eyes up to the beauty of nature, the need to appreciate our planet, and the severed relationship,unhealthy most people have with the environment. As we started…

Experiment 1: Observing The Familiar The skill of keen observation is vital in all educational subjects and in all aspects of life. The ability to describe and learn from observations undoubtedly results in a more educated, insightful, and inquisitive outlook. In science, observation is essential to the analytical process and in the findings of solutions for the world’s most perplexing issues. During this experiment an observation was conducted of a single ice cube in water. While confounding,…

wine called the “Amontillado”. Montresor increases Fortunato’s inebriation by providing him more wine as they walk through the catacombs of Montresor’s home in search of the planned destination. Once there Montresor notes “…I fettered him to the granite. In its surface were two iron staples… From one of these depended a short chain, from the other…

All cultures and religions have many different ways to take care for the dead to show respect. Some cultures cremate their dead while others might bury their dead. Some cultures may show respect for the dead by having a tombstone or a statue for them to make sure that person cannot be forgotten. The idea of keeping the memory of someone that had died alive started in Egypt thousands of years ago. In ancient Egypt there were tombs and statues that were created so their Pharaoh will never be…

Chalcopyrite is a copper iron sulfide mineral. Its coloring is metallic brassy to a brown-orange, and on the Mohs scale, it has a hardness of 3.5 to 4. The chemical formula of chalcopyrite is CuFeS2. It is the most commonly occurring copper containing mineral in New Zealand, but it is only created near volcanic areas. On the metaphysical level, chalcopyrite is used for meditation, specifically for opening the third eye chakra (crown chakra), and physical healing. The stone clears any energy…

However, granite, a prevalent igneous rock, is vulnerable to erosion. Erosion can cause a lack of water and other life-sustaining nutrients for plants. As a result, the necessary chemicals in soil limit plant growth by increasing competition for different plants.…