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successful in the work force. Education has the ability to open many doors and by taking great pride in my school work, I am able to take advantage of all of the opportunities that may come my way both now and in the future. Helping Hands Award The Helping Hands Award is given to students who have completed over 40 hours of service throughout their high school career. This award is very important…

Anarchic Hand Syndrome very much exists and takes over one’s life. The major issue of this topic is that there is not a lot of researches to find a solution to help these victims find a comfortable norm. Socially, people who have AHS will have a hard time adjusting to their environment. The people around them should be understanding, and they will need to be knowledgeable about AHS. Even though individuals who have AHS are violent, if the people around them are understanding and competent then…

People’s insecurities affect the way they think of themselves because it stops them from being who they really. In the story, “Hands” by Sherwood Anderson, it talks about a guy named Wing Biddlebaum, and he is insecure of his hands. He was a teacher and the boys at the school loved him. Biddlebaum would caress the boys with voice, and even with his hands. His actions were not made from wrong motives. However, one day, one of the boy’s dad came to the school and beat Biddlebaum for…

the major contributions made to the economy (). Two of the important contributions are what is called Mercantilism and The Invisible Hand. Mercantilism is based on making profit by selling their goods to other countries, but not buying from those other countries (). This in return results in the profit of trade and a contribution to the economy. The Invisible Hand is based on giving freedom to everyone in order to make profit for themselves with free trade by producing/exchanging goods(). The…

The Left Hand of Darkness, written by Ursula K. Le Guin uses vivid imagery and different perspectives to create a high quality science fiction novel. The story starts with Ekumen, the union of human worlds, sending Genly Ai, the envoy, on a mission to form an alliance with Gethen. Genly Ai eagerly begins the first two years of his mission in Karhide (a country in Gethen) but is faced with suspicion and fear. Accompanying an alien dropping down and proposing an alliance, Gethenians also fear the…

The millennials. The newest generation. [IB1] Obsessed with technology to the point of complete consumption. It’s almost as if Stelarc could foresee the future when he created The Third Hand. Created over 25 years ago, its message of the overtaking of the human body by technology still rings true today — we live in a culture where humans and technology are codependent upon one another. Stelarc is quoted in Themes of Contemporary Art as saying, [IB2] “[technologies] have rendered the…

The Effect on Hand-Eye coordination while Impairing Vision. We found that disrupting a person’s vision could affect the subject’s hand-eye coordination. It would have negative effects towards hand-eye coordination. Drunk googles were used for this experiment and we it affected the subject’s vision as it limits their ability to see properly. A bean-bag was asked to throw to the specific area by the subject with and without wearing drunk googles. The subject had better hand-eye coordination…

Michelle Alexander in her writings from “the Cruel Hand”, is highly critical of the systems in place governing the War on Drugs as well as the current problem with how our society views and treats felons after prison. Her argument is solid but it may still benefit by including the studies used by Richard DeGrandpre in his writings from “The Cult of Pharmacology” which relates use of drugs in lab animals to use in humans. The studies show how situational factors of the user are a major cause for…

Cool Hand Luke: the act of conforming outside of society to create a persona of an outlaw. Starring academy award winning Paul Newman, Cool Hand Luke starts off by setting the tone for the entire movie. Luke Jackson, was arrested for destroying municipal property while under the influence of alcohol. This lead him to be sentenced two years in a road prison, in a chain gang. Many argue that his sentence was worse then his minor offence. Luke is a character you would describe as a non-conformist,…

Second-hand smoke affects children, the elderly, and nonsmokers. Many state and local governments have passed laws prohibiting smoking in public facilities. The diseases associated with second-hand smoking include: Cancer, Heart Disease, Atherosclerosis, Pneumonia, Bronchitis and Severe Asthma. Secondhand smoke refers to a complex mixture of particulate (or solid) and gaseous components. The characteristics of secondhand smoke change over time, particularly the components of sidestream smoke…