Hard Times

presence of divalent cations dissolved in a water sample. The divalent cations usually present are Ca2+ & Mg2+ and these cations bestow chemical properties to water. Thus, hard water will have increased concentration of divalent cations when compared to soft water. Ca2+ & Mg2+ are the most commonly found divalent cations in hard water and are denoted by a +2 charge. But, polyvalent cations…

middle aged, white men who play violin, piano and write music by hand. In today’s time, composers are producers who create music through their computer such as Pharrell Williams and Erick Arc Elliot of the Flatbush Zombies. Both of these producers repeatedly create some of the best music ever produced, and will only get better with time. The work of Pharrell is more popular than that of Erick Arc Elliot due to Pharrell’s time spent in the music industry and his involvement in mainstream media…

lineup; guitarist and backup vocalist Keith Wallen, bassist and backup vocalist Aaron Bruch, guitarist Jasen Rauch, and drummer Shaun Foist. The band then released a new album, “Dark Before Dawn”, in 2015. Breaking Benjamin’s musical style is primarily hard rock, with some post grunge and alternative metal influences. The…

“One more thing, One more time.” Josh Sundquist is a Paralympic skier, motivational speaker, best-selling author, Youtuber, and Halloween enthusiast. Sundquist’s best-selling book, Just Don’t Fall, tells of his journey through life and the hardships as he fought bone cancer at age nine. Despite his struggles with a life-changing amputation of his leg at such a young age, Sundquist persevered and created a mindset for himself that lead to success in Paralympic skiing and to a career in…

Introduction The definition of water hardness, in its simplest form, can be explained as, “the amount of dissolved calcium and magnesium in water.” Water hardness can be attributed to groundwater systems naturally flowing through soil and rock. While doing so, divalent amounts of cations from mineral sources dissolve into the water supply (USGS). Water hardness is not harmful to people’s health. In fact, these minerals can be beneficial, as humans need minerals to survive. However, water…

It was that time on a particular Wednesday, more specifically 2:30 pm to 4:20 pm; I sat in the lecture room at HKU preparing myself to pay full attention to Dr. Giorgio’s lecture. He stood in front of 200+ students and lectured us about “Seeing music”. As the lecture progressed to the topic about sexuality and music, he projected a YouTube video featuring the famous guitarist of the 1970s, Jimi Hendrix. The video was recorded at Miami in 1968, where Hendrix is performed one of his best-known…

Red Hot Chili Peppers are one of my favorite bands of all time. Have you ever heard a song on the radio before and wanted to hear it again? That’s what happened to me and it turned into a lifetime of listening. When I was young around the age of 8 or 9 I heard some songs on the radio called Dani California and Snow (Hey Oh). When I was young I didn’t know how to find songs unless the person on the radio said the songs name. Both times I had missed the names so I was shit out of luck but I…

Zinc is an important dietary component in human beings and animals. Although not considered hazardous, overdose of Zinc may cause nausea, vomiting, dizziness, colics, fevers and diarrhea and if it exceeds a certain limit it may also prove to be toxic. Zinc, present in natural water in small concentration, most commonly enters the domestic water supply from deterioration of galvanized iron and dezincification of brass[1,2]. Industrial and household waste, discharges directly or indirectly through…

Life is Hard Is your life hard? There’s no way it can be as hard as Andrew and his dad’s problems. In the story, “Fly Away Home” by Eve Bunting, life is hard. Andrew and his dad go through many problems as they live through the rough life of the airport. At the beginning of the story, life is hard because Andrew and his dad have to live in an airport. It specifically says, “My dad and I live in an airport”. Living in an airport can make your life stressing and hard. Also, they have to try…

Saturdays. This is measurable because it shows the time phrase that I will be working on in order to achieve this goal. Each other day for 30 minutes and each weekend is the time that I will spend exercising and practicing, and I can measure my success on that. Achievable: Working hard to run my fastest and measuring my time each time. This is achievable because it involves doing my best to run. If I can improve .1 second each weekend in no time I will achieve my goal. I know myself best and…