Holy Smoke

On a personal level outside of my academics I have always been a thinker. However throughout my academic journey I have learned to dig beyond the surface and ask “why?” when analyzing particular matters at hand. While watching the film Holy Smoke my thoughts were jumping from place to place; I found myself confused most of the time. When I would conclude one thought, I would then jump to a whole new conclusion; needless to say I was all over the place with my thoughts and will probably still be by the end of my time reflecting on this film. The one thought of mine that managed to remain consistent throughout the whole film was the fact that Ruth’s family did not believe in her hopes of wanting to devote herself to a life of truthfulness and…

The Bluebeard Twist The crisp bite of winter air blew down the dim oil lit streets of a little called Berkenshire. As the night rolled on, frozen ice pellets were bouncing off of every thatched roof. The wind whistled eerily through this sleepy town. There was a mounting heaviness hanging in the air. The last of the freshly baked goods had been prepared for the holiday. This years crops failed and a drought was taking effect. A poor man stood looking cold and hungry. He was traveling door to…

make a fake report card for my family to believe I am a doing well in school. They do not know that I conceal to smoke marijuana with John and Shella. APA better not know about it (Salim chuckles). Nowadays, it is getting hard for me to smoke marijuana because John and Shella cannot afford it anymore. Therefore, I have been paying for their portion of marijuana for a month. I guess I will need to ask my APA for one more of twenty…

Thanks to technology we can do a lot more things and put a lot more fires. Such as, the thermal imaging camera or from short TIC. This device would allow you to see through the smoke imagine trying to recuse someone back the 60’s without this piece of technology. Times also have changed with the involvement of woman in the fire service. According to the NFPA there are 11,000 women in the fire service or 3.8%. The fire service was also more involved in the community. By the 2000’s the fire…

What do firefighters do on a day to day basic? Now if you’re reading this just like me you’re wondering the same thing. Well let me tell you, I did a couple of research myself to find out. We all know firefighters have a busy day, they put out fire, and we think that’s it. But little do we know there is more. For example I bet you didn’t know they did other activities, cleaning, calls for service, not even their shift time! We think of a firefighter and I’m guessing the first thing you think is…

My name is Merceda Armstrong and I’m interested in becoming a forest firefighter. Many people assume that a forest firefighter's job is to stop forest fires but they do a lot more. Forest firefighters looks like an interesting career. My purpose of writing this research paper is to inform people about forest firefighters. I think Forest firefighter’s job is to put an end to forest fires/wildfires or use tools to avoid forest fires; or reduce the harm the fire did. When forest firefighter’s gets…

They both are fruit, but taste completely different,” King should know having written many novels that are adapted to films. Both the novel The Absolutely True Diary of a Part-time Indian and screen play of the film Smoke Signals, written by Sherman Alexie, attempts to demolish the idea of an archetypal aboriginal person from a Native “Rez,” but the film addresses this in a more effective way. The film has a naïve Thomas and an indifferent Victor who travel out of the “Rez” to collect the…

popular beliefs of long term marijuana users is that people who use it have a lower IQ. “For example, a study showed that people who started smoking marijuana heavily in their teens and had an ongoing cannabis use disorder lost an average of eight IQ points between ages 13 and 38. lost mental abilities did not fully return in those who quit marijuana as adults. Those who started smoking marijuana as adults did not show notable IQ declines” (drugabuse.gov). Additional long terms effects of…

your butter through the filter to remove any remaining particulate matter, after all, no one likes extra chewiness in their brownies. At this point the butter is ready to be used in any of your favorite recipes or stored for later use. Word of caution and responsibility, clearly mark your Cannabutter and Cannabutter products and keep them out of reach of children. That is all there is to it. Gather your materials first. Then grind and simmer your butter and cannabis. Lastly, strain the butter a…

Deadly Fumes According to NFPA, National Fire Protection Association, a house fire occurs every 85 seconds and causes a death every 161 minutes. In 2014, NFPA reported 1,298,000 fires in the United States. These fires caused $11.6 billion in property damage, but most importantly 15,775 civilian injuries and 3,275 civilian deaths. Most fire deaths transpire due to smoke inhalation, not by burns. Smoke incapacitates rapidly, making it impossible for a victim to exit the building. Smoke has three…