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For my norm violation, I went to Donna’s, a restaurant by the airport, on Sunday, October 11th at around 5pm. I was accompanied by my friend. When finished eating, the waitress took our plates and brought the checks. Instead of the usual of paying, tipping, and then leaving soon afterwards, we decided to stay for a while to see what would happen. The Norm Violation The norm I violated was leaving right after you pay for your food at a restaurant. This is important because restaurants need to…

On January 11th 2016, Alabama football coach, Nick Saban, won his 4th national championship for Alabama. The University of Alabama is projected to make well over $100 million dollars, solely from the success of the football team this season. Commonly referred to as Nick Satan and the Nicktator due to his charming personality, Saban is scheduled to make more than $7 million dollars just this year. Derrick Henry, the Heisman winning running back who carried the ball over 400 times this year will…

Vinny One day I was influenced by my friends to hit a ramp on my bike even though i'm not good with ramps. It was a snowy day a and there was snow on the ground and my friends convinced me that it's snowing it's not going to hurt. My friend said “Ok i’ll post this on instagram” I said “ok you have my” permission. I did it I was at least 8 feet in the air when I went of the ramp I landed square on my face. I didn’t really hurt but it did leave a mark or two, sure peer pressure is bad but you…

By the end of the thirteenth century an empire would rise in what is modern day Turkey, known as the Ottomans. Before it will become an empire it was comprised of different tribes whose land was being threatened by the Mongols in the east, as well as in the west by Christian armies of the once strong Byzantine Empire. The people would bond together under a leader whose name will become the name of the empire, Osman. Osman was the founder of the empire and know to be a great general who relied…

Today in class we listened to Ms. Angela Wagenti the president and owner of Vroooom a web based service. Ms. Wagenti created Vroooom in1999 though it was not her initial dream. She explained to us that her passion is and always will be dancing. She graduated from Southern Methodist University with a BA in dance, and a minor in marketing. She has a long history of the many dance affiliated professions that she had been part of for instance being the dance coach for the Dallas Cowboys dance team.…

my junior year, I decided it was finally time to start looking around for my first job. My reasoning was simple; I needed money for a new computer, so I applied at a local grocery store, and landed a job as a bagger. I figured I would save up the money for a new computer and then quit. However, to my surprise, I ended up thoroughly enjoying the responsibility of a real job. Although I was just a bagger, I always gave my full effort with a positive attitude, and as time went on I developed…

You all know the story of the Alamo right, well there is a similar story; this story is much more important because the outcome may well have changed the fate of Europe, and possibly America. This is the story of Leonidas, one of the greatest kings of Sparta; and the battle of Thermopylae, where this noble king made a brave sacrifice. The brave King of Sparta, Leonidas, one of the greatest Greek Kings of all time, strong and wise as a leader and a fighter, sacrificed himself, along with his 300…

accomplishment and how did it impact the Ottoman Empire? In 1494, a baby boy was born in Trabzon, Turkey, to Sultan Selim I as the only surviving heir, with little knowledge of, when he came to the throne in 1520, his great destiny. His destiny would hold forty-six years of many achievements in “which the Ottomans would reach the apex of their history.” This baby’s name was Sultan Suleiman I, a ruler later recognized by his famed large turban and his many names, the two most familiar names…

The age of King Kamehameha III was one of revolution and change for land redistribution. The Mahele of 1848 occurred because King Kamehameha III feared that take over from foreigners was imminent unless he handled land ownership. The foreigners were forceful with this idea of one’s right to own land because they were accustomed to it. The King fulfilled their demands so that an event like the Paulet Episode, where ship commander George Paulet tried to take over Hawaii (Potter, Kasdon, and Rayson…

Justinian's code was a revolutionary law code that even today, has remnants in the law. The 12 Tables were used to create Justinian's Code as previous laws were unorganized and outdated. Justinian's Code was also heavily influence by the Christian religion. Using both of these ideas, the Byzantine empire created a special group of jurists for final authority on punishments. Old Roman law was a jumble of unorganized and outdated laws that Justinian took upon himself to modernize with the idea…