I Feel Fine

This past summer I went to the Dominican Republic for a family vacation for two and a half weeks. As we explored different parts of the island, we decided to stay in this beautiful mountain called “Lomas Linda.” Lomas Linda is known for its unique mountains, diversity in mountain and flowers. While we were in the mountains I felt the cool wind. We went on long drives that led us to a natural river, and we went to one of the biggest orchid collections in the world. The Dominican Republic is known…

should do for our skit. Ben and I butt heads a few times, because he really wanted to do his specific conflict. Everyone looked towards me for the final verdict, and I respectfully said no, we could not do his conflict. That was the only major altercation that happened within the group. There was a power dynamic of girls versus the one boy in the group. The girls had a tendency to agree with each other. Ben did not say much but when he did, we did not attack him. I feel like we all took his…

Apple. With over four hundred stores open worldwide, Apple Computer Incorporated, currently dominates the technological industry with Mac, iPhones, and iPad sales. The brilliant minds of Steve Jobs and Steve Wozniak led to the invention of the Apple I and Apple II computers, which revolutionized the computer industry of the 1970s and 1980s. But every company starts some place. How did two computer geeks who started in a garage, create one of the…

Constantine converted to Christianity, but was his conversion good or bad for the Church? The conversion of Constantine “happened during a war against his brother-in-law and co-emperor, Maxentius” (Ferguson and Grupp). The reason that he converted to Christianity at this point was to get guidance from God for the upcoming battle, which showed some interest that he had for the faith. Although he had an interest in the faith he never really followed with what was taught about the faith, like…

examples of Antonina acting and reacting out of emotion, and how these reaction affect those around her. One such example can be seen after Belisarius tried to get rid of Theodosius. When she heard that Constantine had said, “If I’d been in your shoes, I should have got rid of the woman rather than the youngster” (Page43) she reacted out of emotion. She was able to hold on to her dislike of Constantine until the right moment. Once Antonina was able to convince her husband that she did nothing…

The Sperlonga sculptures are four sculptural groups that were discovered in 1957 in a grotto on the coast between Naples and Rome. The location is believed to have been a villa that belonged to the Roman Emperor Tiberius, and it is suggested that the grotto was used for social events. At some point the sculptures were shattered, likely by a rock fall , making their reconstruction a difficult process. It is unknown exactly when the sculptures were created, however, it is commonly accepted that…

as myself. I know this isn’t the kind of story you’d expect to hear, but I can guarantee you this is a story that needs to be heard. My journey of self-development has taken scale on a variety of experiences. As a child, I was always withdrawn, almost as if I was in my own world entirely. I tried my hardest to become extroverted, but overtime problems arose with my speech and social anxiety. No one knew at the time, but this part of my personality impacted me a lot as I grew older. I developed a…

Safety is very important in our facility. Therefore, since I have started I made sure we had a meeting during our lunch break discussing the safety protocols. The purpose of this was to inform everyone what to do and where to go if something dangerous ever occurs. With so many things that have happened lately in the world it was important for me to make sure everyone feels safe and secure working here. I do hope that we never get to actually do any of these things but if there is an accident at…

I wish I could say that I found myself and the best person I could be through sports, however that just did not happen. My childhood was filled with trying practically every sport and I just could not find my passion in any of them. The variety of sports that I tried and failed to commit to allowed me to realize qualities about myself that made it easier to manage them when I was growing up. Through sports I discovered that I am indecisive, uncoordinated and fragile. For most people, sports…

It was my first time working with my new Robotics team since I had changed schools after sophomore year. Immediately after the event Recycle Rush was announced at FRC (FIRST Robotics Competition) Kick Offs, discussions and ideas started flowing. Several students collected in the school auditorium started sharing their ideas. “Have arms that can move the totes,” suggested one kid. I decided to voice my idea and proposed a lift mechanism on a robot with Mecanum drive terrain, as Mecanum drive…