Ivy Mike

The United States successfully carried out its first ever hydrogen bomb explosion test. Code named Ivy Mike, this test was conducted on November 1, 1952 on the coral island of Enewetak in the Pacific Ocean. Mike was a "two stage" device and had a yield of 10.4 megatons. The primary stage was a TX-5 fission bomb, the secondary stage consisted of liquid deuterium fusion fuel stored in a cylindrical Dewar…

Why Did I Get Married? Crismabelle Garcia Ivy Tech Community College PSYC 253 Dawn Harvey  Why Did I Get Married is a movie about four couples, who are also best friends and each year they go on a retreat/vacation to work out their issues and ask the question “Why did I get married?”. This time they go to a nice house in the mountains of Colorado for a week-long and even though they all agreed to come to this trip, some of them are not all the way there emotionally and all four…

These examples include: A basketball coach plays to their strengths allowing the team to defeat more experienced teams, children who adapt to having dyslexia can potentially overcome more difficult obstacles in the future, a student chooses to an ivy league over a local university which due to the difficult curriculum hinders her chances of graduating, etc. With each example, he explains how they are resolved and connects to the ‘David and Goliath’ battle. After reading this book, I must admit…

After seeing and hearing about the destruction of the Trinity test, many scientists who worked on the Manhattan Project lost enthusiasm. They realized the amount of devastation that the bomb they created would bring if used as a weapon. Many scientists fought against the production of more atomic bombs. Some even quit the Manhattan Project due to moral reasons. They did not want to be a part of the massive casualties these bombs would bring. After the success of the Trinity test, the United…

What are preppies? Preppies are people who are a student or a graduate of a preparatory school. It has many different definitions that have to do with a type of style, a personality, and a person. People have taken time to figure out, define, and explain what a preppy is through articles, movies/TV shows, and books. The term preppy comes from the fact that wealthy families would send their children to preparatory schools before they went to college. Being a prep wasn't about wearing a certain…

The Difference between Batman and Superman For many years, we have all loved two favorite superheroes; Batman and Superman. People all over the world have bought lunch kits, shirts, backpacks, and action figures. Although they are very popular in comic series heroes; they are very different from each other. We all have some back ground of them like Superman and Batman have an on and off rivalry, but developed a grudging respect for each other by joining forces to work with each other. Superman…

This idea of sports only being allowed in certain circumstances continues on to Chapter Three where it is explained that ivy league institutions such as Stanford or Harvard only allowed for their students to participate in athletics after a week of learning is finished. Even then these athletics should encourage manliness and “readiness for battle”, similar to the Puritans…

Lanza shot and killed 20 children and six teachers at Sandy Hook Elementary School in Connecticut” (HealthDay). However, the APA is not the only group associating mentally unstable individuals with violent videogames. In an article written by Fox News’ Mike Jaccarino, Jaccarino states “several other mass killers, including Columbine shooters Eric Harris and Dylan Klebold and Norwegian mass murderer Anders Breivik, have been linked to violent videogames” (Jaccarino). The APA and Fox News only…

Concussions and Player Awareness I. Introduction: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) estimate that between 1.6 and 3.8 million concussions occur each year (Stop Sports Injuries, 2009). Concussions and their ongoing treatments thereafter have been the source of much scrutiny throughout the history of organized athletics, and recently, the attention on professional sports organization’s handlings of such issues as Chronic Traumatic Encephalopathy (CTE) and Second-Impact Syndrome…

perceived achieve a higher degree of socioeconomic success.) He was highly intelligent, having graduated from an Ivy League school. He quietly trained and worked hard until he made it into the NBA, and continued to have a strong work ethic. He did not complain when he did not receive playing time. He was humble and modest, consistently giving credit to the team for their wins. Knicks’ coach Mike D’antoni praised Lin for playing “in the context of team basketball.” As a point guard, he passed the…