John Green

In a niche between downtown and the Rio Grande, El Paso’s Segundo Barrio neighborhood is smattered with excellent, large-scale murals depicting the cultural and political histories of the resident migrant workers, immigrants, and families. Pick a sunny Saturday morning to stroll the streets and see the neighborhood at its liveliest.El Segundo Barrio also known as South El Paso is a historic Hispanic neighborhood in El Paso, Texas. The name, El Segundo Barrio, is Spanish for the Second Day, To a…

However, setting the boundaries between different social classes was not always the case. The commoners with outstanding sensual sensitivity and excellent expertise in water tasting and tea drinking could gain lots of respect from the elite class. The story of Min Wenshui was such an example. Min Wenshui was born as a commoner and later residing in the city Nanjing. His reputation spread when local tea drinkers found his expertise in discerning different tea and his skill in innovating new tea,…

The View was magnificent, the green grasses, the fresh air, and the sunshine shining on the landscapes and the trees swaying with wind. It was as if the world was reborn, the ashes were nowhere to be seen, and no fires nor smoke in the air or in sight. We stepped of the door platform and closed the door behind us so they would not ever know that we went outside the main bunker. It has been ten years since we have been outside in the real world, we have no real windows in the bunker they are all…

No matter it was Wu Shi or his servant who first created a stoneware teapot that fit the taste of the scholar-officials, the Wu family had played a significant role in the transformation of tea wares occurred in the early-16th century. This transformation not only occurred within the Wu family but also corresponded with the trend of tea consumption in Chinese society. Furthermore, it guided the practice of tea drinking among the elite class to a new direction and generated a new discourse of…

Have you ever wanted to be like Superman? Or saw someone having actions like him? It is a stereotype that Superman is always supposed to save lives and never fail! In “ Superman and Me “ Sherman Alexie and and Superman have many connections. Throughout the story Sherman Alexie is trying to become more like Superman. Superman and Sherman are working to save lives and make the world better by breaking down doors, saving lives, and teaching to never give up. In the text “ Superman and Me “…

THE GREENS The party established in 1992 has four elemental significance i.e. ecological sustainability, social justice, grassroots democracy and peace and non-violence. The party tries to maintain fair trade deals which can keep the transparency going in order to maintain peace and build trust. The Greens are not enthusiastic about the trade agreements that are taking place as these trade agreements according to them are not keeping in mind all the environmental factors and are only interested…

They are called The Fastest Man Alive. Did you know that there are four people who call themselves The Flash? Did you know the are two TV shows of The Flash? Did you know that Gerdener Fox Created The Flash and The Justice League of America Jay, Barry, Wally, and Bart are the four Flashes. Barry and Wally are part of The Justice League of America (JLA). The Rival is Jay’s opposite. The Reverse Flash is Barry’s opposite. Zoom is Wally’s opposite. Flashpoint messes up everything. There are more…

in this case she has a pointed shape to her nose. Her head is green in color with light green and yellow vertical stripes that run all the way around her face. The skin almost has a scaly texture. Moving from her eyes down to the area that covers her ears you will see an orange/red stripe; this is how they get the name red ear slider. Her top shell also known as the (Carapace) is round and smooth to the touch. The shell is a light green to yellow color with black line patterns that outline the…

The results from this experiment show that caffeine can be extracted from a tea bag due to solubility properties of the natural substances found in tea. The two major substances that the caffeine was separated from are cellulose and tannins. Due to the insolubility of cellulose in water, it was easily extracted. Tannins are soluble in water but were neutralized with sodium carbonate to produce water-soluble salts. Caffeine is soluble in methylene chloride which allowed separation of tannins from…

Nesting Habitat Destruction For many years, sea turtles have become affected by everything ranging from climate changes to pollution in the Earth's oceans. However, what many people don't know is that there are steps that can be taken and that are being taken to help prevent the destruction of these sea turtles habitats. Sea turtles can be helped in many different aspects, like by protecting their eggs. By minimizing lighting on beachfronts during their nesting season, it encourages them to…