Keystone

idea that is unparalleled-- “the habit loop”. This “loop” consists of three sections: an initial “cue”, a “routine”, and a “reward” which can be either beneficial, or disadvantageous in the long run.Duhigg states that all humans should have “keystone habits”, which are habits that every human must strive for. This can include “exercising, tracking what you eat, and having a strong willpower” (Duhigg, p.29) And although these are the habits that humans must ideally possess, they…

Good design is complex and contradictory this is supported by the statement “less is a bore” and that less doesn 't mean more. By having less you lose the interesting aspects of complexity. Venturi points that the richness and complexity of modern experience needs to be expressed in our architecture. This is further supported by the statement that function doesn 't follow form and that ornaments are valuable for architecture. Ornaments in architecture have meaning, is intrinsically symbolic, and…

Diction acts as the keystone of the speech. It sets the tone and in many ways is the key factor in whether the audience takes the scenario seriously or not. Elevated diction paints King as a man who has faith in his audience by not talking down to them. The choice of morbid…

The Grizzly Bear Vincent Bauer Ecology March 3, 2017 Mr. Kopanke The Grizzly Bear, also known as the North American brown bear, or even more rarely as the Silvertip Bear is one of the largest land animals on the planet. It stands about 1.2 meters (4 feet) tall to the shoulder, and 1.8-2.4 meters (6-8 feet) long. When standing, it can stand up to 3.6 meters (12 feet) high. They weigh anywhere from 136 to 362 kilograms (300-800 pounds) , but the largest grizzly bear ever shot by a hunter…

Andrew Carnegie’s American Dream For Andrew Carnegie, the name of the game was profit by any means necessary. Some may consider him an innovative businessman, yet others could call him a ruthless capitalist that would do anything to make a profit. No matter where Carnegie worked he was excellent at running a successful business. A prolific idea engrained in the minds of Americans since the turn of the century is the American Dream (Livesay 1). This vague concept is exemplified by Carnegie’s…

Red, yellow, and orange blended into a single swath of color as I drove north along the Blue Ridge Parkway on an autumn day in Appalachia. I slowed down as I passed by a row of trees noticeably smaller than the rest, reflecting back to what was visible before their growth. Six years ago, as a high school student, I used a graphical information system (GIS) to conduct a viewshed analysis of undesirable vantage points on this scenic byway. Alongside this data I created before and after imagery in…

concluded we all then piled into the bed of Tucker’s pickup shooting over to Owen’s house. By then he had already used his brothers ID to pick up the refreshments for the evening in the forms of a bottle of cherry flavored vodka and a thirty-pack of Keystone. We then set off for the woods not far from Owen’s house where we knew of a nice little clearing in the trees that allowed us to chill and have a fire without the fear of being busted. Having been still worried about my mama and feeling…

In the 1910’s there were many weapons used to fight in World War I The Colt M1911A1 is a semi-automatic pistol that started being used by the military in 1911. The pistol was created by John Browning. The Colt was used in World War I and World War II and in many other battles. The Colt was a standardized sidearm that was given to the American troops. “The Colt M1911A1 is regarded by many as the most successful semi-automatic pistol design of her time - seeing consistent action in a plethora of…

Sinners must be condemned to the blazing depths of Hell for eternity, while those that are virtuous shall ascend to the Heavens. During the events of the Salem Witch Trials in Arthur Miller’s play, The Crucible, numerous of the townsfolk are accused of witchcraft and are punished for crimes they did not commit. Furthermore, the trials are roused and founded by those that have a vindication towards people they dislike or see as troublesome, whether they are sinful or innocent. Ultimately, this…

Frantz Fanon argues in his piece On Natural Culture that a growing national culture grows in parallel to progress in decolonization. This resistance revitalizes and adds to traditional culture, while often injecting new forms of expression. He writes, “a national culture is the whole body of efforts made by a people in the sphere of thought to describe, justify, and praise the action through which that people has created itself and keeps itself in existence” (Fanon, 492). Fighting for liberation…