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named the Rocinante. Fighting, romance, and heartbreak all transpire as this story unfolds. The central character in this story is James Holden, the magnificent stereotypical captain of a space cruiser. In fact, he is strikingly similar to Captain Kirk from the beloved stories of Star Trek. Battles are fought, relationships are strengthened, and friendships hold true. Holden's personality is…

Relationships come and go over time, but there is always external factors that directly influence how our relationships with people end and or how new relationships start up. Our relationships can be altered by simply the distance between one another, for with a new location, we create new relationships and old relationships may remain or change. Relationships can also change by our demands and interests, for if we have a girlfriend or boyfriend or an intensive job, we may have to choose one…

Jaws Jaws is a book by American author Peter Benchley. It is based on a true story of two amateur fishermen who caught and killed a great white shark that attacked and killed four people along the East Coast of America in 1916. It was published in 1974 and shortly after was made into a movie in 1975. Jaws is about a gigantic, terrifying, great white shark that preys on anyone and everyone on Amity Island. Jaws was a first of its kind. People knew of sharks and had known little about them;…

The negative effects of mental illness and emotional health are something that most Americans are aware of and acknowledge. When mental illness and emotional health effects ethnic minorities and women there is a great amount of stigma that connects to this. If an individual is lower on the social pyramid there is less of a chance that they will be treated accordingly. Mental institutions are being closed due to a lack of resources and the ones that are open are not always sufficient or effective…

The FBI’s investigation of the 2001 anthrax attacks revealed several failures of sensemaking, both at the level of specific FBI investigatory procedures, and at the broader level of organizational sensemaking and identity threats. The sensemaking model is helpful for understanding the FBI’s actions because the former failures in sensemaking likely caused broader identity threats that could have, and should have triggered sensemaking at the organizational level. The FBI, in its investigation of…

tools of history, physical examination, and EKG are key in the risk stratification of these patients. An initial EKG is the simplest most cost effective strategy, and should be considered a vital sign in a patient with chest pain (Kontos, Diercks, &Kirk, 2010). The AHA states that an initial EKG should be performed within 10 minutes of arrival to an ED, and also recommends that if the initial EKG is negative then serial EKGs be performed at 5-10 minute intervals as long as symptoms persist. They…

Audiences continue to embrace the exploration of the final frontier – as Star Trek Beyond vigorously beamed itself to the top of the box office… With a healthy debut of $59.6 million, Star Trek Beyond, starring Chris Pine as Captain James T. Kirk, could not be touched – and easily won the weekend. While any victory is usually good news, Star Trek Beyond’s opening numbers do indicate a decline for the franchise. This third installment, the first without J.J. Abrams in the director’s chair,…

My son and I attended a percussion ensemble and steel band by Thad Anderson and Kirk Gay at UCF. To my surprised we enjoyed it very much. As noted in the first chapters of this course is the proper times to applaud and times to get up without interrupting the performance. All was brilliant music and beautiful harmony. My favorite piece was Reich: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organs. This is a composition by Steve Reich in 1973. I believe this piece is a polyphonic texture. The…

In his article “Why the Secular Needs the Sacred,” William Kirk Kilpatrick correctly explains why society needs the sacred. Kilpatrick states that the secular cannot manage without the sacred because the sacred defines life and provides structure. Kilpatrick shows two views of authority: a contract between two parties, or roles given by the sacred. He claims that without the sacred, there is no basis for morality. Kilpatrick also cautions that if authority is not derived from the sacred,…

Tristyn Greiman Christianity Through Art Sister Martha Ann Kirk 23 November 2014 The Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine The Saint John Cathedral is ever-growing. In 1873, the New York legislature granted a Charter for the Cathedral Church of Saint John the Divine, a proposal first brought to light by Bishop John Hobart in 1828. After a three-year design competition for the cathedral, the design by George Heins and Christopher Grant LaFarge was chosen, and construction finally began in…