Lice

Some may argue that social media is an amazing thing, while others argue that is negative. It has become a substitution for the emotional needs people seek, people are losing social skills such as face-to-face, personal communication, as well as the younger generations not knowing how to differentiate real from fake things being posted. Additionally, the time people are spending on social media has become outrageous. Social media is destroying interpersonal communication spanning the generations…

Scientist Leon Kass is another doomsayer to the transhumanist movement, and he believes that our human nature is the way it is for a reason, and there is not a reason to tamper with it as it may detract from our humanity. In addition, political scientist Francis Fukuyama claims that there is a “dignity…unique to human beings,” that might be lost in a transition from our purely biological existence (Bostrom; Downes and Machery, 578). However, history is full of naysayers whose woes and sentiments…

“The Shawl”: More Than a Piece of Cloth When we think about a shawl, we typically relate it to a garment that one would wear as a fashion statement or something to keep warm. How could a piece of material be anything else? In Cynthia Ozick’s short story “The Shawl,” we see that it indeed can be more than just a piece of cloth. The main character, Rosa is a mother who uses a shawl to protect her baby, Magda, while Magda uses the shawl as a source of comfort and Stella, Rosa’s niece, is…

wounded soldiers as proper medication and sterile equipment were in shortage and infections spread out at the speed of light. There was not any clean linen, their clothes had not been washed for a long time, so all the stains were filled with bugs, lice and fleas. Moreover, walls and roof of the hospital were greasy and dirty with rats sneaking around the soldier’s beds which enhanced the probability of getting viral infection. The hospital didn’t have any spare towels or soap and there was…

Josef Mengele was born in Gunzburg, Germany on March 16, 1911 and he was the oldest of three sons which were named Karl and Alois. Mengele’s nickname growing up was Beppo which could be another way of spelling Josef. Mengele was often complimented by his teachers for having great intelligence and behavior in the classroom. He grew up wanting to someday have a career in science and anthropology. In 1930 Mengele graduated from Gunzburg and and passed his college exam well enough to be accepted…

intricate braids. When I would go home and try to braid my hair the same way, my mom would yell at me and tell me white girls only wear one or two braids. My grandmother made remarks about hair also. She told me that African American children do not get lice because their hair is too dirty.…

One of every seven young people between the ages of ten and eighteen will run away from their homes, this also means one of every seven young people wont be provided with the same opportunities and needs for success as a normal child. A child could run away from their home for any reason, but no matter what the reason is, every person deserves the right to a bright future and happiness. More programs need to be implemented with a goal to save homeless and runaway teens futures in the united…

Julie LaRovere Mrs. Lozares English II 15 February 2017 The Beast within the Beauty 1. Hair, makeup, nails, and action! Being a beautician is a lot more important than we realize. A lot of the reason we like something is because it’s pretty. We watch movies with attractive people in it, we go to prom and look nice, there’s beauty pageants where we judge how beautiful someone or something is. Without beauticians a lot of that wouldn’t be possible. There’s so much more to beautician than sitting…

Wednesday, March 9 is when I started my sleep deprivation experiment. I wanted to see how long I could keep my body awake and how my lack of sleep would affect my mood and my everyday interaction with people. In my opinion, it went better than expected. Usually I get very emotional when I am tired to the point where just my feet hurting is enough to make me cry. Given, that is usually after several nights of not getting enough sleep, going to bed late, and waking up early. My abnormal sleep…

Food pantry (vocab words) As we walked into the well done church empty except for the basement teeming with life a food pantry of people all in discolored clothes with different needs and wants. I was uncomfortable and anxious I talked to a lady who loved to talk about her life and had so many stories that they seemed to be fake. As i walk into the pantry a man with is 6 kids pick out food exchanging various amounts of banter rummaging around. I felt so bad there was no mother with them I…