Lifeguard

The shifting of the mattress pulls me awake. I rub my eyes, squinting against the bright morning sunlight that streams through the cabin window. Last night’s flavor of the day sits on the edge of my bed, lacing up her sneakers. “Good morning,” she greets me with a sweet smile. “Morning,” I croak back, my voice still raspy from sleeping. “I have to get back to my campsite. My friends and I are leaving in an hour or so,” she says in that quiet voice that everyone uses in the morning. The…

do it, I can do it! So one time, I went deeper. Yipee!!! It was so much fun, so I went a little deeper. “Ohh, THIS IS TOO DEEP, I CAN’T FEEL THE BOTTOM, AND I GOT WATER UP MY NOSE!!! EEEEKKKK!!!!!! Help, help!” “I will save you!” Nicole, the lifeguard…

The Sandlot provided a plethora of examples of the team dynamic principles which have been covered throughout the semester. The primary team that was the subject of the movie was a self-assembled baseball team made up of school age boys with a common love of baseball. Early in the movie, one of the boys, affectionately referred to as “Smalls” joined the team which set forth an interesting team dynamic. Things escalate half way into the movie when one the boys run out of baseballs to play with.…

Since the mid of twentieth century, the rapid development of scientific technologies has promoted the world economy to increase largely so as to fasten the process of globalization. However, as the global connection has become increasingly intimate, there is a range of global problems such as famine and poverty. While many ethists have studied these problems by holding different arguments, Singer is the one whose point of view respecting to the question whether or not we have the duty to help…

Admirable men should be men who exemplify great leadership in a morally correct manner. As President of the United States, Ronald Reagan conducted business with class and honor. As a cofounder of Microsoft and one of the world’s richest men, Bill Gates led his company with passion, humility, and respect for others with whom he worked. Although Bill Gates has generously donated an enormous amount of money to the less fortunate, Ronald Reagan’s legacy has changed American politics forever. Ronald…

Nelson, a father of a teenage daughter, explained to the Tribune-Review how raising the driving age could affect teens by saying “that when his 16-year-old daughter was signing up for lifeguard classes, her 15-year-old friend was considering the same move but noted she wouldn't be able to drive herself there”(Signorini, 2023, p.1). He then proceeded to mention that "For families who wanted to be able to do that, it's a really big opportunity…

January 7th started as a normal day for my parents. That day my dad George had to be at work early in the morning so they got up around 4 that morning. George my brother who was 1 and 1/2 at the time went over to a friend’s before my dad headed to work. My mother Jessica wasn 't due for another 15 days, so she was doing her normal morning routine when unexpectedly her water-broke. She called my father and told him, and he rushed and came and got her and went to the hospital the same one my…

Traumatic Brain Injuries in athletes and CTE, Chapter 2 Brain injuries can be as mild as a concussion, and as severe as a traumatic brain injury, or TBI. A traumatic brain injury is diagnosed when a person’s normal brain function has been negatively altered after receiving a forceful trauma to the head (Hockenbury, Nolan & Hockenbury, 2015). Although it is not something we often think about, our brains are highly vulnerable to injury (Hockenbury, Nolan & Hockenbury, 2015). Fortunately most…

Career and College Research Page “Nurses are a unique kind. They have this insatiable need to care for others, which is both their biggest strength and fatal flaw” (“45 Nursing Quotes to Inspire You to Greatness-Nurseslabs”). The career I have chosen to pursue is in nursing. I don’t just want to be a nurse that can’t go on to higher levels either, that’s why I’d like to be an Emergency Room (ER) Trauma Nurse. The role of a trauma nurse is helping people in peril situations. The problems they…

When someone mentions New Jersey, what do you envision? Many have called it the “armpit of America” or refer to it as “Dirty Jersey”. My home state of New Jersey is none of those and I want to share with you the “real” New Jersey as opposed to the New Jersey that is often represented by the media. New Jersey usually comes across as being filled with a bunch of Jersey Shore people who don’t pump their own gas, but in reality it has a family rich environment, especially in my hometown of…