Lifeguard

The people who you chose to be apart of your life are essential to to knowing what kind of person you are. I am a firm believer in the saying you are only as good as the people you surround yourself with. This belief has always stayed in the back of my mind when deciding who I wanted in my social circle. I have learned that it was never about the quantity of friends I had but more about the quality of the people that I was surrounding myself with. It is true friends come and go and nothing last…

On my sixteenth birthday, I realized how fleeting all of the things I thought were permanent could be. I had no doubt in my mind that I was going to be living in Valdosta, Georgia up until college, which was neither good nor bad. I didn’t want to stay in Valdosta until leaving became a real possibility. Early in the first semester of my sophomore year of high school my mom broke the news to me. My mom came and sat on my bed with me after I got home from school. I remember how surprised I was to…

Box jellyfish Nomenclature "Box jellyfish" and "sea wasp" are common names for the highly venomous Chironex fleckeri. However, these terms are ambiguous, as "sea wasp" and "marine stinger" are sometimes used to refer to other jellyfish. Anatomy "Cubomedusae", from Ernst Haeckel's Kunstformen der Natur, 1904 The medusa form of a box jellyfish has a squarish, box-like bell. From each of the four lower corners of this hangs a short pedalium or stalk which bears one or more long, slender, hollow…

which means Kristina 's step-dad Scott, has a company picnic, which the whole family has to go to. At the company picnic Kristina struggles to hide her tattoo. Staying clear from her mother and stepfather, Kristina turns into Bree to hits on a lifeguard, Brendan, as well as Chase, a bad boy from school, in hope of finding herself a man and a little crank. After meeting the boys Kristina’s mom sees her tattoo of the little heart on her thigh, which leads to a huge grounding. While grounded…

voice from his mother, who loved dramatics. She made him give speeches wherever she performed. Reagan’s first year of high school came soon, where he only weighed 108 pounds and was 5’ 3” (Larsen 13). The summer after his sophomore year, he became a lifeguard at the Rock River swimming area in Lowell Park. Reagan was also a member of the varsity football team and did many other activities such as swimming and drama (Brinkley). His dramatics club teacher once stated, “He possessed a sense of…

Operation Red Wings, also referred to as Operation Red Wing or OP Redwing, was planned and rehearsed as a small reconnaissance mission consisting of four Navy Special Warfare Operators (SEALS) in the Kunar Province of Afghanistan in late June, 2005. Lt. Michael Murphy, Petty Officer 2nd Class Danny Dietz, Sonar Technician 2nd Class Matthew Axelson, and Hospital Corpsman 2nd Class Marcus Luttrell were the four team members assigned to this mission, with Murph being the ranking officer, and…

CPR and The Renaissance A heart beats to signify life. The beating of the heart could be interpreted either physically or metaphorically. If a heart stops to beat, life is no longer existent. A beating heart can represent and symbolize two topics: resuscitation and religion. This can relate to the process of cardiopulmonary resuscitation and the reformation of the Roman Catholic Church during the Renaissance. Both CPR and the reformation of the Catholic Church during the Renaissance can…

Narrative Paper Ever since the beginning on mankind, societal inequalities have existed, and as a result, stereotypes are placed upon groups of people. As time went on, more groups emerged in society, covering race, gender, wealth, ability, etc. Therefore, more stereotypes are assigned to the groups of people. Due to the fact that not all groups describe one category( black and white describes race, male and female describes gender, etc. ), people fall into multiple categories, and thus, are…

arguably one of the most hated people in history, ruining the lives of essentially everyone who believed in him. In 1960, Bernard Madoff created a small trading firm with his name on it. The firm was created with, "money he saved working as a lifeguard on Rockway Beach, on the edge of New York, and installing sprinkler systems" (Frank ; Lauricella). With the success of Madoff 's trading firm, he launched an investment advisory business as part of his firm. He saw a huge opportunity, "in 1975,…

It is very important to know how to swim. This knowledge can be very beneficial to you can those who are around you. Within your everyday life you around water of some type, and that is no reason to be afraid, because learning how to swim can take your mind off of this heavy burden and even help you lose a few pounds. There are numerous benefits to knowing how to swim. Swimming can make you stronger, slimmer, more active, and a great teammate. Maya Angelou stated “We write for the same reason…