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Common Name: Vetiver Essential Oil Botanical Name: Vetiveria zizanioides Other names: Khus Khus-Khus Description/Distribution: Grown in Haiti, vetiver oil is used for therapeutic, meditative and perfuming purposes. This essential oil is grounding, cooling and nourishing. Vetiver is a grass, not unlike lemongrass and citronella. The stems are tall and it can grow up to five feet high. The leaves are long and thin, and the flowers are a brownish-purple color. However, unlike most root…

Since I have been in Lubbock I have never gotten the opportunity to go to the Texas Tech Museum. Upon going to the museum I did not know what to expect. When I went recently, for the first time, went to the Texas Tech Museum I noticed that the museum had numerous of things in it such as dinosaurs, visuals for the Native Americans, Chinese artifacts, paintings and etc. Even though they had a lot to offer I just paid close attention to the paintings. I notice painting of emotions, painting of…

magnitude behind running a country. The oil industry picked up well around mid-19th century in America and its initial stages, kerosene, was used for light domestic uses of heating and lighting, but the development of new drilling technology in the 19th century saw the mass consumption of petroleum provide energy for industries. Mid-19th century something else game changing happened, the first commercial oil well came into effect. From then until WWI oil became increasingly important and…

The steam engine was invented in by Thomas Savery in 1698 and by Thomas Newcomen in 1705. These engines used the energy from burning coal to drive water pumps that were used to drain the water from mines that would fill up with water. These steam engines would later be modified by a man with the name of James Watt. Watt was working in a factory that was used to produce instruments when a model of a steam engine was placed on his desk for repair. Upon investigation Watt discovered how truly…

The Civil War has ended, Abraham Lincoln has been assassinated, and the future of the United States doesn’t look great. “For the first time in American History, the man most capable of leading America is not a politician, but a self-made man.” Cornelius Vanderbilt was a shipping magnate who began his career running ferries from New York with cargo and people. He became successful and was nicknamed “The Commodore.” But, Vanderbilt becomes very interested in the railroad industry, causing him to…

Pablo Picasso created his painting Women Plaiting Her Hair in 1906 using oil paint on a canvas. Just as the title suggest, the painting shows a women unclothed (naked) braiding her hair. The painting is currently being exhibited/ belongs to the Museum of Modern Art in New York City. The painting is of medium size (50 x 35 ¾’’/ 127 x 90.8 cm). Just looking at the painting the viewer can get a sense of feel of the women painted of the canvas. With the minimum use of different colors Picasso has…

Da Vinci and Young have painted their subject using similar but different artforms, styles, subject matters, and techniques. Da Vinci painted an oil portrait painting of Ginevra de Benci in Florence, Italy 1474 to possibly commemorate her young marriage to her husband at the age of 16. Young’s semi-abstract entry in the Archibald prize is an Acrylic and rosewater on ply portrait of Torah Bright…

Clean coal is a technology of greatly disputed value with some believing it is the way of the future while others believe it merely applies a band-aid to a gunshot wound. Clean coal technology is not the most economically or environmentally practical method of energy production causing me to advocate for the increased use of alternative technologies. Any technology that reduces the environmental impact of burning coal falls under the clean coal technologies umbrella (Halber, 2008, para. 1). The…

stressed out minds at the same time. What more can you ask for? Patchouli Essential Oil •Patchouli is a sexually provocative scent that removes inhibitions for a sen- sual romantic experience. •The deep musky scent of patchouli encourages desire and passion. •Recommended for women who suffer from frigidity and can’t open to sexual relationships due to past traumas or depression. Rose Absolute Essential Oil •Rose absolute is an aphrodisiac with healing properties. •It can uplift…

We recently viewed a documentary in class titled Gasland by Josh Fox. Josh Fox is an environmentalist opposed to hydraulic fracturing in the United States. He has made many other movies/documentaries such as Memorial Day(2008), Gasland Part II(2013) and most recently How to Let Go of the World(2016). I believe that Fox wanted to expose the negative impact that hydraulic fracking has not only on the environment but also on the people. He drove across the country and interviewed different…