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Memories of a Lifetime All it took was five seconds. Five short seconds to watch my life flash before my eyes. As I saw that teen lying on that stretcher, that eventually turned into her deathbed, my own life flashed before my eyes. As the nurse opened the door to take the medications needed I saw one of the most gruesome scenes in my entire life. A teen laying on a stretcher hanging on to her life with all the strength she had. She had just been in a head on collision while she was driving to…

It has been almost 70 years since the end of World War II. Today, nuclear power is used in everywhere, and it has become a very familiar thing to people. It is used in nuclear power plants, cancer treatments, radiocarbon dating for research and investigation purpose, and even in every household like smoke detectors. It has been contributing greatly to the modern society, and made people’s life better. However, its fast development is inseparable from the Manhattan Project in the World War II and…

The Power of Words in Marge Piercy’s “Barbie Doll” “Sticks and stones may break my bones, but words can never hurt me!” This sing-song chant has echoed across school yards and classrooms in America for generations, often in retaliation of carelessly thrown phrases from bullies and friends alike. Despite its adamant positivity, the message proves to be less than reliable. No matter how many times the phrase is repeated, there is no escaping the fact that words do indeed hurt. In “Barbie Doll”—a…

Introduction During the concluding stages of World War 2, on August 6, 8:15 am, the United States dropped an atomic bomb on the Japanese city of Hiroshima. The bomb was dropped by a B-29 bomber, known as ‘Enola Gay’. The bomb was released by parachute and exploded at around 590 metres above the city. About 45,000 people were killed instantly and the final death toll was about 70,000 people because of the radiation precipitated by the explosion. What have I found? Nuclear weapons instantly kill…

Anchor Text Palacio, R. J. (2012). Wonder. New York, NY: Alfred A. Knopf. Wonder, by R. J. Palacio explores the life of August (Auggie) Pullman, a boy with mandibulofacial dysostosis – a condition that leaves the face with undeveloped bones and tissue. This heartwarming story is told from multiple perspectives to convey what Auggie and everyone else feels and experience as Auggie starts going to a mainstream school for the first time. Being the new kid is hard enough, but with a face like…

Transcript for RECOUNT ORIENTATION In the town of Northwood, a small petrol station was combusted in a small explosion. Later details revealed that a lit match was thrown in a puddle of gasoline. As the fire spread, it hit the engine of a small car, causing a large explosion. Said explosion resulted in the death of two people: A store clerk who went outside to investigate, and the owner of the car, Aisha Holst. It is believed that the act of arson had been an accident, but later details…

launched the Manhattan project. The project was originally named Development of Substitute Materials. It included over 30 different research and production sites. It took place in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The Manhattan Project made three bombs: Gadget, Little Boy, and Fat Man. To get people to move there and participate they asked young people if they wanted to help out with the war. That was all they knew…

An atomic bomb, uses an atom to disperse nuclear energy, and then creates an explosion from two to around 15 square miles. Hiroshima was the final destination for the bomb known as little boy. Hiroshima was the beginning and the end of the war for the us. Hiroshima was originally a fishing village, but then grew into one of japan’s biggest and most major cities at that time. Since Hiroshima was originally a small fishing village it grew because the area it was located proved to be a very…

In the greater metropolis encompassing five counties referred to as Los Diablos darkness prevails. Daemons inhabited the remaining structures within the eighty-seven towns dismantled by massive super-earthquakes that rocked the entire region. The quakes were responsible for the destructions of the tens of thousands of buildings up to five hundred square miles including the downtown area. All counties affected heavily losses and causalities by the unexpected huge tidal waves and monstrous…

A mermaid is a mythological hybrid creature that is half human, and half fish. In legends there are both mermaids, which are females, and mermen, which are males. Mermaids have the torso of a fish and the upper body is all human. Mermaids are often interchanged with water nymphs, fairies, as well as selkies and succubuses. Mermaids are usually reflected as beautiful and awfully attractive in looks, but in other tales, mermaids are known to have the lower body of a bird and are not attractive at…