Fauxwood Plantation Shutters Give Style Antebellum One of the most romantic periods of architecture and interior designs is referred to now as the antebellum period, which literally translates as ‘before the war’ – in this case, the American Civil War. In particular, the antebellum design refers to the old South, with elegant plantation homes appearing in the early 1800s, characterised by Greek or Classical revival touches or the grand federal style. Today, this period is much sought after by…
I look out into an intimidating body of water, after a drop of sweat falls off my face from biking to this beautiful destination, known as Lake Michigan. After I scope out the frigid windy lake, I walk down the bluff to begin my journey of learning to sail alone. As I touch the sand for the first time that day, it felt like I was pushing against a hot iron. As my dad and I make our way to the boat, my dad comes across the question, "Today looks like a nice day for you to try sailing alone, do…
on damp hair can cause the water in the hair to literally boil, and then burst the hair shaft. Steps 2: Apply the heat protection - avoid applying any heat protector 2 1/2 -3 inches from the scalp because they contain oil, which will make your hair look greasy. Put a drop on your hands, rub your hands together and then apply from the bottom up, as if your fingers are a comb. Steps 3: Divide your hair into sections - Dividing your hair into sections will ensure that you straighten your hair…
gaping eyes. He hastily reaches into his coat pocket for a quickly emptying bottle of sanity. He grasps around for a drink to down a capsule. As the pills take effect, the faces recede away and he stands up, every joint cracking in protest. Joseph looks at his scratched watch face and thinks to himself, It is almost time for my appointment. He wipes a sniffling nose and the glint of the metallic cap pinched between his arthritic fingers catches his eyes. Overturning the bottle cap he reads the…
ready for the day, I walked downstairs to talk to my mom. “You look nice today,” is the first thing she says. I mumbled a response that is barely heard. My day is basically the blur of school that I have gone through for years. I hear students in the halls telling others that the look nice or they like what someone did with their hair. School was typical, as was when I got home. My mom and I go grocery shopping and when I walk through Wal-Mart, I hear individuals shouting out compliments to…
Carolina on October 24, 2004, a business aviation aircraft, a Beech King Air 200 operated by Hendrick Motorsports failed to perform a proper approach into Martinsville, Virginia Airport. The meteorological data through the duration of that flight had been determined that warm weather had caused low visibility environment with heavy fog and vapor. While navigating through these conditions, the aircraft fatally crashed approximately 10 miles from their destination into a mountain region called…
B.H. Liddell Hart’s approach was evident in both the adversaries. This was an attack by a non-state actor (arguably with state support) against a powerful sovereign state using an undeclared and limited war tactic. The attacks’ objectives (again, arguably) were to instill…
This approach starts from below with people’s lives and it defines social mobility and well-being in terms of opportunities. As Martha Nussbaum states, “such an approach had better begin close to the ground, looking at life stories, and the human meaning of policy changes for real people” (Nussbaum 2011, 14). The capabilities approach demands one central question according to Nussbaum, “what is each person able to do and be?” (Nussbaum 2011, 18). The capabilities approach was coined jointly…
However, critics have identified flaws in this approach. For instance, Lamey(2001) has given the example of a wealthy handicapped person in a wheelchair : she doesn 't have any financial constraints but only an absence of opportunity for getting access to public places. Even if she hires a porter to…
What would you do if you witness someone drinking alcohol on the job? To even make matters worse what if they were a lifeguard drinking on the job. Lifeguards are paid to save lives. How would a lifeguard be able to take care of others if they are not able to take care of themselves? There are many responses people will have if they witness a lifeguard drinking on the job. This paper will go over the many responses that people will have when they witness this situation and what I would do when…