Meridian

grabs a protein bar and her gym bag, brushes her teeth, and heads to meet her team for their first practice of the day. 5:30 a.m.: The University of West Alabama's triathlon team loads a university van and disembarks on their way to Meridian for swim practice in Meridian Community College’s heated in-door swimming pool. 8:13 a.m.: The team arrives back on campus and Muncher quickly showers in her dorm room at Gilbert Hall, then races to Young Hall Cafeteria to scarf down some breakfast before…

weren’t the most educated. There were many poor families in the community and the whole town itself wasn’t a place for Scout to mature to her full potential. Maycomb County is a tired old town where there weren’t many things to do. Dill was from Meridian, Mississippi and the town was a more wealthier place than Maycomb because Dill was fortunate to go to picture shows plenty of times. In the novel To Kill A Mockingbird, by Harper Lee, it said “She gave the money to Dill, who went to the picture…

Since the beginning of documented history, innumerable cultures have put their faith in what medical practitioners today call holistic medicine. Holistic medicine involves a wide assortment of therapeutic viewpoints, methods, and treatments. It commonly refers to theories and ideas that are different than typical medical practices. Believers of holistic medicine put their methods and practices to use in a range of assorted ways. According to his medical guide, Cannon (2014), holistic…

Roman and Greek Mythology What is mythology? According to Merriam-Webster, mythology is: “The myths dealing with the gods, demigods, and legendary heroes of a particular people” (Merriam Webster Dictionary). The Roman and Greek religions were a central part of the lives of the Roman and Greek peoples. These two vastly different cultures were unified through their similarities in the religions. Both cultures considered themselves as highly religious and thought being highly religious would…

Finding an internship for September had been difficult. Currently, an internship has not been found. Although, there are a few options that are being pursued. Jersey Shore Medical Center as well as Meridian Healthcare is going to be contacted in hopes of receiving an internship. As a student-athlete wanting to become a doctor, scheduling an internship is extremely hard. Therefore, this internship wouldn’t start until November. Until then, the plan is to research more and possibly shadow a doctor…

Chapter talk (2, 3) It is now September and Dill returns to Meridian. Scout prepares for for her first time at school. When Scout gets to school, her teacher is mad at her for knowing how to read and, write in cursive instead of in print. Scout tells Jem about this during recess. Jem dismissed this as Miss Caroline Fisher trying a new teaching method. After recess, Scout gets into arguments with Miss C. Fisher. Miss Caroline is concerned with Walter Cunningham because, he has not brought a…

Jupiter is the fifth planet out from the sun, and is the largest planet in our solar system. In addition, the planet is primarily made of gases, therefore it considered a “gas giant”. The 142,984 km planet’s atmosphere is made mostly of hydrogen and helium gas. Therefore, there is no solid ground on Jupiter, so the surface is considered the point where the atmospheric pressure is equal to that of Earth. The effective temperature, or “the temperature of an object calculated from the radiation it…

The Color Purple is an epistolary novel written in1982 by Alice Walker. She was born to sharecropper parents in Eatonton, Georgia, in 1944. She is Pulitzer Prize-winning, African-American novelist and poet most famous for authoring The Color Purple. The Color Purple novel presents three black women who have struggles on their lives, and their society forces them to live like slaves and maids .They fight to achieve independency and freedom from men domination. Moreover, the novel creates a link…

At this point, it is important to note that, this particular orientation of rhodopsin in the microvillar membrane which gives selective sensitivity to polarized light by itself is not sufficient to analyse the sky 's polarization. An interesting analogy to spectral vision may be stated at this point to make this concept clearer, just like how it would be impossible to detect various colours if only one colour pigment was present, it is equally impossible to analyse the sky 's polarization if the…

History of Cupping and Its Techniques The history of cupping dates back as far as 5000 years. The earliest mentioned of this technique was found within the Ebers Papyrus from Egypt estimated date to be 1550 B.C.E (Priso, 200). Cupping has also been mentioned by Hippocrates in Greece around 400 B.C. The prophet Mohammad also refers to this modality in the Quran approximately 1400 years ago (Priso 18). China has cupping techniques mentioned as far back as 3000 years ago within their medical…