Our Sunshine

Paulette Lopez Duffe was expecting a cold, grey, and damp October weekend, instead she found sunshine and a pleasant breeze at last week’s 6th Annual Great Highwood Pumpkin Festival. Duffe and her family had just moved to Highwood last fall when the festival occurred on a dreary weekend, but the weather did not discourage them. “We were so curious to connect with the town we had just moved to, that we decided to get out and see the fest anyways,” Duffe said. “There were more…

Nathaniel Hawthorne’s, The Scarlet Letter, is a story about sin and redemption, the light and darkness of these areas, and the appearance of to what something means and what significance it carries with it. The Scarlet Letter, takes place within a puritan community in Massachusetts during the Seventeenth century. Where a young woman moves into this community and waits for 2 years for her husband to return, while her husband is away she has an affair with the reverend Dimmesdale. The young woman…

‘An American tale: Fievel goes west’ is about a mouse named fievel and his family who are chased out of their homes. On the run they fall down a sewer where a ‘mouse’is talking about why everyone should move west. He promises sunshine, peace with cats, and new homes. So he and his family get on the train, but when fievel goes exploring he discovers the truth. The cats are sending them all into a trap, but before he can get away he is cause and thrown off the train. Now he must find his way back…

UVB’s 1. The sun shines on the skin. 2. The UVB light interfaces with a form of cholesterol in the skin called 97-dehydrocholesterol. 3. This is synthesized into pre-vitamin D3, which is immediately converted into vitamin D3. 30 minutes of midday sun in a bathing suit, and you’ve absorbed up to 20,000 IU of vitamin D. Whether you spend half an hour in the midday sun or take 2 10,000 IU of vitamin D3 in tablets, it’s then transported to the liver where it’s turned into D25 for storage. These…

I mean, that invasive species are threatening the native species by killing other plants. As stated in “An Enemy in Our Midst: Maryland Tries To Fight Invasive Plant Species” by Elise Schmelzer, “Invasive plants are species that are not native to an area and cause environmental or economic harm. They eliminate native plants in a variety of ways: blocking sunshine, sucking up all the water or climbing to the tops of trees until their hosts become top heavy and topple.” I can see the logic…

Water is Florida’s best natural resource in the Sunshine State simply because it surrounds all of Florida and it is what draws people to our state. There are two big beautiful oceans that surround the state of Florida. There are also several lakes, rivers, springs and other bodies of water. Although, the biggest problem in Florida is the pollution going into Florida’s waterways; everyone has a role on the pollution. Homeowner’s are a part of the problem because they are trying to keep their…

On September 20th, the day of our picnic, God gave us a beautiful day filled with plenty of sunshine and cool breezes. So many of our brothers and sisters from other fraternity’s took part in our annual picnic and shared in Franciscan companionship. As I looked around the grounds of the friary and saw our Franciscan Charism flowing among those in attendance, I thought to myself this is what our Charism is all about, sharing, loving, caring, allowing the Holy Spirit to move in us and through…

The Land of 13 Months of Sunshine For many people around the world, mentioning Ethiopia brings to mind the images of famine, drought and poverty. Although those disasters were prevented years ago, they still haunt the country’s international image. It is true that Ethiopia has had its share of natural and manmade problems, but they do not truly define what Ethiopia is today. Ethiopia has always been a nation blessed with many unique natural, cultural, and historical wonders. There are…

1. Develop a creative name for your business, and then explain why a name is important when you are considering branding options? To attract customers to my lemonade stand I need to first come up with a creative name. The name I have chosen is Sunshine Squeeze. Why is the name important? Most customers would like to know the name of my business before trying my product. The name needs be original and sound good when said. I will only get one chance to make a first impression. So I need to make…

didn’t want to be left behind here. It was a dredging awful existents, without my family, life wouldn’t be bearable. When my sisters headed out on the journey, I came trembling. It was long and frightful and took many many days. We weren’t as strong as our brothers and there were times when I almost wilted and crumbled. The only thing kept my going were my siblings chanting “Go forth, do not die in this darkness!” With my last bit of strength I pushed and pushed willing myself to reach the…