Parachuting

dramatic results (Silcott and Silcott 6). As a powder, there are many techniques that people use to take molly. For instance, one could mix the powder in with a drink to make consuming the drug relatively effortless. Also, there is a method known as “parachuting” that involves putting the MDMA powder into a piece of rolling paper and swallowing it whole. The paper would dissolve in one’s stomach while allowing the drug to quickly take effect (“The Art of…

The United States is undoubtedly a very proud nation. Their successful war efforts are often broadcast and paraded and many of their victories have been exaggerated over time. However one fight that America can take credit for without amplification is the Second World War. The United States joined the Allied force officially in December of 1941 and after four years of fighting the Allies won. The United States led the Allied Forces to victory during the Second World War by their participation in…

Fear and helplessness can provoke different emotions from different kinds of people, in different situations. “The Masque of the Red Death”, a short story by Edgar Allan Poe, is a pestilence that is spreading in a fictional land, the disease resembles one of today formally known as Ebola hemorrhagic fever. It might be said that “The Masque of the Red Death” was based on a mixture of the concepts of Ebola and the Black Death (Bubonic plague), which reigned terror in the fourteenth century;…

shows and beautiful landscapes, to the advanced thrill rides that fill modern day amusement parks. The thought of the body being affected by large amounts of force and g-force gives the human body a sense of adrenaline. The same feeling that the parachuting or stunt being gives the body. Adrenaline is defined as the hormone released in the human body when it faces extreme doses of an emotion, being fear, anger or excitement (Merriam-webster.com, 2015). This allows the person to have more energy…

Covert connections: The FBN, the OSS, and the CIA. Article Analysis John Zeeman | P.7 Van Nuys | APUSH | 11/17/15 This image, from the cover of Time Magazine in 1987, depicts Oliver North arguing his innocence regarding his involvement in the ‘Iran-Contra Affair.’ (New York Times, 1) Article Summary: The Federal Bureau of Narcotics (FBN) was established in 1930 with Harry J. Anslinger as director. This small and often overlooked agency and the impact it had during its 38 years of existence,…

incident means any kind of occurrence other than an accident related with the operation of an airplane that results in damage to the airplane or any property on the ground (Walters and Sumwalt 25). Landing on parachutes or causing any damage through parachuting activities on the ground also constitutes an incident in aviation accident investigations. Operator stands for any individual authorized the operation of an airplane like the owner or lessee of an airplane. In aviation accident…

Nancy Wake: The White Mouse Standing Up to Hitler Grace-Nancy Wake Kate-Guard, Narrator Addy-Violette Jadyn-Henri Fiocca, Narrator Helen-Narrator, Winston Churchill Helen: Nancy Wake was a true hero. She took a huge stand. Sadly, so few know about her. This is her untold story. We open in Wellington, New Zealand, where Nancy Wake grew up. She was born in 1912, and ran away from home at age 16. Nancy Wake led her life from that point on. She moved to Paris, France, in order to become…

seeing U.S jets, but these jets had a weird painting on the sides. “Syrus.. that’s a German jet.” he says, still looking into the sky. I begin to drive faster when I see more and more German jets coming through the sky as well as German men parachuting down. Damian notices they have nuclear suits on with masks, as well as…

Lord of the Flies Journal Andrew Martinez Chapter 1 - The Sound of the Shell 2014/7/03 Lord of the flies although a bit confusing at first is pretty enthralling, It’s words are not as prominent so I need to think more about the context to fully get the gist of the sentence. In the first scene we can see that the boys are scattered through out the island, but a boy, later know to become Ralph is exploring. He finds a boy whose name we don't know but is later called piggy because of Ralph…

“[Her father] told Vera ‘There’s safety in conjecture.’... She took this advice and became known as tight-lipped, outspoken, kind, ruthless, beautiful, dowdy, a social butterfly, proudly Jewish, more English than a vicar’s daughter, forever falling in love with men or only interested in women.” (1) These contradictions helped Vera in her career. As a spy in World War II, she had to be mysterious and unidentifiable, even to the people she worked closely with. She had many secrets, and for a long…