Pelican

come to think so much about temptations that we fight in our life, to me as a college student there’s so many temptations that I fight everyday, They are displayed in the painting through fruits there is a bramble bush that grows black berries, a pelican feeding its young, men holding fruit with a stroke’s head, they represent that temptations are all around us, they can consume us and they will make us weak. To give some background on the painting, the painting is a triptych, which were made…

Solitary confinement is defined as a form of imprisonment where an inmate is separated from other inmates and/ or human contact for over 20 hours a day for days, weeks, months, or even years. This practice has been used widely throughout the United States for many decades in an effort to separate highly dangerous inmates from causing harm to other inmates or themselves. Whether or not solitary confinement is useful in the prison system is up for debate but the effects it leaves on the inmates is…

Oil has been a vital part of everyday life for decades. It is our main source of fuel in automobiles and other machinery. Oil has its benefits, but people seem to ignore the process of acquiring oil. Oil drilling is a dangerous and risky process. It runs the risk of contaminating the surrounding water and harming the organisms that live in it. The process also emits large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill, better known as the BP oil spill, was a prime…

window sill, just like Richard used to place there. It was September 11, 2002, when 16 year old Melinda Olsen went to the Death Valley High Prep, for Death Valley University. It was located in New Orleans right by LSU and the New Orleans Pelicans arena. She was living in the urban part of Nola, and had just suffered the devastating loss of her intriguing boyfriend Richard, a hot senior who was the captain of every sports team, got straight A’s, and was voted the nicest person in the…

The non-human schistosome species can also cause similar type of dermatitis known as pelican itch or swimmer’s itch. Ectoparasites Scabies is a cosmopolitan cutaneous infestation caused by the human scabies mite (Sarcoptes scabiei var. hominis) and acquired by personal direct skin contact. The scabies mite lays eggs in a previously burrowed…

seawater that was collected all around Galveston Bay and allowed an understanding of the composition of saltwater. The students were separated into four groups, each received a sample of seawater from a different location, such as Buoy 21, Day Mark 1, Pelican Island Cut, and the Coast Guard Station. The main ingredient in saltwater is water. Water is composed of two hydrogen atoms and one oxygen atom that are covalently bonded and forms a polar molecule because the electrons are shared…

Alcatraz Summary Alcatraz Was built on July 1, 1934, and ran for years then started to cost the U.S too much money and to repair. It was estimated to be 1-3 million dollars to fix. (Alcatraz facts) Alcatraz was one of the toughest prisons in the world. Alcatraz was the high maximum security prison. The toughest punishment was to be in a room pitch black and a hole in the ground to go to the bathroom, no mattress but at night time, and one meal a day. (Alcatraz Facts) Alcatraz has gardens when…

the dentist office to take her pet. Nemo acts dead because wanted to get flushed down the toilet. Nemo thought he would be thrown in the sea. But just then the dentist was about to throw him in the garbage! When Marlin was looking for Nemo he met a pelican named nigel who knew were nemo was. He took marlin there and they saw what was happening. Nigel charged into the man and the man let go of the bag and Darla took the bag. She kept shaking it until everyone thought nemo was going to die.…

The New York Mets Join Very Elite Company What do the Dallas Cowboys, New England Patriots, New York Yankees, and the New York Nicks have in common? Since one is baseball, two are football, and one is basketball, it can't be anything league related. You might be thinking about championships. After all, the New England Patriots and Dallas Cowboys are Superbowl Legends and the Yankees have won more World Series championships than any other baseball team in history. But, then, the Nicks, despite…

Our prison systems in the United States seem to be under constant scrutiny and debate in some form or fashion. One specific topic that has been under quite a bit of heat is the discussion of solitary confinement. While many other countries have pulled the plug on this practice, American prison systems seem to be exploding in the opposite direction, increasing the number of inmates we maintain in solitary confinement at an alarming rate. This certainly leads to a rabbit hole of questions, but as…