Plank

Pioneer Living Conditions in Nineteenth Century Nebraska As depicted in “My Antonia,” many people of the Nebraskan frontier lived in sod houses. Most sod houses had dirt floors while others had wooden planks or carpet. Temperatures in these houses were comfortable year-round because the thick, soil and grass walls kept heat in during the winter and out during the summer. There were persistent issues that came with living in sod houses, such as perpetual dirtiness and roof leaks, but for most,…

We left Courthouse Rock one day later and we traveled fourteen miles to Chimney Rock. We didn't stop there. We just drove right by. This formation was named Chimney Rock because it looks like a chimney stack for a factory or a chimney from a burned down house. When we left to go to Fort Laramie a bolder fell on one of the wheels of our wagon. I was so lucky that it didn't fall on the wagon or we would have to spend days fixing it. It only took us an hour to put the new wheel. Glad we had a…

I was a high school student, my school also had a strict dress code. For example, all students must have measured the size of their bodies in the school in order not to let students change the school uniforms such as a star mark and kind of a hard plank inside the girl’s skirts, which means teachers can find whether or not the girl students change their skirts. Also, it was unacceptable…

truth but, slanted. “And then a Plank in Reason, broke, / And I dropped down, and down / And hit a World, at every plunge, / And Finished knowing” (Dickinson 17-20) In this stanza of the poem, “I felt a funeral, in my brain” Emily shows the reality of life and how it is not perfect. It’s broken in many ways and one day it will just become an end. She compares reason to a plank which shows that there is a questionable bad side of reason similar to walking a plank on a ship. “And then, he drank a…

INTRODUCION Although British have started the game of cricket, it is more followed as a religion in India. Cricket is most popular among all age groups, communities & has no limit of gender. In India, peoples are emotionally attached to this game, but cricket also give health benefits as well. Internationally cricket matches played in 3 forms: 1. One day Cricket 2. Test cricket 3. 20-20 cricket1 In cricket, there are 5 skills i.e. batting, fast balling, spin bowling, wicket…

David Cordinglys “Under the Black Flag” illustrates the life of a pirate in the colonial period. This novel does an excellent job at this as he depicts the difference between pirates in literature and pirates in History. Ideas included in this is that of wooden crutches and women who dressed as men to join the pirate life. Many of them joined piracy due to their upbringings from childhood. Though, other details is the punishments of pirates. Pirate’s punishments for their crimes is often cruel…

Currently in the Church of the Nazarene, individuals are being discriminated against for being involved in homosexual activity. As a Church, we have developed a mission statement that expresses our goal to go into the World and make Christlike disciples. We, as the Church of the Nazarene, should be open to changing our views of homosexuality and be concerned with the intent of making disciples, even if we do not agree with their lifestyle.. This paper will argue from the view of a rule…

Next, he let the only boy in the room pick the first song we cycled to. About half way thought the class we got off the bikes and began our core workout (woo). This was much harder than the first time I attended cycle boot camp. We did 5 sets of planks, increasing in…

In this competitive world, athletes take part in battles: One v ones, nine v nines, eleven v elevens. But why do they compete? For their friends acceptance? For their parents love? To escape the world for a while? or for the thrill of the fight? They fight as vultures do for flesh, relentlessly for that last piece and not giving up until they get what they want. Don´t think of this negatively. This is just childhood dedication forming an outcome. Early mornings and the sacrifice of free time…

Prologue The year was 1973, and the world has turned to ash. Twenty three years ago, 1950, the Second World War ended. My country the U.S.A. took too long to get into the fight, too many resources were used to take back the U.K. from the Nazis. And by the time the Alliance defeated Germany in 1945, Imperial Japan had prepared for…