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The character Min, from A Single Shard has many unique traits that one would consider a weakness. A character traits that Min possesses that one would consider a weakness is that he is a perfectionist. One quote that shows how Min is a perfectionist is, "Min had smashed the vases himself." This quote shows how Min is a perfectionist because even though the inlay work in the vases were close to perfect, Min still smashed the vases because the glaze was off. He could still use the vases to…

The paywallup tribe and the Nez Perce tribe have very similar and differnt foods that they hunt for gather. The Nez Perce gathered fruits and vegetables from spring to fall and stored food for winter. During the spring they fished for large amounts of fish. At party's they ate buffalo they also like to make soup. The Nez Perce also gathered onions, carrots, bittroots, blackberries, show berries, huckleberry and nuts. The coastal tribe puyallup fished in both salt and fresh water. They liked to…

extremely hot coupled with the fact that they were laying in their own waste, blood, and mucus (Falconbridge). On another ship, the sick slaves were taken farther below deck to a place where they had to lie on the bare planks of the ship (Falconbridge). Due to the motion of the ship, the planks often rubbed off the skin on their shoulders, elbows, and hips to the point that their bones were showing (Falconbridge). They were also often packed to the point that they could lie down was if they were…

Edgar Allan Poe was a writer known for his ability to create stories that are as twisted as they are thrilling. “The Tell-Tale Heart” and “The Black Cat”, two short stories written by Poe are known to be distressing and quite engaging at the same time for anyone who reads them. The two stories share many similarities and differences but overall the symbols draw emphasis on the stories given that they convey similar topics but at the same time differentiate them. A similarity that becomes…

public bone into the ground. Remove your elbows from under you, and rest your face on the back of your hands while gently moving your hips from side to side. Repeat once more. [iframe id="https://www.youtube.com/embed/FJTN76145Nc"] 4. Eight-Point Plank This move will help build your core so that your spine has more support. With more support from your core, you're less likely to sit or walk in that "booty pop" that I described before, which compresses and stiffens the muscles in the lower…

In Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck uses symbolism in settings such as the Salinas Riverbank, Crooks’ room and the barn to foreshadow major conflicts in the story as well as to convey loneliness, isolation, dreams and discrimination. Through the Salinas Riverbank, Steinbeck questions the viability of George and Lennie’s dream and shows how the Salinas Riverbank is free from loneliness in three key moments. The first key moment occurs when the Salinas Riverbank is first introduced. In this moment,…

In Lori Nickel’s blog post, she discusses the increased attractiveness to foam rolling as a means to reduce soreness from exercise. Foam rollers are becoming a popular and inexpensive mode of recovery for athletes to give the muscles a deep tissue massage without having to see a massage therapist. From Nickel’s diction, she is subtly claiming that foam rolling presents some competition to a massage since foam rollers are much cheaper. For this post, she interviewed Zach Koba, a physical…

Scary summer camp The summer of 2015 was the scariest summer I ever had. School was out so I decided to embark on a much anticipated camping trip with my friends Melvin, Tom, Danny, Tasha, and Brenda .We stayed up for hours planning, preparing. July 20th finally arrived we jumped in my car and drove the five miles to River rock mountain. On arrival we speedily got out of the car in awe. The sweet music of the birds bombarded us everywhere we turned. We felt the soft fresh breeze on our faces, we…

At the beginning of the 20th century, World War 1 had begun and with it came a new feeling for life and art. The question that had come about in life was, what exactly makes art...art? During each of the different artistic eras there are always transitional artists, those who lead the world into another direction. An example during the early 20th century is Marcel DuChamp (1887-1968). DuChamp spoke his mind and looked beyond the visual constraints that artists were placing on themselves at that…

to the readers. “Hope” is a poem that communicates the deep sadness that impacted the victims during hurricane Katrina. In particular, the author conveys this in line such as “outside was a scene of total destruction. Their house was gone, a few planks in their place” or “The school was wrecked, the remains of an airliner strewn all over the football…