she neglects it and him. He takes time off work to take care of the kids, especially Julianne, who’s only 11. After an overdose, Diane moves out to live with her mother, Maggie, in Plano to get physiological help on her own. Mason and Julianne finish the school year in Dallas before their dad decides to move them to Plano in order to be closer to their mom. (9th grade - 1st semester,…
World History offers many historical leaders to discuss in terms of merit and effectiveness. From Ramesses the Great to Hammurabi, from Julius Caesar to Liu Bang, or from Winston Churchill to Ronald Reagan each offered something more to the treasure trove of antiquity. Some achieve greatness through idolization, some by terror, and most by a usually uneven combination of both. The Mongols of the Post-Classical Era assimilate into that final category. With storied leaders such as Chinggis and…
depression and anxiety resulting from withdrawal of such steroids, which in severe cases can lead to suicide. This displays the dependency athletes have on such drugs which deteriorate an athlete’s health quickly. The story of star baseball player at Plano West Senior High School, Taylor Hooton,exemplifies the negative impacts drugs have psychologically, due to him committing suicide at the ripe age of 17 due to the depression he experienced from withdrawing from steroids (Jere Longman). Drug…
Entering the emergency room on my first day, I could still vividly remember the chaos of the scene, with patients on the brink of their existence, relying on doctors to stabilize them. It is for situations like this I want to be prepared. As a trauma enters, the entire environment of the emergency room shifts while the staff prepare for what is to come. As physicians make decisions on the spot, there is no goal other than to save the patient from start to finish. What I find most fascinating…
The past year I’ve had the opportunity to make multiple improvements in order to strengthen my application for the PTCAS 2017-2018 cycle. I still had one more semester remaining during last year’s application cycle. My goal was to maintain a good GPA and to graduate with an honors reward, which I was able to do by graduation day. One of the main factors I lacked on my application was me prerequisite GPA. I wanted to improve the 2 C’s I received for Chemistry 1 and 2. By improving these grades I…
research to teachers in New York and New Jersey schools. To ensure identification and selection of information-rich cases, purposeful sampling of teachers will be taken from available schools within New York and New Jersey. According to Creswell and Plano Clark (2011), purposeful sampling involves identifying and selecting individuals or groups of individuals that are especially knowledgeable about or experienced with a phenomenon of interest. Given that teachers within this population have…
Mongols The Mongol empire was originated during the period of the thirteenth century by Chinggis Genghis Khan. Throughout the duration of two generations the empire contained a majority of Asia. It essential became one of the biggest groups which ranged higher than one million (“Mongols and Black Death” slide 6). The unified territory carry on only up to about 1260 where Mongol forces diverted by a civil war with Chaghadai state (“Mongols and Black Death” slide 21). However the main successor…
which are being genuine, compassionate and realizing that life is not about knowing what I want to be, it is about knowing who I want to be in life. My realization began February 10, 2015. I was on a bus on my way to LaSalle Manor Retreat Center in Plano, IL. As I got off the bus along with the rest of my classmates there were leaders giving us a warm welcoming. They each held a bin…
quest. Arthur did not know what he was questing for, but he found what he needed. In modern society we don’t use the word quest much outside of role playing games, however the definition still applies. It was a 255 mile drive from my previous home in Plano to the school here. I didn’t sleep under any trees, but I did stay in an extended stay hotel. I didn’t know what this town would have to offer, or if I would get into the school here, I did know that this is where my fiancé lived, and at that…
proves the severity of Mongol behavior and the staggering impact it brung on the world’s population in that century president to the Black Death that spread along Europe in the 14th century which also annihilated considerable amounts of people. John of Plano one of Pope Innocent’s emissaries visited the Mongols in their homeland, wrote that Genghis Khan ordained that the army be organized in a way of positioning of power like in such “ over ten men should beset one man” and also the emphasis on…