Popping

As the railroad, was being built, there was a surplus of jobs, both for building the rails, and in the towns popping up in the towns next to the rail. Yet, there were hundreds of people being fired, or loosing their job. The white Americans were blaming this on the Chinese, who were given most of the brutalist jobs, such as mining for materials for the rails, and…

The Demise of Traditional Public Schools It used to be easy to decide which school to send your child. You would place your child in public school or, if you had money, private school. In the 1990’s, charter schools started popping up. Since then, there has been a deterioration in traditional public schools, and charter schools are one of the culprits. What exactly is a charter school? According to Merriam-Webster Dictionary it is, “a tax-supported school established by a charter between a…

Analyzing “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl” Patricia Smith’s poem, “What It’s Like to Be a Black Girl” (for those of you who aren’t) was an extremely emotional and eye opening poem. The poet describes through the eyes of a nine year old, what it’s like growing up in society a black girl, and suffering through life’s changes known as puberty. Society has planted a seed in her young and impressionable mind that being ethnic means nothing about her is right. To fully comprehend her perspective,…

There has been a recent insurgence of the sexualization of youth and children, more so in females, and this could be attributed largely in part by the media’s disregarding of the developing, highly impressionable mind of the youth influencing them to dress and act more provocatively. It has been literal centuries since children younger than 16 have been thought of and were told to act as women, It isn’t even the youth that are at fault, the pop idols they look up to have a history of over…

impossible to actually hear the cold, however, it is possible to hear its effects. Both splintering and breaking refer to the creaking sounds of the house. The lower temperature causes the wood to slightly contract, which then can lead to nails “popping.” The “popping” of nails is a trait often found in older houses. This characteristic, in addition to the father’s blue-collar job, reveals the family’s position in society, that of a lower-class. This fact can also explain why their house is…

formed a group called the Step masters after joining high school. We were well-known for stepping. I did this for three years before forming a popping group called the Magnificent Force. But before the Magnificent force, I was part of another popping dance group, the Scanner boys. We developed hip hop culture in the early 80s and reigned as the best popping group in Philadelphia. As part of The Magnificent force I participated in several dance contests and became one of the two or three dance…

The are a lot of bad beauty habits there is and you may not notice that you're actually doing one or two of them. Here are a couple of bad beauty habits you must stop doing for a better looking you. DON’T LICK YOUR LIPS This is probably the most common bad beauty habit women does every day. Licking your lips can actually dry out your lips instead of you thinking it would actually hydrate them. The saliva is the one drying out your lips if you keep on licking them. To prevent your lips to dry…

Expeditionary Force 21 is a new strategy that spells out how the Marine Corps will be used to support the evolving requirements of the Geographic Combatant Commanders (GCCs). There are threats popping up all over the world and the requirements of the GCCs are increasing to be able to eliminate and suppress these threats. The Marine Expeditionary Units (MEUs) are the forward deployed units that are at the ready and able to help fulfill the requirements the GCCs request within their Area of…

A common injury in the sports world is a meniscal injury. These injuries involve damage to the fibrocartilage of the knee characterized by popping, clicking, tearing sensation, effusion, and/or swelling (Lewis, S. M., 2011). Injury to the menisci can disrupt joint stability and lead to debilitating results (Hana, Y., Adesida, A. B., & Jomha, N. M., 2015). What even is a meniscus? Menisci are crescent-shaped portions of fibrocartilage located in the knees and can actually be found in other…

Imagine that you lost everything, your family, friends, children, and your job that helped you care for your family, all to drugs and all for what? Just a little painkiller that turned into a major addiction. I postulate that painkillers and steroids used in any sports event should be prohibited. I can not even begin to get close to all the wrongs in this topic. Some of the reasons include, cause for addictions, cause for emotional and present day scars, and it leads major league player down…