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Restless salty waters continuously reunite displaced grains of sand with their wet, mass body that constitutes the beach. The Blue recedes again, carrying off the flecks to cast them over the shore once more. The crests are pathetically low for a day on the Causeway. Shelter surrounds me as I watch the repetition out of the heat- breezes noisily siphon through the sizable shack, blowing bits of shortened hair to tickle my cheeks. Flat on the wood, I sit on a pillow displaced from colorful…

Has nature’s method of solving problems time, been successful? Issues persisting for hundreds of years have mostly been solved. However, one issue that has existed ever since its first proper and widespread use is education. The concept of education has not changed much over the past few hundred years. It goes something like this: starting from a certain age, children are required to attend school until they reach a certain age limit. Do all students truly want to attend school until they are…

Problems with the demand for food coupled with the need to protect untouched flora and fauna have been among several of the driving forces to produce enhanced food products. Enhanced meaning, plants are resistant to pest or in turn unaffected by insecticides or herbicides used before harvesting. It also means the food has more vitamins for us and the animals we feed. Enhanced food products, also mean more aesthetically pleasing plants or foods with a higher shelf life and or a longer tolerance…

The Jesuits in Japan: An Attempt at Christian Conversion During the sixteenth century, an order of Roman Catholic religious men called the Jesuits attempted to convert the country of Japan to Christianity. Their efforts to accomplish this goal were first sparked by the Age of Discovery, followed by the Counter-Reformation of 1545, and then by Francis Xavier’s meeting with an exiled samurai from Japan. The Jesuit mission began with Francis Xavier’s entrance to Japan in 1549 and saw two more…

Global Hawk System Safety UAVs are a rapidly growing part of the aerospace world. Though they have mainly been utilized in military functions, the continued development of UAVs is leading toward civilian application in addition to continued military use. The use of UAVs in commercial environments brings with it a new set of safety risks which must be investigated, analyzed, and mitigated in order to ensure safe operation in the national airspace system (NAS). (Lum & Waggoner, 2011.) This paper…

Where Is Our Food Coming From? We eat food every day. Eating food is a basic need for life. With all the labels and numbers and lists we think we know what we are putting into our bodies. But we only know what the food industry wants us to know. Behind the veil, there is a whole different picture than what that happy family farm on the package looks like. Since the food system has become more industrialized the animals that are raised for food are mistreated and abused, the crops are all company…

The Price of Food: A Price That Goes Beyond Monetary Costs Most of people believe they are aware of what they eat. People count calories, choose the non-fat milk, and buy whole grain oatmeal. We know we eat unhealthy food sometimes, or most of the time, but when we think about the food items mentioned above, we believe it 's safe to consume them. However, most people having difficulties losing weight are consuming the same items. So that rises a flag that something is wrong with our diets. We…

hiding.” Jake pointed his gun above them. “Yeah, well, I owe him a slug.” Levi kept his Colt drawn. Jake stared at the dust settling in the canyon. “Next time, they won't escape. I’ll find them. Let’s work our way back to the horses and see if we can roundup the herd.” He didn’t want to tell Levi the men resembled Kat’s cousins. # Beyond the hills, Sam cast George a toothless grin. “I say we escaped with our hides, big brother.” George spit. “Good thing Duvall warned us. Wonder where he went?”…

Candidate Name: Sarah Walansky Candidate Number: 1398 Centre Number: US799 Somerset Academy Canyons April 2024 Component 2 – Research Paper Question: Is enough being done concerning the mental health of prisoners around the world? Word Count: 1881. Is enough being done concerning the mental health of prisoners around the world? Prisoners struggle with mental health daily when incarcerated, some feel prisons should help those in need with treatment, and others feel they need to be left to deal…

LAS 432 Course Capstone Project Genetically Modified Organisms LAS 432 -93 Professor: Carolyn Paul June 23, 2013 Team B Team Leader: Michele Jacobs - D#03424398 Team Members: Aakash Desai – D#01297308 Thomas Graf - D#01260952 Justin Greene - D#03529375 Lauren Kaminski - D#00724282 Stephanie Lopez - D#03452598 Terrance O’Connor - D#01683321 Abstract This report discusses Genetically Modified Organisms from the perspective of a pro and con standpoint. It will be…