Rubbing

occurs in two parts. In the first part the married couple and their parents sign a marriage agreement. The second part is a huge celebration which last anywhere between 3 and 7 days. During the actual wedding many traditional things are done such as rubbing two sugar cones together, to sweeten a couple's life. Zoroastrians believe in less ritualistic worship and instead focus on the motto “Good Words, Good Thoughts, And Good Deeds”. Worship is not prescriptive. People can choose if they want to…

In “The Hallowe’en Party” by Miriam Waddington, Mr. Luria transforms into a more accepting father figure. His views on how his children should be brought up are modified as the story proceeds. He is portrayed as a very traditional father who immigrated from Russia; he is still embedded to his roots and religion as he prefers the farm to the city and also goes on to teach his children about it. Even though being extremely loving towards his country, Mr. Luria is also depicted as a strict parent.…

Have you ever been attacked by a dog? Well, it’s not fun. One summer eve Aiden was going to his cousin’s new house. Aiden had not seen his cousin for a very long time. When he had arrived at his cousins new house he immediately ran to the back yard where he had spotted his cousin jumping on his trampoline. Aiden’s aunt’s boyfriend was over at the time and he had let his two dogs Chopper and Princess outside. Chopper was a 13 year old pitbull and he was as mean as an angry alligator, but as dumb…

Common Name: The African lion mainly gives the most common name used to identify the social animal. African lions are very cautious towards each other, prey, and how to live. Taking chances requires strength and mobility for their survival needs. Groups only enhance more of a chance to survive, especially when helping each other out. Scientific Name: The African lion or scientifically named Panthera leo, can be described one of the most achievable predators in the world. Due to large sizes in…

“Ain’t many guys travel around together,” he mused. “I don’t know why. Maybe ever’body in the whole damn world is scared of each other” (35). Throughout the course of Of Mice and Men, John Steinbeck takes readers on a journey encompassing the importance of belonging versus isolation, where friendship is a foreign word and loneliness proves to be inescapable. The story follows two migrant workers, George Milton and Lennie Small, the protagonists, and their life working on a farm, all the while…

According to fiercehealthcare.com, ambulatory care refers to a wide range of medical services and procedures that are conducted on an outpatient basic. Ambulatory surgery center (ASC), hospital and doctors office are considered outpatient locations. The surgery I decided to talk about was cataract surgery. Cataract surgery is when the eyes cloudy natural lens is removed and replaced with a clear artificial lens implant called IOL or intraocular lens. A patient may be concerned about the risk…

it wasn’t my fault that I had hit the opening just right. But then again, it was definitely my fault. I’d swung the club and hit my brother in the head in response to which he declared he needed a Time out, little did we know that when he started rubbing his head because of how “sweaty” he was, in reality he was actually flinging blood all over the place. My mother hadn’t had the time to properly berate me, that had been interrupted by an obvious need to head to the ER and fix my brother. Not…

During my sophomore year of high school, I engaged in our school's signature Intro to BioTechnology semester course. Usually the class would incorporate one guest speaker per week to inform us with a presentation on a topic, ranging from biochemical engineering to how virtual reality technology can be applied to the medical field. Overall it was a fun and fulfilling class. One Thursday morning I dragged myself out of my bed to get to my first class BioTech. I was hopeful for an easy day, but…

Who would think that your actions during a baseball game can cause you to lose the game for your team. This day i will never forget for rest of my life. On May 17, 2017 it was the bottom of the ninth, we were down by one, two outs with runners on first and third after a base hit single, coach called time to change to the relief pitcher. There i was on deck waiting to bat but first i needed to examine his warm ups by examining his movement, what type of pitches he can throw, and when he's going…

I still remember the day I befriended my first and last African American friend ten years ago. I used to live in Alabama at the time, but making a living was exceptionally hard for my family and me. We didn’t let that hold us back though, we continued to try and cultivate the fields to grow and sell crop. Even though the fields had been reduced to nothing more than dust due to the drought, we were persistent and continued to work despite that. While my father and older brothers work the fields,…