Sailboat

The sailboat is aloft a tray filled with water. At the end of the tray, there is a strip of wood which is pushed by the kinetic energy of the boat. In relation to physics as well, the air waves are also an example of transverse waves. The blades of the fan are…

Intro Akkadian Empire is one of the most fascinating civilisations do you know why? Well because Sargon was the first ruler to rule an empire in the world, Sargon was one of the many rulers that ruled the Akkadian Empire. There were five rulers including Sargon. Sargon, Rimush, Manishtushu, Naram Sin, and Shar-Kali-Sharri, were all rulers of Akkadian Empire. Akkadian Empire was fascinating because of its Geography, Government, Economics, Values and Beliefs, Contributions, Developed way of live,…

Society is living together in organized communities with shared laws, traditions, and values. Within society, social class is present. Social class is broken down into the rich and the poor. The rich are the powerful class who control others through wealth. The poor are less successful with only miniscule opportunities in society. In “The Lesson,” Toni C. Bambara presents the protagonist Sylvia in the Harlem ghetto during the 1960’s. Bambara illustrates the unfairness of socioeconomic status…

herself, “Where do I go from here”. Alice has established very broad goals for her life. Her goals include paying off her student loans, buying a house and saving for her children’s education, to accumulate assets, retire, and travel and the world in a sailboat. Achieving a goal is complicated and risky but Alice can increase her odds of being successful if she implements the S.M.A.R.T. model. This planning model represents a goal which is Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely.…

Personal Finance by Rachel Siegel and Carol Yacht, Chapter 1 (2009). Evaluation has to be done on following: a. Pay off student loan b. Buy a house and save for children’s education c. Accumulate assets d. Retire e. Travel around the world in a sailboat EVALUATION a. Pay off student loan Alice has a significant debt obligation – Student loan of $53,000; $7,720 annually; which she will be able to pay in next seven (7) years if her Annual after-tax income is now $35,720 minus all her…

“From the place he has left, he thought he heard music too. But perhaps it was only an echo.” These are the last words by Jonas in the book The Giver by Lois Lori which is young adult non-fiction. Jonas's world is perfect and everything is under full control with no emotions or pain. When Jonas is about to enter the ceremony of twelves. Jonas was singled out to become the new receiver of memory and to be trained by the old receiver. Since they are in sameness they needed someone to hold all of…

The Lesson, is written by: Toni Cade Bambara, an African American writer. This is a short story about a wealthy, educated black woman living in the community, who believes in educating the youth in the neighborhood. Miss Moore plans to take the children on educational outings during the summer, to expose them to life’s lessons. While on the educational outings, the children don 't seem to be excited about spending their summer learning, let alone stuck with Miss Moore. In order for Miss Moore to…

advancements in transportation. During the Bronze Age, the growth of the civilizations meant there was a need for efficient transportation for the people. Thus, wooden ships were built with sturdier tools to cross through the Mediterranean as well as sailboats in the Egypt Nile (Matthews, Noble, & Platt,…

“This Magic lobster is a Liar!” I guess the magic lobster is not a magic lobster after all.The author Matthew Licht of the short story “ Jeremy and the magic lobster” proves this by using his technique of keeping his short stories simple and straight to the point while making something unusual seem normal. In this short story a boy named Jeremy encounters a lobster in his kitchen that was about to be cooked. Then, the lobster makes promises and statements to Jeremy if he saves him, and Jeremy…

Schwartz was used to demonstrate Sylvia and the kids the division between the higher and lower class people. Sylvia didn’t understand why her teacher Miss Moore would take them there at first. She and the kids was surprise to see the value, of a toy sailboat that cost one thousand dollars (Bambara “The Lesson” 247). Later on, Sylvia and the kids learn that the different classes don’t matter because anyone could have what they desire. It might be more work for the lower class people to have it,…