Sailboat

understanding who is our real self. He believes that we when we fully face our destructive tendencies and ask why they are making us do what we do we are “able to tap into something at the very core of our being that provides a deep keel for our sailboat in the storm, so we can ride the roiling waves without being submerged by them.”4 Perhaps the most profound way Dr. Schwartz helps caregivers is in his honesty about how his true self responds to care seekers. Instead of pretending that nothing…

Imagine living in a community where there is no pain, feeling, hunger, or differences. Lois Lowry, the author of The Giver, writes about a utopian society where everything and everyone is the same, except for The Giver and Jonas. Jonas is a twelve year old boy, who was selected the most honorable job in the community, Reciever of Memory. As excited as he is, Jonas learns that he will become lonely. He was told that the job will give him wisdom, but he will experience pain. Jonas learns about the…

chemical making, hammer hitting, treehouse constructing, grass mowing, balloon blowing, yard gaming, domino playing, roll baking, bowl crafting, and various other crazy things. My favorite activity with my grandpa is sailing, he has owned about 35 sailboats in his career. Right now he owns 3. One of those 3 boats is a Prindle 16 with a trapeze!…

Sumer is known as one of the first recorded civilizations in human history. It was established in ancient Mesopotamia, in what is known today as modern day Iraq. Sumer was nestled in between the Tigris and Euphrates Rivers in the Fertile Crescent. This stretch of land was completely isolated, with dry desert sands surrounding it in all directions. The date when this civilization was established is still unknown, and secular sources believe that it was between 6000-4000 BC. Many Christians…

In the late 19th century, the art world of the United States was primarily centered in the northeast, and as result, much of the art of that period contains imagery of or pertaining to this region of the country. Scenes of popular recreation were common as subject matter within paintings during this era, appearing in some of the most iconic American artist’s portfolios, and becoming representative of American painting in the 1870’s. Considering the works below, the three paintings contain nearly…

On Nov. 20, 2015, the Minnesota Writing Project hosted a writing marathon at the National Writing Project Annual Meeting. It was a well-attended love fest for marathon fans from around the country. Many thanks to New Orleans Writing Marathon Retreat friend Michelle Shaw and her crew (pictured below) for facilitating this awesome event! 9:50 a.m. The Newsroom with Richard, Jane, Anne, Kirk, and Kate To our surprise, the Bloody Marys arrive with beer chasers. “It’s a Minnesota/ Wisconsin…

The trip took about 30 days on a steamer, and 3 months on a sailboat! They were very well equipped with food, dishes, straw mattresses, and blankets, however a lot of people ended up dying on this crazy trip. The boats were very unsanitary and hot in the lower decks. Children were also born on this trip, but some…

Hail to you, oh Nile. The Nile River is the longest river in the world! It comes from the Mediterranean Sea where it drains water out Northward through Northeast Africa and has a length of 6650 kilometers and flows 4258 miles . The location includes Tanzania, Burundi, Rwanda, and Democratic Republic of the Congo, Kenya, Uganda, South Sudan, Ethiopia, Sudan, and the cultivated section of Egypt. Living over thousands of years ago a stable food supply was very important and essentials to survive.…

has ever seen such amazingly beautiful ships. The day, even threatened to attack America because of their ships. They became to believe that United States could be a dangerous country. Also, the United States was able to maintain the Principle. The sailboat U.S.S. construction completed in October, 1797. But it still remains in construction till this day, showing the Technological Skill of the American Ship…

Group two from the Introduction to Civil Engineering class took an hour long tour at the Tilikum Crossing Bridge on October 12, 2016. The purpose for this visit was to learn how and what thought the Transportation Engineers put into building the bridge. We discussed about the history of the Willamette valley and its first habitants, then about construction of the bridge. This memo presents my observations and discussion during the tour. Observations Bob Hastings, a Trimet employee, was our guide…