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“He who is not contented with what he has, would not be contented with what he would like to have” Socrates. What a powerful quote. Think about it for just a moment, how many times do you go through your day and truly do not give a thought to all the little things in your life. Until now I felt that being thankful for small things in life was enough. I would think “people in my life know I love them and that I thankful for everything they are to me”, but do they really? It is my new…

Pediatric Asthma Asthma is a common lung disease that cause the airways to narrow during symptoms. The muscles tighten and mucus builds up constricting the airway and making it difficult to breathe. Some symptoms of asthma are trouble breathing, coughing, wheezing, and chest tightness. Allergies, irritants, smoke, air pollution, dust and physical activities are all triggers for asthma.1 Childhood asthma is the most serious chronic disease in children and infants.2 I think childhood asthma is…

River. The Virginia Holocaust Museum provides a stark contrast as it blends in with other multi-story buildings in downtown Richmond, easy to overlook even with the parking lot that provides a sign for the museum. The museums both represent pivotal moments in history, whether specific to the United States or globally, provide a generally linear walkthrough throughout the events, and offer a variety of viewpoints. The Civil War museum at Historic Tredegar showcased the two sides that divided…

Are you a sport’s fan?? Do you like to watch your favorite sport from the stadium?? One of my favorite moments that when I screamed loudly to encourage my team from the stadium with the others. When I was in Syria. I went to Damascus International Stadium. I was surprised and excited especially when I saw the huge size and the number of seats, and when I came to U.S.A. My favorite teacher (Prof, Tom) took us to visit U.F Stadium. Today, I would like to compare and contrast both of them from the…

dance fails. That night it was stars.”(Tawny Grammar, 52) Although, sometimes the ugly things you see in life are just ugly. Fear is an emotion that can make you feel apprehensive, and scared for the future. However, it is imperative that you have moments in your lifetime that scare you, so that you know how to overcome the obstacles that present themselves. Having the ability to calmly move on from these situations will help tremendously throughout the entirety of your…

image of MRI brain tumor images. There are two modules: feature extraction process and classification. First, the shape features are extracted using techniques like Scale invariant feature transform (SIFT), Harris corner detection and Zernike moments. Second, the supervised learning algorithms like Deep neural network (DNN) and Extreme learning machine (ELM) are used to classify the brain tumor images. Experiments are performed using 1000 brain tumor images. In the performance evaluation,…

playing in the block area he was the only one in this area. Grabbing blocks one by one, Ethan aligned the blocks in different zig zap paths. Instead of building a structure with the blocks, Ethan would jump over them and walk on top of them. Attempting to go faster and faster each time. Once he would jump/ walk over a path back and forth he would change the blocks into a different type of formation. After doing this for about five more times, two boys approached the block area. When they…

townspeople who had discovered the King were faced with the difficult decision as to which side of the Revolution they were going to take. Ultimately stopping the King by choosing to side with the National Assembly, the towns prior beliefs created a pivotal moment in the Revolution and produced a new long-term way of thinking amongst…

Hungarian dishes, and revealed in the beauty of the Danube, but more importantly, we taught and loved on more than eighty kids for one week. For this trip, our mission was to run an English camp at a nearby school. In the mornings we taught English as a Second Language (ESL) to a variety of beginning and advanced classes. In the afternoon, out team split into several groups assigned with teaching different aspects of American culture: sports, music, art, etc. to six different groups of kids…

there is a line full of people to order from the café, that goes back until the door of the café. I sit down in the main seating area of the café, and I immediately notice the distinct difference between the main area of the café and the back part of the café, which is separated by a wall lined with trashcans and utensils standing directly in the middle. The main area, in which I am seated in at a round table, is quite noisy and busy with people walking in and out of the cafe with food, and…