Shakers

music. A slow-paced yet solid background beat is created by light bass sounds and a clap on the second and fourth beat in each measure, providing a sturdy foundation for the variety of instruments played over top of it. Further, the sounds of a shaker and a repetitive chord played on a piano are noticeable. The most recognizable part of the instrumentation is the string section and guitars that play and generate the mood of the song. For example, the deeper sound of the cello can be heard…

2015 Scott Mescudi, or commonly known by his rapper-name, Kid Cudi, traveled back to his hometown of Cleveland Ohio to visit his old high school and deliver a TEDx Talk. In the talk, Scott talks about his younger days spent in the same school of Shaker Heights. He then tells his story of how he moved to New York at young age to pursue his dream of becoming a professional rapper. After many trials and tribulations, he reached his dream. Currently Scott is a Grammy award winning artist that…

will be mashed afterwards. For the aqueous extraction, 500 g of the leaves will be placed in a blender to be homogenized together with 500 ml of distilled water. The processed leaves will be filtered twice using a filter paper and will be placed in a shaker for 24 hours. The filtrate will be then subjected to further extraction using rotary evaporator at a temperature of 97–98 degrees Celsius until the crude aqueous extract was left (Laborota 4001-Heidolph, serial no 069902956, type Heizbad WB…

and even though Maya Angelou had a traumatizing childhood, her books and poetry became famous because of it. (Allen, and Austin). One of Maya Angelou’s most famous poems is called, “Caged Bird.” The poem “Caged Bird,” was wrote in her book called, “Shaker, Why Don’t You Sing,” in 1983. (Family Friends Poems web). This poem, Caged…

When Machu Picchu was built, the Inca emperor was Pachacuti, “Pachacuti ordered Machu Picchu to be built to celebrate the defeat of a rival tribe, the Chancas,” says Catie-Watie123, “Pachacuti means 'earth shaker'.” He died in 1471, shortly after the end of the construction of the great city. “The Inca first appeared in the Andes region during the 12th century A.D. and gradually built a massive kingdom through the military strength of their emperors,” states…

Femininity and Masculinity When the word dominant is said it brings up images of successful men and it invokes thoughts of being in control. Why do we almost exclusively think of men when it comes to dominance? Men, historically have been the movers and shakers of society. They where the hunters, the village leaders, and now they are presidents and company commanders, although there are women in control it continues to be heavily male dominated. We as a society see men as stronger and as more…

Joy Harjo 's choice to use of Creek Indian Social Ball Game by Solomon McCombs as cover art for Conflict Resolution for Holy Beings invokes Mvskoke cultural traditions and methods of conflict resolution. The references to traditional ceremonies and the treatment of storytelling in her poems affirms that Harjo sees preservation of her heritage through art as a form of healing from ancestral trauma, a theme that dominates her poetry. Healing implies that the body and soul have worked through a…

Bola Tinubu: The Poor Cant Wait Any Longer By Sunday Njokede Former Lagos governor, Mr. Bola Tinubu had told protesters who gathered at his Ikoyi house to be patient that their miracle is on the way. If you flip the coin to the other side: Tinubu and his family are living large in Nigeria as the Italian Mafia. The Lagos politician has no moral ground to decide who should make sacrifices. Not when, he and his family are living fly like the Gambino crime family. What is hotter than this? The…

up by inoculating SE medium containing HMs (mg L-1 ): Cr+6 (100, 150, 200), Fe (100, 150, 200), Ni (50, 100, 150), Cu (30, 60, 90), Zn (50, 100 , 150), Mn (50, 100, 150), Cd (30, 60, 90) with pH adjusted to 7. All flasks were incubated in a rotary shaker at 150 rpm at 37ºC for 48h. All experiments were conducted in triplicate. To determine the HM removals by the strain, 1ml of the medium was…

Accidents are unfortunate events that provide a potential for improvement. The crash of Empire Flight 8284 was a minor aircraft accident that resulted in injuries and substantial damage to the aircraft and airport runway. The accident provided a learning experience for the NTSB. The NTSB had nine recommendations and notated four contributing factors to the investigation report. Poor decision making and a failure to monitor standard operating procedures is what ultimately lead to the crash of…