Shallow foundation

INTRODUCTION Around the world, millions of children are experiencing loss and abuse, and its effects. Experiencing loss and abuse as a child are types of childhood trauma. Childhood trauma, according to the National Institute of Mental health is, “The experiences of an event by a child that is emotionally painful or distressful, which often results in lasting mental and physical effects”[1]. Abuse and loss can lead to childhood trauma depending on how influential they are as well as how well…

Every action is tempered with the lessons of history, whether they be lessons drawn from personal memories, or examples set by one’s predecessors. Society as it is today is an echo of the past, taken and remolded to meet today’s issues and conflicts. Democracy, mathematics, medicine, astronomy, and physics: These things would not be the same or perhaps even be non-existent entirely were it not for the Ancient Greeks. Geniuses ahead of their time, the Greeks took leaps in advancing culture and…

The branch of literature that deals with human responses to the levels of science, technology, and artificial intelligence is known as Science Fiction. Ray Bradbury and Kurt Vonnegut are two well-known authors whose stories commonly revolve around this literary genre. Simply stated, all science fiction stories contain elements that imply a warning or message for its reader. Within all three of the science fiction related texts, “The Pedestrian,” Fahrenheit 451, and “The Big Trip Up Yonder,” the…

Buying The Best Fish Finder for Bigger Catches If you’re a fan of fishing, you’ll want to up your game, by purchasing a brand new fish finder. Although some of these machines work well, each is different. They come with a variety of different features and with different price tags. So, how does one ensure that they buy the best fish finder? Truthfully, the process isn’t so easy, because there are so many complexities and characteristics to consider. At the same time, your personal preferences,…

The film that I have selected to examine is The Graduate (Nichols, 1967), with Mike Nichols directing and nominated for several Oscars even winning Best Director. The film has become a Hollywood classic that has stood the test of time. This is because the film had a strong screenplay and careful direction. The ensuing film examination will analyze the structure of the story from a comprehensive perspective like the characters, sequences, scenes and also analyze Nichols’ compositions, symbolisms,…

new tools for finding information, expressing ourselves, and conversing with others. It also turns us into lab rats constantly pressing levers to get tiny pellets of social or intellectual nourishment.” (Shallows by Nicholas Carr) There is no excuse for not reading the actual book it is the foundation that you need to build your information off of. When people are looking up the summaries and not doing the work themselves…

materialistic; it is becoming less about who you are and more about what you have. Calli “evens up the odds; it takes away the innate predisposition, the tendency for such discrimination to arise in the first place” (284). Calli would rid one of shallow judgment and would cause you to look inside the book instead of only at its cover. With Calli, you would still be able to recognize distinguishable features of a person’s face, however you would not anesthetically react. Calli alters one’s mind,…

Obviously there is another side to Thoreau with which "Birches" does not strife. A Thoreau more suitable to Frost shows up in a Journal passage six months before the striking ice tempest of December 31, 1852. He expresses: "Nature must be viewed humanly to be viewed at all; that is, her scenes must be associated with humane affections, such as are associated with one's native place, for instance. She is most significant to a lover. A lover of Nature is preeminently a lover of man. If I have no…

A great deal of controversy surrounding non-human (animal) rights. There are organizations like “People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals” (PETA) who advocate for animals they are more tactful when it comes to animal rights in different ways, some have a proactive way as well as others have a subtler way of approaching the rights of animals. Furthermore, it is unethical for big game hunting for the sake of a trophy, a good example, killing Cecil and Xanda (son) of the lion back in 2017 had…

Julian’s mother failed to notice the depression and resentment within Julian, therefore, the source of his unhappiness was not addressed. Through Julian’s eyes the reader senses his mother is rather shallow and self-centered. Had they dealt with the source of Julian’s unhappiness, he may have become a well-rounded individual instead of the self-centered egotistical person he is. Parental influence is first and foremost the most important element in a…