Sinkhole

Script Title: 5 Most Dangerous Roads To Drive On Whether riding in the backseat of a limousine or the driver’s seat of a Fiat, we all travel on the same roads and we all face the same dangers on them. Of course, some roads are more dangerous than others. While most roads we drive on on a daily basis are nicely paved and carefully laid out, there are some roads that would be more suited to the hooves of a mountain goat than to the wheels of a car. With potholes aplenty, a plethora of dangerous…

Our society is defined, partially, by the concern to capture memories within physical keepsakes in attempt to remember the accomplishments we strived for and the failures we drag begrudgingly behind our individual egos. At times, during this lifetime process, we often take universal knowledge, whether taught, told, or thrived upon, to aid us in our journey. And through this we personalize said knowledge to fit our needs. In turn, this provides us with necessary meaning and purpose. However,…

The grittingly realistic novel The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien and the short story “The Half-skinned Steer” by Annie Proulx, take place in a harsh natural setting. These tales both vary in their theme and concepts. They also vary in many aspects, ranging from tone to symbols.Though these stories are different, they share commonalities in themes. Both Proulx and O'Brien use their pieces of literature to teach lessons or even show their personal perspectives. One of the themes present in…

mother and father were in the cots in the row before me, my aunt in the one next to mine. The noise of the early risers had roused me, they try to be quiet, but I don’t sleep heavily like I used to. We still have to be alert for any flash floods or sinkholes. I don’t want to lose anything more. I search through my bag for a new shirt, none are clean. I guess I need to do laundry again. I sniff the shirts and pick the least offense to slip over my sports bra. I slip from under the blanket and…

“The Montreal Olympics can no longer lose money than a man can have a baby”1 Jean Drapeau, Mayor of Montreal from1960 to 1986 famously said. It was to be the first Canadian-hosted Olympics in our 76-year participation in the Games. However, the Games were marred by accidents, construction failures, and massive costs to the population of Montreal. The crown jewel of the first Canadian Games, the Games of the XXI Olympiad, was to be the shining new Olympics Stadium, estimated at an initial $134…

The year is 2045, everyone in the United States is living their normal lives, human nature was believed to hit its peak, but some thought otherwise. Many thought a revolution was on the verge of configuration. America’s leaders were quiet, but persistent. Even though this was happening, most if not all Americans saw this modern America as a utopia. The United States were at the top of their game financially, politically, and militarily. But three kids and their classmates knew otherwise.…

The novel Regeneration is about the psychological effects of World War I, and the story of a Siegfried Sassoon a decorated English officer and a writer sent to a military hospital after publicly declaring he will no longer fight because the country refuses to reveal its motives. He feels the war started as defense, and has now become a war of aggression and conquest. This novel combines real-life characters and events with fictional ones. Siegfried Sassoon's open letter, written in July 1917,…

After all, how could these ostracized people who contributed so little on Earth suddenly produce something worthwhile? Philip remembered his father John Jones-May, the Chief Executive Officer of the World Governing Body, often referring to that segment of the population as either disposable undesirables or troublemakers. The party sounded like an utter waste of their time. In fact, the entire tedious voyage offered little more than the opportunity to stare into the void! Only the thought of…

When the Spanish arrived in what is now Mexico, they were shocked by the level of complexity of Mesoamerican civilizations, but particularly by their penchant for human sacrifice. While human sacrifice is well documented among the Aztec of Central Mexico it is not as well documented among the Maya civilization of Mesoamerica. There is debate among archaeologists as to whether many of the burials claimed to be evidence of human sacrifice among the Maya should be reinterpreted as funerary, citing…

Vulnerability of IT Infrastructures: Internal and External Threats Sylvester Ngoma Ph.D. Candidate Information Technology Educator March 04, 2012 Vulnerability of IT Infrastructures 1 Introduction The pervasive and complex nature of security threats to Information Technology (IT) continues to be a major concern for modern organizations and businesses. IT infrastructures, which have become the cornerstone of organizational management, are highly vulnerable to potential attacks and sabotage. IT…