Sitting

In her essay, “You Too Can Procrastinate”, Emily suggests that, if done properly, procrastination is not always a detrimental occurrence. The author lists the following steps in her postponement ritual: Do anything to keep from sitting down to write; call a friend and talk to them for 15 to 20 minutes about anything other than the paper in order to build the necessary tension; prepare to write by gathering essential tools and snack and placing them at the workstation; collect ideas related to…

Sitting at a desk or performing repetitive tasks for 40 or more hours a week is common in most workplaces. Compared to standing, “sitting decreases lumbar lordosis, and increases low back muscle activity, disc pressure, and pressure on ischium.” (p1) These musculoskeletal changes are all associated with occupational low back pain. It was reported that at some point in their life about 80 percent of adults experienced low back pain.2 Low back pain is the most common job-related disability and is…

The blackfish get deported to a place where no sea is in sight, a place sitting on the same ocean as their ancestors and the other to the ocean sitting across. The blackfish encounter devastating conditions of torture and cruelty. Every day is an uphill battle with no peak in sight. The blackfish age and learn to perform actions and tasks that are unnatural. The…

Taoist practitioner. As stated before, the poem was written in A.D. 744, the year that Li Bai was banished from the imperial court of Emperor Xuanzong and the same year he met his great friend, Du Fu. He may have been Li Bai’s poem demonstrates culture, and exhibit an illusion of deep beauty. He expresses his freedom and an adventure with his good friend Du Fu. “His ability to create almost supernatural beauty in tiny poems made of concrete images, his whimsical Taoist sense of humor, and the…

The second cover shows a cover of F. Scott Fitzgerald's book “The Great Gatsby”. The author's name is given at the very top, written in black in front of a white background. A little below stands the title in a bigger writing. The text is in two different fonts and in a sloping order. The first word is written in black, the next one in red and the last one in white. Behind the title you can see a bird's eye view of a black area which seems to consist of ashes. A yellow car has driven through…

In Edgar Allan Poe's "The Raven," the narrator is mourning and coping with the loss of his love, Elenore. In the midst of drifting into sleep, the narrator is awoken by a sound coming from the other side of his chamber door. Upon opening it, the narrator is befuddled to see nothing before him and no evidence as to where the sounds came from. Again he hears the noise, this time coming from the window. As he opens it, in swoops a large raven that perches upon a bust that looms over the chamber…

that at the time. We were sitting at the front of the black section and we were minding our own business when a few white people decided to get on the bus. Everyone sat down except for one man, they were out of seats. I automatically got up and moved before our bus driver even said anything. I was always taught to do that and I was used to it. After the bus driver told everyone to move for the white gentle man, I looked up and realized there was still a black woman sitting there. The bus driver…

In the recent times, work is mostly done sitting on a computer for hours and hours. Due to this, many people suffer from various health issues that might cause serious problems in the near future. So, it is recommended to attach adjustable monitor arms to your computer screens. It not only improves health issues but, also helps you out in some other aspects as well. Here, is a list of benefits that you can experience. 1. Enhances Healthy Working Ability It has been brought to notice that due…

minutes later he got to the part about the deer and how it always disappears before anyone could ever get a shot off at it. He said it was the most massive buck any of these hunters had ever saw in their lives. He said one hunter said that he was sitting in his stand and he had just seen it walk out and when he seen it it just vanished. Now the sun was starting to crawl out of the darkness and brighten up the day. About the…

Adieu, Standardized Testing! Imagine sitting in a room with no A/C when the temperature outside is one thousand degrees; just sitting, and writing… for hours. With each passing minute, the standardized test seems to get more difficult. Students should not be required to take standardized tests. Tests take too much time, cost too much money, and results can lower self esteem. Firstly, tests take too much time. Studies show that standardized tests take 20-25 hours a year. That’s about 86,400…