Skimming

Skimming through the list of novels under ”Freshman Summer Reading Assignment,” I raised my eyebrows at a title, How Doctors Think. The title triggered me to think back on my senior year internship with a neurosurgeon, Dr. Daniel Lee. I shadowed him every Friday at his office and even in the operation room. Surely, each visit delighted me significantly, for such clinical and operational experiences were exceptionally limited to high school student. At the moment, I strived to learn how a doctor…

Throughout history, man has shown an unquenchable thirst for the fountain of knowledge. Theoretically, when man begins the search for a specific answer, the journey to the answer possesses the main thrill of the quest for knowledge. In Nicholas Carr's essay "Is Google Making Us Stupid", he recounts a plethora of explanations and instances in which to support the idea suggested in the title. To add a personal flare to his writing, Nicholas Carr eloquently describes the effect that Google has had…

He says, “suddenly wind hit full and the canvas bellied out and a dark blue wave, foaming up at the bow, sang out loud and strong as the ship made way, skimming the whitecaps, cutting toward her goal” (Homer II: 469-472). This quote is possibly the most beautiful that I read in this section of The Odyssey. I was tempted to use it alone to analyze, but felt a good portion of its beauty comes from the context…

The Impact of the Internet on Human Intelligence As time flies by, the development of the Internet has increased exponentially, but it is also hurling humanity into an abyss of technological addiction, causing major changes in society. The controversy on this topic is that since the Internet has improved in such drastic rates, does it have a negative or positive impact on human intelligence? The Internet has influenced people in many ways— it has caused various concentration issues, intellectual…

1. Introduction Thinx is not a familiar brand in Singapore, however it is known in United States (US). Ladies have started to adopt this new innovation, period panties, during their menstrual period. Menstrual period has been an issue to many ladies, such as leakage, frequent change of tampon or pad, and discomfort. The Co-founder and CEO, Miki Agrawal and Radha, had go through 3.5 years of research and development together with their friend, Antonia Dunbar. Thinx period panties is a…

front cover made me feel like I was about to read a history book. My first impression of Maus seemed like it would be boring and uninteresting, little did I know I was struck by surprise. The pages were black and white and full of text bubbles. After skimming through the pages, I then realized it felt like I was about to read a novel rather than a graphic novel, there was a lot of…

I did my inquiry about cyberbullying. I used a google web browser, the BVU library, and feedly.com to find sources on cyberbullying. I originally planned to research cyberbullying but the topic was so broad and had a very large amount of resources. I decided to pinpoint my searched based on cyberbullying and mental health in adolescents to narrow down my search. Below are the different resources that I felt were credible and held valuable information for this topic.I started off by looking…

Unable to kill a helpless animal, he frees it, helps it, and eventually actually learns to ride it. The movie launches into a series of breathtaking flying scenes, soaring through clouds and skimming along an ocean as Hiccup and the dragon he names Toothless spend some time together. After a while, things seem to be going well, Hiccup keeps his secret and uses the stuff he learns from being with Toothless to impress his fellow villagers. But…

UFS101 ASSESSMENT 1 REFLECTIVE WRITING T.L TEBELI -2015062181 UNIT 1-TECHNOLOGY AT THE UNIVERSITY 1. PLAGIARISM: Is copying other people`s work and present it as yours 2. Five databases that you can use to look for resources at the university? • Catalogue(kovsiecat) • Electronic resources • Kovsiescholar • Library • Open access 3. Four reasons why we need to reference work from authors? • Avoiding plagiarism can be done by referencing .This means when you reference you acknowledge the work of…

As humans we go through great deal of thoughts and emotions that are cemented forever in our brains. No matter the change in our lives we will remember and we don’t forget the worst that we go through, but we use it as motivation and to change others. Douglass and many other slave’s stories are the remnants that legitimately tells us how slavery was and how they experienced the feeling that they did. Douglass’s argument in these paragraphs were that the cruelty and lengthy hours of work and…