Slate

Once upon a time there was a rock called slate he was a metamorphic rock, and he was happy with his life. Slate was formed from volcanic ash that went under heat and pressure. His life conditions are very intense but he handles it very well. He is a very cool little rock even though he is so hot inside. Since he a is metamorphic rock he is banded and he is also folded and distorted. In a crowd of little rock's his size you can identify him because he is fine grained and has very slaty cleavage.…

I find the most convincing of his many debates to be the Blank Slate versus learning from history and I do not agree with Easterly’s opinions of the pragmatic approach. Easterly’s debate of Blank Slate versus learning from history is the most convincing of the four. While each of the other debates are convincing in their own right, they leave too much room for political ideological interpretation. On the other hand, the Blank Slate versus learning from history debate is much more objective,…

In “The Girl from Everywhere by Heidi Heilig, Nixie and her father, Slate do not get along very well, and Slate does not want Nixie to be sailing with him at all. Her father wants to go back in time and prevent her from ever being born. In the story, it states “It was at our final destination, however, where we hoped to unmake the mistakes of his past. Mistakes like me, perhaps.” When Nixie was talking about this it looked and felt like she was nervous and scared and while reading it I felt…

MARBLE Marble is created from limestone. It is characteristically soft and a metamorphic stone that can be polished. Homeowners must take special care of their marble, because it can be easily stained and etched by acidic compounds. There are many different forms of marble across the globe, and that is one of the reasons it has remained so popular throughout the years. Marble has an elegance that has passed the test of time. It was used throughout the ancient world because it was soft enough…

Without taking into account genetic disposition, a child is born as a “clean slate” and the way they experience society and life skills determines how they will turn out. John Locke, a classical philosopher born in 1632 (Biography), takes on the argument that a person is born as a clean slate and that the people and events that they encounter are what that shape their ideals and their character. The social and societal impacts left on an infant or child can shape their personality as well as…

For years it has been debated on whether or not addiction should be considered a brain disease or a personal choice. This contention is much more prevalent today because it is not just narcotics that people get addicted to anymore. The new era of technological advancements enables people to become addicted to things such as social media or the internet in general since people have access to it with literally the touch of a button. With research and data supporting both arguments on addiction…

the world, people use different roofing materials for their homes depending on prevailing architectural and cultural traditions, economic means, and practical considerations. For instance, a lot of traditional structures were once roofed with clay, slate, or ceramic tiles. Some indigenous peoples still build houses with thatched roofs. Meanwhile, some modern roofs feature a combination of steel and glass for optimum lighting and to promote an airy, sophisticated feel. Tile roofing is one of…

environment they are in. An outside force is the cause of evil. If a person is starving, he can still show empathy to another. Lord Of The Flies can prove Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs wrong. Tabula Rasa, the idea that everyone is born with a blank slate. That slate gets written on by the events and experiences one goes through in their life. The source or cause of evil is from where one was raised and the environment a person is in today. Zimbardo’s Lucifer Effect tested on how good people react…

patient might make while under the nurses care (Slate, 2015). If the event that occurred is not evident (stabbing, motor vehicle accident), the nurse can look to use this information that is obtained to assist in formulation of a diagnosis and treatment plan. If a patient states that they were raped, or over dosed on drugs, the nurse would look to treat as well as determine how to go about collecting the type of evidence related to that situation (Slate, 2015). Once the cause of the event has…

simultaneously tiny and so extremely big. Some of the weight of humanity and the sense of my own mortality on my eighteen year old shoulders was immense when I was the first one to hold the new child, but not as much as the sheer beauty that was a clean slate in front of me. And to think, that is how every human being begins. It is easy to dehumanize a group of already marginalized people in our own…