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EnviroBounce basketballs are made from 80% recycled and plant-based materials. Old, discarded basketballs are melted down and used in the inner liners of the ball, as well as in the grip lines. EnviroBounce basketballs also feature Enviro-Grip Technology, a durable outside covering that is intertwined with a strong, plant based plastic, slowing the loss of grip. The balls also come pumped to a perfect pressure with a nitrogen compound. The molecules of this compound are larger than normal air…

Setting goals is easy, but taking the necessary steps in achieving your goal is the hard part. It takes lots of time, dedication and motivation. I have always had a passion for caring for people, elderly in particular. I have worked in numerous hospitals and nursing homes as a certified nursing assistant for the past five years, and I absolutely enjoy every moment of my work. Nursing assistants play a big part in the healthcare setting. Although I love my job, I want to further my education and…

It has transformed into a health system that consists of the 953-bed Grady Memorial Hospital, six neighborhood health centers, Crestview Health & Rehabilitation Center, and Children 's Healthcare of Atlanta at Hughes Spalding, which is operated as a Children 's affiliate (nawic, 2014). Grady Memorial Hospital is the vastest safety-net hospital in the state, a large portion of its population however are uninsured which helps contribute to its financial problem. Grady…

anxiety decrease and grades improve?. Test anxiety can manifest itself physiologically (increased heart rate, shaking, excessive perspiration, difficulty sleeping), cognitively (worrying thoughts), or a combination of both(Chamberlain, Daly, & Spalding, 2011; Salend, 2011). Research shows that students who have a high level of test anxiety perform lower than students who have low test anxiety (Chamberlain, et al., 2011; Birenbaum, 2007). There are a number of different teaching techniques and…

contribution to music as an arranger was duly recognized by Esquire and two silver awards. Moreover, his influence reached nowadays as well. For instance, his famous composition ‘Lush life’ has been performed by Lady Gaga, Queen Latifah, and Esperanza Spalding, among many others in the past few years. In conclusion, Billy Strayhorn was an underappreciated composer and pianist who had made inestimable contribution to jazz. Despite the anonymity of the composer, Strayhorn’s popular and…

zone. Mangrove ecosystems are highly productive and rich in biodiversity and offer a variety of goods and services, both economic and ecological. The estimated total area of mangroves is just above 150,000 km2, divided by 123 countries worldwide (Spalding et al., 2010). In tropical regions, these ecosystems constitute about 0.7 % of the total tropical forests (Jennerjahn & Ittekkot 2002). Even with their limited extent, mangrove are indispensable to tropical coastal regions as they form the…

NVM Gonzales’ “The Bread Of Salt” and Gregorio C. Brilliantes’ “The Cries Of Children On An April Afternoon in the Year 1957” are stories that both similarly center on a teenage male protagonist and somewhat broach the idea of innocence and naivety brought about by youth. “The Bread Of Salt” is about an ambitious fourteen-year old, lower class boy who dreams of success and aspires towards winning the heart of a young lady named Aida. Unfortunately, Aida belongs to a prominent Spanish family. And…

“We’ve got a body. He hasn’t been here for too long, and it’s cold, so it doesn’t smell too bad.” What happens when someone dies? Who takes care of assuring the deceased was not murdered? These are the questions that become answered when completing an internship with a police department. The quote from above were the words, an officer I had been riding along with, spoke as we waited for the Crime Scene Investigation Division to appear on scene. Through the ten weeks of interning at the City of…

Officers In the United States of America “You have the right to remain silent. Anything you say can and will be used against you in a court of law. You have the right to an attorney. If you cannot afford an attorney, one will be provided for you. Do you understand the rights I have just read to you? With these rights in mind, do you wish to speak to me?” If you aren’t careful your Miranda Rights will be read to you in a manner in which you will be subjected to an arrest. Americans violate laws…

Scholars have found that social and academic integration into an institution are of paramount importance to an individual student’s persistence at that institution. A variety of theoretical models, quantitative analyses, and qualitative investigations have focused on this phenomenon. A vast majority of these studies have utilized Tinto’s theory of college student departure. Tinto (1987) proposed that higher levels of integration into academic and social realms strengthened students’ learning and…