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Expo tackles the tough labor, workforce and life challenges facing Black males There is a scene from the motion picture Captain Phillips, starring renowned actor Tom Hanks, that depicts a poignant scene which will permanently be etched into my consciousness. In the movie, Hanks’ character has been kidnapped by Somalin Pirates whose intentions are to complete a ransom transaction with the US government for his release. During the aforementioned scene, Hanks looks over to the groups’ indignant…

their homes out of the local plant material (Waterson 1990: 74). I am doing the same with my house as the use of the local material allows the natural ecosystem around the habitat to remain the same and uninterrupted. The floor will be made of Sitka spruce tone wood from the surrounding vegetation. This wood will only be harvested from already fallen trees instead of trees cut down via deforestation. Salvaging the fallen trees reduces money and time used to cut down tough, healthy trees. This…

Dive bars are broadly defined as a shabby and disreputable establishment—essentially the lowest of quality drinking establishments. Though there are numerous guides to Boston’s “best dive bars,” this complicates the definition of what exactly constitutes what makes a bar a “dive”. If a dive bar is always shabby and seedy, is it possible to be “the best” in being the worst? If so, would the award for the best dive bar actually go to the worst? Many of these common standards that define a dive…

Albert, Canada. Steven was the first born of two children in the family. Steven brother Mark Millican (age 35) resides in Spruce Grove, Alberta. Mark Millican is married and has two children. Steven states that he and his brother got along well during their childhood they had a close relationship, yet the typical sibling rival. Although, they are five years apart, Steven…

The violin selected for this assignment is a John Juzek Violin. It is a beautiful handmade wooden full size (4/4) violin with a carved spruce wood top, a flamed maple back, and an ivory inlaid tailpiece. The violin is fitted with prelude dominant strings and an Aubert Bridge. The violin came with an accompanying German bow. The violin has a beautiful tonal quality lacking any dead spots in the sound while played in 4th (1st shift) position. Some of the special qualities this violin possesses…

spaceships, flying across a lush alien world. Sometimes the trail, worn down into the ground over time by paws and hooves, would climb its way up onto the crests of ridges and meander across the moist, mossy fringes of muskegs. The rough, black and gnarled spruce branches that grew there were pirate spacecraft, pursued by the sleek birch branches from beyond the muskeg's soggy borders. As imaginary lasers and rockets exploded against the ships' hulls, I would rip off little pieces of bark and…

Containing earthquakes, massacres, hippies, politicians, ABBA, artists and a gay bar, ‘Bastard Territory’ by Stephan Carleton, covered a lot of topics, but simply put, it was a story about a boy and his parents. Presented by the Queensland Theatre Company and separated into three acts; each covering a different year, 1967, 1975 then 2001, ‘Bastard Territory’ covered the life of married couple Lois and Neville and later on their son Russell, while narrated by an adult Russell acting as a…

Hot Springs National Park is located in Hot Springs, Arkansas. It was established March 4, 1921. It is the smallest of all the national parks and is the only one that is almost inside a whole city. Hot Springs National Park has attracted many tourist and is a great place to go visit. It is extremely pretty and has many interesting places to go to. Its most famous attraction is the bathhouses, water. That's what first attracted people, and they have been coming here ever since to use the soothing…

Morgan Roberts Mrs. Freeman Honors Chemistry May 18, 2017 What Was the Effect of the Type of Dairy Product Used on the Height of the Ice Cream Formation? Purpose: The purpose of the experiment conducted was to find out how different dairy products used to make ice cream affect how tall of a formation can be shaped out of the ice cream. Background Information: Most people experience the joy of making their own ice cream when they are kids, but what is the science behind it? Homemade ice…

“So, how are you handling everything?” Mom questioned, “You know, with the move and all? You seem to spend a lot more time in your room.” “Mom! I’m Okay, you don’t have to worry about me. Nothing held me down to Oregon anyway. I’m just getting used to the, uh, new situation. I’m happy. Really.” I explained. “OK, whatever you say. I just want you to know you can tell me anything. You know that right?” “Yep! Thanks.” Things have been different since we moved to Greenland. The cold,…