“There was only one catch and that was Catch-22,” writes Heller, squatting low at the edge of the dimly lit ring, ready to tackle his target at the slightest indication of vulnerability. Dancing nimbly through the murky clouds of confusion obscuring war, Heller strikes out at insanity, grappling adroitly with his slippery objective before taking him down to the sweat-soaked mat. In a maneuver of grotesque dexterity, Joseph Heller, author of Catch-22, articulates the public’s growing concern…
problems or questions when it comes to getting reservations. This conceptual muddle brings about questions to other things. An example being a tweet from Selena Larson referenced in a TechCrunch article, "I wonder if startups will eventually start squatting in emergency rooms and let people pay to get to the front of the line." While this is indeed a logical fallacy known as a slippery slope, it still gives a good point that this startup could lead to other startups that could lead to other…
It has been a year since he has been squatting in forsaken structures. This day, he was stupefied from his most recent binge of either a stimulant or depressant lying around, and woke up to rubbish slowly engulfing the ground. It looked the same as it had before, but somehow different like “the…
Even a stunted plant can give fruit. I was starting middle linebacker for a state championship varsity football team as a sophomore. I was the cream of the crop. The dream of playing college football was becoming reality. I was ready to bloom as an athlete. One wrong step, one unnecessary block, and a tragic injury can end it all. “You see your ACL is like this piece of paper. When you turn the paper like this,” my orthopedic surgeon demonstrates with her hand, “and apply enough force, it…
The word choice in the poem is the first clue that the Siren was lying from the beginning. The Siren starts out the poem by saying her song is one “everyone would like to learn” (1-2). This does not hold any truth because it is impossible everyone knows of the Siren’s existence. In this case, the Siren is using flashy and ambiguous language to make her false claim seem more enticing and trustworthy. Furthermore, in the same stanza as the previous claim, the Siren that her song is…
The types of murmurs fall under two general categories such as systolic and diastolic. Identifying when the murmur is heard is crucial in determining if it is diagnostic or systolic. Different types of murmurs may indicate different conditions or can be a common difference between adults and children. For example, the venous hum murmur is essentially “blood flow returning from the head and arms through the large veins in the upper chest can be heard. This murmur will commonly disappear if the…
unknown mysteries behind this exquisite piece. Yet it 's overall detail, color, and lifelike quality attracts many, not only to admire its fine detail, but to research the history behind the sculpture. The Seated Scribe, also sometimes called the "Squatting Scribe," is an ancient Egyptian structure discovered in Saqqara, displaying a seated figure at work, and is overall a very detailed sculpture admired by many. The Seated Scribe dates back to the Old Kingdom. The exact date…
The Zimbardo experiment was a study aimed at finding out whether the brutality among guards in American prisons were due to the sadistic personalities of the prison guards or had more to do with the prison environment. The study concluded that people will eagerly conform to their social roles they are expected to play especially if the roles are strongly stereotyped as those of prison guards. An example of a similar experience can be seen in the secondary school I attended a few years ago. It…
Today in 2016 dancing has become a huge part of pop culture. Dancing has been in this world since ancient times and in ancient civilizations dancing would be used to perform different rituals. In today’s society the word twerk has taken over many platforms and has spreaded across the globe. Today we're going to be going over on how twerking has spreaded from hip hop to pop, and becoming one of the most controversial words in America. On August 25, 2013 at the Barclays Center in Brooklyn, New…
The constitution has many challenges. One of the main focuses is limiting how long members can serve in office. Author Scott Bomboy writes in his article “Why Term Limits for Congress Face a Challenging Constitutional Path” an accurate description of Republicans and Democrats and their views on Congress members. He uses statistics and the Constitution to explain the issues of term limits. Bomboy includes the statistics “September 2023 Pew Research Center survey, 87 percent of respondents…