Squeeze

soak up so much material in so little time. However, the thing about sea sponges is that once it has absorbed something, only so much can be wrung back out. That is why the experiences of our youth are so important, because no matter how hard you squeeze, you will carry the remnants of your past with you for the rest of your life. In the film Stand by Me, the character Teddy is the perfect example of a sponge that cannot be rid of it’s contents. Growing up, Teddy lived with his father: a World…

James Cameron’s Avatar is a very well-crafted film that exemplifies one of the darkest aspects of human nature; greed. The basic plot of the movie is that an ex-marine is sent to a far off world to work for a corporation mining a rare and valuable resource called unobtainium. However, the planet is inhabited by a primitive alien species that happens to live right on top of the largest deposit of unobtainium in the entire planet, and despite numerous attempts at negotiation, they refuse to…

grocery industry tends to be noncyclical as food is a basic requirement of life. Due to the basic need to sustain life, competition for sales is intense, profit margins are typically small, and product offerings are considered homogenous. Many forces squeeze operating profitability, primarily being the effectiveness of the supply chain, location, and overall perception. Whole Foods Markets, who is viewed as an industry leader, competes within the organic grocery industry; an industry that’s…

The family is considered the first and oldest of the social institutions. According to Wikipedia “Institutions are stable, valued, recurring patterns of behavior." As structures or mechanisms of social order, they govern the behavior of a set of individuals within a given community. Institutions are identified with a social purpose, transcending individuals and intentions by mediating the rules that govern living behavior (“Institution,” 2015). A co-operative unit, of individuals that co-exist,…

Humans and Evil: Lord of the Flies “Ralph wept for the end of innocence, the darkness of man’s heart” (202). On an island , many kids including Ralph, Piggy, Jack, Simon, and others are stranded as a result of a plane crash. Knowing that they may or may not get rescued, the kids create their own ordered civilization which slowly starts to scatter. William Golding’s Lord of the Flies presents the theme that all humans have evil inside of them and is a natural human trait. Although many people can…

When interpreting A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare, it is undeniably evident that this play was intended to be performed and elucidated in a comical way, and goes about this through the use of one prominent element- Suspension of Natural Laws. As we all know, Shakespeare is known as one of the most influential English writers and poets in history. This claim is supported specifically by his unique and significant plays created during his time, along with his pivotal production…

developed many close relationships with various patients and medical professionals. I also grew to love my career path to physical therapy even more with all of the exposure and experience that I was obtaining. Although it may not always be easy to squeeze these opportunities into a busy college schedule, having involvement with leadership and volunteer experiences is something that I will never regret and will always have the heart to…

Place your thumb over the tip of the syringe and pull back on the plunger. While holding the syringe like this, move the syringe in a circular movement for 10 seconds, repeat this till all the chads sink to the bottom. After all chad's have sank squeeze the water from the syringe back into the cup you drew it out from. Place the chads in the cup that you drew your syringe water from. Take a clear bowl that is larger than the cup your chads are in and fill it with tap water. Place the larger bowl…

I was as nervous as a mouse in a room full of cats while I was heading to lunch because I had figured out that while I was cleaning out my binder I left my math homework on my kitchen table. I procrastinated all night trying not to do it. So I ended up staying up till 2 a.m. trying to finish it. I knew my teacher wouldn’t be happy if I turned the assignment in late. I had to come up with a solution fast because right after lunch was math. As soon as I got to the lunchroom I went through the…

When I was younger, there was never a dull moment down the block on the street where my best friend Sylvester lived, better known as “Captain Sly”. There were two factions on the block that constantly battled for control of our meager living space. The Pirates, us, and the Knights, them. The Pirates consisted of Sly and I, as well as our friends Mason and Oliver. On the other hand, the Knights were composed of Sly’s little brother Loki, a kid named Jimmy, his little brother Sylas, and Cameron…