Stryker

The summer of my junior year of high school I had the opportunity to shadow a variety of medical professionals. One of these was an orthopedic surgeon, and during the time I spent watching his surgeries, I got the chance to witness two Total Knee Arthroscopies (TKAs). For my biomedical product, I chose to research a total knee prosthesis. This prosthetic has an old and very diverse history that centers mostly around the 1970s, but today has become a multibillion dollar industry with millions of…

A small percentage of people who actually have “old money” such as the Strykers and Rockefellers, just to name a couple, are the outliers in most data that impacts graphing greatly when it comes to calculating wealth equality in the USA. Referring mainly to the USA, taking the previous information into consideration and with…

Deciding on which population to use for the immersion project took a few different turns; at the beginning this writer had thought maybe indigenous people of North America. Unfortunately, well maybe by fortune, the cultural activities specific to that population slipped by. Having had some internship and volunteer experience with the LGBTQ community, at the Rainbow Community Center in Concord, California this writer thought this would be an ideal community for this project. On November 7th…

Upward-Facing Bow Pose), benefits the body, mind, energetic and emotional systems by increasing the “vital force around the heart (pran)”, as well as the “distributive force (vyana) throughout the body” through the stimulation of the postures deep backbend (Stryker, 2015). For this asana, I chose to move from the counterpose of Uttanasana to lie flat on the back. The preparatory position is assumed by bending the knees, placing the feet parallel and close to the hips, hip width apart, and…

The Great Depression affected the whole United States. Many Americans wrote to the President and the first lady during the Great Depression to describe what they needed. Also America was shifting from an economy built around heavy industry to a nation dependent on consumerism which was volatile. The stock market crash and Black Tuesday made the economy horrible, however president Franklin Roosevelt's New deal and the help of the Farm Security Administration things would change. Americans wrote…

From just accepting rumors that he is the Zodiac Killer to watching porn with supreme court justices—Ted is a strange guy. According to Maclean's Canada author, Jason Markusoff, Ted was born on a -9 degrees Celsius December day in Canada to parents Rafael Cruz and Eleanor Darragh. When Ted was born, they named him Rafael after his father, and consequently they called him by his father’s childhood nickname: Felito. In grade school, Ted’s classmates would call him Dorito, so at 13 he changed his…

Identity is a person 's sense of self-awareness. The terms “gender” and “sex” are often used interchangeably, however, the two words have significantly different definitions. Sex can be argued to refer to the biological essentialism and the idea that we are who we are because of our genetics. On the other hand, gender is associated with the social constructionist theory, presented by Jeffrey Weeks, arguing that the way we are depends on our race, class, and sexuality. Every individual is…

The current 39-day pre-mobilization training model is a construct dating back to 1916 when “The Efficiency in the Militia Act of 1903” was amended to increase training periods (half-days) from 24 to 48 and annual training days from 5 to 15 days. To stay proficient in the myriad of tasks and missions, the RC members attend 48 scheduled drills or training periods, equivalent to 4-hour per period for a total of 24 full training days each fiscal year, given that a full day is an 8-hour work day.…

closely. Skittering from the ledge — holding the Princess before it like some ill-gotten prize — it dropped closer to where they stood. George cried out, feeling the familiar buzz of the creature invading his mind once again. Sensing his discomfort Stryker crouched beside him a low whine emanating from his throat. George took a firm grip on the dog’s mane and trying to calm him. Have you decided on your course of action yet, boy?…

Modern Combat Compared to History So if we compare our current military to that of the Korean War Era what will it show us? Looking at the distinctions of Task Force Smith today, you will notice a substantial difference in the training of today’s soldiers, added to the present amount of combat experience, thus creating a more situational aware and prepared soldier. Really, it does no justice to look at the paradigms, because we still fight with air, naval, and ground forces, they are just…