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I drove out to the gravel road that had taken my friend’s life. It was a single car accident in which she struck loose gravel and rolled her brown, Ford Escape SUV multiple times. She was not wearing her seatbelt and was ejected through her sunroof. I put my vehicle in park and stepped onto the loose pieces of rock. The towing company had taken her vehicle, but they had not picked up all the pieces. Bits of yellow reflective lights were mixed in with the shattered pieces of red brake lights. All over the ground were pieces of broken glass. The road itself had a scar of where the car rolled multiple times. I walked a distance in the grass on the side of the road until a glimpse of sunlight reflected from something on the ground that caught my eye. I walked over to the metallic piece to find Kelly’s bent glasses that she was wearing that night. I couldn’t handle the scene and had to leave. I went back be with all of my friends. Earlier that morning I thought it was better to be by myself, but being at the scene made me realize just how much I needed to be with my friends. Our parents found out more information about the accident and they wanted to know when the last any of us had talked to her. I informed them about my text and it was decided that I was the last one to make contact with her. The police also ruled that she had been texting while driving on the road, thus causing the accident. They found her phone and it was assumed that she was replying to me…

This, in turn, creates an antagonistic society. The antagonism was evident in the Roman Empire with their obsession with games and prize fights. The antagonism in the public was an analogy of the antagonism that existed in private between individuals and groups. The groups and individual become strongly competitive because the resources are of course limited. The commodity in which groups compete is honor. Honor is the ultimate good thing. This competition for honor can be seen throughout the…

Amongst the many components that make up Chinese culture, food is one of the most important. As such, dim sum is an essential part of Chinese cuisine and culture, specifically Cantonese culture as the meal originates from the Guangdong province (Canton) and Hong Kong. (culturetrip) It was during the ancient times of the Silk Road where teahouses were implemented along the way for travellers as well as rural farmers who needed a rest. (thespruceeats) The older custom of yum cha, or literally…

The Week Three course materials of Foundations in Leadership have been influential in focusing on my personal state of mental health. The mind has the ability to keep us bound by worry and fear, and it has the ability to set us free to thrive and excel. Our mind not only affects us personally, it affects every person in our sphere of influence. Bill Hybels suggests in Courageous Leadership, that when we function as unhealthy leaders we inflict pain to those who are closest to us (194). The…

As we can see, the stock quantity is limited at the Retailer level and increases in the upward stream to make sure the Upstream can supply as much as possible quickly depending on the demand. As soon as the product is sold at R, the product is replenished from the RD as quickly as possible. To lessen the transportation time from RD to R, there is another point of supply, called the Wholesaler. Figure 4 - Pictorial Representation of various Consumption and Supply Points Replenishment…

René Descartes was a French philosopher born in 1596. He is often thought of the “Father of Modern Philosophy”. He is also recognized for his work in mathematics, and sciences, where he created a universal method of deductive reasoning. Although he is known for all of theses, his primary field of study was in Philosophy. His most famous quote is “I think, therefore I am” (first written in French “Je pense, donc je suis”). From this quote he developed his reasoning for the existence of God.…

From the very beginnings of our existence, humans have created and sung songs. Music is used for entertainment, for celebration, for mood setting, even to go to sleep. The standards for music have changed as well, especially with the onset of technology like auto-tune. Each of the 5 songs appealed to me in one way or another. I’ll admit, I am a bit arrogant sometimes, and simply annoying other times. At home, I’ll learn extra if I’m interested in a topic, but otherwise I slack off. Following my…

Title: Mental and Physical Tasks Principle Investigator: Maryliah Leaverton Co-Investigators: Alison Novosel, Evan Strandberg, and Nicholas Louie Abstract 60 male and female undergraduate college students were selected to participate. Participants completed an elastic band resistance task and a Stroop task to achieve physical and cognitive depletion. Participants also listened to an uplifting song as a way of replenishing self-regulation. The study involved 4 conditions: depleted, positive,…

The Web provides a convenient and compelling supplement to personal memory, but when we start using the web as a substitute for personal memory, bypassing the inner processes of consolidation, we risk emptying our minds of their riches.” Throughout history technology has changed the way people see the world. As the internet is becoming more and more demanding and our primary source for information, it is also affecting our ability to read any sort of medium. In Carr’s article “Is Google making…

1. It seems to me that the Descartes main purpose of doubting everything is a way of showing how flawed Skepticism is and how you can defeat it on its own grounds. 2. Descartes’s presents different stages of doubt, this includes: Perceptual beliefs: Could be illusions, hallucinations, or dreams. Memories: The past may have been different than you remember. Calculations: You may have made an error in your calculations. Beliefs concerning math or logic: You may have a feeling of certainty when…