Sun Yat-sen

October 18, 2014. The morning light trickled down through the dense canopy of trees that encircled the cemetery as I walked through the grassfield in front of the entrance. Only a few clouds blotched the otherwise flawless sky-blue. Passing the entrance that read “Los Angeles National Cemetery”, two signs stood in front of me: one with a list of floral regulations, the other welcoming visitors, while warning them of prohibited activities. Behind it, a black signpost read: “Blue Star Memorial, A…

Stellar Nucleosynthesis - The Relationship Between Chemistry & Astronomy The elements that make up Earth originated in the stars through a process called stellar nucleosynthesis. This paper will focus on how the elements impact the Earth, it will provide an in-depth look into how the Earth would be different without certain elements, their chemical makeup, and their location on the periodic table. This paper will focus on the two elements carbon and hydrogen specifically. Earth contains…

be chosen first at the next strawberry picking and going on to greater and grander things. I've seen strawberries thrive under the sun creating large and curvy strawberries, those are the ones usually picked first. I’ve also seen strawberries that have been deprived of sunlight, shriveling up, drying out, becoming half the size of the other strawberries. As the sun rises each morning there is a small rustling sound, that only the sharpest of ears can decipher, as the strawberries adjust their…

The Sun is a massive, white ball of gas that fuels the solar system. Without it, life wouldn’t be able to survive on earth. It has lived for billions of years, providing energy and light. Nothing can live without it. The Sun, which is also called Sol, is estimated to be 4.6 billion years old with up to five billion years left in its life. It is currently in its yellow dwarf phase of life. It is located in the Milky Way galaxy in a spiral arm known as the Orion Arm. The Sun orbits the center of…

The universe is extremely vast and only four percent of all of space has been explored, so why not keep funding space programs. Space programs have been around for fifty years and there is no need to stop. The exploration of space so far has made incredible breakthroughs in science and technology. Also, even the thought of being in space amazes millions. The increase of government spending on space programs will help discover the unknown, expand technology, and provide a better future for…

My perfect day would start out with it snowing heavy outside around 5:30 and waking up in the morning to grab my bow and deer hunt. Around 9:00 in the morning I get in my truck and head and pick up my friends; Gage, Skyler, Klo’e, Dayln, Daffy, and Jason. At 10:00 we would go to salina’s paintballing course. When 12:00 rolls around we would go to a Restaurant to eat and I would eat tones of my favorite food like chicken alfredo, Pizza, and I would have cheesecake the best dessert ever. 12:30…

A Childhood Relic It is the October of 2009. My feet hit the smooth, cool wooden floorboards as I rush out the door. I am filled with vitality as I take in a deep breath of fresh air. It is a late autumn afternoon; the orange leaves are falling gently from above. The clouds dominate the sky, shrouding any sign of blue from my sight. I quickly make my way to the backyard where my bike rests. The leather seat and rubber handlebars are speckled with yesterday’s rain. As I walk up to the sleek,…

Summary: Beekle was born on an island where imaginary friends are born. This is where they wait to be imagined by a real child. Every night the sit under the stars hoping to be picked and given a name. Beekle waited a long time and he began to get very discouraged. He did something no imaginary friend had done before. He sailed through the sea and reached the real world where he would find his home. Beekle was surprised because the real world was not like the imaginary. Beekle searched but never…

I was laying in my bed, staring at the swirling blue and dull white colored ceiling. I was listening to the light morning rain slide slowly down my window, while pondering over my day. Then the phone starts to ring. "Gillian, please come down here," my mom pleads... My grandpa is dead, I choked at the thought of it... Getting out of the black polished limousine, I grabbed my moms smooth and chilled hand. I was holding a bouquet of lightly colored flowers, rapped in shiny gold on…

The enchanting skyline that travels for miles and miles; encaptivating lights that reach the stars illuminate the dark sky; melodies of busy streets and hustling people fill the air, all enwrapped by snow. This is the city that never sleeps. 8.5 million of us shine to enliven the streets of New York City, doing our best to last through the dark. These lights range anywhere from the holiday string lights to the billboards that clutter Times Square. No two are the same. All powered specific…