Surfacing

After years of convincing myself that the robotics team of Slidell High was an organization unfit for me, I finally overcame my robotic-phobia and enlisted. The team moved with a rhythm unmatched by any other team, grinding and welding and programming without bounds. The finest gumbo of human achievement, the robotics team accepted my flavor unwaveringly. Although I felt that I was needed with the labeling and organizing, I had no particular impact on the gumbo until computer science discovered…

goals is to pursue a career as a prestigious lawyer, fighting injustices throughout not only our Nation but the world as well, helping those in need, and one day I hope to accomplish that goal. Throughout life many children are faced with questions surfacing around what they hope to be in the future. At a very young age I had discovered that one day I would want to become a very successful lawyer, however, it wasn’t until my first year of college that I decided that I wanted my career to be…

US foreign policy has undergone harsh criticism for quite a long time, especially in the past two decades. From the War on Terror to the Dream Act, American Presidents can never please everyone in their pursuit of what they deem just laws. These objections from the public are also shared with congress, who receive backlash for passing and supporting Presidential laws. Finally, the Judiciary branch has had its fair share of foreign policy debate. Presidential foreign policy has faced many…

A memo describes a project that Mildred re-surfacing and reconfiguration. From this memo, I found several pieces of the design could be improved. Also, I agree with some good decisions made by the author. First of all, the wording choice in this memo is easy to understand. The vocabularies in this memo usually have one meaning. For instance, on the first point of “What will they do,” it directly indicates that they will reduce Mildred Street from a 5 to 3 roadway. This makes readers not confused…

wool gown with a train and matching petticoat. Hairstyles were equally elaborate with tall headdresses being the distinctive fashion of the 1770s. Women wore their hair high upon their heads, in large plumes. For men a new mindset of fashion was surfacing. The goal was to look as fashionable as possible with seamingly little effort. Throughout the period men continued to wear the long coat, waistcoat, and breeches of the previous period. However changes were seen in fabric used as well as cut…

Podcast Script This photograph was taken in an era where the most defining characteristic of America; freedom, was barraged by the daggers of communism surfacing around the globe. In the 1960’s, American soldiers fought a raging war in Vietnam to protect liberty and freedom on the home-front. With Americans liberties protected, they were able to pursue the American spirit with full force. This image is part of a series called the “Freedom Riders” that Danny Lyon captured and produced. He…

Now that you are getting settled into your new dream log home or timber frame home, it's time to set your sights on landscaping. Today's landscaping is far from what it was even just a couple of years ago. Gone are the days of settling for a fancy paver patio or deck with the latest stainless steel grill. Today's homeowners are creating another living space right outside their back door. As nicer weather finally settles in, now is the team to create your outdoor "destination living" scenario. …

Assess the identified Hazard. Think about the risk and harm from each Hazard. How could the risk and harm from each hazard be more dangerous for the service user group you have identified (2-4 years old) Rubbish on the floor in a park is very dangerous because there are little children around (aged 2-4), who are able to pick up the rubbish and cut them self or even eat it because they may be curious. Also if there is glass in the rubbish the children are more likely to pick it up and may end…

The Taino people came to the Americas from Venezuela around 400 B.C. They cultivated crops like sweet potatoes, maize, yucca, and beans, and their population was estimated to be around three million on Hispaniola alone by the fifteenth century. They never developed a written language, but they crafted beautiful poetry, and many of their words are still used today.Along with being very innovative -- straining cyanide from yuccas, building canoes that went out on the ocean, and creating rubber…

Kierra Crenshaw After the War of 1812, during the Era of Good Feelings, national unity was heavily encouraged within America. James Monroe, elected President of the United States in 1816, agreed to this idea, resulting in the creation of the American System. Often identified with Henry Clay, Speaker of the House of Representatives, the American System was a program of national economic development. In the past, under the presidency of Jefferson, the United States was revolved around…