Savage Development In the book, Lord of the Flies, the author William Golding offered a different perspective of what savagery and civilization is in children’s lives when they become captive in an island. The children started as a society but started to become savages as their inner evils, fears and fight for survival became imminent. The book started narrating the story in third person which helped the readers identified the personality of each one of the characters being captive; it was…
On October 21st the JMW Theater Majors went to see Romeo and Juliet, by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet was put on by the Brown/Trinity MFA program. In the 2nd year of the program, the students put on two Shakespearean plays simultaneously. The cast is also in rep meaning, it is the same cast of actors for both productions. For the Brown Trinity MFA program, the leads in one of the shows will be minor characters for the other. Each year the MFA program likes to feature one area of social…
This interview was conducted to discover and examine the myriad administrative duties and responsibilities of organizational leaders. I interviewed Mr. Dan Phipps, who is the Athletic Director for Muscatine Community School District. He is also the Dean of Students. This double role makes for an extremely busy day. As it turned out, he has served in the military. He was a sergeant in the Marine Corp, serving in Afghanistan and Iraq. I started the interview by asking about the hiring and…
The first 30 pages of KNOT THEORY offer an engaging character driven drama. The script presents with a very intriguing protagonist. In fact, all the characters are very distinctive and interesting to watch. The tone feels dramatic. There are solid themes about abandonment and life choices. The protagonist Luke clearly presents with strong, inner conflict about his father and his mother. There’s definitely a lot to like about the first 30 pages of the script, but there are elements that are…
Introduction The Road Not Taken, one of the most iconic and globally recognized poems by the great Robert Frost. Written in the year 1915, Frost had just completed a multitude of adventures through the forest in England with his great friend, Edward Thomas, someone who too was caught in the middle between two choices: whether or not to enlist in the war or stay home; some say that Frost’s poem had a major influence on Thomas’s decision to actually enlist in the military, he sadly died two…
The article, When Nothing Is Sure, All Things Are Possible was written by Dr. Deborah D. Canter. The main purpose of this article was for readers to understand “dietetic genealogy”. Dietetic genealogy is the study of dietetics background tracing all history related to the profession. Overall, Dr. Canter’s article was very informative. The profound information regarding historical dietetic information was the most interesting factor. Dr. Canter touched bases on each decade of the 20th century and…
Athletes are always looking for a way to get ahead of their competition. Although, a lot of the athletes take this competitive edge to the next level, they end up hurting themselves or being suspended from the sport. Steroid abuse is a common problem in athletes no matter what level they are playing at. There are many kinds of steroids and all can have an effect on the body. Not only does it hurt their body, athletes also face other consequences from taking these steroids. Steroids can be used…
build up muscles way faster than usual. Athletes can also use them to have an unfair advantage by bulking up and being tougher and hoping it will improve their performance but they also have to worry about drug tests. Some designer drugs like Tetrahydrogestrinone can avoid detection from these drug test but this is still risky because technology is improving to detect it. There are different types of ways to take in steroids but the most popular is the injection from a needle. They are also…
PDHPE Assignment Sports player: Marion Jones Drug used:THG meaning: Tetrahydrogestrinone, an artificial anabolic steroid taken for enhancement of athletic performance. Table of events Disqualified events Gold Medals Won Bronze Medal Won Discussion (Used Wiki facts) Throughout her entire athletic career even in high school Marion Jones had been accused either outright or by implication of taking performance enhancing drugs, Until 2007 Marion Jones routly…
Did you know that in 2013, 21% of high school athletes admitted to have once tried steroids? People that are struggling with use of steroids has spread enormously in athletes and other people. The steroids not only give the person an unfair advantage, but they also will cause many different kinds of problems for the user. Steroids can seem necessary to compete at the highest levels, and the quick rewards can outweigh the long term consequences to the user's health. Now days, steroids are…