The 39 Steps

It was the day of my 8th birthday, February 19th, 1992. I woke up at an unpleasant time of 6:39 AM. A man's figure was dashing out the door; I presume it was my dad rushing out the door to go to work. Last night he said to me, “Euripides, do you know why I go out into the cruel world and protect complete strangers?” I shook my head... “I do it all to make sure that you and your mother can have a great future.” My father practically lived at his job. Even on birthdays, my dad could never make…

Changes within Consumer Culture over the Centuries It is undeniable that changes have occurred in a variety of realms within the civilized world. After all, it is a point of pride to continue to evolve and refine processes past their predecessors. With this in mind, it is not surprising that the realm of consumer culture has also been defined by rapid changes based on the consumer and the sellers alike. In fact, some would say that this change was so defined that it can be thought of as…

aquarium inside Flett’s basement Oren finally understand the meaning of his question. Michael wants to know if they are like fish and live in water. The fishes swim to the end of its “blue world” face an “impassable turn, go around and turn again.” (Walter 39) The fish here is being compare to human. The life is the water the fish is swimming in, it’s determine how far and how deep one can go. These “endless, invisible barrier” of life is also mentioned throughout the story like in the beginning…

From the advent of their political careers, Thomas Jefferson and Alexander Hamilton were notable adversaries who could never agree fully on matters of state. Both wanted what was most advantageous for their newly conceived Union of States and they argued that their method best encapsulated the correct means of achieving that goal. One area of particularly high contention involved the interpretation of the Constitution and the extent of the powers listed within. Jefferson rooted himself deeply in…

Facing Exercise-Induced Asthma Exercise-induced asthma is a major obstacle for athletes who suffer from it. Some, face this and regular asthma, making for a real challenge. Symptoms include chest tightness, wheezing, coughing and labored breathing which are triggered from exercising. People are not always born with exercise-induced asthma, but may develop it at some point in their lives. There are many triggers that are the origin of this, including when exercising in cold weather, with heavy…

tests to check certain cardiac markers; these include troponin, CK enzymes, and myoglobin (Lewis, Dirksen, Heitkemper, & Bucher, 2014). If these tests and imaging are found to be positive for myocardial infarction, there are a few different treatment steps that the provider can take. These include fibrinolytic medications (also called thrombolytic, works to dissolve blood clots) or surgery if necessary to restore the crucial blood flow that is needed to keep the heart pumping effectively, or…

For my Video Analysis I chose to video a lesson that I predicted the students might run into some trouble with. This is a very creative and summative project, which the students have not seen yet this year. This project is what Barell states as a summative experience because I was “assessing the students’ understandings, and reflections” through asking them to write their own sentences on the varies topics of the Northeast (Barell 59). Throughout the video they get louder when they get lost but…

Good Samaritan from Luke 10:25-37, who came to the aid of a man who had been beaten and robbed while on his way to Jericho. Many professionals passed the man and offered no assistance, but the Good Samaritan stopped and assisted him. He also went a step further and paid an innkeeper to care for and feed the man until he made a full recovery (2013, pp. 68-71). This is model of selfless service and one that…

designer and businesswoman. She was also the founder and namesake of the Chanel brand. She later died in 1971. The second person they learned about was Thierry Henry. He was a famous soccer player. Thierry was born in 1977 in Ulis, France. He is now age 39. The next famous person they wanted to learn about was Claude Monet. Claude was a famous painter and the founder of French impressionist painting. He was born in 1840 in Paris, France and later died in 1926 in Giverny, France. The last famous…

Rights, created in 1698, includes ideas that put into action the ideals self-government and individual liberty by creating laws that limited the monarchy and gave more rights citizens. The first example of how these dements limited the monarchy is clause 39 from the Magna Carta that states “no free man shall be seized or imprisoned or possessions, or outlawed or exiled… except by the lawful judgment of his equals or by the law of the land” (Magna Carta). This law limited the power of the king,…