The Blueprint

competition in which high school and college students use the skills they learned from a vocational program to build a project in a limited time. My team and I were participating in the construction, team build where a team of four were given the blueprints to a small shed and given two days to complete the project. Before the competition starts the staff call all teams together and make changes to the plans, this is done so the judges can see who can adapt and overcome, and who will fall short.…

our own and the fate of the world.” America’s fight to autonomy has been viewed as the world’s paradigm of revolutions from colonial rule and it all began with the “Declaration of Independence.” The American declaration of independence became a blueprint for future declarations, fulfilling Jefferson’s prophecy. The drafting of a declaration of independence is representative of the success of the American Revolution, forming somewhat a tradition for countries to follow. This was evident in the…

The idea of a video game that boasts the immense capability to improve its players in many areas of practical capability appeared inconceivable before the powerful release of Minecraft. With most video games possessing the restrictive boundaries wrought by an established story-line, it was no wonder that the advent of a video game whose merit is that it boasts no plot at all appeared unfamiliar to many. Indeed, most video games could only afford to its players such classic abstract benefits as…

Finally, the philosophers of the Enlightenment and their liberal ideas played a crucial role in influencing the citizens of France to take defiant actions against their dictatorial king and corrupt government, so as to create a just and fair societal system. The Enlightenment, also called the Age of Reason, symbolizes a period when European philosophers stressed the use reason as the best method for learning the truth. Well known enlightenment identities like Voltaire, Locke, Rousseau, and…

from their realities. These individuals get captured in their thoughts of how life should be or how things should go. By adults and children carefully planning out their future’s and how certain things should happen, it causes misery when their “blueprint” does not go as planned. In Jeanette Winterson’s essay “The World and Other Places”, she introduces characters who live their lives through their dreams and imaginations but have a hard time facing their truth. These characters were waiting for…

colonies to try and pay off the war debts they had so they passed the Land Ordinance of 1785 which basically said that the new land would belong to the federal government and the land was up for purchase to whoever wanted it. It also laid out a blueprint of how each new state was to be set up and divided. Of course it took some time before all the states agreed to it, but it was a huge win on the government’s part because they were able to gain revenue to sustain the country. Now this, along…

In her article “The Mechanics of Modern-Day Brand Affinity” author Christine Birkner observes Ford’s marketing strategy of attempting to appeal to children before they are even able to legally drive. She says Ford is trying to build up its brand image among children so that when the time comes for them to choose a vehicle to purchase, Ford is already the front runner. Birkner says that Ford’s focus (no pun intended) is on Generation Z. She quotes Forrester Research Inc.’s definition of…

through pills that rarely made me feel better, I was hopeful that The Acid Watcher Died would have a solution. It is a very informative book divided into three sections: Acid Disruption and your diet, Food and lifestyle prescriptions, and the 28 day blueprint for reducing acid damage, revving up metabolism, and staying healthy for life. The information on acid and reflux conditions is extensive, informative, and written so that it is easy to understand. The diet and Healing Phase section of…

importance of validating them early. And I could not be more proud of my sons how they treat their daughters, my granddaughters know the power of being validated and supported, for which I am so thankful that my sons got the lesson. They followed the blueprint that I created for them. To give them the assurance of how important they are; to affirm that they are smart, beautiful, and capable of…

Book Review of the New Christian Counselor Summary In order to introduce a new methodology of the Christian counselor Hawkins and Clinton (2015) presented the reader with a blueprint of what is expected for new Christian counselors. In order for a Christian counselor to provide their clients with biblical based counseling it is necessary for them to understand the needs of the client. The counselor has to have a firm biblical foundation, have a relationship with God and recognize their role…