The Complete Peanuts

but I feel like it is engrained into my brain. It will definitely be a day I will not forget anytime soon. The day started off like any other high schooler’s day. I woke up dreading the school day and all the assignments I would be forced to complete. This day was different…

An Overview of Food Allergies What are Food Allergies? Food allergies are any type of food or food byproduct that produce a mild to severe allergic reaction in an individual. This reaction happens because your body thinks that a certain aspect of the food is trying to cause you harm and sends antibodies to fight causing an allergic reaction. Many mild food related allergies induce stomach discomfort and rashes. Mild reactions cause discomfort but are not life threatening. Severe food allergies…

Occupational Profile of Patient M.P is a 10-year-old Hispanic male who is a middle school student. He lives in 1 story house with his parents and a 6-year-old younger sister in Northwest Houston. M.P. was referred to occupational therapy service to address delayed milestone in childhood. His mother stated that M.P. has not yet demonstrated optimal occupational performance relating to fine motor skills, visual-motor skill, and self-care skills such as feeding and grooming. M.P.’s occupational…

Introduction “The automobile engine will come and then I will consider my life’s work complete” – Rudolf (izquotes, n.d.) Now common place everywhere, automobile engines are small achievement on the list of accomplishments for Rudolf Diesel. The inventions he made helped shape the world we live in today and possible our future. Rudolf Diesel, his name is now synonymous with the invention he made but also engineering itself. Diesel was the first man to patent the diesel engine and the first to…

Feeling dirty. I laid out a jogging suit, took a shower and shaved. Getting dressed, I kept looking at that room. A sense of joy filled my heart. I was revived. At 11:30pm, I proceeded towards finishing my mission. I commenced to scrub, cleaned, and organized every square inch of the rest of the house. Uniquely decorating each room as I went. Big red bows on the walls and windows. Christmas towels in the bathroom. A reindeer in a corral with white cotton poop on the back of the toilet. While I…

Some people are born with specific genetic makeup that allows them to build and tone muscles in an almost effortless way. Unfortunately, some of us are born the opposite. That is, we are born with a “skinny” frame. That is not our fault, and that should definitely not be a hindrance to our getting our ideal or dream bodies—one with fine muscles at the right places. If you are determined to get your ideal body, it can happen. Now, you might already be asking how to gain weight in 10 days for men.…

nurse. The scrubs, sterilization, gloves, administering medication all the nursing kits excited me! I will graduate from Murray on May of 2016, and plan to enroll in North Central Texas College in Gainesville, TX to earn my associates degree. After I complete NCTC I will apply to East Central University to acquire my bachelor’s degree in nursing, and if I stay lucky enough, I famine to become married, travel when possible and start a…

In the discombobulation of day to day life, all types of people are going to try to knock you down. This hardship was experienced personally by Brenda Roza as she realized that “there may not be that person next to you that's going to speak up for you”. There is no reason for strangers being malicious, to try to knock other people down when they’re not even known to you. Regardless, it is imperative that you are able to defend yourself- just as Brenda Roza did. Having been told throughout her…

Introduction The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) had identified human trafficking as the “acquisition of people by improper means such as force, fraud or deception, with the aim of exploiting them” (UNODC, 2016). It consists a complex system that recruiting, transporting, transferring, and harboring people by the means of threat, force, or other forms of coercion – as well as abduction, deception, fraud, or abuse of power (Department of State, 2015). President Obama had stated…

Allergies. My cousin has very severe allergies and forces her to carry an Epipen with her at all times. Recently she was at an event, ate a cookie that had peanuts in it and didn’t have her Epipen with her, by luck someone at the event had one and saved her life. An Epipen is very bulky and not easy to hide away, although everyone with a severe allergy needs to have one with him or her at all times, it would…