The Fix

Something the Dr. Pepper Cannot Fix A 31-year-old woman was rushed to the hospital after fainting. Since the age of fifteen, she only drank soda and did not consume any water (Rettner, par.1). After performing a battery of tests, her results revealed “severely low” potassium levels (Rettner, par.2). The doctor performed another round of tests to evaluate the “electrical activity” of her heart (Rettner, par. 2) and discovered that she had an inconsistent heartbeat due to a disorder called QT…

She also received a degree in electronics and electrical communication from Punjab Engineering College in Chandigarh. That is why I chose to listen to her TED talk titled “ How to Fix a Broken Education System ... Without Any More Money”(TED Talk May 2016). In this video, Bansal describes the problems that Indian is still facing with incomplete education and lack of teachers. Bansal and her team are fixing the education system in…

S. Constitution the Delegates did in a desperate attempt try to fix the Articles of Confederation. Which came in the form of a meeting in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania called the Constitutional Convention of 1787. Here they addressed the two major concerns of the Articles. The first pertains to domestic affairs, such as…

One controversial topic that provokes debate is genetic modification. In the essay “Proposed Treatment to Fix Genetic Diseases Raises Ethical issues” the author Rob Stein explains the process of genetic engineering and suggests a solution. The government is debating if the should let scientists “make changes in some of the genetic material” in the egg so the baby will not have certain genes. The main goal is to “help women deliver healthy, normal children.” There are some risks with this process…

You're Trying too Hard to Fix Your Life: Just do This There are people spending years on self-help with no real progress in life (you are really starting to worry me). I was one of them, but since I was blogging about it, I tricked myself into thinking that it was okay, that I was the reasonable exception. In a way it was a waste of time because I wasn't making real progress in my own life. But that changed once I started to do one trick... Tell people what is on your mind. Don't live in…

they are mentally searching for someone or something to fix this sense of emptiness, this is the first…

Benjamin Mee has a difficult life, yet tries to fix everything that gets in his way. First the audience finds out that Ben’s wife has passed away, he has a hard time with it because it was something out of his control, which he can not fix. Since he had no control over his wife’s passing, it brought upon him to fix everything in order to prevent a situation like his wife’s death happening again and make his children's lives worth living. While he’s trying to fix everything he’s having a tough…

on a small family farm, I have learned to fix many items and pieces of equipment. I have learned to repair: cars, tractors, and many other implements. Money was always tight, and repairs were always needed. When I was a teenager, I start learning how to fix different equipment. What would cost thousands to take and have fixed maybe cost me a day of work and a few dollars in parts Over the years, there haven't been many items I haven’t been able to fix. When I was seven years old, the very…

never heard about the fix that occurred in the 1919 World Series. I feel that I would have understood the movie better if I knew about the scandal more. They should have put the names of each person up on the screen so the viewers understood who each person was. Also, I feel like they could have shortened the movie a little bit because there were certain scenes that were not needed. Regardless of my thoughts on the movie, I did enjoy rewinding it and trying to understand the fix that occurred.…

something they cannot fix by themselves. Cam describes this in her song, “Burning House” is a country song written about a relationship that was destroyed, but is trying to get put back together. The narrator has messed up a relationship between her boyfriend and her. She keeps making little mistakes, but is hoping that he won't leave her. Even though she is trying her hardest to fix the relationship, she is losing hope of ever getting back together. As much as people try to fix something they…