The Green Hornet

There are many endangered species in the Great Barrier Reef. One specific species is critically endangered, which means it is in high risk of becoming extinct, at any moment. That species is the Hawksbill sea turtle. Most people should be concerned, because they’re going extinct because we’re throwing plastic into the ocean. Also, we’re killing them for their skin and their shells. Lastly, their reproduction doesn’t occur rapidly, so every 2 to 3 years, will new Hawksbill be born/hatched. The…

Nootropics are a name for compounds that can enhance your mental capacity including your memory and ability to focus. Nootropic supplements have been around for a long time, but recently drew public after the movie Limitless and the attention from the media that followed it. These compounds have become popular among college students who use them when preparing for tests. Some nootropics are considered effective enough to warrant speculation on whether using them amounts to cheating. Below is…

Saint Frances Xavier Cabrini, Mother Cabrini, was an Italian saint who was sent to America to help the immigrants. She took a stand for all the immigrants by helping and taking care of them when others didn’t, and because of that, she became the first American saint. Frances, or Francesca, was born on July 15, 1850 in S’ant Angelo Lodigiano. Her parents were Agostino Cabrini and Stella Oldini. (Missionary Sisters of the Sacred Heart of Jesus). Her family was a very nice, but poor family.…

Embedded in tea granules is a compound that plays a role in daily life, Caffeine. In the food industry, pure caffeine can be used to create bolder coffee and rich flavorings. However, greater are the potential uses for this compound in medicine if it can be separated effectively from tea granules. Caffeine acts as a stimulant, making humans more mentally alert. Two methods used to separate caffeine from tea granules are Thin Layer Chromatography and High Performance Counter Current…

apply to my everyday life. As I read this story, I felt as if I was a character involved in all the events that take place at this Alabama boarding school. Looking For Alaska is my all time favorite book, and I encourage others to read it. John Green was born on August 24, 1977 in Indianapolis. As a young boy, he attended Lake Highland Preparatory School and Indian Springs School. Later in his education, he earned two graduation degrees in English and Religious Studies from Kenyon College.…

The hit show friends has a diverse cast that thought the many seasons that it aired went through many of the concepts and theories that we have been studying and developing in our tool kit over the past couple of weeks. The show is about six friends and how that group of very strange and funny people live life in one of the most culturally diverse places in not just America but also the entire world, New York City. Each character brings a different personality to the show that gives the watcher…

In this 1994 sitcom, Rachel Green, Ross Geller, Monica Geller, Joey Tribbiani, Chandler Bing and Phoebe Buffay are all friends, living off of one another in the heart of NY. Over the course of 8 years, these average group of buddy’s go through massive mayhem, family trouble, past and future romances, fights, laughs, tears and surprises as they learn what it really means to be a friend. In the T.V show there were numerous relationships, but the one that stands out to me is the relationship…

Everyone catches patterns between books when you read many books from the same author. John Green creates complexity to his characters that plays a key role in his stories. Looking For Alaska is no exception. This book is not only full of characters that develop and change (complex characters) and are relevant to the story, but so are the ones who always stay the same (static characters). The two characters that I will be narrowing in on are Miles, more commonly referred to as “Pudge”, and…

The book “Looking For Alaska” by John Green is a great book for adolescents. This book has many messages that Green expresses the character's feelings. One of them is that often the view we have on people is not who they truly are. For example, in the book, Alaska is glorified by her friends, she is confident and rebellious, but when she passed away, her friends were scared to find out what was under the cigarettes and glass bottles. They end up finding out that she was actually very vulnerable…

Professional Interview Interviewee: Ming Xue, meteorologist at the National Weather Center What is the title of the job? My job title is Professor, and I am also a university research center director. What are the duties, responsibilities, and common work activities? My professor duties primarily consists of teach undergraduate and graduate classes, bringing in research grants to support research activities by myself and graduate students, conduct actual research and publish scientific findings…