The Hump

to black) so their coloring isn’t the best way to judge what they are ("Bear Identification," n.d.) They do have distinct differences that is easier to discern from each other--such as a grizzly bear possessing a hump ,whereas a black bear does not; a grizzly’s rump is lower than its hump, whereas the black bear’s rump is higher than its front shoulder; a grizzly has short and rounded ears, front claws that are 2 to 4 inches and curved, tracks where the claw marks are usually visible in marks,…

What does the Berlin Airlift, Flying the Hump in World War II, aerial refueling, and the C-130 have in common? Absolutely nothing, but the C-130 isn’t on the “unacceptable” to discuss list. Many would argue that starting an essay with a bad joke is not a good idea. Those are the same people that would tell Mark Zuckerberg that starting a social media website would be a bad idea. After dropping out of Harvard University, Zuckerberg perfect Facebook and is now one of the richest people in the…

A former sergeant in the army and a writer, Tim O’Brien, in his short story, “The Things They Carried,” examines the experiences of Vietnam soldiers in combat and how tangible --but most importantly, intangible – burdens affect them. O’Brien seeks to inform people who have not participated in a war about physical and mental difficulties that can affect humans in their journey during battle, and how these distractions create chaos. O’Brien’s piece is not narrated chronologically from the…

Soldiers during wartime, especially during Vietnam, had to deal with a great deal of mental and physical challenges such as fighting the elements, the enemy, carrying the weight of their gear, and the mental stress of their problems and worries thousands of miles across the sea back home along with the horrors of war. “First Lieutenant Jimmy Cross carried letters from a girl named Martha, a junior at Mount Sebastian College in New Jersey.” This shows the reader one of the many things of what…

Essay 4: “The Things They Carried” People naturally carry items that they need as we go through the day. On the other hand, ever person carries around an emotional burden that goes with them everywhere they go. In "The Things They Carried" author Tom O’Brien reveals what it was like for US soldiers to endure carrying large amounts of essential items and emotional burdens during the Vietnam war. The narrator says, "The things they carried were largely determined by necessity," as he tells the…

Introduction Acid-base titrations are used to calculate properties of an acid or a base by titrating them with a strong Acid or base. In a titration, certain amount of volume of one substance usually a strong acid or base, a titrant, is added to another substance, an acid or base of some kind, until a change in properties are observed. Strong acids and bases are used because they allow the neutralization reaction between the acid and base into salt to go to completion. By titrating an unknown…

Since 1967, several Hollywood movies have been filmed in and around Versailles, including Secretariat and Dreamer. The choice of Versailles for these two movies about racehorses seems especially fitting — the town is surrounded by thoroughbred farms and is a major center for the breeding and training of racehorses as well as pleasure horses. The horse farms attract buyers, breeders and fans from all over the country, and since Versailles is also the county seat, property owners endeavor to keep…

The term war carries the social connotation of an over glorified battle in which one gallantly humps off into battle in search of becoming an embodiment of the perfect soldier. As Tim O’Brian explains in his novel “The Things They Carried,” no amount of ribbons, medals, or other accolades can replace the agony, misery, and remorse one could feel during a war. The glamour of war is intricately dispersed through the common act of human nature in the novel. On the battle field, the act of killing…

Regeneration is the process of renewal or restoration of a body, part of the body or biological system after a wound or as a normal process. It is the process that makes the genomes, cells and organisms flexible to natural changes that cause disturbances or damage. All species are able to regenerate from bacteria to humans. Regeneration can be of two types: it can be complete when the new tissue is equal to the lost or incomplete tissue when the necrotic tissue presents fibrosis. Different…

A large portion of the book Alice in Quantumland tries to help Alice make sense of wave interference. The Classical Mechanic leads Alice to a place referred to as the gedanken room, meaning the thinking room. In said room, anything that one thinks appears as substance, making it possible to perform quantum experiments. The Classical Mechanical then proceeds to explain interference by a simple definition to Alice. “Interference is something that happens with waves. You can have all kinds of waves…