The Jerk

The car jerks to a stop. “Where here” says my mom. I look up thinking that I can finally get out of the car and stretch. Nope. We are in a line of about 6 cars waiting to get into Slide Rock State Park. I guess everyone decides to come here when it’s almost 90 degrees out. It’s the beginning of June and my family and I are spending the week in Sedona Arizona. It’s not just my immediate family it’s half of my mom's side of the family. There's 15 of us and we are all squished into two cars. We…

someone coming into his room. No one enter his room unless. "Young lord? I've an idea just for you. How about killing your father? And take over the clan. Cleanses the corruption within." suggested from an unknown voice. Causing the young warlord to jerk from his spot and turn himself to be…

every minute of every day could obviously have a lasting effect (PTSD). Say one had served for ten years as an Army Captain after receiving the promotion, along with the previous years, having jobs that required being in the thick of war, the simple jerk of a car after one slams on breaks could cause a flashback. Having a job where loud noises are constant or where being in danger is a possibly, that may cause someone to have a panic attack and no longer be able to work. Obviously therapy would…

Zzzzzzzz zzz zzzzzzzz zzz… Leah sluggishly woke up from her slumber to the sound of her phone vibrating against her wooden side table. Still bleary eyed, she picked up the phone. There was some muffled voices that she could not distinguish. "Hello?" Leah mumbled The voices stopped, and all that could be heard was heavy breathing. In her dazed and confused state she asked, “Who is this?” No reply. The familiarity of the situation hits Leah, as she starts to come to her senses and sees the dull…

He took his time while I stood in position, preparing to return a bullet serve. I leaned toward the left expecting the serve there. He served it, the ball barely clipped the right corner of the box. With my momentum taking me the other way, I had to jerk my whole body to the other side to barely hit the ball over the net. I dashed all the way to the other side of the court to hit the next ball and lob it up way high having no other option. My arch rival set up for a powerful smash, the ball made…

Between the movie 10 things I hate about you And the book the taming of the shrew, the plot in the book in the movie is very different. There are many different broad points, where it took place, who was there, And how everything happened. The book all they wanted was a wife and money in the movie they wanted a girl and they also want a prom date. There are many differences, but in the end all of the relationships end in happiness. The differences seen in the two interpretations are due to…

In the NFL, concussions are becoming one of the most talked about topics between players and the executives of the NFL. Players want to be safe when playing the game they love, but research is showing that concussions can severely affect the brain immediately and later in life. It can cause chronic traumatic encephalopathy, CTE, which is degenerative disease of the brain. The NFL believes their current system to protect players is enough, but the players and many fans disagree. The NFL needs to…

This is the story of the demigods who die and live every day. Some of them are destined to do great things but their fate is usually twisted by the evils that lurk around every corner and they are killed before they even realize their true personality. Sometimes they meet their godly parent while sometimes not. The stronger a demigod is the more the chances are he will get caught by the monsters and will be killed. The same goes for the demigod who has a strong heritage. The demigods live hard…

struck directly, about 2-3 cm above the styloid process, and +2 response with flexion and supination of the forearm observed. When quadriceps reflex (knee jerk) tested, it was struck directly, just below the patella, +2 response observed with extension of the lower leg, and palpation of contraction of the quadriceps. Achilles Reflex (ankle jerk) was tested by directly striking Achilles tendon, and holding the foot in dorsiflexion: with response +2 and plantar flexion of the foot against my…

My mind raced as I lay flat on the hot sandstone so that I could safely survey the valley below. I tried to convince myself that it wasn’t very far to the bottom, but my eyes suggested otherwise. I quickly crawled back from the edge of the cliff I was perched upon and stood to collect my thoughts. For a moment I was taken aback by the sheer beauty of my surroundings. The sky was a vibrant blue, unblemished by clouds, and uninterrupted until it rested upon the deep green tree line. The grandness…