The Slits

ARCHITECTURE: Most houses were made of block. The banks of the Nile gave the mud used to make blocks. Block creators gathered mud, added straw and water to it as required, and stepped it with their feet until it achieved the correct consistency. The blend was then put in a shape. Once formed, the blocks were expelled from the shape and left on the ground to dry in the sun. Egyptian workers would have lived in basic mud-block homes containing just a couple household items: beds, stools, boxes…

When strength is the only thing that a person possess, then how will they survive? A few individuals such as Harriet Jacobs, Margaret Garner, and Amanda America made a significant impact in American society. Slavery taught individuals to be strong, resilience, and fight against inequality. During this period, history was considered to be the period before the Civil War and the amount of people enslaved increased by the years. The differences between the events of Harriet Jacobs,…

“If that was life, then it was twisted.” In Laurie Halse Anderson’s novel “Twisted”, life for the protagonist Tyler Miller wasn’t a perilous adventure, nor was it a piece of cake either. For Tyler, life was in between, a twisted cocktail of good and bad. Yet, the bad always seemed to outweigh the good to him. Which Anderson’s first person narration of the book helps us understand and relate to. In the beginning, Tyler is still a young, naive boy who only wants to be seen when he commits the…

patient’s skull and sometimes part of their vertebra to correct the irregular bony structure. The vertebra may also be taken out to create more space (Chiari Malformations - NORD (national Organization for Rare Diseases)). The surgeon may also make a slit in the covering of the brain called the dura to review the brain and spinal cord. Surgeons may also use electrocautery, which uses high-frequency electrical currents to destroy tissue and shrink the cerebellar tonsils. “Similarly, surgeons may…

to recognize early sign of glaucoma. Tonometry is the measurement of intraocular pressure (IOP). It is a quick and painless procedure. The patient is given an anesthetic eye drops and applied a fluorescent dye; a small plastic cone attached to the slit lamp, is then placed on the cornea. The pressure measurement is obtained by illumination with blue light. Normal values are around 20 to 21…

Elias Martinez Jenna De La Cruz February 16 2017 The most powerful mobsters of the 1920’s When we think of tailored suits, cigars, fedoras, and tommy guns, the first thing that tends to come to mind are the powerful and notorious mobsters of the 1920’s. Who held the title to be the most notorious and powerful of all mobsters during that time period is highly debatable to some, but clear to others that Charles “lucky” Luciano's early life of mugging, shoplifting, and extortion had prepared him…

Higher turbidity also reduces the amount of light that can penetrate the water, which reduces photosynthesis and the production of DO. Based on Wetzel and Likens (2000), turbidity in water is caused by suspended inorganic and organic matter with clay, slit, carbonate particles, fine organic matter, some plankton and small organism. Most of the organic matter in lakes is in the dissolved form. The suspended matter caused the light scattered and absorbed rather than transmitted. Turbidity of water…

At least she hadn't slipped into unconsciousness, or drifted into a coma, elicited by the loss of blood, an adrenaline rush comedown and shock at all that happened in the past twenty-four hours, which is what he'd been afraid of, too busy piloting the helicopter, to be able to stop and assist, or keep her awake. Just a few more minutes, he'd kept telling himself, as he'd landed and thrown the water in her face, and then he'd take care of her, and attempt to put all right. And from her reaction,…

"Royal Beatings" by Alice Munro and "Rules of the Game" by Amy Tan delve into the lives of parents and children who live in the lower income bracket. This essay will focus on the parent/child relationship. The relationship is governed by the knowledge that sometimes parents never really understand their children, and the power struggles that ensue between them. The two stories can be viewed from the attitudes and behaviours between the parents and their children, how the conflict between parent…

She was standing in an arena filled with thousands of people, who were eagerly waiting for her execution. Before this happened, the rest of the Christian martyrs, her friends, were executed where they accept their death with dignity. The question was, would she do the same? Would she turn and run in hopes of living longer, or would she face her death with the same dignity? This girl was Perpetua, who became a prominent figure of the Christian faith. In result of her valiant act, she touched the…