The Upper Hand

than that, the bike will travel slower than it is typically going to. This is a comfortable riding bike thanks to the dual suspension and riser handlebars. It also comes with large pneumatic super-cross treaded tires, a retractable kickstand, and hand operated dual disk brakes. All of these features are designed to ensure safety and usability for anyone who wants to take it for a ride. The Razor SX500 weighs in at 98 pounds. This weight can be attributed to the all steel frame and shatter…

climb back to my feet and jog back to my brother. Cayleb begs from me to leave him, but I refuse. Our parents died when we were only eleven years old, and I will not lose another piece of my family. Miles turns to the side moaning and places his other hand on the beam. I reach him and attempt to help him lift it, to no prevail. I jerk my head back to Uriah, Mace, and Cayleb only to find that only Uriah is still there. “Please help.” I plead to him, staring into his eyes. Uriah sighs and runs…

Hands are a part of the body that a large number of both contemporary and older literary works use to represent an overarching theme, each in a slightly different way. The two hands can represent balance between good and evil, authority and power, or a plethora of other themes. In the play, Macbeth, Shakespeare often uses this motif of hands to enhance the clarity of one of his overarching messages. At first impression, Macbeth seems to be a loyal and righteous character, however the coercing…

can live life the way we want it to, if we work hard enough. Hands make us who we are and my visual rhetoric is about the importance of hands. I chose this topic because of the diverse aspects of it; the different races, circumstances, and ages that all contribute to the theme. Every hand has a story. When I turned to Google and Bing for images that I could not get myself, I was shocked at the results. When I looked up images of hands, out of the thousands and thousands of pictures it…

observe this act as members of the gym entered and exited. I was able to observe other forms of non-verbal messages at Walmart. A child who wandered into the toy section of the store against his mother’s wishes was summons back with a very popular hand gesture. Gestures that accompany verbal messages are called…

“Coming, coming!” you hollered at through your apartment as you half jogged to the front door. You’d just put on your pajamas, and were just about ready for bed, so the knock at the door was a surprise. You pulled the door open, surprised to come face to face with Wonho. It had been a while since dinner at the Monsta X dorm and the two of you hadn’t spoken much. “Wonho? What are you doing here?” you asked. “We said we’d make plans for later,” he walked passed you, not waiting for an invitation…

My father said that he believes that it says something about a man with hands that are dry and cracked, in all aspects of life. He wants to be able to pick up his grandchildren as well as shake the hand of a business associate without having them think his hands are dry and scratchy. I find this task very soothing and do it at least four or five times a day sitting at my desk. I do think that this is something that…

cloths. We ran towards the beach, which was a beautiful sight to see such a heavenly experience. As we found a resting ground, Devasree soon persuade me to walk with her in the sandy beach alone. I eventually agreed and we walked in the sandy beach, her hand gracefully locked into mine walking side by side. She uttered one word, “ Love, what does it mean to you?” Our feet dissolving in the sand from each step we take. I reciprocated of a smile at the word of love, “ It’s overlapping our selves.…

primary language is English. The first observation of John occurred during family style breakfast. The teacher called on the children sitting at the teacher assistant’s table to stand up from the carpet and go wash their hands. As the children began to form a line to wash their hands, John stopped at a table with food in the center of the table. John stood behind a chair, reached over to a bowl in the center of the table and grabbed…

of motion especially in radial deviation and wrist extension. Upon entering the store and getting my drink I realized all my money was in my right front pocket. The splint doesn’t go into my pocket and I could not reach into my pocket with my left hand. Needless to say I had to remove the splint to retrieve the money from my pocket. The man at the counter was looking at me with a smirk but never offered his assistance. After entering my house, I proceeded to put all my things down to change…