The Zone

that certain organisms posed. Periwinkles dominated the region increasing interspecific competition within the microhabitat. Since the site was studied during high tide and was barely submerged, it indicated that perhaps the area was in the subtidal zone. Due to the barnacles’ constant need of submersion, this…

It was a nice sunny afternoon. We had gotten the news that the weather wasn’t going to be good. Our bus ride was more calm than usual as I didn’t hear much talking. I guess we were a little excited we were going to play on turf. I personally didn’t really care about the turf but I was concerned, about the fact, we were going to play older players. Coach gave us a heads up to play our hardest. Only five minutes into the ride and I was getting the nerves I always got. It felt like someone was…

Littorinimorpha in the three tides zones high, mid, and low each have their own ecological niche for marine organisms. But there is some marine life that are able to live in patchiness within zones and thrive in more than one. The high intertidal zones are home to marine life that are more tolerant to air, like barnacles (Ricketts et al. 1968). The mid zone includes higher low water and lower low water, which can be indicated by limpets (Ricketts et al. 1968). Last the low zone includes those…

The Rise of Big Business The Industrial Revolution is when the American society switched from having an agricultural society to having big business. The transformations that took place in American businesses following the Civil War involved more than a change in just industrial techniques or productivity they also expanded in size and scale. There were three major businesses during the Industrial Revolution; the railroad, oil, and steel industries. With the rise of these three major…

collects this information from teaming up with National Geographic, and the National Institution on Aging in which they travel the worlds blue zones that include: the island of Sardinia in Italy, Okinawa in Japan and Loma Linda in California. They discover each zone has more than one person who has lived passed the age of one hundred; Acknowledging that each zone is different Buettner, with…

A girl by the name of Leslie Marmon Silko was born in Albuquerque in 1948. She was born in a time where violence was a huge factor in her life. In 2000, Leslie wrote an essay titled “In the Combat Zone”. She wrote this essay to let women know that the use of guns for self-defense not just against strangers, but also rapists and killers really is okay. All people, but mostly women, need to be able to defend themselves and not let anyone take advantage of them. In her essay, Leslie brings up many…

A place where disproportionate number of people live a healthy life for a very long time, such as Sardinia, Okinawa, Loma Linda, Ikaria, and Costa Rica. Sardinia, Italy is among of one of the blue zones spots, which produces a local wine with highest levels of polyphenols and antioxidants. The diet higher in selenium, zinc, calcium, and phosphorus content of goat’s milk, which are essential for the ideal immune system activity promote healthy aging. Another advantage is the strength in their…

every one of these viruses that passes from animals to humans has the capacity to infect all of us.” These words, spoken by Nathan Wolfe, director of Global Viral, are naturally applicable to one of Richard Preston’s most famous novels. In The Hot Zone, by Richard Preston, the author uses a variety of literary devices to create an atmosphere that is horrifyingly descriptive, but at times simply immersive. Preston is clearly apt at using imagery and similes so that the reader is forced to…

During the summer of 2016 I completed a STPEC requirement doing an internship in the office of Arise for social Justice. My time period was during the middle of May, through the end of June, and then completed during the month of August. Looking at my time working with Arise, I aim to discuss the following issues of observation through the perspective of a trans person, an environmental activist, and a person with physical and mental disabilities. In addition to describing what Arise does, what…

waving his hand now you launch it to the end zone. 3, 2 1, Touchdown now you have a choice go for 2 and win or kick a field goal just to tie it. The team decides to go for two. the energy is running right through you just one more play. you are called for the ball it's an outside run. the ball is snapped you fake it to the running back and you start out in a full out sprint you have one man to beat your close to the out of bounds marker you dive to the end zone and reach your hand with the ball…