Tigers

Money is a wonderful thing, except when people grow greedy for it. That is when a person’s worst is brought out. Greed for money and success is helpful to a certain point and then it becomes dangerous. Within the two books The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and 419 by Will Ferguson the idea explored is that money outweighs people’s morals. Lawmen, politicians, lawyers, although they are there to fight for the law they can become corrupt if money is involved. It does not matter what job you have or…

In a relatively short amount of time, just over one generation, Ireland has transformed to be one of the world 's most successful countries in Western Europe. The term ‘Celtic Tiger’ was coined to describe Ireland during the first large growth spurt in the late 1990’s where they saw a growth rate over 6%. This first large growth can be attributed to the time when many investors, mainly from the tech sector, flocked to Ireland due to their favorable tax rates of 12.5%, which was 10-15% lower…

As time has passed, people have failed to understand that power is not something anyone should have. This can be observed in 1984 by George Orwell and “The Lady, or the Tiger?” by Frank R. Stockton, which involve imperious rulers who misuse their authority by ruining the lives of others under their control and choosing their fates. The authors, Orwell and Stockton, both show that power put in the wrong hands can be abused by setting a mood, describing the setting, and using characterization;…

The tiger mother considers Childhood a time for preparation and hard work. Not for fun or games. In Amy Chau’s book “battle hymth of a tiger mother” she embodies the tiger mother in every essence. She is unforgiving and relentless with her two children no matter what the cost. She uses threats and bribes to get her daughters to practice playing the violin and piano for Hours on end. Creating an obsession for her children to become perfect, because to the tiger mother,…

I was born on December 20th, 1996, in Vienna, Virginia. My incredible parents, Kevin and Melissa, are black and white respectively. They both grew up without a lot, but worked tirelessly, just as their parents had done before them, to ensure that my brother and I had everything that we needed, and most of what we wanted. Although we were well above middle class on a national scale, at our predominantly white all-boys private school filled with multi-millionaire families, we were outliers. That…

Phylogeny of Sphyrna- Hammerhead Sharks INTRODUCTION I will be investigating the phylogenetic history of Sphyrna, a genus of hammerhead sharks. The eight species that fall under this genus are Sphyrna corona (scalloped bonnethead), Sphyrna gilberti (Carolina hammerhead), Sphyrna lewini (scalloped hammerhead), Sphyrna media (scoophead), Sphyrna mokarran (great hammerhead), Sphyrna tiburo (bonnethead), Sphyrna tudes (smalleye hammerhead), and Sphyrna zygaena (smooth hammerhead). Hammerhead sharks…

Around the early nineties, golf was one of the remaining segregated sports in the United States. It was around the mid 1900s when this popular sport was took into consideration of allowing different races to play alongside each other in a championship golf tournament. The topic came into existence because of a man by the name of Charlie Sifford, who was a passionate golfer from North Carolina. Charlie began to make history with his work ethic, his love for the game, and his accomplishments.…

Payne Stewart American athlete Payne Stewart began golfing at the young age of four and was earned a spot on the PGA tour just two years after he graduated college. Stewart became famous on the tour and among fans for his singular style, he dressed in old fashion golf clothing. He had eleven tour victories and three major titles under his belt when he died at age 42 in a plane crash. For Payne Stewart to get into the PGA it took years of practice. Payne Stewart started when he was four, and…

The Great Hammer head shark is one of many different shark species in the world. It is known mostly by its hammer shaped head that is uses in a specific way to help it hunt. This feature makes it a very dangerous predator to certain fish and other sharks. The Great Hammerhead shark has a very interesting life and I will soon learn more about it. What is life like for the Great Hammerhead shark. The Great Hammerhead shark hunts in places like shallow waters but it does not hunt in the shallows…

The Great White has an incredible sense of smell that it uses to sniff out prey. Another interesting sense of the Great White is the ampulla of Lorenzini, tiny pores in the skin that are highly sensitive to electrical discharges. These pores can sense charges as little as 0.005 microvolts. This "sixth sense" is useful in tracking prey's movement from long distances. In fact, they can feel disturbances in the water from up to a mile away. When great white sharks are young, they feed on smaller…