Toothbrush

My annoying alarm clock howled at three in the morning. I dragged myself out of bed and went to the bathroom. I felt like a zombie while my fingers dragged the toothbrush side to side to brush my teeth. I splashed freezing cold water on my face to get revived. I drowsily put my suit on and I patiently waited for my father to tell me to start the car. I hoped that he would not wake up, or that it would be an eternity before he actually ordered me to do this task. He finally asked me to start the…

I will never forget how devastated I was in Grand Rapids, Michigan. It was exciting at first, the long car ride (I love long car rides because I love the snacks we get), then the hotel, and then the twist of fate. Before I tell what happened, I need to explain everything that led up to it. This experience helped me realize that not everyone is FIRST. On my way back from my dad’s house my dad seemed a little on edge. I asked him what’s wrong and he said he was disappointed in me. I asked why and…

disorder and mental illness, “Nyasha breathed and with a shrug picked up her fork and began to eat, slowly at first, then gobbling the food down without a break.”, “I waited in the bedroom. I could hear gagging and choking.”, “I did it myself. With my toothbrush.” (p. 193). “Nyasha was losing weight steadily, constantly, rapidly.” (p. 203). “Then she sat on her bed and looked at me out of her sunken eyes, her bony knees pressed together so that her nightdress fell through the space where her…

“Santana Adventures” I never realized when I was younger what the true meaning of family was. Through the many little adventures life brought to my family, I grew to learn exactly what it meant. One such adventure, began on a warm spring morning in early March. I was fourteen at the time, you know, that young, annoying, and awkward age when you aren’t sure whether you should “be cool” or just go home from school and watch Arthur. “Brrrriiinnnggg! Brrrriiinnnggg!” My alarm…

If someone was to create a product that has never existed before say for example a pair of plyers. They are so universal, simple, and practical but they didn’t require much thought to invent. It`s very safe to say that if that inventor hadn’t created them another person would have in no time. What I am saying, is that the idea of this tool is not that complicated. The idea would come to a clever mind in need of them even if they didn’t exists yet. The same can be said with hover boards, hover…

The Surgeon General reports, “Oral health means much more than healthy teeth.” Teeth are such an important tool to not only eating but the first step of the digestive process. With that said, teeth isn’t the only thing to take care of in the mouth, there are many more steps to be taken to have good oral health besides brushing teeth. Healthy teeth are a good start to oral health but it isn’t everything. As many may already know as people age their oral health declines. People can alter this…

My public health concern is the oral hygiene of males lag behind that of females. This health disparity among the male community indicates that oral hygiene isn’t perceived to be as important to men as it is to women. According to BottomLine Inc. (et, al 2016), men are far less likely to schedule regular appointments to see the dentist compared to women. Men also tend to skimp on their basic brushing and flossing routines. Nearly nine out of ten of women brush their teeth two or more times each…

Five days. Five days is all it took to save me from myself. Five days in an anxiety ridden place. Five days separated from the stress. Five days apart from the place that I call home. As you know, I am not always the happiest of people. The world can seem like a dark place and I don’t always know why. You have helped me in so many ways, and I am more grateful than you know, but, as you have figured out, one day it all became too much. The stress, the anxiety, the depression… it was overbearing.…

i) The prosecutorial system is excessive From the Kerman story, I have no doubt the US prosecutorial system is very excessive as the system been taken way too far. It is noted that the system has been growing out of control without any sort of serious thought, vision or clear sense of purpose for the inmates. The system is inefficient, very costly and destructive as depicted in the book. The system is said to deprive many individuals of chances or opportunities because those resources directed…

In the “Bread Givers” the story of the Smolinsky’s was set on Hester Street in lower Manhattan after immigrating to the U.S. In this house patriarchy was the rule of the day, where Reb Smolinsky dishes out is absolute power and savagery and small-mindedness on his wife and four daughters where he displayed his patriarchal rule and dominance. Mr. Smolinsky epitomizes the old the old world Russian Judaism tradition and values, he forces his family to work and provide for him while he rejected the…