Wrench

Hearing the name J.R.R. Tolkien strikes a chord within nearly everybody. He was the infamous writer, author of the Hobbit, and later in his life The Lord of The Rings. Tolkien also battled alongside many other soldiers in World War I, which begs the question if his works are related to the war or if they are merely an escape from the horrors of war. William Golding, another famed author, fought similarly in World War II and his first work, The Lord of the Flies was based around the fact.…

Haroun and The Sea of Stories Annotations Chapter 1: The story begins describing a very sad city, one that is so sad, that it doesn’t know its name and there are glumfish. There may have been a tragic event that has happened here. I wonder what that tragic event was, or it could also be just an emptiness in life. “they made people belch with melancholy even though the skies were blue.” There was a man who was able to ignore all of the sadness and cheer children up with his stories and his…

Some class characteristics that were measured from the tools submitted include, but are not limited to, distance between teeth marks, diameter of hammer face, length of hammer claws, length and width of plier jaws as well as the length and width of a wrench jaws, and the length and width of the cutting edge of the chisels. As mentioned previously, class characters were also recorded for the tool marks themselves. These class characteristics include, but are not limited to, measurements of the…

Most people at a young age is taught that progress is the next best thing since “sliced bread”. Many people describe progress as wealth and how it is always a good thing. Progress is used to conquer the unconquerable. Progress is to control nature and to manipulate it for personal benefits, not to be at nature’s mercy. Progress gives people the opportunity to move up the social ladder and to be wealthy while giving them more leisure time to spend with their family. Many people may say through…

couldn’t imagine having a child and for almost six months thinking that nothing was a matter with them and then finally two years later finally getting a diagnosis. It has been hard thinking about how finding out your child has a disability can throw a wrench into all your plans and dreams. It can also take a toll on families and relationships. As a future educator it is important to learn about and know what parents of children with disabilities go through. As teachers we only spend about eight…

The Curse of Zephyr killed him when he killed the immortal prophet," said Prince Cyrillus. "No, his brother killed him," said Ramesses. Tried to, anyway. A cramp seized his stomach, causing it to wrench and the pain vibrated through his body before it settled like a clamp around his heart. Throwing all his strength behind one thrust, Ramesses knocked Prince Cyrillus back and the prince kicked over a porcelain vase in his attempt to catch his balance…

As an emergency room nurse my mind is hard wired to treat patients as quickly as possible and have them vacate to an admissions bed or back home. The acute care environment can be so hectic that looking past a patient’s discharge instructions can easily be over looked. An emergency room nurse regardless of her or his acute care mindset still knows how to apply the nursing process to any plan of care at hand and it is no different to a plan of continuous care in a patient’s home. The key is…

been anticipating this day, the day where I could go away from all of the moving and go see my dad for a whole month. He had never had me for such a long period of time, and living at my mom’s had been difficult. As I left, however, I felt my heart wrench. My stomach ached and my brain went numb. I knew my mother felt bad for all of the pain she was making us go through, and it made her feel worse that we were excited to get away from her. As my grandfather put the car into reverse, I felt…

American Driving Forces Often times in our society a numerous amount of jobs are overlooked. We tend to only look towards those hot shot individuals like doctors, lawyers, dentists etc., and consequently we end up leaving others behind. Others that perhaps in the eyes of our critical society appear unimportant, or insignificant. Among that group of outcasts are diesel mechanics. Diesel mechanics are the driving force behind corporate America. They allow for commercial trucks to remain in a good…

Contracts are an integral part of society, having strong legal contractual principles gives confidence to consumers, investors and anyone who wishes to enter into a contract. Entering in a contract shows that in a primitive way that two parties are on the same page, however it is noted that a high proportion of litigation does actually stem from misunderstood contract (Duxbury (2011)).In this scenario Gary believes he has a valid contract with Mike and is disappointed to learn that Mike has sold…