...healthier learning environment to accompany its students, faculty and guests. To this day, it has been eight months since this restriction of smoking on campus was authorized at the University of Illinois, however I am positive that smoking is still very popular on campus. A week ago I saw three women “puffing away” right outside The Chapel of St. John the Divine and just the other day I saw a few University of Illinois staff members carelessly smoking right next to Florida Avenue Residence Hall. Keep in mind, these are supposed to be the ones setting the example for the students. Many colleges and universities have already established their campuses as smoke free and many are in the process of doing so. I wonder if the University of Illinois is honestly against smoking on their campus or if they have integrated this policy on the university to follow a popular trend, or to make the University seem more prestigious. Obviously they don’t seem to be enforcing this new policy. Tuesday evening as I am making my way to rugby practice an unpleasant stench smacks me in the face as I turn a corner. This stench filled my lungs with smoke. I immediately stepped back and began to “cough my heart out.” I have always dreaded the stingy smell of a cigarette as well as every other characteristic that goes along with it. Always. Once I regained my composure, I held my breath, fastened my pace and sped passed the smoke just as a child would do when someone farts near them. Anyhow, as I am turning...
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...dilemma at my work place. I saw a teacher at my job go into our bosses desk and take money out of the petty cash bag that we have. The teacher went into the office and was going through the desk like they were looking for papers. I saw them unzip the bag and take look through it. When I walked into the office the teacher jumped like she had been shot and told me that she was looking for training material that we had just gone over in our meeting. I never really thought about her taking any money out since she got up and left the desk when I came in the office. The teacher had never stolen anything in the past. There would be times that our boss would send us to the store and tell us to get money out of the bag and make sure that we brought back the receipt. So when I saw her going in the bag I just thought she was told to get money out of it to purchase something for work. Later in the week I told my boss that I need some supplies for my classroom. She told me that she would go get some petty cash out of the bag and let me go get what I needed so that I made sure I had the right stuff to the project. When she went to the cash she could not find the bag. It was not in the spot that she kept it. My boss was looking all around the office to see where the bag may have been placed. She went back to see if the Assistant Director had moved it. When she found out that she had not messed with it she went back to the office to look again. The teacher that I saw messing with it went up to...
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...Egg cup holder First of all, I clamped the acrylic in a bench vice with two pieces of wood either side of it just to make sure it would not scratch the acrylic. The acrylic that I used was rough around the edges so using flat file I Cross filed to get rid of any saw cuts and draw filed it to get rid of any scratches made from the cross filing until the scratches were gone all around. I then got wet and dry paper and used grade 1200, 600 and 400 grits to make the surface finish smooth and shiny, it also gets rid of any dirt and grain left after the filing from the edges. I slowly brushed my fingers across the edges to see if the surface finish was smooth I left the protective plastic on the acrylic so I could mark out the centre of the 4 sided shape, then I used the pillar drill to cut out the circle on the Acrylic. Health and safety is very important in the making stages so I made sure I was wearing my apron and goggles so I could protect my clothes from any spillages such as the water from wet and dry and also protect my face from any bits of acrylic or wood chips that could fly out during the drilling. After the drilling, I used a template to mark out where I needed to bend the acrylic to actually form the shape off an egg cup holder. I used a strip heater to bend the acrylic, I placed the piece of acrylic on the heater where I marked out the line and kept flipping the piece of acrylic every few seconds so the acrylic didn’t melt. I quickly removed the acrylic and...
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...home the money for their wives to cook meals but not all men are like this. Justine or Shabine as she was referred to by the men that desired her; saw men as devils and sexual predators. Justine even saw them as a way of easy money when she allowed herself to become a prostitute. The way she was physically described was very desirable for a man to lust for. Shabine was wanted by the men and she accepted this and used it to her own advantage. Shabine the men would call her, not having a bit of respect for the woman she was. She saw men as devils or sexual predators who just wanted her body and what she could physically provide them. You could say she built even a stereotype for them, thinking that all the men that she met are the same. In my opinion it was true most of the men that she encountered were just sexual perverts who just wanted “a good time”. Shabine got so used it, she learned to deal with the phrases and shouts said to her by the men who saw her everyday quite casually. In my opinion the only good man she met was the Narrator who proposed to her a life of prosperity but she refused this because she couldn’t get over what all men had done to her. “Shabine makes hungry where she most satisfies”. By rejecting the Narrators offer she accepted being a prostitute. She saw men as a way of easy money, knowing that no man could resist her body. She knew that she could make easy dollars from men by just fulfilling their sexual needs. The life of a prostitute isn’t easy and...
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...now than ever before. Since this boom in popularity many new on-line web sites have been created to take advantage of this growing craze. Internet Gambling has shot up the most these past few years. In 2005 the first online betting web site started. Today there are over 2,000 online gambling web sites. Take time to think about the rise in television shows that involve gambling, and the stations that air the shows. Bravo, ESPN, ESPN2, Spike, Game Show Network, FOX, NBC, CBS, and ABC all have aired a show that has had some type of gamble involved. Shows like Deal or No Deal, World Series of Poker, Celebrity Poker, Black Jack, some of these shows may not seem like gambling but as long as there is a risk there is a gamble. How many people knew of Texas Hold’em before ESPN started covering tournaments? And now you can’t go a day flipping through the channels without seeing some kind of poker or celebrity blackjack on television. As technology has improved our world by making things easier and more convenient, it has also made the gambling world easier and more convenient. With the rise of Internet gambling web sites, it is easier today more than ever to place a bet. You can see gambling every time you watch television. Whether it be game shows, card games, or just commercials, you see it. I love sports, so I watch ESPN to catch up on news and to see what is going on in the sports world. One day about 4 years ago I turned to EPSN and I saw a card game going on. I had...
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...became horrified, “The aliens have just started to invade New Jersey!” Shouted the announcer. Then the radio just stopped nothing but loud static. Tishman knew he was going to be in trouble if he did not leave the state. So want he did next could be classified as selfish. He punched the taxi driver in the face dragged him out and shouted, “MY CAR NOW!!!” as Tishman sped away. He raced out of the state to get away from the aliens. But up the road he heard and saw many things. One some red somehow shiny laser beams flying through the sky. Two, the sound of men screaming for help. Last garbled voices talking gibberish. Like in a James bond film he did a J turn and floored it. In the second of excitement he shouted,”YAA!”...
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...Table saw accidents are more common than the average person would think. According to Table Saw Accident Stories and Statistics, 95% of the accidents are hand, arm, wrist and finger injuries and 5% are eye, face, trunk, and leg with persons between the ages of 15-64. Three important issues stand out when it come to the operation of table saws in the work place and in the home; safety, training and equipment conditions. Mr. John Schmidt was injured on June 7; he seriously injured his hand while pushing a large piece of wood through a table saw in the production shop at work. Who is at fault here, the company or Mr. John Schmidt? Problems to be examined are the functioning of the safety guards presently on the table saw being used in the production shop, how employees are trained to operate this equipment and are the equipment conditions well. I will examine what was said by all the employees and management in the production shop. In this dispute it is examined if the company or the employee is at fault. Safety is number one when operating table saws in the work place and in the home. If you are not paying close attention to the process of cutting wood, the safety guards may not protect you in certain situations with handling table saws. According to woodworking machinery expert, Les Winter, the circular blades on the table saw move at a speed of 100 miles per hour. This can cause serious hazards to happen when operator is being careless and not focused on the operation of the...
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...“Bash!” The last I saw was blackness, my head thumping as I was dragged from the cold dead hands of my attacker. My heart continued thumping as every second passed, I could feel the sack tightly wrapped around my body! The blood flowed down from the back of my head, as my numb body and my moist hair rub against the side of the sack. The only thing I wanted to know is why? Who was this person and why was this man intending to kidnap me? Sadly, all I could hear was two heavy metal doors opening. “Squeak….” As I was harshly kicked on top of some sort of rectangular object and my hands handcuffed to some sort of board, I began to hear a voice. In a swift motion, the man pulled the bag off of my head and quickly backed off. I saw that the man was red-eyed and had messy hair, and had some sort of bloody scar that ran from his forehead to his chin. That guy is from my school, Chris was his name why does he want to capture me? By the way the handcuffs felt there wasn’t much of a chance for me to get out. I watched Chris as he was sitting there, sharpening his knife. The silence broke occasionally while we waited, and all that I could hear was his knife going “Scrape...Scrape...Scrape” as he...
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...and said “If you tell this to anybody I will tell your parents about your secret” Len replied “what secret are you talking about?” then Patrick replied “I will going to make my own story that will make you grounded” Len replied “Ok I won’t tell anybody about this but please don’t tell anyone about this” Len walked sadly but one of her classmate named Joyce asked her “why are you crying Len?” Len replied “No I’m not crying I’m okay” Joyce told to Len “If you have a problem just tell it to me and I will help you” and Len said “ok thank you for your concern”. After the school Len goes right to the park then when she arrived she saw a fountain, she asked the guard and said “can I ask a question? Why there are so many people there?” the guard replied “it’s because of the so called wishing fountain they said if you toss a coin in it and wish for something it will be granteLen try it out and toss a coin in it and wished that Patrick would not bully her ever again. When she got back to her home, her mom hugs her tightly while crying. Her mom named Jenny and her father’s name was Romeo. Her mother doesn’t have work and still searching for one and her father work as a carpenter. She asked her mother “why are you crying mom?” Her mom replied “Please don’t be shocked in what I’m about to say to you, I earned a job abroad with a big payment” Len cried and said “why mom? Please don’t leave us alone please just stay here mom” Her mom replied “But I need to this for you not to be like...
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...creative destruction. A perfect example of creative destruction, chain saws replaced thwart, flint, or crosscut saws. Over a million years ago flint and crosscut saws were utilized for cutting wood and starting fires in households all over Europe Crosscut saws were created out of materials found laying around (non-metal), so the people just adapted to the design choice (Jones, & Simons, 1961). Flint, thwart, and crosscut saws were made from numerous materials; flint saws were created from stone and glass set in gum, and others were made from sharks teeth and wheels (Jones, et al., 1961). Back then people were adapting to making their own tools to cut wood. Several decades later, organizations began making them in the form of metal; recently the idea has change to add a wood handle to the metal frame. Although, thwart saws are still being utilized, more consumers are now utilizing the more update version of a thwart saw, the chain saw, all parts are created from metal, including the handle. In addition, oil and gasoline is utilized to run the machine and has to be maintained with continued use. Although the saws of this century come in all shapes and sizes, people still utilize them for various reasons. These tools enabled humans to master and shape the physical environment and will continue to do so as technology change (Jones, et al, 1961). Since the creation of the chain saw in 1830, the idea that this contemporary tool has numerous benefits ranging from tree cutting to...
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...The night was full of darkness that you can smell evil just around the corner. We have been running away from this evil being ever since somebody died in the old abandoned house. It would haunt us day and night just waiting to attack. “Our parents are even scared of this evil being and they are adults,” said Carlos. “Even adults are scared too. They always say that they will protect you, me, and Baby Ben,” said Sophia. “I know that but we are all scared of this evil being and we have no clue what it is or what it’s after,” Carlos said with fear. “Yeah. We have to go to bed. Goodnight and be careful while you sleep,” Sophia said nervously. “You too,” Carlos said. I hugged my sister so tight that I didn’t want to let her go because of my fear....
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...There were many differences I saw between the Buddhist Parable of the Prodigal Son and the Christian Parable of the Prodigal Son in terms of how the story is told and the message. To begin, a difference I saw in the Buddhist Parable of the Prodigal Son is that there is only one son as compared to two of no younger and no older just one son. Second, another difference I saw is that the son does not ask for his inheritance. Adding on to this the father has to find ways in how to make son feel closer to him and accept the inheritance he will soon receive. Third, when the son returns to the house of his father he does not ask for forgiveness as in the Christian Parable of the Prodigal Son to he wants to be let free from the messengers to he leaves when given the way to leave....
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...experience instead of looking for ways to show proof to someone what you did or what you saw. I lost my sovereignty, power over something, because of a postcard I received in the mail from Philadelphia, which did not look the same in person. The postcard had beautiful, old buildings and clear blue sky. When we went a few weeks later the buildings were just old and the sky was not clear. I was so excited by the way Philadelphia looked on a postcard that I did not really experienced what it had to offer. Many people just like myself have lost their sovereignty at an event, place, or even showing evidence that they went somewhere. In “The Lost of the Creature” Walker Percy gives many examples of people losing their sovereignty while visiting places. A man from Boston is one of Percy’s examples. This man from Boston had seen a picture of the Grand Canyon on a postcard. While visiting the Grand Canyon the man was shocked by the way it looks. The canyon does not look the same as it does on the postcard. So the man was in a sense cheated out of a great experience that he could have had, because the postcard looked one way and was expecting the canyon to look the same way. As Percy stated “that the thing is no longer the thing as it confronted the Spaniard. It is rather that which has already been formulated, by picture postcard, geography book, tourist folders, and the words Grand Canyon” (298). Just because a person see it in the books and postcards does not mean it looks the same in...
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...trip to Universal Studios was the first time my Father and I actually did something together, just the two of us and was something brought me close to my Father. In this essay I will tell you about my plane ride over there, what I did right when I got there, and about my time at Universal Studios. I can still remember how excited I was before take off, I mean it felt like forever while we sat in the plane waiting to take off. Just all the anticipation that was inside of me had just made the wait even longer for me. Finally, I heard the pilot say 'prepare for take off'. When I heard those words I was so overjoyed I could hardly contain myself. That rush I got once the plane took off was an experience like no other. The plane ride was about hours long and I enjoyed every minute of it. Little did I know, that was less than half of the fun I was going to have at Orlando. After we got off the airplane, we rented a car and drove to my Uncle Joe?s house. We finally got there and then we all went out to eat dinner. We went to some Italian restraunt and boy was it good. To this day, I have never tasted anything as good as the Veal Picata I had that day. I ate so much that I could hardly move and once I got back to my uncle?s, I just passed out and went to bed. I had a big and exciting day ahead of me. I was going to Universal Studios and I couldn?t wait. The whole drive there I was just wondering what I was going to do and see over there. I mean I thought I thought I was excited...
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...bunch of people with pickaxes and then he looked down and he had one so he saw that he all of the sudden went onto the Battle Bus and he jumped and he landed at salty springs and he saw that...
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