...Washington weather. I was at the library doing what I loved to do; people watching. And it is my homework, how cool is that? When I looked around the room I saw varieties of people. No one was really gaining my interest. Some people were there to hangout while others studied in groups. Some people were on the computer roaming the famous “Facebook”. There was one woman that caught my eye. There was something about the woman that I was interested in, though I could not figure out why. I started to analyze the woman's looks then her behaviors. I was also looking at the woman's surroundings. The more I had analyzed the woman, the more I was interested. I tried hard not to make it too obvious that I was watching the woman. I sat behind this young man which helped me hide better and doing so, it made things easier for me and made things more uncomfortable for the young man that I was sitting behind. I had to do what I had to do to get my work done. Besides, my teacher said to observe for twenty minutes. I observed for twenty minutes which is not very long. By the woman's clear, smooth, beautiful and tan complexion, she looks to be the age of twenty-five. The make-up she wore was hard to catch but I could tell she wore make-up and it is not plastered on like some other women would do, which is too flaky and unattractive. I did see some eye make-up, the make-up was a very light pink color which goes well with the woman's eyes. It is good to have eye shadow that makes the woman's...
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...Students take twenty-twenty five hours yearly of standardized tests and that's not factoring in the practice tests and class.This essay will discuss how there are too many state mandated tests, how the tests are too long ,and . I feel that test should be cut and good tests take their place. First, there are too many mandated tests .The average amount of tests a student will take over their school career is one hundred and twelve .A school in California which happens to be the 4th largest school in the nation cut their 300 yearly tests down to 10 .The things the tests go over overlaps meaning they go over something over and over again. Second, This paragraph will talk about how the tests are too long.They take up about 20-25 hours of Testing...
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...lovers who over time withstand changes that one partner goes through, and the other remains standing strong throughout time. This poem clearly provides an image of two siblings and is very specific in describing the relationship between the two. Although the poem does seem to take on a romantic form, some readers believe that this may be a poem about a brother and a sister. The narrator of the poem is the author, and she starts with line one, she states "I saw two trees embracing". In this line the reader may be feeling the emotion of a romantic stance. It speaks of an embrace, but doesn't mention what kind of embrace. Maybe it's a family embrace, instead of the romantic embrace that some readers think. In line five, she states, "Since their twin youth, maybe she had been pulling him toward her all that time". This line clearly states that they have been together since their youth, and possibly twins or are in close age of each other. She was pulling him toward her, as if to protect him with her strong stance. Some readers feel that it is highly impossible that two lovers would be together since their twin youth. In line eleven, she states, "And where their tops tangled it looked like he was crying on her shoulder". In this line she shows that the brother was the weaker of the two. In siblings there is always one that stands stronger than the other. The one who holds the family together long after the parents have passed one. The sister was merely showing her protective...
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...The Panama Canal is approximately eighty kilometers long between the Atlantic and Pacific Oceans. This waterway was cut through one of the narrowest parts of the isthmus that joins North and South America. The Canal uses a system of locks to raise and lower ships to the desired elevation. The locks function as water lifts: they raise ships from sea level(Atlantic or Pacific Ocean) to the level of Gatun Lake, which is twenty-six meters above sea level. Ships then sail the channel through the Continental Divide. Each set of locks bears the name of the town where it was built, Gatun ( on the Atlantic side), and Pedro Miguel and Miraflores ( on the Pacific side). The lock chambers, which are steps, are 33.5 meters wide by 304.8 meters long. The...
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...Pregnancy: A Long, Eventful Life Experience Pregnancy occurs everyday world wide. Many women dream of the day they can start their own family. Although some women enjoy pregnancy, it can seem like the nine months take forever to come to an end for some people. The nine months of pregnancy are equally divided into three trimesters. Pregnancy, an event of developing a baby, is separated by months and trimesters and is a long, eventful life experience. Months one, two, and three are the first trimester and include weeks one through twelve of a pregnancy. During week one of pregnancy, the egg and sperm join to make a cell called a zygote. The zygote divides multiple times and the bunch of cells move towards the uterus. Then during the second week the dividing zygote, now called a blastocyst, goes into the uterus and burrows into the side of it. During week three, part of the blastocyst will develop into the placenta that will help provide the baby with nutrients. It will also produce a hormone called HCG that will stop the woman’s menstrual period and make the body produce increased levels of estrogen and progesterone hormones that will begin growth of the placenta. The fully formed placenta will be the life support system for the baby (Dattel 13). In week four, the heart and lungs of the baby will begin developing, and the baby will have a heartbeat (14). By week five the baby is approximately 0.5 inches long, and the arms and legs will appear as short stumps. At the time of...
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...hosts can impress their guests with their affluence. Because there is such a high demand for shark fins, traders can make a lot of money from shark fin, but it is the restaurant owners who really "make a killing" in this foul trade. Fishermen are only interested in the fins because shark meat is of low economical value and takes up too much space in the hold. It also contains urea, which turns to ammonia once the shark has died and contaminates other fish. Shark fin itself is tasteless; it just provides a gelatinous bulk for the soup which is flavoured with chicken or other stock. Many people, especially the consumers, are unaware of the suffering that finning causes. To put it bluntly, shark populations have been decimated. Globally, tens of millions of sharks are slaughtered every year to satisfy the demand for shark fin soup; at least 8,000 tonnes of shark fins are shipped to restaurants around the world. Fishermen report that sharks is getting smaller because they are not being given time to mature. Shark populations take a long time to recover as they can take over seven years to reach maturity and they only raise one or two pups a year. Twenty species of sharks are listed...
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...Tennessee, he may hardly have done a a lot of economical job. He entered the state with an efficient force of regarding thirty four,000 men, as well as Forrest’s cavalry. After the Battle of Franklin (Nov. 30, 1864), he had simply twenty six,000 left. Before incoming outside “Fortress capital of Tennessee,” he additional weakened his tiny army. He sent Forrest with most of the cavalry, bolstered by detachments of army unit, to cope with U.S. forces at defense Rosecrans outside Murfreesboro. He even sent a depleted brigade of Missouri Confederate regiments off to create a fort on the river. This left solely regarding twenty one,000 men at capital of Tennessee. He knew the town had been heavily fortified by the U.S. Army, and he couldn't create another offensive strike like at Franklin. Instead, he threw up defensive works, roughly parallel to today’s I-440, and waited to be attacked....
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...Panera breads business model is, “to provide a meal and dining environment of sufficient high quality that customers would gladly pay for that quality – at a price that would also make the company financially successful” (Panera Bread Case). Through Panera Bread’s business model one can see that they took the marketing technique of higher quality for slightly higher prices. Panera bread differentiated itself from many competitors through its superior quality and welcoming environment. This business model deemed successful at first and helped the company to grow and maintain profits, but over the recent years Panera has been running into some obstacles. Personally I like their business model and it has been proven with their early success, but every business model can be improved to address current problems. Originally Panera had financed its growth through retained earnings and increases in equity capital from stock options and employee stock ownership plans. This is great since they did not need any external financing and had little to no debt to worry about. This did not last too long due to the increase in production prices and decrease in margins leading to Panera’s inability to meet their desired growth. In order to maintain their wanted growth they would have to tighten their margins. This, however, led to the stock price dropping 10% on the third-quarter announcements and about 40% over the last year. This business model began experiencing problems with transaction...
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...According to our results, there was no significant difference in the height and growth of Wisconsin Fast Plants (Brassica rapa) housed in different soil types. This finding contradicted our expectations since soil is one of the main variables in growth of a plant organism. And we measured the height and growth because impacts on plant growth is a widely used indicator of resistance or sensitivity to the plants environment (Black, 2007). In our planning, we expected that the regular potting soil would result in taller height and faster growth than the other soils. Instructions and guides on growing Wisconsin Fast Plants say to use potting soil as this is the most efficient substrate for the plants growth. Our hypothesis can be rejected in...
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...is in charge of corporate affiliations and new product development. Dr. Jonathan Wilkes is not only the strategic planner for the medical aspect, but also the chief advisor for health care services. He also handles clinical services and management of utilization. He joined the Castor team in 2002. Helen has been there since Castor was founded. Her obligations are financial operations, which includes budgeting, underwriting, actuarial, forecasting, accounting, financial planning, risk management, and financial analysis. She is certified for both chartered life underwriter and public accountant. In January 2006, Mr. Hunter and I had a meeting with two groups of people. Constructit, which consists of one those and people, and the other group E-Editors, this group consists of one thousand six hundred people. Both do not have insurance coverage for their employees. This means that individuals of both parties have to pay their own insurance. As for the Constructit group, they are willing to pay a premium of four thousand for each person. The E-Editors group will pay up to four thousand five hundred for each person. Castor Collins has two available plans that could fit both of these groups. The first is Castor Standard and the other...
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...Keynesian Economics Before World War II the economy was in ruins. The great depression was tearing the country apart. With twenty-five percent unemployment and poverty at an all time high, it was time for a change from the passive economics of the past. WWII led to a stimulation of the economy through spending and the economy thrived. Keynesian theories were correct and the United States adapted it's policies to Keynes's ideas. Keynesian economics are a worthy foundation to modern macroeconomics. Keynesian economics acknowledge the presence of human irrationality in economics because of the proclivity of humans to act instinctually or emotionally. This can easily evident because of the presence of very long economic recessions or depressions. If humans were rational clearly it would be true that a depression lasting many years would be impossible because the economy would easily self correct in the long run, but sometimes the long run never appears. Another evidence of the irrationality of humans is a series of experiments performed at the University of Chicago. Among these experiments was one that auctioned a twenty dollar among the participants. The highest bidder would get the bill, but the second highest would still have to pay. The bill was auctioned for twenty-eight dollars, which is clearly higher than the value of the bill. Paying more money than what something is worth is irrational because the utility of the bill is out numbered by its cost, which is easily...
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...development, job specialties, promotions and training programs. I counsel and advise Airmen from all departments of the Air Force, from pilots and plumbers to construction workers and combat fighters. My ultimate mission is helping Airmen reach their long-term career goals. There are times I have to place my long term goal, retirement, on a temporary hold but I continue to make every effort to promote to the rank of Technical Sergeant, avoid the violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and complete twenty years of service. The road to retirement can be rocky but I will overcome those obstacles that may stand in my way to promote to the rank of Technical Sergeant, to avoid the violations of the Uniform Code of Military Justice and to complete twenty years of military service to retire from the United States Air Force. First, to be considered for retirement, I will have to overcome the obstacles that stand in between me and promoting to the rank of Technical Sergeant. Technical Sergeant is the lowest rank the United States Air Force permits retirement at the moment. With United States Air Force standards continuously changing, retiring in the rank of Technical Sergeant could possibly change too. In the Air Force the one obstacle that stands in my way of promotion is the promotion testing I am required to take after wearing Staff Sergeant rank for two years. The test consist of two parts,...
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...the Magi That was all. She had put it aside, one cent and then another and then another, in her careful buying of meat and other food. Della counted it three times. One dollar and eighty-seven cents. And the next day would be Christmas. There was nothing to do but fall on the bed and cry. So Della did it. While the lady of the home is slowly growing quieter, we can look at the home. Furnished rooms at a cost of $8 a week. There is little more to say about it. In the hall below was a letter-box too small to hold a letter. There was an electric bell, but it could not make a sound. Also there was a name beside the door: “Mr. James Dillingham Young.” O NE DOLLAR AND EIGHTY-SEVEN CENTS. 1 O . H e n r y When the name was placed there, Mr. James Dillingham Young was being paid $30 a week. Now, when he was being paid only $20 a week, the name seemed too long and important. It should perhaps have been “Mr. James D. Young.” But when Mr. James Dillingham Young entered the furnished rooms, his name became very short indeed. Mrs. James Dillingham Young put her arms warmly about him and called him “Jim.” You have already met her. She is Della. Della finished her crying and cleaned the marks of it from her face. She stood by the window and looked out with no interest. Tomorrow would be Christmas Day, and she had only $1.87 with which to buy Jim a gift. She had put aside as much as she could for months, with this result. Twenty dollars a week is not much. Everything had cost...
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...Sleep Deprivation The OR is a silent room. My surgical scrubs feel warm, like a pair of comfy pajamas. I sit, holding tools, while the surgeon meticulously dissects the patient's. It's a surgery I've assisted on dozens of times before. I blink and try to remember how long I have been in here. It seems like it has been forever since I have arrived at the hospital. In fact, it's been more than thirty hours since my shift started. During this past day and a half, I've logged more than fifteen hours in the OR and had no sleep in-between. My eyelids feel heavy, as if being pulled down by an invisible force. I begin shaking my knee up and down, an attempt to keep myself awake. My knee stops, and the Heaviness returns to my eyelids. Five minutes...
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...If I had to choose one person to spend a whole day with, it would be my mother. If I could have one day with my mother sober, happy, and disease free, there would be so many different things I would do with her and talk to her about. I would ask her about her life and all of her experiences in it and try to figure out why she ended up the way she did. I would ask her about my childhood and why things ended up the way they did. All of the questions that burn through my mind every day would be relieved. Most importantly though, I would get the chance to forgive her for everything. Trying to communicate with my mother as she is today (and has been my whole life) is nearly impossible. My mother suffers from alcoholism, drug addiction, schizophrenia, psychosis, bipolar disorder; the list could go on and on. That being said, and to make a long story short, my mother is a very paranoid person who unfortunately suffers from the majority of the negative symptoms associated with her diseases. According to Connie Brichford, from the website EverydayHealth.com, “Negative symptoms reflect the absence of traits and abilities that most other people have. These include: lack of interest in activities, a flat emotional affect, indifference about relationships, and an inability to complete tasks […] low motivation, a negative symptom, may be a factor in social deficits; some people are simply not motivated to 2 interact with others” (Brichford 1). Suffering from these symptoms...
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