Drag-and-drop

Government interventions in the marketplace seem to be unavoidable, and with Democratic President Barack Obama in office the government appears to be more present than ever before. In recent years, government has involved itself in several marketplace problems. Some decisions made by administration were popular, others have torn the two major parties even further apart. On March 23, 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, also know as Obamacare (“Key Features of the Affordable…

want to catch a lot of fish. They think the most efficient way to catch a lot of fish is through bottom trawling. They think bottom trawling will be the most efficient because of the time it takes as well as the amount of fish they will catch. They drop the nets to the ocean floor and pick up everything that is in the net’s way (Destructive Fishing, n.d.). Those fishermen come home that day thinking they choose the most efficient way to catch fish, when in reality they have disrupted the marine…

Overfishing is, very simply, catching a large amount of fish so rapidly that the population cannot reproduce fast enough to replace those being caught. Signs of overfishing can go back as early as the 1600’s. In Medieval times a pair of fishing boats would drag a net between the two of them catching everything in its path. During the 1800’s, when humans needed blubber for oil lamps, they killed off a huge population of whales. In California, the herring, cod, and sardine population began to go…

He tossed me a pair of expensive Evoshield socks that he said wouldn’t fit him and I must say they’re still the nicest socks I’ve ever owned. Then he asked to put some of the stuff he bought in my car so when we went to his house later I could just drop it off. The night went on and we had a lot of fun, it felt like the good ole days having Bullshit Begley…

“Illegal Aliens” There are roughly 300 million people living in the United States; out of those 300 million, around 11 million of them came to the U.S. undocumented and with dreams. Dreams of getting a job, dreams of being able to live comfortably monetary wise, and the most important dream-- The American dream. Around half of those immigrants are of Hispanic descent. These people come with plans of living here for most, if not the rest of their life. They do not want to cause any trouble,…

Jessica Laferriere Lobeto Fernando English 1101 June 8, 2017 The video advertisement shows a significant sexist problem between how men should be staying home watching sports and women should be the ones out shopping. In the commercial the advertiser who is talking about the couple makes it look like men are not supposed to be out with their girlfriends while shopping. The advertiser also depicts how men can’t have an opinion in what women like. The advertisement shows the stereotype that women…

Annoyed, I listen to the loud patter of rain on the roof. Each drop only a tap, but together they make a blaring noise. It's the first time that I have left the U.S., this time to go to Belgium, and not only is it raining, I'm also horribly sick. With snot dripping from my nose; a box of seemingly useless Kleenexes to the side of the bed, the seconds tick by one after the other. Each minute seeming as long as, or longer than, an hour. I lie in bed, with my eyes closed, but sleep does not come,…

an extreme personality transformation after a tragic incident that should have left him dead. Before the tragic incident, the lawyer, Henry, shapes his personality and actions around his selfish desires. The lawyer’s instinctual cigarette addiction drags him to…

blacks were all together, Hilly cringed and referred to the two races as “different,” in a derogatory way (Stockett 218). Hilly never misses a chance to refer to Aibileen and the other help as incompetent such as the moment Aibileen accidently spilled a drop of tea on her plate. Instead of forgiving her, Hilly immediately insults her and exclaims, “You can’t even teach these people how to be clean.” (Stockett 503). Comments and actions such as these project the alienation blacks face from whites…

driving, therefore students are more alert behind the wheel. In Mahtomedi High School, a similar decrease was noticed, as there was a 65% drop in crashes involving 16-18 year olds (The legal driving age in the state is 16) (University of Minnesota). As students get more sleep, their safety on the road increases, and the safety of other drivers improves as well. The drop in crashes are a direct result of the change of start times in the district, as in one district average crash rates dropped…