A Farewell To Frankie The first time Gay and I knew anything about Frankie was on the website of Libby Pound in Montana. There was a picture of her sat by her tree with her head lowered, reminiscent of the engaging coy look for which Princess Diana was famed. The caption underneath the picture extolled her virtues and added, “She only wants loving.” We went to see her. Frankie came out from the works of the Pound avoiding our gaze, head down, and her tail tucked between her legs, a sure signs…
2016 at Indian Trail Elementary in preschool room 2. Julia is 4 years and 6 months old, Libby is 4 years and 8 months old, and Savannah is 5 years and 6 months old. All three of these children are peers in the classroom of 8 students. Along with this, there is 1 lead teacher, 2 assistant teachers, and me as a block I student. On this early Tuesday morning, the children are having work and play time. I pull Libby, Julia, and Savannah aside and ask them if they would like to complete an art…
heading home to his beautiful wife Libby and their two children to spend more time. His coworkers appeared to be saddened about Atenton leaving as they cheered, we see here that Atenton was of good character and was a beloved employee. The seemingly perfect house and perfect family appeared to enjoy Will’s being home but that later took a turn when the girls noticed someone staring through the windows and night. The “peeping tom” act did not sit well with Will or Libby so they started to do a…
geocentric, or earth-centered universe(Joyce Dejoie and Elizabeth “Libby” Truelove),” What the quote is saying is that about 400 years ago people thought the earth was the center of the universe. Galileo did not agree after he looked at the sky with his telescope. Dejoie and Truelove also wrote, “In 1632, he published a book that stated, among other things, that the heliocentric theory of copernicus was correct(Joyce Dejoie and Elizabeth “Libby” Truelove).” Copernicus wrote a book that said the…
and archaeologists to establish the ages and times since death for ancient human remains. It is very precise and accurate and is therefore used for a range of biological specimens as well (Mason, 2017). An American scientist called Willard Frank Libby first perceived the basis of a dating method supported by the prediction of the existence…
the original amount of 14C in a creature when it died, they can measure the current amount and then calculate how many half-lives have passed. There is MUCH more, but it's freaking boring, so I think you get the jist of it. Anywhoo, Dr. Willard Libby, the founder of the carbon-14 dating method, assumed the ratio to be constant. His reasoning was based on his belief in evolution, which "assumes" the earth MUST be billions of years old. Assumptions in the scientific community are extremely bad…
During the mid - 1900’s, throughout the world supressing actions of racism were practiced. Slavery and Colonialism now are regarded as unethical, inhumane practices. So how could one allow themselves and each other to participate in such practices? These acts were justified through the theory: “Social Darwinism”. A theory created by scientist Herbert Spencer, in which applied natural selection and “survival to the fittest” to society. According to Herbert Spencer the fit and the strong should…
If you want to stand up for something important or see something that needs to change become a teen activist. Teen activists are teens who stand up for a cause or something that needs to be changed. Teen activists have to make sacrifices for their cause and take time that they could be using for having fun.There are many reasons teens become activists like personal experience, to help the community, or they see something that needs to change. The first reason that teens become activists is from…
(add more) Right to privacy in a legal concept is based on the kind of information that is transferred because of cybertechnology. Privacy in regards to the United States as law covers non-public personal information such as financial, medical, social records since npis have legal protection should it be stolen. (add more) There are pros and cons in regards to DeGeorge’s five criterias of whistle-blowing. For instance, the criteria is very lenient since the employee has to at least meet the…
Teen Activism People suffer all over the world from bullying. Malala“They shot me in the left side of my head.” Alex libby, “Three million kids not in school because of bullying.” Emily-Anne Rigal, “Multiple kids commit suicide because of bullying.” Some teen activist start their mission/work for different reasons. It maybe bullying or standing up for themselves or others. Malala is one teen activist that stands up for herself and others. One way that she stands up for herself and others is…