The Diving Bell and the Butterfly

Most inspirational words are given by people with great knowledge that have graduated from the highest colleges in America. Although this is not the case for Mick Ebeling’s. Most of his speeches include the saying everything that is possible now was at one point impossible, therefore everything that is impossible now will be possible in the future. Although his words are very strong and powerful Mick has a degree in political science, and is an American film, television and commercial executive…

Much Ado About Standardized Literature In the world of modern day education, school boards across the nation often refer to lists of “standard literature” when assigning reading materials to students. Among these novels are the classics: Harper Lee’s To Kill a Mockingbird, Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World, and William Golding’s Lord of the Flies, just to name a few. But what are students truly gaining from reading these well-known works? What are the school boards across America hoping to teach…

“football” as referred to in Pakistan. He'd be diving and scraping his elbows in the rough, summer grass just to help me better myself. It was the day I had been anticipating, August 31st, or the day of tryouts. “Good morning!” exclaimed Mrs. Grant, my teacher at the time. “I'm good how are you?” I replied. The pressure wouldn't even allow me to speak correctly. During class, the daydreaming had taken over my brain as a stared at the clock waiting for the 3:35 bell to ring. Before I knew it, the…

Death of Chris McCandless— Unfortunate or Inevitable On September 6th, 1992, Christopher McCandless’s frozen body, along of his belongings, was found on a bus in the barren Alaskan wilderness. His death was a mystery to the world— even his family barely knew his motivation of living off in the desolated and uninhabited Alaskan land. An American nonfiction writer Jon Krakauer investigated McCandless 's belonging and interviewed his family, and composed a nonfiction Into the Wild depicting…

Portfolio 1 Log book entry Understanding Confidentiality What kind of sensitive/personal information might be available to you when working in student placement settings? Sensitive information is defined as information that is protected against unwarranted disclosure. Access to sensitive information should be safeguarded. Protection of sensitive information may be required for legal or ethical reasons, for issues pertaining to personal privacy or for proprietary considerations. 1. Sensitive…

As a rule, the gill area is greater in fast-moving crabs (Portunids) than in sluggish bottom dwellers; decreases progressively from wholly aquatic, to intertidal, to land species; and is greater in young crabs than in older crabs. Often the gills are enclosed in protective chambers, and ventilation is provided by specialized appendages that create the respiratory current. As in cephalopod mollusks, oxygen utilization is relatively high—up to 70 percent of the oxygen is extracted from the water…