Snow, sleet, rain, and high winds can exacerbate existing damage and lead to serious problems. Meanwhile, a chip is much more likely to crack amid freezing temperatures than non-freezing ones. Defrosting the window or using a scraper to clean it may also lead to damage.…
Just imagine a nightmarish situation when you are driving home with your family or friends and suddenly your fuel tank is empty. To make matters, you have forgotten to carry the extra fuel and you are still far away from home and it is quite late at night. This calls for immediate roadside assistance. But, if you have the number of the top towing companies in your phone book, then you need not worry. Just call them up and yes, they should be ideally open even at night since, they vouch for 24 hours service.…
Every part of your car is important, so it is necessary for you to ensure everything is working and functioning properly at all times. Should something be damaged or simply stop doing it job, as the owner, it is up to you to get it fixed. It is true that people will find things under the hood that negatively impact their driving experience, but when your windshield is damaged, you may start to realize just how important it is.…
If you own an older home, and your utility costs are rising every year to an astronomical rate, you may want to consider adding replacement windows in your home. Replacement windows will be much more efficient than the old, crumbling windows that are on your home now. Replacement windows will keep the cool and hot air from escaping your home and making it uncomfortable.…
Clarissa Harlowe "Clara" Barton was a pioneer nurse who founded the American Red Cross. In addition to being a hospital nurse, she worked as a teacher, patent clerk, and humanitarian. At a time when relatively few women worked outside the home, Barton built a career helping others. She was never married, as she knew the restrictions of a married woman at the time, but had a relationship with John J. Elwell. During the end of the American Civil War, Barton worked at a hospital she made helping the people at the Andersonville prison camp where 13,000 people died.…
Due to the financial crisis there have been many changes made to government programs to reduce costs and help with debt. Many of these cuts are happening statewide, in America’s public schools. The first programs that are being cut are the art programs, and the excuse is that the core classes are more important. The argument is that children need to be more focused on test scores in Math, Science, English and History. It is unfair to single out art classes, there should be a more even spread of budget cuts, not just the sole elimination of the arts. There are parents who are indifferent with the arts and they are unfazed by their removal from elementary public schools. What many of these parents do not recognize is that there are actually benefits of the arts that help with core subjects. Some benefits are strengthening problem solving skills, stimulating critical thinking and helping developmental growth. There is also a duel component that shows that there is a direct correlation between SAT test scores and art programs in schools, as well as higher participation and attendance. It has also been shown that the arts can help boost the economy.…
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free, the wretched refuse of your teeming shore, send the homeless tempest-tost to me, I lift my lamp beside the golden door.” Reference? America has long been the land of freedom and hope to the world, and the American military is what has kept her that way. People have forgotten how important and valuable the military is to the world that we live in. As part of the Budget Control Act of 2011, automatic sequestration calls for $1.2 trillion in lowered federal spending, with 50% coming from defense and 50% coming from non-defense budgets. If Congress cannot reach an agreement, these cuts will reduce the Department of Defense spending by about $55 billion dollars. On September 11, 2001, the United States faced a difficult time in which 3,000 lives were lost due to an attack upon the U.S. by terrorists who hijacked airplanes and crashed them into the Twin Towers in New York City, the Pentagon in Arlington, Virginia, and the United States Pennsylvania! That day, 9/11, has become a day in which we remember the lives that were lost and the families who were affected by such a tragedy. We called on our military once again, and they were there to protect our country. I am against automatic sequestration towards the military and military programs for many reasons.…
“Greed is a bottomless pit which exhausts the person in an endless effort to satisfy the need without ever reaching satisfaction.” -Erich Fromm. Greed is an underlying theme that repeatedly takes form throughout F. Scott Fitzgerald’s novels, it eats up and consumes his characters to the point of their deterioration. They all yearn for an outcome that they will never get, however they feel that the world owes whatever it is that they seek to them. Fitzgerald uses his characters to criticize the upper class's greed, arguing that if someone achieves wealth, or is raised wealthy then it will lead to a feeling of entitlement. People who live affluently feel entitled to everything, especially love and money which results in failure and decline of…
Online, physically, or verbally you can be a victim of being bullied. You don’t have to keep things as they are. The question is how to handle the situation (Do you attack the bully and become the bully yourself? Or do you ignore the bully and pretend all is well?) What you do is speak up and ask for help. I would know, because not only was I a victim, I was also a person who stood by and simply watched it happen.…
1930s- In the 1930s money was scarce because of the depression. People tried what they could too to keep themselves happy. They would watch movies, play games, and such. In the great depression the American dream had become a nightmare. The great place that was once called the land of opportunity was now known as the land of desperation. The best place for a better life was California.…
"It's not just a game," to many athletes this statement rings true. Sports fuel the drive and determination within people, and provide them an essential learning tool from which they can grow. Competitive is defined as, "of or relating to a situation in which people or groups are trying to win a contest or be more successful than other : relating to or involving competition ."(merriam-webster.com) This concept of competitiveness is the foundation of all sports. The competitive spirit and thirst to want to better oneself in order to be at the top is a fueling force that will propel our children far beyond their years on the court. Providing children with equal playing time in youth sports discourages the necessary need for healthy competition and takes away valuable life lessons that will prepare them for the future.…
John Washington came from England to Virginia in the mid 1600’s. (KL) During his stay, he fell in love. He married Anne Pope in 1657. They had three children together which were Lawrence Washington, born 1659, John Washington II, born 1661, and Anne Washington, born 1662. (Wikipedia.org) He was granted land by King Henry the VIII. John is the great grandfather of George Washington, the very first president of the United States. (KL)…
The practice of assisted suicide in the field of medicine is one of the most controversial issues facing us as a society today. Euthanasia of a patient is a taboo that can get a doctor’s license to practice medicine revoked and the doctor can face incarceration for his/her actions which are classified as a homicide. This practice is not something I believe should be looked down upon or tabooed as many other believe. It is a matter of choice, something that should be allowed to any terminally ill patient who wishes it so long as they are mentally competent to make such a decision. There is also a precedent for assisted suicides in the Physician Aid in Dying, or PAD laws in the states of Washington, Oregon, and Montana where patients can be assisted in causing their own deaths. Others may say it devalues human life and that it is an unethical act, which is not true since it is more helping the people by taking the pain away from them during the end of their lives. I don’t believe that euthanasia is just giving the patient the choice of giving up, but rather the choice to be done with the pain and control one’s fate if that pain is too much for them to handle or to keep fighting if they wish to.…
There are many unjust laws in today’s world, one of them being the legalization of same-sex marriage. Christians stand firm in my religion when it says, “Marriage is between a man and a woman.” The nation --- our pledge of allegiance that we say every day --- was founded “under God”, and God says that marriage is between ONLY a man and a woman. The constitution was written “in the name of God”, where the law of legalization of same-sex marriage rests.…
“Equality by design”, that’s what I like to say. Schools have been doing wrong things like banning individuality through the use of school uniforms. Why shouldn’t students wear uniforms? Uniforms only make the students life more miserable. Uniforms limit a student’s individuality, it eliminates a crucial form of self-expression, and it indicates a lack of confidence in the student’s ability to make responsible choices. Like so many people, we want the best and happiest for the students. All schools should ban the usage of school uniforms.…