For my additional summer reading book I read “Our Only May Amelia” by Jennifer L. Holm. The main character is May Amelia‚ the only girl in a family of 8 children‚ living in 1899 colonial America after immigrating from Finland. When the story begins May Amelia’s mother is uncomfortably pregnant with her 9th child‚ her brothers are giving her trouble and her father wants her to be a ‘proper young lady’. Soon her grandmother visits and decides to stay with them for a while. Her grandmother is a bitter
Premium Family Fiction English-language films
While reading “The Life You Save May Be Your Own‚” I couldn’t decide who was worse between Mr. Shiflet and Mrs. Crater. When I finished reading I decided Mr. Shiflet was worse because of how manipulative he was. Mr. Shiflet was able to manipulate how and what people thought and what people talked about with him. When Mrs. Crater would ask Mr. Shiflet a question about why he is at her house he would respond with a different question or tell her a story about the doctor in Atlanta that cut a human
Premium English-language films World War II 2006 singles
Teenagers commonly use social media‚ majority use it on a daily basis and for many years and there has been an argument between whether it is good or bad for you. In Melissa Healy´s ¨Teenage Social Media Butterflies May Not Be Such a Bad Idea‚¨ she talks about many good things about social media while Hilary Stout’s “Antisocial Networking?” talks more about the bad in social media and screen time. Social media isn’t good for you‚ especially for today’s teenagers being on it for an average of 9 hours
Premium High school Education Facebook
Assignment 1 Geico Total Rewards Program Case Study Advantages to a Total Rewards Approach There are several advantages to using a total rewards approach to compensating the workforce. The top five are described in the text (pp. 15—17). The following paragraphs discuss the facets of the Geico total rewards program that align with these advantages: The first facet is “Health and Well-Being”. Geico offers a variety of medical plans to their employees such as PPO’s‚ HMO’s‚ dental
Premium Employee benefit Employment compensation Workplace wellness
May 31 - June 12‚ 1864 In the overland campaign of 1864‚ Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant with the Army of the Potomac battled General Robert E. Lee and the Army of Northern Virginia for six weeks across central Virginia. At the Wilderness‚ Spotsylvania‚ North Anna and Totopotomoy Creek‚ Lee repeatedly stalled‚ but failed to stop‚ Grant ’s southward progress toward Richmond. The next logical military objective for Grant was the crossroads styled by locals Old Cold Harbor. May 31‚ 1864
Premium Ulysses S. Grant Union Army Robert E. Lee
ENCOUNTER WITH THE WEST 10. THE TRAIDING ROUTE • In the last two centuries of the Middle Ages‚ the Europeans‚ while regaining the Holy Land from the Muslims‚ were able to establish commerce with the Orient through trade routes. The goods the Europeans wanted were gold‚ jewels‚ silk‚ perfumes‚ especially spices like: *pepper *onions *ginger *nutmeg *garlic is the most important items of trade from East. • Owning to the desire of the Europeans to enhance the taste of food and to preserve
Premium Ferdinand Magellan Philippines Cebu
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-2174136/Aliens-Well-probably-close-encounter-century-says-leading-physicist-warns-governments-ready.html “Aliens? We’ll probably have a close encounter this century says leading physicist who warns government to be ready” was written by Fiona Macrae in July‚ 2012. Macrae is a science reporter at the Daily Mail. She studied medical microbiology at Edinburgh University before training in journalism in Cardiff. This had been the first article I have
Premium Life Extraterrestrial life Planet
Topic #3 Genetic Mutations May Explain a Brain Cancer’s Tenacity Tina Hesman Saey ScienceNews.Org Angel Briana Gray 1/7/13 Glioblastoma are tumors that arise from supportive tissue of the brain. These tumors are usually highly cancerous because the cells reproduce quickly and they are supported by a large network of blood vessels. Glioblastomas are usually highly cancerous. Dead cells may also be seen‚ especially toward the center of the tumor. Because these tumors come from normal brain
Premium Brain tumor Cancer Oncology
Effect of Irradiation on the Growth and Germination of the Corn (Zea mays)¹ Mardocheo Yao Crispino S- 5L ¹A scientific paper submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements in Biology 30 (Principles Of Genetics) laboratory under Mr. Jickerson P. Lado‚ 1st sem.‚ 2013-2014. ABSTRACT The effect of irradiation on the growth and germination of the corn was determined by planting ten seeds per treatment with varying doses. Four hills representing
Premium Seed Ionizing radiation Germination
for me. But there is only one place that stands out the most. New York City is the place that has captured my heart. I have tons of memories being a child and going into the big city. Now that I’m older I get to experience the city alone. I love leaving the small town of Iola and enjoy the hustle and bustle of the big city. I also love all the different smells‚ food‚ and people. In my opinion you will not find another place like New York City. I like to go into the city early in the morning so
Premium English-language films New York City Debut albums