H4104!” Racing from the call room to the Cardiac Intensive Care Unit‚ I had a million thoughts running through my head. Why is the RN calling me STAT? Is the patient coding? Is the intra-aortic balloon pump I am responsible for not functioning? When I arrive‚ the patient’s pressures were spiraling downward and the surgeon said he must go back down for surgery. Adrenaline pumping through my veins‚ I realized this was not an emergency simulation I had been taught – this was real. As soon as we reach
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A road trip is the ultimate getaway. It’s the journey‚ not the destination‚ so don’t hurry. Absorb the scenery‚ visit unusual attractions‚ eat in roadside diners‚ knock back a few cold ones in local taverns‚ and strike up conversations with strangers. The unexpected is part of any memorable road trip. During 4 1/2 decades‚ the two of us have driven more than 250‚000 miles while touring the USA in a variety of vehicles including four VW campers. We have motored through all 50 states (we flew to Hawaii)
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It was a hot beautiful summer where 6 friends wanted to take a road trip to Miami‚ Florida and stay the whole summer. Cody‚ Tracey‚ Blake‚ Stacey‚ Aaron‚ Rebecca were all grad students at southeastern university and were hoping that Miami‚ Florida would give their summer a great spark. The say finally came where they started loading up and getting ready to leave; all of them were very excited that they were speechless while loading up. Cody booked a hotel room for them so when they get there they’ll
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birds flying in and out of the clouds from underneath of us. After a while I saw the island‚ palm trees covered it and the beaches were by far the best scenery. After our plan landed and we got off‚ the first thing I felt was the hot‚ humid air hit my face. Unluckily I was wearing jeans and a sweater because it was fall in Ohio. We were greeted with friendly faces welcoming us to Dominican Republic. We were on the bumpy dirt road‚ heading to our hotel. We passed some run down houses and stores
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On February thirteenth I took a trip to the Tenderloin neighborhood in San Francisco in order to volunteer at the Saint Anthony Foundation dining hall. I checked in with the coordinator and met with the staff and other volunteers before getting briefed on my duties for the night. I was tasked to help set up the emergency shelter for the night for the less fortunate. I welcomed each guest that walks in through the doors and hand each and every one of them a warm blanket. After each guest was accounted
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No one knows exactly when Lahore Fort was built but it was first mentioned around 1021 AD when Mahmud of Ghazna conquered it. Over the centuries Lahore was conquered many times. Lahore has also been an important city for a long time. The best time for Lahore was during the Mughal reign from 1525 to 1721. Jalal-ud-Din Muhammad Akbar (Akbar the Great) built the present structure as we know it today. Jahangir and Shah Jahan constructed palaces in the Fort and Emperor Auranzeb Alamgir built the Badshahi
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My Trip to the National Steinbeck Center It was a gloomy‚ wintry Tuesday morning‚ and the rain seemed to be striking the ground like a hail of arrows. Unfortunately‚ this was the day my mom and I had decided to visit the National Steinbeck Center‚ a museum in Old Town Salinas dedicated to the Nobel Prize winning American author‚ John Steinbeck. Steinbeck grew up in Salinas‚ and wrote powerful‚ enthralling books‚ such as East of Eden‚ based on his experiences there. He is known for his meaningful
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dribbled past all of my friends‚ went in near the hoop‚ took a big jump for it and boom I dunked over Johnny. Excitement was in the air‚ cheerleaders dancing and cheering. The game was tied 20 to 20‚ it was my team’s ball‚ and as soon as we checked the ball I passed it to Chris. Then I ran in towards the hoop. Chris shot a three point shot he missed‚ I jumped‚ got the rebound and slam dunked it. Everyone cheered; I was excited that day because all I was thinking about was the trip I was going to take
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My Life Changing Trip Imagine standing on a road in a warm humid place in the middle of nowhere. A place where the grass is dry‚ the fields are endless‚ and the smell of dirt stings the inside of your nose as the wind sweeps by. The roads are narrow and lonely. The only visitors that pass are the few people on bikes and the occasional rusty truck that hums as loud as a lawn mower as it carries sugar cane from a nearby farming village. As you look out into the fields‚ water buffalo can be seen in
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by their side. Not I. I fight for freedom for a living. My heart is drawn to the hard work of freeing my people from the bonds of slavery. This time‚ my 19th trip‚ I agreed to bring eleven slaves that wanted freedom all the way to Canada. Their hopes and dreams of a life of freedom is in my hands‚ under my care. I am responsible for them. A life without beatings‚ whippings‚ and discrimination is our goal. As I sang the arrival song for my passengers‚ I knew I had an arduous journey ahead of me
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