Comfortably Numb

If the shoe doesn’t fit … “I call it ‘Barbie Doll Syndrome’– a 6 foot tall woman just doesn’t wear size 4 shoes. It’s abnormal, but we all want to look like Barbie,” says fellowship trained orthopaedic foot surgeon Pam Davis, M.D., Midwest Foot and Ankle Specialists, Davenport. “The typical problems I see are directly related to shoes that aren’t shaped like a person’s foot. Wearing shoes too small or those shaped in an unnatural way will cause deformities,” she adds.   Pamela Davis, M.D

I never thought it could happen to me. Growing up I had always been into action sports from riding BMX bikes, racing dirt bikes, snowboarding all the way to boogie boarding hurricane sized waves at the Jersey Shore. I loved it all. I will always remember watching Tony Hawk jump over a car on his skateboard at Six Flags. As a kid, watching professionals do unimaginable tricks sparked something inside of me. The summer going into my Freshman year of high school, a few of my buddies introduced me

Violence in Catcher in the Rye The world is cloaked in violence. People consume monumentally gratuitous amounts of entertainment through the internet, television, music, and books, and all of it is saturated with overt and extreme violence, and that goes double for adolescents. With the overall effects of violence on the minds of teenagers, exposing them to more violence in the form of school reading would be monumentally inappropriate. A clear example of violent literature utilized as part of school

with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.” This sentence from the Deceleration of Independence is one of the most well known of American documents. However, consequently we have all become comfortably numb to this statement and don’t take into consideration the struggles, fights, and deaths from our history that made this statement true. Due to the unceasing fight of men and women of three different groups, America was altered for the better. The

Let’s all think back to what we ate for breakfast this morning. Picture it. Okay, now imagine that plate or bowl or even drinking glass again, but this time: remove any of the food reliant on honeybee pollination. Now what do you see? We should have taken away all of the fruits, vegetables, grains, nuts and even some animal protein. One in every three bites of food relies on bee pollination. That is more than just a fun fact; that is a real concern. One of the most vital problems facing the world

The Jewish people experienced many difficulties of both emotional and psychological damage at the hands of the Nazis. One of their killing tools was concentration camps, which included crematoriums and gas chambers. This paper will describe aspects of the psychological effects of the Jewish people that were sent to Auschwitz. Because of Auschwitz, the Jewish people lost most of their land, money and lives. The abuse, isolation, and dehumanization caused the Jews to feel forsaken by God. “There was

thousands of faces peering into yards, into alleys, and into the sky, faces hid by curtains, pale, night-frightened faces, like grey animals peering from electric caves, faced with grey colorless eyes, grey tongues and grey thoughts looking out through the numb flesh of the face.” The reiteration of the word “grey” characterizes the

Dr. John Michael Thomassen is a board-certified plastic and reconstructive surgeon in South Florida who frequently performs brow lifts (forehead lifts) for individuals residing in and around Fort Lauderdale, including Oakland Park. With a forehead lift, Dr. Thomassen can diminish the horizontal lines and sagging wrinkles that typically form on the forehead. After a brow lift, individuals enjoy a refreshed, more youthful appearance. What Can a Brow Lift with Dr. Thomassen Accomplish? A forehead

The movie “Deadpool” grossed $783.1 million in the United States upon its debut in theaters on February 16, 2016. The movie “IT” has grossed $123.1 million in the United States within the first weekend of opening. Both of these movies feature extreme cases of violence and gore. One scene in “Deadpool” even shows a man being decapitated by the hands of the main character. However, homicide rates in the United States actually took a decrease by 40% in the months that these movies came out. Violence

The Other Wes Moore depicts the transformation of two boys who shared many of the same circumstances, and were born into fairly congruent life conditions. Both Wes’ share a name, a family situation, and an upbringing; both lacked fathers and grew up in very similar neighborhoods. After becoming fascinated by an inmate’s seemingly familiar story, the author - Wes Moore - writes a story that shows the juxtaposition of their lives. While many things were similar, throughout the novel we see the exploration