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CHAPTER ONE Scuttlebutt Cove Occasionally I think that everyone has an extraordinary calamity waiting for them, that the beach combing trolls sipping ice tea in their underwear are just seconds away from a catastrophe. Mine began like any other mind-numbing summer’s morning, with the oppressive heat. There were no sinister signs or ominous alarm bells sounding, it was simply hot—the dreary dog days when the big yellow sun rose rash and conspired with tendrils of misty sea salt to snap silver tintypes

Endocrine Disruptors During recent years, numerous newspaper and magazine articles have suggested that humans may be at risk because small amounts of well known environmental contaminants, such as dioxin, PCBs and DDT, can affect hormone levels. Hormones are produced by the endocrine system as regulators of biological function in target organs. Because hormones play a critical role in early development, toxicological effects on the endocrine system often have an impact on the reproductive system

had blown him off course, followed by a shift in wind that kept him off shore. He longed to see his brother, Glenn, who was waiting for him in port. He’d just passed Fort Macon and the thin ribbon of Outer Banks that protected the mainland. When a gull cried as it flew over his boat, Jake tracked it for a moment before it blended into the dusky sky. It was the first land animal he’d seen in days. As he navigated through the channel, the last low rays of the sun illuminated the white church steeple

According to James Schmidt's article "Civility, Enlightenment, and Society: Conceptual Confessions of Kantian Remedies," "The Enlightenment is routinely characterized as embracing a conception of reason that is held to be insufficiently sensitive to its own limits" (Schmidt 421). The term enlighten means to clarify or clear things up, most of the time a person would give a reason to enlighten a situation. The Enlightenment period was all about reasoning and this is why it was also known as the Age

The Deepwater Horizon spill occurred on 20 April 2010 and was caused by an explosion on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig that killed 11 workers and injured 17 more. The drilling rig, located 66 kilometers southeast of the Louisiana coast, left an oil gusher that was finally capped on July 15, almost 2 months later. This was the largest accidental marine oil spill in history and the largest offshore environmental disaster in the United States (Telegraph, New York Times, BBC News). It is estimated

Gene Colan was an American comic book artist best known for his work for Marvel. He is best known for his work on 1964 Daredevil, Howard the Duck, and The Tomb of Dracula. Colan was inducted into the Will Eisner Comic Book Hall of Fame in 2005. He passed away in 2011. Gene Colan’s mark making is exceptional. The strokes of the pencil and hatching are used to communicate form and structure to the figures and elements in his drawings. Solid black would immensely flatten the images, but the quick

She nibbled her way to his lips. “Maybe.” “Sure you’re ready for it?” “Are you?” “Oh, yeah.” What were they talking about? He nudged her soft top up, one hand tracing her backbone while the other moved around to the front. With some innovative angling, the kisses continued. Wetter, rougher and oh, so hungry. She shivered. “Are you cold? I know a room with warm quilts.” Brody was breathing hard. So was she. Still, she stiffened. “Um, I don’t think so, okay?” Caution froze his features. “So we’re taking

When the topic of eating disorders (ED), anorexia, bulimia, starving, purging, or any other form of self harm is brought into an everyday conversation, it is simply looked at as nothing out of them norm and is just brushed off as if the topic was concerning what the President had for lunch that day. At first glance, the average person would probably conclude that the main reason eating disorders are so noted in young women today is simply due to the fact that the media puts so much pressure on these

Euthanasia has been an ongoing debate for many years. Everyone has an opinion on why euthanasia should or should not be allowed but, it is as simple as having the choice to die with dignity. If a patient wishes to end his or her life before a disease takes away their quality of life, then the patient should have the option of euthanasia. Although, American society considers euthanasia to be morally wrong euthanasia should be considered respecting a loved one’s wishes. To understand euthanasia,

Frededreia Willis Dr. Celia Lewis English 415 14 May 2016 The Never Ending Circle of Feminism vs. “Manism” in Twelfth Night The main character in William Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night, experiences a drastic physical identity change and crisis. Viola, shipwrecked to this new land, Llyria, disguises herself as her twin brother, Sebastian, in order to gain work. At first glance, this may not put forth a problem, but understanding the historical and social context during the time in which this play was