American novel

"Thistle-sifter. I am a thistle-sifter. I have a sieve of sifted thistles and a sieve of unsifted thistles. Because I am a thistle sifter.” This was one of many pivotal drills used in the rehabilitation of king Georges' stammer, a drill we commonly know as a tongue twister. Lionel incorporates this tactic in hopes that it relaxes Albert's jaw muscles and strengthens his tongue. Conversely, experts Albert attended earlier sought to strengthen the tongue with extremely unorthodox methods. One doctor

If you recently discovered that you grind your teeth at night, then hopefully you told your dentist and now have a mouth guard you wear at night to protect your teeth from you bad habit. However, like many people, you likely don't want to have to wear a mouth guard every night for the rest of your life. It can also be a chore to have to clean it every day and re-order new ones as they become worn. If you want to lose the mouth guard and be able to sleep without it again soon, then try one of these

As a first time dog owner, it can be difficult to know what symptoms warrant taking your dog into the pet hospital for immediate treatment instead of scheduling a regular appointment with your vet. Here is a quick guide to when you should take your dog to the nearest animal hospital. Open Wounds If your dog has any open wounds, ranging from a deep cut, broke bone or serious burn, you need to take your dog to the vet immediately. An open wound could have a lot more going on than meets the eye.

Austin Shemell, an actor, said “Teenager years, having gone through it all, I know it’s rough, rough time, and I would say to accept that message of letting go.” In Paper Towns, by John Green, there is a theme of letting go or not between Margo Ruth Spiegelman and Quentin. As a result, there will be consequences for letting go and not letting go. Margo and Quentin are in the senior class at Winter Park High School in Orlando, Florida, and Margo decides to do eleven tasks in the middle of the night

The sport that I chose to do is 4-man bobsleigh. The goal of bobsleigh is to get the fastest time out of 4 runs over two days. The courses are 1,200 to 1,500 meters long and the minimum curve radius of 20 meters. The slope is an average of 12 to 15% steep. The winner is decided by adding up the 4 times from the four heats, and then the fastest time overall is the winner. The times are recorded on a stopwatch in hundredths of a second. 2018 bobsled track The first category I’m going to cover is the

Position: Trio Director of Student Support Services Part One: Job Description This job description is from Livingstone College’s Human Resource Career Opportunities Postings: Responsible to provide leadership and administrative oversight for the Student Support Services (SSS) Program, a United States Department of Education Title IV grant-funded "TRIO" program designed to increase retention and graduation rates of low-income, first generation college students and students with disabilities through

I stand in front of the mirror as I put on my tie fixing my jacket making sure there were no wrinkles as my best friend Tyler and Adrienne ran around the apartment getting ready. Tyler and I have been best friends since high school now him and Adrienne were engaged after three years. The bride Patrice was very punctual about time so when Adrienne was taking too long to get ready I grabbed my present and made my way to the door with her yelling behind me. “I'm here! I'm here Don't leave without

In the book, Paper Towns, by John Green, one of the main characters, Margo Roth Spiegelman, greatly influences the actions of her childhood best friend, Quentin Jacobsen. Margo brings out the more adventurous side of Quentin as she convinces him to live more and break the rules. After Margo goes missing, she leads Quentin on a quest to find her. Margo also helps Quentin think more deeply about life, people’s true characters, and love. In the beginning of the story, Quentin Jacobsen appears to just

The protagonist that had the most effective characterization from the pieces we read this year was Katniss from The Hunger Games. In the story, the character is portrayed as a girl who has lost a lot and has been hurt a lot so she has distanced herself and her hurt can be captured through her actions. As told in the story, Katniss witnessed her father’s death which makes her feel sad and mad. Katniss says, “My father knew and he taught me some before he was blown to bits in a mine explosion,” (Collins

Turtles? In My Bath? It’s More Likely Than You’d Think. Sometimes live gives you lemons, and we all have varied responses to the newly discovered citrus, but other times life gives you turtles, which elicits a plethora of new and mysterious reactions. Bathers with a Turtle shows a s¬cene of three lovely ladies bathing within a pool, but everything changed with the turtle appeared. Throwing a wrench into their plans, Henri Matisse displays an intriguing and outspoken representation of the human condition