Padre Island

I jumped on my bed at 12 in the morning. I can’t wait for tomorrow! It’s going to be a tremendous day. My family; Dad, Mom, little brother Andrew and I, are going to South Padre Island early in the morning! I couldn’t stop thinking about it. What am I going to be able to do there? How will the hotel look like? Pause. The list can go on and on, but first, I need some sleep. It’s going to be a great time with my family. Ring! Ring! My alarm rang at 5:15 am. I enthusiastically ran downstairs trying

The 2010 Horizon Oil Rig Explosion On April 20th, 2010 an explosion occurred that would be considered one of the worst oil spills in U.S. history. The explosion was cause by a surge of natural gas that made it way to the Horizon rig’s platform that ignited. This caused the rig to capsize and sink, thus breaking risers that were being use to counter act the large amount of pressure from oil and natural gasses (Pallardy, 2015). The explosion killed 11 workers and injured 17 others. The explosion caused

South Padre Island All adults have lives that are filled with some form of stress, even if we don 't truly accept the fact. School and work can get really stressful and we often start to feel anxiety about meeting deadlines or pivotal determinations. Everyone can enjoy a vacation from time to time, and for many people the beach signifies relaxation and a great stress free environment. Touring places or doing activities with your family is a great way to forget about work and make great memories

The workplace can consist of a diversity of people, and a diversity of workplace fashion. Let me tell you about the diverse workplace fashion I observe at my place of employment, South Padre Island City Hall. Being the front desk receptionist, I see most of my coworkers throughout the day and have categorized the fashion at my workplace as follows: The Business Professional, HR Inappropriate, Casual Islander, The Flamboyant Fashionistas, and Office Uniform. In an organization that consists of at

skeptically and dictatorially.” ― E.B. White. In accommodation to the environment, the liquefied natural gas (LNG) plants that are being planned to be built in between Brownsville and Port Isabel should be cancelled to keep the Rio Grande and South Padre Island a highly admired tourist site. Liquefied natural gas is natural gas in a liquid form, produced by cooling the gas to -259°F through a process called liquefaction. Even though there is a low percentage (5%-15%) LNG will catch a fire, the LNG’s vapor

Taking time to escape reality is indeed necessary for finding serenity within yourself. Homosapiens often do this by removing themselves from their normal setting and going to an unfamiliar area. This is referred to as a getaway, recreation, or a sojourn. These three terms essentially all mean the familiar term “vacation.” Webster’s definition of vacation is simple: 1: an extended period of recreation, especially one spent away from home or in traveling. A definition such as this one is quite broad

"On average there are there are 70 on duty firefighter fatalities in the United States every year." ("Firefighter Fatalities in the United States"). This means that an on duty firefighter dies about every 5 days. Firefighters have enough stress with their everyday job, then you add losing a fellow member it puts another level to that stress. Imagine two siblings go out to play basketball like they do multiple times everyday and one of them end up dying in a freak accident. Horrible right? It is

In the novel, The Stranger, by Albert Camus, Camus uses a variety of literary devices in order to create a moment of inward reflection from readers, in which we reflect on just how absurd our existence is. Camus expresses his critique through one major character, Meursault, and a few minor characters as well. Camus’s use of irony pushed readers to look beyond the surface, and come to the conclusion of where the irony was displayed. Camus also made use of ironic moments in order to contrast the expectations

Liberty University SWOT Analysis of the Chaplaincy Duties from 1200-1600AD A Research Paper Submitted to Dr. Paul Greer In Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements For The Course CHPL 500 Liberty Baptist Theological Seminary By Melissa Rolan Lynchburg, Virginia Saturday, January 30, 2011 SWOT ANALYSIS OF THE CHAPLAINCY DUTIES FROM 1200-1600AD Chaplains kept the faith by holding on to the “be, know, do concept between the 1200s and the 1600s AD. Being a practitioner of faith meant

Article Analysis “Exploring the Phenomenon of Spiritual Care Between Hospital Chaplains and Hospital Based Healthcare Providers,” written by Janie J. Taylor, Jennifer L. Hodgson, Irina Kolobova, Angela L. Lamson, Natalia Sira, and David Musick, is a study involving hospital chaplains (HCs) and hospital-based healthcare providers (HBHPs) to discover how spirituality influences the well-being of HBHPs. The research for this study was concentrated in six areas: chaplain availability, HCs building