Good Moring Jim Peters, I’m Juan Ortiz, the Granite Shop Manager for Primera in Phoenix, Arizona. I want to take a moment to express to you what I am about. I have 14yrs of experience in the granite industry. The granite industry is not just a job to me, it’s my passion, and I love and enjoy my job. I know this industry from top to bottom. Back in 2012 I decided I wanted to give more to this industry. That is why I went back to school and obtain my certificate in general business and my associates
Las Vegas is a city in the desert. If it were not for man-made initiatives, Las Vegas would be a very hard place to live. Today, the man made Lake, Lake Mead is drying up, this has brought awareness to the state of Nevada, who are now trying to improve and expand its ‘eco-friendly’ initiatives in order to sustain Las Vegas in alternative, clean ways. Solar Energy, LEED’s building and water conservation are becoming much more popular than ever before. Las Vegas is striving to become a sustainable
My Climate Autobiography: Snowmageddon I realize now that I was never really taught to care for the environment besides what I heard in school or on tv. My parents always showed sustainable behavior like recycling, saving electricity and water, and purchasing fuel economic cars. But it seems that all came from an economic point off view not an environmental. If anything, I was taught to fill my cup first and from the overflow help others. The only memorable climate event that I can recall from memory
Black hair care is a 9 billion dollar industry with 34 percent of all hair products in the United States being purchased by Black women. Relaxed hair against natural hair has been and still is an ongoing nationwide argument. Many people wonder which is healthier, less expensive, or maybe even less time consuming. The two have their individual pros and cons but black woman have to make a decision as to which one they want to deal with. Natural hair is hair that hasn’t had its curls altered chemically
morning while getting dressed, she gets afraid that there are germs all over her clothes and things, which causes her to stand and shake the germs off her for half an hour. She also washes her hands before doing anything. If she was going to wash her face, she will wash her hands first and if she was going to get dressed, she washes her hands first before getting dressed. She also stated that washing her hands wasn’t enough, she sometimes used rubbing alcohol. Another evidence that led me to formulate
The Choice after Loss “The most beautiful people we have known are those who have known defeat, known suffering, known struggle, known loss, and have found their way out of those depths.” -Elisabeth Kubler-Ross, American psychologist. When loss hits, people’s real character is revealed. For some, like Gwilan in, “Gwilan’s Harp” and the washwoman in, “The Washwoman”, loss only highlights their naturally selfless attitude. For others, like Mr. Behrman in “The Last Leaf”, great tragedy must occur
Mean Girls is a comedy full of memorable quotes, amusing characters, and lots of laughs for the audience, but what many people may not realize is that this movie includes psychological concepts such as role schemas, diffusion of responsibility and front and backstage effect. Mean Girls is about a girl entering a public high school for the first time after being homeschooled all of her life. While discovering herself throughout this life-changing event, she gets involved with a clique called "the
Bahamas Golf Vacation Enjoyment at Its Best A known fact is that the Bahamas is one of the most ideal destinations for a nice vacation with family, friends and loved ones. After going through the same routine everyday, it is natural that we all get bored easily and look out for various ways to rejuvenate our self and our souls. This is definitely a necessity because change is inevitable and therefore, we all look for some or the other kind of changes. Many of us go in for various things like dance
The Winter Safety Check List For Drivers I despise the winter! Alright so maybe I sound somewhat forceful however you recognize what I mean, the ever erratic yet dependably to a great degree frosty climate, the dim evenings and always feeling blue; if not for Christmas, this season would be a genuine failure! I'll let you know what I truly battle with amid this half of the season the most and it pummels everything hands... driving! Try not to misunderstand me, driving is an awesome ability to
Title: Gun Safety Rules and Tips Guns are inherently dangers and should be handled with care. Improper use, storage and care of firearms leads to unintentional deaths, injury or damage. If you are a firearm owner, a potential gun owner or a curious about the use and effects of guns, then learning about gun safety is essential. Gun safety rules are the recommendations given to minimize or eliminate accidental or negligent discharge and the consequences of malfunctioning firearms. They also impart
All eyes stared at Yoongi once Kihyun stormed out after his episode. Yoongi himself was slightly taken back, he (Kihyun) had never really retaliated so emotionally before. He didn 't know whether to laugh or feel bad, after all he did have emotions himself too. He was just never good at showing them. "Dude..." a voice finally spoke after a good sold 5 minutes of silence passed by. "I think you fucked up this time." Jimin finished. Yoongi didn 't respond to his friends words, well, more like he didn
In the Orlando shooting that took place at a nightclub on June 12, 2016, at least 50 people were killed and 53 were sent to hospitals. Carried out by a gunman, this was the deadliest mass shooting in U.S. history. We don’t know everything that happened that night, but here is what the authorities feel that happened. The gunman behind this was 29-year-old Omar Mateen. He was divorced and he worked for a security company known as G4S. Omar was known to be abusive and belligerent. To pull
Political and sociological oppression is presented in dystopian novels because of totalitarian control in the laws, customs, and practices in an existing state of illusion. A dystopia is an “unhealthy, bad place that seems like a perfect society”. Dystopias are futuristic places where oppressive societal control, and illusions of a perfect society take place through corporate, technological, and moral control. Oppression is the combination of prejudice and access to social, political, and economic
The Ugly Christmas Sweater: From ironic nostalgia to festive simulation The Ugly Christmas Sweater is a cultural symbol that brings happiness to all ages and gives personal, familial warmth to those during the Christmas season. The Christmas season nowadays is one of the most busy and stressful times of year in terms of financial and emotional stress. The Ugly Christmas Sweater parties may offer an escape from the holiday stress. The best part about the Ugly Christmas Sweater parties though is it
With the sport of hunting gradually increasing in popularity around the United States each year, hunters are finding themselves in closer proximity to other hunters than ever. Naturally, this situation creates a certain element of danger, considering the minuscule amount of safety training required for a hunting permit, and that fact that nearly every hunter in America is walking around with a loaded firearm. Here are a few basic tips to keep you and others as safe as possible while enjoying the
10 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DITCH THE BIG UK WEDDING AND GET MARRIED IN VEGAS Each year in excess of 80,000 weddings take place in Las Vegas, which makes sin city one of the most popular wedding destinations in the world! Obviously, a Las Vegas wedding wouldn’t be right for everyone. If you want a huge extravaganza with every single relative and friend in attendance then it may not be the ideal venue for you. However, don’t be misled by thinking that there are only totally wacky wedding options available
Toan Tran APAC(period 2) Mr. Turner Oct/20/2015 Dai Vernon-The Best Magician in The World New York and Las Vegas in the U.S.A are famous for refinements of many industries and they are particularly special and fascinating, if not the most considerably attractive and iconic destinations for fellow magicians and cardsharps all around the world, who dream to pursue their careers in one or these two places. Each industry has sophisticated history and remarkable
“On March 10, 2009, Michael Kenneth McClendon, 28, shot and killed ten people in a shooting spree in three communities in two southern Alabama counties: Kinston in Coffee County, and Samson and Geneva in Geneva County. Five of the victims were family members and two were children. After engaging in an exchange of fire with police, he committed suicide, bringing the total of dead to eleven. Officials at the time said this was the worst shooting event in Alabama history” ((2009, March 10), Geneva County
critical view of American culture. She employs irony and sarcasm to mock the excessive and superficial values associated with the plastic pink flamingo. For example, she satirizes the idea of the flamingo as a must have item and states “anyone in Las Vegas knows that a flamingo stands out in a dessert even more strikingly than on a lawn.” This sarcastic tone serves to highlight the absurdity of the cultural obsession with a cheap and artificial lawn ornament, revealing Price's critique of the misplaced
In her essay “The Plastic Pink Flamingo: A Natural History”, Jennifer Price illustrates the influence of pink flamingos in American culture. Jennifer Price also describes the nature and color of real flamingos. However, Price’s main purpose of writing the essay isn’t stating the nature of real flamingos, but in fact her view of American culture talking about these plastic flamingos. Price uses certain rhetorical devices, such as strong diction, tone, and use of examples to further convey her readers