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Understanding Pat: Disposition and Smoking

· Personal Essays

From the responses that we have on Pat from her boss, best friend, medical doctor, and mother, we realize that there is a lot more going on with Pat than meets the eye. Pat has had a rough life…

Pat's Development: Attachment and Erikson's Stages

· Personal Essays

In reviewing the information on Pat, we see that she has several issues, which plague her development as a person. Not only does she have physical limitations that she had to overcome, but she also…

The Carbon Cycle and the Science of Global Warming

· Personal Essays

The flow of carbon through Earth’s ecosystem is called the carbon cycle. This process is inclusive of air and the bodies of plants and animals. Photosynthesis and respiration as similar in many ways.…

Tears in Transit

· Short Stories

I’m on the train listening to a conversation of a woman right across from me. I can’t imagine the pain that she is going through at the moment with her boyfriend. It’s reminiscent of a friend I know w…

Ten Years Between Meals

· Short Stories

It’s been ten years. The first Thanksgiving without my grandmother happened ten years ago. That’s why this year was special to me. See, this is the first year I’ve cooked Thanksgiving dinner. Sure, it…