According to the fox news article on the human hair trade, hair is being used for more than just wigs. Human hair is an active ingredient used in items such as pizza, dough, bagels, and even fertilizer!
A warehouse, owned by Blair Blacker, is located in Florida City, FL. where a stock-in-trade business of human [...]
Archive for September, 2008
Humane Hair in Pizza?
Posted in News opinion of the week. on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Hope
Posted in Quote of the week. on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Hope is a good thing- maybe the best thing, and no good thing ever dies.” – Stephen King
I believe that we all hope for what we desire, but unless we act upon them, all hope can do is make us feel a little better. Even when everything in our life may not be going as [...]
Andy Warhol
Posted in Art/Image of the week on September 30, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Andy Warhol
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Algid
Posted in Word of the week on September 30, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week I chose the word algid. Algid means chilly or cold and it derives from the latin word algidus, which is from algere, meaning “to be cold.” Algid is an adjective and is pronounced as (al’-jid). I chose this word, because soon we will be experiencing algid weather.
Source: www.thefreedictionary.com
The North Wind.
Posted in In Class Journals on September 29, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The North Wind posted an article about the choices students have to travel abroad while attending NMU. I think that this is a great program for students to become a part of. It’s important that we take every chance we can to make our college life a rememberable experience, and what is better than studying [...]
Invisibility Cloak
Posted in News opinion of the week. on September 23, 2008 | 3 Comments »
An article in the Washington Post has given out recent information that their is an invisibility cloak being created, a cloak similar to what Harry potter uses. The cloak is made of a material that bends light rays backwards, which until recently was considered impossible.
This is known as transformation optics, it makes wavelengths of [...]
Cantankerous
Posted in Word of the week on September 23, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
This week I chose to describe the word cantankerous. Mainly because I think it is a fun word to use. The word cantankerous describes a stubborn or cranky individual. Cantankerous is also an adjective.
For example,
I ate all of my grandpa’s expensive chocolate, so he is going to be cantankerous for the rest of the day.
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Portrait
Posted in Art/Image of the week on September 23, 2008 | 2 Comments »
Title: Portrait
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Truth
Posted in Quote of the week. on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
“Rather than love, than money, than faith, than fame, than fairness… give me truth.” – Into the Wild
I believe that this quote is telling us that having the knowledge of truth, is more important then other factors that we must deal with in life. I believe that we must have truth in our life in [...]
Heart Transplant
Posted in In Class Journals on September 22, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
The North Wind printed an article about a student by the name of Ryan Sule, who is currently waiting for a heart transplant. Ryan has cardiomyopathy, which is a disease that causes the heart muscle to inflame, tending to result in failure. He experienced his first heart attack when he was 19 and an incoming [...]
