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Martin Luther King Would Be Turning in His Grave
my hands in my pockets, curled fists, one earphone out. I know you — I know that look. we’re martin luther’s failures. he’s turning in his grave to watch us kick our way to freedom and we’re civil rights in action; we speak too loud ; I don’t have your white hand
By Talia Bennett8 years ago in Poets
Drowning and What It Can Do
I've always considered drowning to be the worst way you could die, but I've come to see it in a different perspective. I've been told that when you're drowning, your body activates the mammalian diving reflex, which shunts as much blood from your extremities as possible and sends it to your heart and brain. Because of the lack of carbon dioxide, you involuntarily draw in breath, causing your lungs to fill with water. But when they do, your throat spasms to try and seal your airways to your lungs. And when water replaces oxygen, your body would begin to black out, and you'll become unconscious, and you will die soon after.
By Taylor Ramseyer8 years ago in Poets
