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Mad Dog Marine Corps
1,858 wordsI place my boot on the neck of this commie bone bag, the toe resting on his chin. I think, I hate this wet heat he breathes. At least there is no rain in it -- for now. I hate his elusive sky, too. A sky filled with foliage, unlike the limbs and leaves of the hickory or oak trees back home. "Slats, you and Mad-dog planning to marry that commie better, " Luke hissed at me. I watch as reality seems to shift; 5 ' 7 ", 176 pounds of ground foliage in front of me apparently transforms itself into a F...
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Grand Duke Imperial Family
1,771 words... firing ministers and ordering the Emperor and Empress to do his evil bidding. As the situation with the war worsened, and public dissatisfaction grew, the rumblings against Rasputin became louder; it was only a matter of time before those who believed Rasputin evil would try to seek their vengeance. (Baker 88). This is the letter Rasputin wrote before his horrible death he foresaw. He predicted that if he should happen to die because one of the Romanov or Romanov relatives killed him, the en...
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Hundred Dollars One Hundred
611 wordsRacing, to me, is just the outward display of whose car is faster than the other guys. It is not a sport. It is not game. It is just immaturity on wheels. Now of course, many people will put a lot of work, money, and time into making their car faster than the next guys, but why? There is no product to show for all of your hard work but a glove-box full of speeding tickets, an engine that will need to be replaced soon, and tires that have already been replaced ten times. Hopefully, you will soon ...
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Sir Robert 25 Percent
863 wordsPeter was never a smart boy. At 12 he was still struggling with the basics of arithmetic and trying to understand the differences between a verb and a noun. The boys at Scot lee High called him slow mo. Life couldnt be crueler and ironic because his last name, Sparks, was the cause for many unkind jokes. Once in the fifth grade his Math teacher said, For someone called Sparks, you are not very bright are you? He remembered how that class of nine year olds had laughed and started chanting Sparky,...
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Human Animals Steam Engine
1,806 wordsThis essay will explore the moral and ethical issues raised by human superiority over animals, why we shouldnt have any superiority, and how this subject is portrayed in a variety of different media. The world today is becoming less aware of the pain and suffering being inflicted on animals. As a result, animals are becoming even more and more downtrodden in society. Humans have, and continue to, treat animals as if they are property, as if we can own and therefore control their lives and what h...
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Gays And Lesbians Human Rights
517 wordsby Arthur Bressan Wow, again. When I first saw this I thought of what a fun, exciting way to express one's identity-at a parade. All I could think about was when and where the next would be closest to St. Louis. So many people, so many smiles. An old lady immediately caught my attention: "When one group is oppressed, all groups are oppressed." This reminded me of the material we read, The Common Elements of Oppression, in that there is no hierarchy of oppressions. To eliminate one oppression suc...
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Ida B Wells Eight Children
655 wordsIda Wells-Barnett was born in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1862. She was the oldest of eight children. Ida was born of slaves, but her parents were able to support eight children. Her mother was a famous cook, and her father was a skilled carpenter. When Ida was only fourteen, an epidemic of Yellow Fever swept though Holly Spring and killed her parents and youngest sibling. She kept her family together by securing a job teaching. Ida managed to continue her education by attending near by Rust C...
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Law Enforcement Officers Police Officers
1,061 wordsHowever, in my opinion, the number of deceptions that occur within the United States is not that high in comparison to neighbors on our continent. America is a large region made up of many diverse countries. A large portion of these countries have enormous problems with corruption. Two of these countries, Mexico and Colombia, have gained a great deal of attention due to their problems. The difficulties these countries have are even more complex in that they affect other more prominent countries ...
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Support For Large Segments Support For Large Polymers
922 wordsBiodegradable polymer sutures Biodegradation: A biological agent (an enzyme, microbe or cell) responsible for degradation. Most degradable polymers are polyesters. Polymers prepared from glycolic acid and lactic acid have found a multitude of uses in the medical industry, beginning with the biodegradable sutures first approved in the 1960 s. Since that time, diverse products based on lactic and glycolic acid and on other materials, including poly (dioxanone), poly (trim ethylene carbonate) copol...
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Data Access March 29
743 wordsMobile computing Digital technology is the most rapidly developed brunch of modern industry. I think that computers take the leadership in this industry. In this paper I want to drag your attention to such fact as mobile computing. As you can notice the computers become smaller and smaller with time. It became possible thanks to the wide use of microchips. One tiny microchip can process a lot of information. Not only hardware development leads to the mobile computing but the software too. At the...
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Andy Warhol Closely Related
1,504 wordsEnvironmental sustainability of Pop Art The retrospective confirmed Warhol's importance as a painter while simultaneously extending his longstanding interest in environmental art -- or installation art, or more plainly, "decor. " This interest helps us to elaborate on the environmental sustainability of art using Warhols works. Judging from "Portraits of the 70 s, "decor" continues to be at least as important to Warhol as portraiture. Following plans devised by his longtime collaborator, David W...
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Alternative Fuels Fuel Efficiency
996 wordsPeople Concept Cars CONCEPT CARS People go to car shows to see the manufacturers futuristic concept cars and are always fascinated and amazed by the impressive engineering. Little do they realize, those concept cars of tomorrow are actually prototypes of what is to come. The car shows only intent is to showoff the engineers technical ideas, to get the populations reaction, and to test the functionality of their new creation. How will tomorrows mobile units look and perform? The late twenty-first...
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People With Suitcases Main Drag Island
609 wordsIn Mexico, Cozumel Paradise In Mexico, off the tip of the Yucatan Peninsula is an island. The island is surrounded by coral reefs filled with life. Ferry boats pass over the reefs, making half-hour runs to and from the mainland. Dive boats anchor near the coral itself, and divers bob around among the eels, fish, and lobsters. Cruise ships come in around the reef, and drag anchor through dead reef. The dock that accommodates them occupies space that used to be one of the oldest surrounding reefs....
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Forward Swept Wings Swept Wings Book
435 wordsI have chosen to do my book report on the book? The Grumman X- 29? , by Steve Pace, for a couple of reasons. I? ve seen the X- 29 in flight at an air show and was mystified by its wing design. I asked myself how could something like that fly at all? This book shed some light on the mysteries of how the X- 29 flies and performs. I am going to tell you a little about the book and the X- 29, so sit back relax and enjoy the fruits of my reading labor. The X- 29 is a single-engine aircraft 48. 1 feet...
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Speak To My Friends Relate To Robs Rob
944 wordsIn Nick Hornbys High Fidelity, the main character, Rob, relates music to every aspect of his life. He utilizes music as an escape from his anxieties regarding his failing record store, relationship, and sense of self. Music provides Rob with the inspiration that keeps him going: Records have helped me to fall in love, no question. I hear something new, with a chord change that melts my guts, and before I know it Im looking for someone. (169) Music prompts Rob to isolate himself, hold an unrealis...
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One By One Younger Kids
1,238 wordsSitting out Kuwait Welcome Back Sitting out by the front gate during the early evening I look toward the horizon, the sky is turning all different shades of yellow and orange as the sun begins to set. A nice gentle breeze begins to come in off the shore. It is a warm evening but the breeze helps to sooth the heat as it gently sweeps over my body. Lunchtime is just about over and the younger kids should start coming out anytime now. I look around and see that life has not really changed much sinc...
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Bushido Code Feudal Japan
920 wordsIn my essay on the Code of Bushido, I will attempt to explain the different sections of the code as well as who used the code that defined Japans warrior class, the general history of the code and the honor that accompanies it. Bushi is a term that was given to the warrior class of a pre-feudal and feudal Japan (web). Bushido, which literally translated to the way of the warrior (Hall, Eleanor 37), was the certain philosophy that directed the Samurai. The Chivalry code of the European Knights of...
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Men In Drag Greek Theatre Woman
334 wordsWoman In Theatre Woman in Greek theatre is something you just don t see. In fact woman were put in the same category as slaves. In this time of the gods, woman were forbid to play their own part in the famous thing we call Greek theatre. Taking the place of these women were testosterone driven men portraying the woman part with their own preconceived idea of how woman really are. This act of men in drag to portray the Woman, is absurd. In fact, who ever thought a male could act out the part of t...
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Years And Years Policy Makers
625 wordsCompromising on Public Policy Issues: Is This Good or Bad? A public policy is a set of principles that directs government actions. The policy may take one of many forms laws, rules, programs, money, court decisions and even customs and traditions. These policies affect everyone, but not always in the same way. For example a policy thats good for the consumer may not be good for the farmer. Public policy is developed through a process of debate and compromise. For that process to work effectively...
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Dry Land Weight Training
1,095 wordsSwimming competitively is one of the most difficult and challenging sports there is. Why? Because like basketball, football, baseball or any other team sport you can never win the game, because a swimmers main goal is to improve there time not to win. Of course all swimmers like to win though. Part of what make swimming so difficult is not just the in the water part but also what is called dry-land, which is various exercises a swimmer would do on land to work there swim specific muscles in a mo...
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