A Long Way Gone

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    The Haunted Science Lab

    ghostly figure in front of me. His white lab coat barely brushing the ground. Half of his face was gone from a very tragic chemical burn. Oozing from his boney cheek was a strange pus-like substance, dripping from his face, and causing

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    Bus 657 Week 1 Assignment

    000 | Net Fixed Assets | $8,851,000 | Total Assets | $23,917,000 | | | Liabilities and Equity | Accounts Payable | $3,136,000 | Notes Payable | $706,000 | Accruals | $500,000 | Total Current Liabilities | $4,342,000 | Long-Term Bonds | $3,046,000 | Preferred Stock | $100,000 | Common Stock (at par) | $4,000,000 | Paid-in capital in excess of par | $4,500,000 | Retained Earnings | $7,929,000 | Total Liabilities and Equity | $23,917,000 | Jaedan

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    Alines Journey

    escape to the United States. She worries about her mother - who is sick, her father - who has been on a hunger strike, and her little brother - who cries too much. By her self she lies awake, and thinks about the future and the lost dreams. The dream is gone, just like the blue dress. The dress becomes a symbol of all dreams. What is going to happen to the little family in the future? Bearing Aline’s troubles in mind, write a story about the people in this boat: where do they come from – what will happen

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    Orwell, George - Shooting an Elephant Original

    officer of the town, and in an aimless, petty kind of way anti-European feeling was very bitter. No one had the guts to raise a riot, but if a European woman went through the bazaars alone somebody would probably spit betel juice over her dress. As a police officer I was an obvious target and was baited whenever it seemed safe to do so. When a nimble Burman tripped me up on the football field and the referee (another Burman) looked the other way, the crowd yelled with hideous laughter. This happened

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    Pigments

    with spit or animal fat. In cave paintings, the pigments were able to stick to the walls because the pigments became trapped in the porous wall and also, because the spit of fat dried and adhered the pigment to the wall. It is hypothesized that the way that the paint was applied was through brushing, smearing (using their fingertips), dabbing and using spraying techniques. Brushes were made from horsehair, and paint spraying (similar to air brushing) was accomplished by blowing paint through hollowed

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    Symbolism of a Journey

    Used to Live Here Once”, the consistent theme between the two would be; no matter who you are, you are the only one who chooses the road you take for your life’s journey. In other words, you choose your own destiny. And although they took different ways to say it, both Rhys and Frost use imagery, tone, and symbolism frequently to enhance the telling of their literary works. There are many people who travel a distance in life to find the path they should take or to remember the path they once took

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    How Harry Potter Changed My Life

    world in my room, spending hours of time reading, was gone. All to be blamed by one small step in my life: middle school. So when, in ninth grade, a group of classmates longed for me to read a book called Harry Potter, I was a little skeptical and curious as to what it was and why they wanted me to read it. Since my obsession for books was pretty much gone, I was a little hesitant and it took me a while to actually pick up the first book. After long debates and discussions of how fascinating the books

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    Subconsciousness

    Tejeda Professor Serpas Writing 1 16 April 2013 Cap Ou Pas Cap? Imagine if you could delete specific memories from your brain by only taking a little pill? The memories of happiness, fear, anger, depression, and love you once had before are completely gone. Would you dare to delete them all? How about only painful memories? Our memories are incredibly indispensable in our daily basis because these memories make us remember little things that are vital for us. In the article Memory Inc., it says that

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    Auto Navigation Systems Are for Work

    aid. Back then if you found yourself lost you either had to stop and ask for directions at a convenience store along the way or drive along until you found a payphone you could use in order to call for better directions. This process became a little easier once cell phones became prominent and affordable to the masses. Today it has become even better if you can believe it. Gone are the days when you drove around in circles hoping to find a place to stop and get directions to take you back to the

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    The Importance Of Video Games

    Learning has always been a thing that we do, ever since we came to this world. Since we were a baby, then became a little kid, a teenager and soon, an adult, we obtained new knowledge every day. Since learning is something we do every day, it became boring and dull. Most of us somehow lost our interest at learning new things. When you observe a class of high school students, for example, most of the student’s goal was to pass the requirements, exams, and then the subject then forget about it after

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