down the temperature with proper procedure…Unfortunately, a series of gas blasts started just before midnight, huge fireballs soaring in the air that the flams even flung a car to the roof of a 3-story building. The pipeline-blast tore trenches under several main roads as long as 6 kilo-meters, and the cratered streets swallowed cars and trucks… that killed 30 people and injured over 300, which left a trail of devastation in the city. After investigations, the explosions were caused by the leak of some
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Death of my Sister November 24, 2012 This is my story of how one single event changed my life forever. This event changed how I express myself on an everyday basis and how I interact with others around me. Sometimes I feel so hurt and broken that I cannot even enjoy my life or my family. This one single event took all innocence away from my nephews and my children. In tragic times you normally see families come together, but this has pushed my family apart. I have lost all faith that the world
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they want to be. This story starts out with an older man wandering around the grounds of the circus after the show was over. Everyone came to the conclusion that he had been separated from his nursing home group that had attended the circus earlier that day. The man claims to have been a part of one of the most infamous circus groups ever known. He sits down and begins to tell his story. His story starts out with Jacob finding out that his parents were killed in a car accident. This left him with
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Chapter 22 "What throws me is Ned Cambridge thinking I blackmailed him," Ann said on the drive back from Eureka to the Jensens' house. They were in her rental car. Joey was driving. The sky was fading to dusk already, with a new batch of clouds moving in, thankfully without the same threat they'd held two days ago. "Ned Cambridge is the last person I'd take money from." Ann caught herself and sent Joey a guilty look. "I'm sorry." He grinned. "It's okay. I don't think he ever intended to fund my
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Soon after news of Tiger Wood’s marriage issues hit the mainstream media, his sponsors were forced to decide what to do with one of the world’s most marketable athletes. At the height of his success on the PGA tour, Woods was one of the sporting world’s most desired figures for sponsors to partner with. With golf alone, Woods helped Nike reach figures of over $650 million in products sold (CBS/AP, 2009). Other major sponsors that Woods partnered with included Accenture, AT&T, PETA, Gillette,
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Love in L.A. Towards the middle of the story after the accident happened he was asked for a copy of his license. Jake lied and said he did have one when in fact he did not. He then offered to write down his information on a piece of paper. He had to make a decision when she asked for his phone number. He chose to make up a phone number instead of giving Mariana a real phone number. The reason he made that decision was because he had already written on a piece of paper a made up last name, address
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the speed limit from 30mph to 25mph on streets that do not have a speed limit sign. Other measures such as signs and new legislation put forward to slow down the drivers in Massachusetts. Speeding has numerous consequences, such as tickets accidents, deaths and car issues. Changing the speed limit to be low will greatly increase the safety of our citizens by giving the driver a better reaction time. One of the main reasons for crashes is speeding. People die in crashes. I have also watched the news
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Diana and Charles were one of the first royal couples to divorce. After the divorce, Diana spoke out about her mental illness she had developed. Diana gained even more love for speaking out about her struggles. Diana was suddenly killed in a car accident in Paris in 1997. The news shocked the world. The loss of Diana affected many
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In the short story "Pool" from 2009, we here about a young couple named Darla and Jon, who is at pool party at their friends' house named Mandy and Trevor. The day before Darla and Jon had a accident in bed and out of fear they went to the pharmacy to get a morning-after pill. Even though they chose not to talk about it, the whole episode affects Darla's experience of their visit at Mandy and Trevor's. Darla is acting irritated at Jon, and it seems like Jon doesn't take the accident yesterday seriously
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They are involved in a car accident and Jessica unfortunately loses her right leg in the crash and Lucy dies in the crash. This accident results in Jessica not being able to run and having insecurities about herself. Jessica would have never got threew this event without her family and friends. When Jessica goes back to school she
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