HOW TO RECOGNIZE WHEN YOU ARE IN A CONTAMINATED AREA AND HOW TO PROTECT AND DECONTAMINATE YOURSELF Chemical warfare is a place where you do not want to be in ever in your life. It is a situation that I pray no one will ever have to be in during their lifetime. When I was in the Army, the last few months of my time was to teach soldiers that were on their way to be deployed to Iraq or Afghanistan about Nuclear, Biological and Chemical (NBC) warfare. When you are in a situation where you have
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eldest boy. “No, he dove into the water right here. I saw him,” Jeremiah was standing near my point of entry. “He should have come up for air by now.” Daniel was worried. Everyone started scanning the water looking for me. What have I done? My neck hurt so badly! In my mind, I was going through the motions of swimming as I tried to bring myself to the surface, but my arms and legs were not moving. Oh no, I’m paralyzed! I am going to drown! I began praying with all the vigor I could muster. God
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exhausted to think of anything besides winning, the nervousness being a distant memory. It was the final 30 seconds of the match and I was evenly matched with the Sandy wrestler. There are two ways to win in wrestling; by pinning both shoulders of your opponent or having the most points at the end of the match. Points are awarded based off of takedowns, reversals, escapes, and other technicalities. I stared down the Sandy wrestler. Off of the whistle, I launched myself forward and put my right foot
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asleep, resting peacefully. His body just began to stir and his eyes crinkled in confusion. "Just once, even... if it's only for a second." Jean's eyes began to twitch. "Please... let me- let me... hold your hands again." His eyebrows furrowed together. Jean slowly became aware of the noises around him. Rain pounding against the roof, thunder, bolts of light. It was storming outside. But, he also heard something else... something shifting, whispering, sobbing... Armin. A faint hum escaped Jean's lips
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road, he’d said. And dress for the weather, I wouldn’t want to take care of the hero for pneumonia. Alan smiles, though briefly. The anxiety of the night paces and snarls like a savage creature in his stomach. Alan cannot help but think of all the things that could go wrong. What if I can’t pull him off? What if they see me and I’m stopped before I can even try? Taking an uneven breath, he closes his
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When asked what reality is, most would argue it consists of the things our senses allow us to register. When we hear the repetitive sound of an alarm clock in the morning, or see the sunrise peeking through the shades of our windows, we assume that whatever we are experiencing is real. Since we encounter these situations mostly everyday of our lives, it is understandable to make such assumptions. But how can we truly know what is real? And how would we react if someone were to question what we consider
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Examples of Descriptive Writing The purpose of descriptive writing1 is to make our readers see, feel, and hear what we have seen, felt, and heard. Whether we're describing a person, a place, or a thing, our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details2. Each of the four paragraphs below responds, in its own way, to the guidelines in How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph3. The writers have selected a belonging that holds special meaning to them, identified that belonging
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message. And that is why I was born. To be the messenger or person who helps to search for the murderer of such spirit. And quite frankly, I love it. When I was just a child I used to see people around me with bullets through them, heads chopped off cradled in one arm, burnt kids, rope slung around their neck, and once…a man. A tall man, with a mask plastered to half his face. He was tortured; his face cut off and once he escaped his torturers, he hid his face beneath a mask to hide all past. Scary
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Case Study of Dell : Inspiring the leadership In 1984, at the age of 19, Michael Dell founded Dell Computer with a simple vision and business concept—that personal computers could be built to order and sold directly to customers. Michael Dell believed his approach to the PC business had two advantages: (1) bypassing distributors and retail dealers eliminated the markups of resellers and (2) building to order greatly reduced the costs and risks associated with carrying large stocks of parts,
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as treating him as if he is capable of taking care of himself. Throughout the film Edward is treated as an object by the Boggs Family. This can be shown through many subtle actions and things that the family says. "Man, those things are cool. You know I bet they're razor sharp. One karate chop to a guy's neck," Kevin said in the movie demonstrating that he is only interested in his scissors. This point is shown clearly again when Kevin states, "can I bring him to show and tell on Monday?" When
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