Abandon Ship! On one fatal day the USS Indianapolis took its final curtain call. The battleship sank in a matter of 12 minutes‚ killing 880 men and scaring 317 for the rest of their years. These men spent 110 hours in the water hopelessly waiting for someone to rescue them from their worst nightmare. The haunting thought of just how grotesquely many of the men died hides in the minds of many. While the event cannot be overturned and the deaths cannot be rewritten‚ one may wonder what courses of
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24 hours to 38 hours‚ which mass up eight models of mobile phone. “4 hours” was considered as the lowest battery life for 12 models. b) The amount (in mg) of a certain mineral found in a sample of 13 types of vegetable: (i) 264 266 298 317 342 426 451 492 512 545 562 631 1‚049 The mean is: (264 + 266 + 298 +…+ 631 + 1‚049) ÷ 13 = 473.46 Median position: (13+1) ÷ 2 = 7 Therefore‚ the median is 451. (ii) The shape of the distribution based on the sample data
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the death of Bob Ewell‚ Boo Radley was assumed to be the murderer. Mr. Tate believes Boo Radley is the murderer but he knows that Boo is still a good man. “Mr. Tate was right… Well‚ it would be sort of like shooting a Mockingbird wouldn’t it” (Lee‚317) Since people already think Boo is a terrifying person‚ if they find out he killed Bob Ewell‚ he will be even more ridiculed and he most likely will not get a fair trial. When he says it would be like shooting a Mockingbird‚ he means that it would be
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Persuasive Letter—Utah County Baby Care Cupboard The Utah County Baby Care Cupboard (UCBCC) is an organization that gathers baby supplies for local food banks. The organization was started in 2007 by Amanda Freeman‚ a former UVU student‚ to help meet the need for baby food‚ diapers‚ and other baby supplies for the homeless and others who draw from the food banks. When food-bank drives are conducted‚ people generously donate items such as canned beans and boxed cereal but don’t often don’t think
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The Asch phenomenon is a concept derived from the findings of a study conducted in 1951. Solomon Asch (1907 1996) originally conducted this experiment to explain conformity to majority-established norms (Moghaddam‚ 1998). The subjects involved in the study were brought into a room with seven other students (who were all working for Asch and were instructed on what to do) and seated second-to-last around a table. The subjects were told that the experiment was concerned with accuracy and visual perception
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Unit 4222-222 Support individuals to eat and drink Outcome 1 Be able to support individuals to make choices about food and drink Outcome 1 1. To establish with an individual the food and drink they wish to consume is always done by chose but also considering any dietary issues that need to be incorporated. The use of customers care plan will first give you a brief outline of there allergies (if any)‚ likes and dislikes so no what not to include within there choices. Then the next
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Joanne Evans Unit 4222-205 Principles of safeguarding and protection in health and social care (HSC024) Outcome 1 Know how to recognise the signs of abuse. 1.1 Define the following types of abuse. Physical Abuse: - Physical abuse such as hitting‚ pushing‚ pinching shaking‚ misusing‚ medication‚ scolding and hair pulling. Sexual Abuse: - Sexual abuse such as forcing someone into unwanted sexual activity‚ being touched inappropriately‚ rape‚ sexual assault‚ or sexual acts to which
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Ellen Moers defines female gothic as the “work that women writers have done in the literary mode that‚ since the eighteenth century” (317). Gothic writings are fake fear; fear to stimulate what you might feel if this were actually to happen. But‚ gothic is not tragedy‚ tragedy is more terror and horror. Ellen Moers’ essay is about the evolution of different gothic writings and writers. As she states in her essay‚ “For Frankenstein is a birth myth‚ and one that was lodged in the novelist’s imagination
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action taken to prevent it all. In conclusion‚ many people may say it was Captain McVay’s fault that the ship was sunk and men had died. It’s said that he didn’t abandon ship on time‚ or that he wasn’t zigzagging. The lives of 880 were taken‚ and only 317 survived. If only the ship had an escort they
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BHP Billiton Financial Analysis Report This report analyses the financial performance of BHP Billiton‚ a diversified natural resources group‚ for a potential investor. It uses the financial ratios to analyse the company’s profitability‚ liquidity‚ efficiency and investment potential. Qasim 1 Introduction 1 2 Peer companies Selected 1 2.1 Vedanta Resources PLC 1 2.2 Vale Limited 1 3 Financial Analysis of BHP Billiton 2 4 Financial Analysis of Peer Companies 3 5 Interpretation
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