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    By Kate Dance “Torching Tiny Teddies” Energy Efficiency Experiment Aim: To test the energy efficiency of a tiny teddy in kilojoules by burning the tiny teddy beneath a test tube of water. The water temperature is then measured to see how efficient the transformation of energy is. It is important to see how efficient the transformation is as it will give an indication to whether burning tiny teddies would be an efficient source of energy. Hypothesis: It was hypothesised that the temperature would

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    Through many of the novels author Nicholas Sparks has written‚ many would wonder where his journey of writing first took off. Nicholas Sparks was born into a small family in Omaha‚ Nebraska on December 31‚1965. With a mother and father‚ as well as a brother and sister by his side‚ they had began to move around the country until they finally settled in Fair Oaks‚ California by the time he was eight years old. He graduated valedictorian in 1984‚ and received a full track scholarship to the University

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    The title pulled me in before I even could proceed to the story. “Remembrance‚ the child I never was‚” is an odd‚ ironic title for one to write about‚ but quite interesting to read and interpret. Annette Kuhn‚ the author‚ uses various writing strategies in her story to continuously keep us on our toes‚ only wanting to know more. With only just the title‚ questions already started forming. What exactly does Kuhn mean by this chosen title? Forced‚ yet intrigued‚ I read the story of Kuhn’s childhood

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    In life when you lose someone it can be tough to handle‚ especially when it’s a wife or child. However‚ it takes time to love again‚ which is perplexing for some people who just can’t let go. In the book A Bend in the Road by Nicholas Sparks‚ Miles Ryan was having such a great life till everything went downhill for him after the death of his wife. Now he has to pursue by overcoming his grieving and presumably even find love to make his son‚ Jonah‚ and he makes an exceptional life. Moreover‚ shortly

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    Globalisation Clash of Civilizations or a Broken Clock? In his book The End of History and the Last Man‚ Francis Fukuyama argues that the only ideological alternative for post-Cold War nations is a capitalist free market economy‚ human rights and liberal democracy and that the world had reached ’the end of history ’. Samuel P. Huntington on the other hand believed that the worlds future primary axis of conflict will be along cultural and religious lines. In his book The Clash of Civilizations

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    Nicholas Sparks Nicholas Sparks is a phenomenal‚ inspiring‚ award winning writer. He has sold over a million copies of his books in the United States (Newsmakers). The real question is where did his innovation come from? Nicholas has written two books named Dear John and Message in a Bottle which are unlikely love stories‚ with desirable connections. These books have touched many Americans‚ especially because they relate to modern relationships and events. The main themes of Dear John and Message

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    Creative Spark Talk Analysis Mario L. Gabriel PHL/458 Creative Minds and Critical Thinking April 8‚ 2015 Dr. Charles Flowers Creative Spark Talk Sir Ken Robinson is an educator‚ respected author and leading advocator for changes to the educational system. A Professor believes that the education system needs to be more creative and stop preventing creativity. Sir Robinson speech on “How Schools Kill Creativity”; given on February 2006; at TED conference in Monterey California. It focuses

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    Samuel Huntington has made famous his thesis "the clash of civilizations"‚ which was developed in his article in Foreign Affairs in 1993 and in the book that followed‚ in which the author expanded his thesis and reaffirmed the validity of his theory after the success and controversy that followed the publication of his article. In fact‚ the “civilizational” approach of conflicts today is now intrinsically linked to a comprehensive theory of international relations‚ which Samuel Huntington has developed

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    Nicholas Sparks is an international bestselling author. His novels usually grasp touching storylines and sometimes‚ are inspired by his personal experiences. Many of them‚ like A “Walk to Remember” and The Notebook have been made into movies. He was born December 31‚ 1965‚ in Omaha‚ Nebraska. His father is Patrick Michael Sparks who was born in 1942 and died in 1996. He was a professor. His mother ‚ Jill Emma Marie Sparks‚ who was also born in 1942 and died in 1989. She was a homemaker and then

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    Why did his mom act so cruel towards Charlie even though she knew that he is mentally retarded.? Evidence.. “’He’s normal! He’s normal! He’ll grow up like other people. Better than others.’ She was trying to scratch the teacher but Dad was holding her back. ‘He’ll go to college someday. He’ll be somebody.’ She kept screaming it‚ clawing at dad so he’d let her go. ‘He’ll go to college someday and he’ll be somebody.’ ” At this point in the book his mother is in denial because she seems to not

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