Original paragraphs 1. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year‚ three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school- age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident‚ a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused life savers"‚ consumer reports (May 1990): 348. 2. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far
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you never thought a phone could be such a suspenseful object… Sorry‚ Right Number by Stephen King and Sorry‚ Wrong Number by Lucille Fletcher‚ are both mystery plays. They are very suspenseful and entertaining‚ both involve an important phone message. The main character in both stories is a woman who gets neurotic over a phone call‚ but rightly so. These stories are older but are very interesting. Sorry‚ Wrong Number is about a invalid woman‚ Mrs. Stevenson‚ who is
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Introduction: My research into the well known author Jodi Picoult was extremely intriguing and highlighted some important types of issues in today’s society. The narratives’ I studied were My sister’s Keeper‚ Nineteen Minutes and Handle with care. What are the orthodox issues in Jodi Picoult’s writing? Jodi Picoult’s approaches one particular type of issue in all of her texts. These are modern day adolense issues. These issues are easily adapted to fix a multi character text. This highlights
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Midnight in Paris Analysis The Oscar-winning film‚ Midnight in Paris‚ written and directed by Woody Allen uses cinematic techniques to create a world of fantasy and reality. Throughout the film‚ reality and fantasy are constantly paralleled. This film succeeds because of the elements Woody Allen uses to juxtapose the main character‚ Gil Pender‚ sense of reality and fantasy. Elements such as mise en scene‚ costume design‚ the auteur theory‚ and the screenplay writing all work in conjunction to
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R.A. Revision It is never too late to pursue your goals in life‚ because life continually presents you opportunities. When Melusina Pierce wrote to Marian Lewes‚ Marian felt the need to answer the letter‚ even though she did not usually answer letters. She wanted to reassure Melusina that she is not too old to begin writing‚ because she experienced difficulties as well when she started. Marian Lewes uses logos to convey her purpose of never giving up on her dreams. She says‚ “Besides‚ the vision
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image of being a rebel‚ he decides to take another route‚ one that contradicts his initial image. I wanted to write about the narrator in “Greasy Lake” because I found him to be exaggerated and concealed. The narrator’s image is portrayed when he states‚ “We struck elaborate poses to show that we didn’t give a shit about anything" (Boyle‚ 1985‚ p. 615). The latter passage is also noteworthy because it encompasses his intentions by acting to be above the law‚ to the point of having to be intricate
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David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead’s article “The State of Our Union‚” the topic of marriage and divorce are discussed. This paper shows and discusses the chances of divorce‚ the statistics on cohabitation‚ and economic benefits of being married. This paper is a summary of the article. This topic is important because it affects our everyday lives (Popenoe and Whitehead 390-402). According to David Popenoe and Barbara Dafoe Whitehead’s article “The State of Our Union‚” many people are get married
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Article-- Morsi: Don’t expect Egypt to live by America’s rules Web Address:- http://www.foxnews.com/world/2012/09/23/morsi-dont-expect-egypt-to-live-by-america-rules/ As this article published in Sepetember23‚ 2012‚ Egypt President‚ Islamist Mohammed Morsi during his first visit to United State said that they will not follow American’s rule in their decision making as his predecessor Hosni Mubarak done. This was the response of Morsi after a wave of violence erupted across the Muslim world over
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The United States Constitution is one of the most significant documents in modern world history. Its official date of adoption was on the seventeenth of September in 1897. The Constitution itself represents the advent of democracy‚ justice and freedom in a once-was colony which thereafter gained its independence. It established three branches of government; the legislative branch‚ the judicial branch and the executive branch. Additionally‚ the Constitution outlined the relationship between the country’s
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Constitution of the United States There are many important things about the United States Constitution that we learned in school while taking US History. A few of the main things I remember are the basic things such as The US Constitution has seven articles and 27 amendments. The seven articles took effect in 1789. The 27 amendments were added during 1791 to 1992. And the biggest thig I remember is that in 1791 the first ten amendments were passed and are referred to as “the bill of rights
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