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    What would you do if‚ for example‚ you had a lot of money? Never mind your chances of having lots of money are just slightly better than the chances of being abducted by aliens. Even so‚ having a lot of money is a favourite daydream for a lot of us. If had a lot of money‚ I would like to buy a bungalow for my family to live as my current house is quite small. I will provide a luxurious life for my parents as they had taken care of me since birth. I will also provide enough money for my siblings

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    oscillation is the time it takes the weight to pass back and forth once over this arc. The length of the pendulum is the distance between the point at which the pendulum is fixed‚ called pivot‚ and the center of gravity of the weight at the other end of the string or wire of the pendulum. The period of oscillation of a pendulum depends on the gravitational pull acting on the pendulum and the length op pendulum. To eliminate error in measuring the period‚ it is better to time multiple swings‚

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    1. What do you think Will Hunting’s life would be like if the therapy had not been successful? I believe that Will would have still been a construction worker and a janitor. He would still be afraid to take chances and allow people to actually love him. Furthermore‚ Will would have continued to be an intelligent‚ yet angry person for the rest of his life. He was going to look at his life fifty years from now and have so many regrets. He was going to be labeled as a genius that was an idiot for wasting

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    In Lorena Garcia’s book Respect yourself‚ Protect Yourself the situation of school sexual education is brought up with how it’s a bias system that lacks in teaching students proper sexual education. The system as Hochschild puts it “Research on sex education has revealed that sex education policies are informed by national and local struggles over the meaning and consequences of gender‚ race‚ class‚ and sexual categories” (Hochschild‚ 1994). Hochschild quote is supported throughout this book by the

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    Stand By Me 1. The four main characters of the story Stand by Me are Gordie Lachance‚ Chris Chambers‚ Teddy Duchamp‚ and Vern Tessio. Gordie Lachance is a 12 going on 13 year old boy from Castle Rock‚ Oregon. His older brother Denny was killed in a jeep accident‚ this leads to Gordies mother ignoring him and his father hating him. Chris Chambers is one of the four boys who traveled to find the boy who was killed Ray Brower. Chris’s dad is an alcoholic‚ and his brother is friends with the groups bully

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    To be true to yourself in a world that is constantly making you something else is a great achievement All of us possess qualities that differentiate us from other human beings. These distinguishing features could be more or less highlighted in appearance‚ mindset or capabilities‚ but they will always persist and determine the nature of our personality. Unfortunately these characteristic attributes are deteriorating as humanity is moulding us into the “perfect person” influencing us to stray away

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    Lindsey Trizzino Mrs. C. Bissmeyer English III 16 October 2012 What would you do when confronted with Injustice? As American citizens‚ we withhold freedoms like no other country. When we begin to abuse these freedoms‚ that’s when injustice occurs. The definition of Injustice is lack of fairness. The late Dr. Martin Luther King‚ JR. stated that “Injustice anywhere is a threat to Justice everywhere.” There are many categories’ that can fall into Injustice. One of the categories

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    overflowing with numerous memories‚ accompanied by two spacious acres of land filled with a smelly horse stable and another small house with a gigantic RV next to it. It was everything that you could ask for‚ but it started to go downhill when her dad was diagnosed with a brain tumor. It was fifth grade and we had just gotten new seats. I sat right across from this extremely bothersome‚ chatty girl. I tried to ignore her but found it to be too difficult. We eventually started talking and she began

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    GOODBYE... YOU WERE THE BEST THING I EVER HAD I walk my feet on the lovely shore As I watch the strong waves that everyone adores I feel the cool wind brush against my face Yet... To my bereaved heart it fails to solace All that’s left with me are memories GOODBYE... You were the best thing I ever had I lay & tuck myself in bed at night As I keep the moon & stars in sight Wonderful how they won’t leave each other And I keep wishing you were the moon‚ and I‚ the star Together

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    Custer’s Last Stand well you guys all know of the story “The Battle of little Bighorn” right? Well if you don’t you probably know it as “Custer’s Last Stand”. . . You still never heard of if ok then here’s a quick summary. . . Custer’s Last Stand June 25‚ 1876 On the morning of June 25‚ 1876‚ lieutenant Colonel George A. Custer and the 7th Cavalry charged into battle against Lakota Sioux and Northern Cheyenne Indians. Custer’s orders were to wait for reinforcements at the mouth of the Little

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