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    Some days of the year are more dangerous to travel than others. Knowing when those days are in Louisiana can make you more aware and hopefully safer. In the end‚ it might prevent the need to call on Louisiana personal injury lawyers for assistance. Why are Some Days More Dangerous than Others? When there are more cars on the road‚ there are going to be more accidents. So heavy travel days‚ like Thanksgiving‚ or heavy travel times‚ like rush hour‚ are going to be more dangerous. However‚ some days

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    as an emotion which provokes violence rather than tenderness” To what extent do you agree with this view? In gothic literature‚ love can be presented as a transgressive emotion – one which crosses the boundaries of life itself‚ as exhibited in Wuthering Heights. There are however different interpretations of the presentation of love within this novel‚ whether it be love as an emotion provoking violence or love as an emotion which provokes tenderness. Although both presentations of love are arguably

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    Khendee Casallo Humanities 151 Do you feel that taking genuine risks in life is necessary in order for us to be happy? Can people find fulfillment and happiness in life by playing it safe and not courting any trouble or hardship from taking chances? The word “risk” means the possibility of suffering a harmful event. Risk taking can bring either positive or negative result because anytime we take risks in life‚ there is a possibility of loss which can cause tension. There are a lot of people who

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    wrote in his novel Animal Farm that “All animals are equal‚ but some animals are more equal than others”. Initially I struggled to grasp the true meaning of Orwell’s quotation. It was not until I viewed that quote again‚ with a more worldly perspective did I realize another interpretation: the animals were not representative of animals but rather of human beings. What did Orwell mean when he said that some animals were more equal than others? John Locke argued in his Essay Concerning Human Understanding

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    | SCIENCE - FORM 2 | | The World Through Our Senses | | SENSORY ORGANS AND THEIR FUNCTIONS 1. Sensory organs are used to detect every changes in the environment. (a) Sensory organs are possessed by human and all animals. (b) Sensory organs allow the body to respond to the stimuli surroundings. Stimuli from the surroundings. Stimuli are changes that happen in the environment. (c) Sensory organs have receptors that receive the stimuli and then‚ send them as impulses to the

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    What Makes Someone "Out of the Norm"? Everywhere around the world‚ there are some people who appear to possess certain unique characteristics that shape them into extraordinary human beings‚ people who have the power to be real heroes— but at the same time seem as ordinary as can be. Some may be friends‚ family‚ or even random people you spot on the street. However‚ you have no idea what their identity is until you actually explore and thoroughly get to know them. A few weeks ago I started to develop

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    their entrance essays. All of the guidance counselors in high school were always talking about college. They made sure you applied to at least two‚ it was almost like they were pressuring you to go to college. I like to make my own decisions‚ rather than people tell me what to do‚ especially if I do not need to do it. I never took any AP courses‚ and I only took the SATs once. My counselor questioned me why I did that‚ I only had my mind on one college‚ n University. I made sure I did everything

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    real than we would like to believe due to the effects of Romanticism‚ the Enlightenment‚ and Atheism. Peter Ackroyd’s intent when writing The Casebook of Victor Frankenstein was depict the metaphor present in Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein in a more realistic manner. One of the main themes that Ackroyd reimagines form Shelley’s book is the theme that the monster exists within all of us. In Shelley’s version‚ the monster and Victor feel as though they are “two sides of the same soul.” Although they

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    “Cultural Norms” By: Tiffany Rushing Cultural norms are behavior patterns that are typical of specific groups. (North Central Regional Educational Laboratory) We have cultural norms due to how we do things as a country‚ the community we live in‚ and how our families do things. We learn at very young ages what is considered normal‚ which is what a cultural norm is. One of our country’s cultural norms is the emphasis on promptness

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    Extreme sports have become popular in the last two decades. For many people practicing them is the only way of living. For them the adrenaline is the most important thing in their lives and that’s why they must try even more and more dangerous things. But‚ of course‚ that’s not the only reason. Extreme sports are trendy and many people practice them just because of that fact. It’s true‚ that extreme sports‚ like bungee jumping‚ canyoning‚ rafting‚ ice climbing ‚snowboarding‚ surfing‚ parachute

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