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    Just A Conveniently Shaped Lamp: A Theory Okay‚ I must sound ridiculous right now‚ because who tf theorises about a lamp that is supposed to be a fucking joke? But I’ve been thinking about it for awhile‚ just hear me out. Basically‚ the player starts playing the game with two main assumptions‚ that turn out to be wrong in the end: • the player and the character are the same person. • the player names their character. And what else do we assume? We assume that the first time we play is also Frisk’s

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    mural called the "Going to the Olympics" by artist Frank Romero was displayed on a wall in the city of Los Angeles for numerous years. The beauty of his art roused countless other artists and proved to be one of the most beautiful works of art in L.A. Within the mural‚ Romero included significant factors that would show L.A.’s history with the Olympic games. For instance‚ the stamp commemorates the 1932 Olympics that was hosted in the city. The iron from a fictional character in the

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    Populist Movements

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    The first populist movements in the United States are known as the Farmers’ Alliances‚ created mostly by Mid-westerners and Southerners‚ which sprang up throughout the 1880s. These agrarian citizens were disgruntled because of the declining agricultural prices‚ crop failures‚ and poor marketing and facilities‚ which inclined them to form local political action groups known as the Farmers’ Alliances. The economy of many farmers weakened greatly; people believed that the current money management was

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    not keep the Olympics. I think that we should keep the Olympics. I believe we should keep the Olympics because it is a fantastic way for the best athletes in the world to show what they can do. Also‚ it is a good way to keep athletes healthy. People are saying we should not keep the Olympics because the Olympics do not have all the sports. Yes they do not have all sports‚ but the Olympics keep growing so they could add the sports they don’t have. Another reason to keep the Olympics is because you

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    The Economic Impact of the Olympic Games With the Olympic games being held in Sydney this year‚ I wondered if perhaps the performance of the economy was being affected in part by the fiscal stimulus provided by Olympic construction in Sydney and other parts of the country. Australia’s economy has been performing well recently‚ suggesting that there might be some effect. Over the last five years‚ growth in Australia’s gross domestic product has averaged 4.35%‚ almost a full point above it’s thirty

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    MJ How European Attitudes‚ Deforestation and the Introduction of Biological Factors shaped American Environmental History In 1492‚ Christopher Columbus set sail from the Eastern coast of Europe seeking to find a shorter passage to what He believed would lead him to the Indies. Yet‚ in his quest for the Indies‚ Columbus stumbled on a land far greater and completely breathtaking…the Americas. Although Columbus and his crew were well aware of what they discovered‚ at least to a certain extent

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    How are my values shaped?

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    How are my values shaped? Within the family‚ there are three key processes by which children learn character and morality: forming emotional attachments‚ being taught prosocial behavior‚ and learning respect for authority and compliance with rules. All teaching of right and wrong begins with attachment--the warm‚ emotional tie that children have with their parents. Children learn from and are influenced most by those persons who are most meaningful to them‚ and the most meaningful adults are those

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    Topic: Should Olympics be ran safer? Side: Pro ______________________________________________________________________ Thesis: Olympic games need to be run more safely for the protection of the athletes Do you know that at least 9 people died at the Olympic games. _____________________________________________________________________ Do you know that at least 9 people have died at the Olympic games or during their practice sessions before the Olympic games? In Whistler British Columbia Canada at the

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    The event that shaped me most into the person I am today is the separation of my mum and dad as this took an extremely big toll on my little brothers and I. As the eldest child‚ understood what was going on more than them and when mum and dad would argue‚ I would take my little brothers away from the argument and stay with them until everything calmed down. When my mum left my dad‚ I began to realise everything is not as easy as it seemed. Things where a lot harder starting at a new school‚ starting

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    Analyze a Sociological Issue Social Inequality and Minorities in the United States 10/24/2010 In this course I have learned about different social problems in societies worldwide. Some of these include poverty‚ social inequality‚ discrimination of race and culture‚ urbanization‚ and more. After learning all these subjects and more‚ I have decided to do my final on social inequality and minorities in the United States. I chose this particular topic because I have seen this in almost

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