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    Hey Gaby‚ I just started my class online with the University of Phoenix‚ let me tell you a little bit about it because I know you were interested in going back to school as well. Online courses are also known as distance learning‚ which means that you are earning your education via online. Instead of being in a traditional classroom setting and having that face to face contact with your teacher‚ distance learning is student centered instructional format that allows you to take courses without having

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    elevator pitch

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    Dear Mr. Rodriguez‚ Five weeks ago‚ on February 14th‚ I placed an order for double glazed‚ made to order‚ oak French doors‚ for my client over the telephone. When they arrived five weeks later I was surprised to find out that the doors had been cut to small. Instead of measuring 11 feet 8 inches wide as I specified‚ the doors measured 11 feet 4 inches wide. My client wanted the doors installed immediately‚ so I had to pay my carpenter $376 to rebuild the opening. Seeing as I am a long standing

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    The social science experiment I conducted involved me violating a social norm and observing the reactions I would get for doing something considered “not normal” by societal standards. I monitored the reactions of five different groups throughout the experiment to get the best results. I rode the elevator five times but instead of standing the “normal” way which is facing the door an unspoken social norm I stood the wrong way. I stood backwards facing the back instead of the door. I got various reactions

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    The Elevator Short Story

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    The Elevator Believe it or not‚ many people have a phobia for elevators. In the short story “The Elevator” Martin has a huge fear of elevators especially the one they use in his apartment. In the story his phobia got worse and worse because of the mysterious obese woman who would come with him every time. She would mostly increase in fear by giving him a strange stare. Martin has a great big phobia for elevators. “He was always uncomfortable in elevators‚ afraid that they would fall”(31). this shows

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    Otis Elevator Company

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    disguise. • Direct Objective Appositive. 1. Christmas Eve afternoon we scrape together a nickel and go to the butcher’s to buy Queenie’s traditional gift‚ a good gnaw able beef bone. 2. The Otis Elevator Company‚ the world’s oldest and biggest elevator manufacturer‚ claims that its products carry the equivalent of the world’s population every five days. 3. Though her cheeks were high-colored and her teeth strong and yellow‚ she looked like a mechanical woman‚ a

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    Elevator Fire Analysis

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    They did not alert their employees. Instead‚ the workers were trapped in the building with only the elevator to take women to safety. The elevator could only make 3 trips before being unusable. Some women tried escaping on the fire escape ladder- which soon buckled from the weight of the workers and heat from the fire. Women fell 9 stories to their deaths. Some women tried

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    norms

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    Week 5 Norm Violation Paper Example #1 Social Norms Experiment: "Do you really want to know how I am doing?"     Given that so many of our daily interactions are based on the adherence to social norms‚ I clearly had a large variety of choices in violating one.  After much thought‚ I chose a social norm which has always fascinated me: the way in which we greet one another by asking "How are you today?"  This innocuous question follow almost immediately after the hello‚ most often without even

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    Elevator Control Systems

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    CONTROL SYSTEM DESIGN ELEVATOR CONTROL SYSTEMS AUGUST 24‚ 2013 ALDJEAN BITER JUNELL BRECINO GEORJ INOV CALDERON JIREH APOLINARIO EENG0309 – Feedback and Control System 1st Trimester‚ SY 2013-2014 Table of Contents I. INTRODUCTION 3 II. PROJECT SPECIFICATION 3 III. PHYSICAL SYSTEM 3 IV. BLOCK DIAGRAM 3 V. SCHEMATIC DIAGRAM 3 VI. MATHEMATICAL MODEL 4 VII. REDUCE BLOCK DIAGRAM 4 VIII. ANALYZE AND DESIGN 4 I. INTRODUCTION The elevator is a type of vertical transport equipment

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    Case Study on Elevator

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    Ben Boesen Boesen Plumb Elevator Solutions If this looks familiar‚ Then you’ve got a problem Topics  Types of elevators and proper application  Preventive Maintenance  Safety and Code Issues  New Products and Innovations  Modernization  Proprietary vs. Non-Proprietary  Questions Types of Elevators – Hydraulic Holed Hydraulic Roped Hydraulic Types of Elevators-Hydraulic Types of Elevators - Traction Gearless for High Rise Geared for Mid Rise Machine Room Less (MRL) Advantages

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    Myths About Elevators

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    Myths About Elevators:   Common Elevator Myths and Truths:   There are many myths and misconceptions about elevators. This is because the majority of all elevator equipment is hidden from public view‚ which thus leaves much to the imagination of a passenger.   The following are some of the most common myths and their corresponding truths:   MYTH - Many people believe elevators are held up by only one rope that can break‚ leaving passengers in a free falling car.   TRUTH - Elevators are supported

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