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    and my dad’s hunting boots‚ way too big for my tiny feet. The last 3 days were exactly like this‚ quiet and empty. It wasn’t long before the silence would soon be broken and a lifetime of memories would be created. We were hunting for white-tailed deer. I had always wanted to go hunting with my dad but never had the chance because I was too young. Just weeks before I went to 3 8 hour days of hunter’s education.

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    With that being said‚ family history plays a big role. If close family members have had breast cancer or ovarian cancer in the past‚ the chances of developing breast / ovarian cancer yourself are much higher. Also‚ as mentioned above‚ the older a women gets the higher the chances of getting this disease. The majority of ovarian cancers occur in women over 65. Women that suffer from obesity have a higher risk of developing ovarian cancer as well. Studies have

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    of time and moments with the chance of growing young again to experience life. Dr. Heidegger not only learned early in his lifetime that the experiences of moments are what make everyday worth living but that it can all be taken away from you very quickly. Dr. Heidegger explains that love and the moments based around it are what life is measured by‚ not the element of time. Time is wasted if moments are not continuously building on the experience of the lifetime. “Well- I bemoan if not; for

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    cornered‚ scurrying to and fro in her head…”(1125‚ 4) are all examples of similes used to display the southern‚ country aspects of Roselily’s character. Some metaphors used such as “knee raised waist high through a bowl of quicksand soup” (1123‚ 1)‚ “a lifetime of black and white” (1124‚ 4)‚ and “a stalk that has no roots” (1124‚ 4) emphasizes Roselily’s reluctance and hesitation to get married. Perhaps the most obvious device used is syntax. When reading Walker’s story the first thing one notices is

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    0 indicates an object has a negligibly small chance of collision with the Earth and A 10 indicates that a collision is certain‚ and the impacting object is large enough to precipitate a global disaster. On the 19th of April 2011 highly accurate radar lowered the possibilities by a 50% of 2005YU55 impacting our planet earth. 2005 YU55 was removed from the Sentry Risk Table on April 22 2010. According to scientist this improvement eliminated any chance of an asteroid impacting the Earth within the

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    be made for a child by their parents is now in the hands of the student. Going away to a university will enable the student to mature mentally‚ produces life changing experiences‚ and gives them an opportunity to gain friendships that will last a lifetime. Maturity is the biggest component in being able to last 4 years at a university. It’s so easy to get distracted from what is really important. In grammar and high school parents made the students do what they needed to do in school as a requirement

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    I have mixed emotions about people that have come and have gone in my life…there were those who left because the level of intimacy was based on unbalanced time-sharing and other reasons for not maintaining something that could stick and stay. What bothers me more is when their mannerisms change‚ they become incognito‚ and make themselves scarce once they feel that things are not conducive to their train of thought as opposed to seeing how the friendship can be saved for the long term. Yes‚ people

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    can be anyone. A child molester is often a person the victim’s parents or the victims think they can trust. The devastation these people cause their victims is tragic. Their victims are certain to suffer a lifetime of emotional trauma. Child sex offenders should not get a second chance. They should get life in prison for their first offense. More than one-half of offenders (about sixty percent) are family acquaintances‚ such as baby sitters‚ neighbors or other family friends. Less than one-half

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    four (Johns Hopkins). This gene has a specific sequence that is repeated an abnormally large number of times (Johns Hopkins). The more repeats of the sequence‚ the more likely it is that a person will develop Huntington’s Disease earlier in their lifetime (Johns Hopkins). For most people‚ the sequence is repeated ten to thirty-five times in one gene‚ but for people with Huntington’s Disease‚ the sequence is repeated thirty-six to 120 times in one gene (U.S. National Library of Medicine‚ 2013). People

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    “Some people spend an entire lifetime wondering if they made a difference in the world. But‚ the Marines don’t have that problem.”- Ronald Reagan -People join the Marine Corps for many different reasons. Some people join for the prestige‚ some for the travel‚ some for the education. Some join to see combat or to just wear the uniform. Joseph Beaudoin joined because he wanted to change the world. He joined to be a part of something greater. He joined to make an impact. He wants to make this world

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