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    An Accident

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    That day‚ strong winds were blowing and coal dark thunder clouds were racing in the sky. The wind shrieked and the sudden gusts of wind raised clouds of red dust. The sky darkened quickly and it threatened to rain but the weather held. A bright streak of lightning illuminated the sky and the distant rumble of thunder reached my ear. I quickened my pace. Finally‚ the weather fell apart and it started to rain cats and dogs. The rain came – first in big heavy drops that were as sharp as splinters of

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    How To Describe A Norm

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    The first norm I decided to us is “WHEN PEOPLE ASK YOU HOW YOU ARE DOING‚ TELL THEM ABOUT YOUR WHOLE DAY”. I was sitting in library doing my assignment. I then seen a young girl who I haven’t talk to in a while and approached her and said hey. She said hey back as she continue to walk. You could tell she had somewhere to go. I then stopped her and said “How you been?” “I been good how are you doing” She responded. I went on to tell her about and argument me and my mother had that morning that caused

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    Brain Tumors In The Brain

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    Brain tumors are abnormal growth of tissue in the brain or spinal cord. This abnormal growth disrupts the normal functions of the brain. Brain tumors are categories based on where they originated and whether they are cancerous or noncancerous. They can be benign which means they do not contain cancer cells‚ they grow slowly‚ and do not spread into other tissue. The tumors can also be malignant‚ which means they contain cancer cells and spread rapidly into surrounding tissue. ("Brain Tumors") Surgery

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    Accidents at Home

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    ‘Most accidents occur in and around the home. Discuss’ We’d all like to believe that our home is a secure‚ comfortable environment‚ but we tend not to notice that this very place holds the potential to become very dangerous. In fact‚ most accidents occur in and around our homes‚ with the consequences involving anything from minor abrasions to a fatality. Believe it or not‚ water one of our most valued necessities in life‚ can not only provide life but also take it. Young children are often the

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    Cognitive Disorder

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    Helen B. Balois Cognitive disorder Cognitive disorders are a category of mental health disorders that primarily affect learning‚ memory‚ perception‚ and problem solving‚ and include amnesia‚ dementia‚ and delirium. While anxiety disorders‚ mood disorders‚ and psychotic disorders can also have an effect on cognitive and memory functions‚ the DSM-IV-TR does not consider these cognitive disorders‚ because loss of cognitive function is not the primary (causal) symptom. Causes vary between the different

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    Concept Statement for Issues That Concern You: Music and how it affects the brain “Without music‚ life would be a mistake” - Friedrich Nietzsche was a German philologist‚ philosopher‚ cultural critic‚ poet and composer. When we listen to music‚ it is processed in many different areas of or brain. The extent of the brain’s involvement was scarcely imagined until the earlier nineties‚ when functional brain imaging becomes possible. In fact‚ our brains actually respond differently to happy and sad music

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    How To Describe Walmart

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    entered Wal-Mart‚ the lights were bright but not gleaming. The employees were pleasant and working for the most part. Everything was easily accessible. I was not approached by anyone but if you needed help with finding something or you had a question about a product‚ there was staff available to assist. There were signs on the top of each isle which gives you an idea of the kind of things you can find in that particular isle. The store decor is not particularly pleasing to the eye but bearable none the

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    How to Describe an Animal

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    Unit two – grade 12 Writing a field guide about an animal: The ……………… is one of the (most common ‚ most dangerous ‚ biggest ‚ largest) (mammals‚ birds‚ reptiles‚ sea animals ‚ desert animals‚ forest animals) in the world. It lives in …………………………… and ………………………………….. Males are ……….centimeters high and ……………… centimeters long. While females are …….centimeters high and ……… centimeters long. It lives in (packs – families – cackles – groups – clans) of ………. to ……….. animals. {Or ( It is a loner

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    How To Describe Argentina

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    Culture Argentina’s capital is Buenos Aires‚ a city with a mixture of architectural styles imported from Europe. Its flag of course is composed of three color blue and white with a shiny sun very orange‚ located at the right center. The argentines constitution guarantees religious freedom. Roman Catholic is considered the official state religion. But as I said other worldwide religions like notably Islam‚ are gaining a lot of power in the country for the past ten to fifteen years. In Argentina

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    Accident Prevention

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    Accident Prevention System for Automobiles ACCIDENT PREVENTION SYSTEM FOR AUTOMOBILES Dept Electronics and Communication Engineering Page 1 Accident Prevention System for Automobiles CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION Dept Electronics and Communication Engineering Page 2 Accident Prevention System for Automobiles INTRODUCTION The population of our country has been increasing rapidly which indirectly increases the vehicle density and leads to many road accidents. The aim of the

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