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    ’Big Bang Theory ’ and that the universe came in one burst and has been expanding ever since. The space telescope helps us see what we can ’t see with a telescope on Earth‚ for example atmospheric distortion‚ shifting air pockets in the atmosphere distort the view. Hubble has shown us the basis for a new planet which is clumps of gas and dust around young stars.

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    passionately as my past. Whether it’s ok or not I don’t know‚ and don’t care actually – what for? Fighting with emotions and deeply hidden feelings is a battle doomed to be lost disgracefully. Memory is a curious thing. Is there anything more disposed to distort ever existing reality? We value our recollections so highly‚ much higher than our today’s concerns and excitements‚ the same as we sincerely appreciate a sweet lie while repulsing thoughtlessly a supreme and indeed valuable truth. We are never able

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    High Stakes Testing is tests used to make major decisions about a student and their education. In order for a test to be considered “high-stakes”‚ it needs to be vital in making an educational decision and the ability to take precedence over other information. Most High Stake tests are standardized and include multiple choice and open-ended responses‚ testing students on material that is both familiar and unfamiliar to them. High Stake testing gives a number score based on the amount of answers

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    There has been over two thousand published poets who wrote about and during the war. However only a small portion are still known today. A selection of poets and poems emerged during the 1960s which often remains the standard in modern collection and distorts the impression of world war one poetry. A lot of soldiers during the war experience stress. A lot of them needed help for (PTSD). Most people who go through a trauma have some symptoms at the beginning. Only some will develop PTSD over time. PTSD

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    The effects of distressing and upsetting situations are evident in everybody’s lives. Whether personal experiences or stories heard on the news‚ everybody holds some level of grief that has made them somewhat numb to similar horrors. These events have also shaped how we view the world. In Margaret Atwood’s poem “Footnote to the Amnesty Report on Torture”‚ a janitor is tasked with cleaning a torture chamber. This poem presents the theme of how becoming traumatized and desensitized to the horrific

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    There are several types of bad statistics that can be seen when looking at statistical data. According to the video “Don’t be fooled by bad statistics” (2010)‚ there are three basic types of bad data consisting of poorly collected data‚ leading questions‚ and misuse of center. Poorly collected data can produce misleading results. For example‚ when a publishing company conducted a phone survey of popular magazines but did so during business hours when stay at home moms were most likely to participate

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    1. One of the more controversial topics that Lowry touches upon in the giver is euthanasia‚ or the practice of ending someone’s life to ease their suffering. Jonas’s community practices euthanasia on very old citizens as well as upon unhealthy newchildren. Jonas’s horror at this practice motivates him to take drastic measures to reform the society‚ and yet many people in our own society consider euthanasia to be a compassionate practice and one that should be available to all citizens. Discuss the

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    is a common problem in classical studies‚ where sometimes only a summary of a book has survived. The accuracy and objectiveness of primary sources is a constant concern for historians. Participants and eyewitnesses may misunderstand events or distort their reports (deliberately or unconsciously) to enhance their own image or importance. Such effects can increase over time‚ and historians pay special attention to memory problems and efforts by participants to recall the past according to their

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    stance you have been unsuccessful. Of course you feel some degree of anxiety after this rejection and to deal with the rejection Freud says our natural defense mechanism kicks in unconsciously. We can’t help it. All of our defense mechanisms distort reality to some extent but they vary in the amount of distortion involved. At one extreme end is denial. I might deny that I ever applied for the job. I might even tell my friends; No‚ I couldn’t be bothered applying. Just a little on from denial

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    shows that if they post false or distorted information you cannot directly contact them‚ and they do not need to stand for what information they post on the internet. They have a lot of information on the site‚ I cannot find any reasons for them to distort the information‚ or make out a financial use of it‚ since it is free to use as well as no ads or sponsors‚ their purpose is mainly to inform. Although they have not written out where they get their information from‚ so their articles could be filled

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