Regina Oliver Dr. Chata Comp 1 9/10/10 What Happened to Brandon? What happened to Brandon? (The disappearance of the teen has sparked an outcry over a video game addiction) was written by Colin Campbell and Jonathon Gatehouse and posted on October 30‚ 2008. The article starts off with descriptive imagery of some sort of storm. The most disturbing line out of the first paragraph was‚ “ This is the spot where Brandon Crisp‚ a slight 15-year-old with dirty blonde hair and green eyes dropped his
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What Happened? The sight of burned bodies‚ The smell of rotting human skin‚ We are surrounded by the victims of war’s wrath. How horrid can a war be? The landscape which used to be green and lush‚ Now black and barren. The rivers which used to roar with pure blue water‚ Now tainted with the blood of millions. As we walk through what used to be a beautiful village Now charred flesh and bones. One woman‚ barely recognizable as such Is found cradling her child of no more than 1 year old. And I can’t
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What Happened in Chicago “I can’t believe he would turn me in like that!” I ranted. “After more than 30 years of friendship. How could he?” “Well‚ you did rob a bank‚ and were the most wanted man in Chicago.” nagged my cell mate‚ Ben. Ben was a very buff 45 year old that has been here in and out. Each time he’s here‚ he claims it to be a different fist fight. Although‚ he’s here almost every month‚ so who knows the truth? “Let’s go people!” barked the police officer. It was time for dinner. It
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APPLE VS SAMSUNG PATENT BATTLE A THREAT TO INNOVATION Rather than innovate and develop its own technology and a unique Samsung style for its Smartphone product and computer tablets‚ Samsung choose to copy Apple’s technology user interface and innovation style in these infringing products. Apple had accused Samsung of copying its intellectual property‚ including its very broad design patents for rectangular "electronic devices. And Apple wants to use those patents to stop its competitor from selling
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experiences night after night‚ the ability to make or break a night where everything you are your fellow circus mates have been working for day after day is finally displayed. All these are things that should and probably would bring most people together and allow them to generate respect for each other. However‚ in My Last Attempt to Explain to You What Happened with the Lion Tamer that is not the case at all. All of the characters in My Last Attempt to Explain to You What Happened with the Lion Tamer
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A “virgin soil” epidemic can be described as the introduction of several diseases into a population who has no knowledge or immunity against them. An example that comes to mind when thinking of this “virgin soil” concept is the devastating loses the Native Americans of South and Central America suffered after contact with European explorers. Unknowingly at the time‚ these explorers carried with them such diseases as small pox‚ malaria‚ measles‚ and yellow fever just to name a few. For the Native
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non-existent and you’re left wondering if the writers are fully mapping out concepts before they air. This was no more apparent than with the return of Paul Hornsby (Richard Burgi). First‚ he came to town wanting to take over Sonny’s territory and use Ava Jerome as a lackey. Then‚ when the writers seemingly considered pairing him with Anna Devane‚ he was an undercover good guy that was trying to stop arms dealers. Though Paul took TJ hostage to bait and shoot Sonny (he was paralyzed and wheelchair
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What happened? At 10:10am on 26th January 1966‚ the three Beaumont children caught a bus to go to the beach. The bus stop was less than 100 metres from their home. The bus driver‚ Mr I. D. Monroe‚ confirmed that he had seen the children get on and off his bus. A passenger also noticed them and was able to recall the colours of the clothes the children were wearing and that Jane was carrying a copy of the book Little Women. The children got off the bus at 10:15am. The police believed that the local
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What happened to the music? Today’s music industry is sinking fast‚ but no one seems to see it. Picture a world without the music industry. There would be no more music in movies‚ commercials‚ no MTV and most of all no radio. The music industry is just like any other job. Money is needed for it to survive. People think that they shouldn’t contribute due to the fact that there are filthy celebrities that don’t need the cash. This however is not always the case especially with new rising artists. Money
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4 Ways the Gene Patent Ruling Affects You This article explains what gene patenting is‚ Myriad Genetics and its role in gene patents‚ and how gene patents affect patients everywhere. It also states how when a gene is patented‚ it limits genetic research on the particular gene. The main argument in the article is research pertaining to two genes‚ BRCA1 and BRCA2‚ genes strongly associated to breast and ovarian cancer risk. By patenting these two genes‚ Myriad has almost complete control over all
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