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    Drive Safe The Frontier Post‚ an English newspaper mostly based in the Middle East‚ released a particularly powerful advertisement in 2013 to promote safe driving. At first glance‚ it would appear that the advertisement is a picture of a firearm‚ front and center‚ placed in the spotlight of an otherwise gloomy backdrop. In reality‚ the advertisement depicts a set of car keys‚ cleverly arranged to resemble a revolver. Underneath the gun lies a very somber message‚ “Takes one life every 25 seconds

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    This term I watched a film the title of the film is ’Wild America’ directed by William Dear.’Wild America’ is about three brothers on an adventure to film wild animals that are in America. The character that I think was an important example to young viewers is Marshall because he is thoughtful‚ brave‚ smart and cunning. In my opinion‚ I believe Marshall is a thoughtful person. Here are some examples‚ he took care of Leona the owl when she had a damaged wing and couldn’t fly properly. During the

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    The New Frontier: Data Analytics Yvonne Mitchell Strayer University Professor Raied Salman Info Syst Decision-Making January 12‚ 2015 The New Frontier: Data Analytics What is data analytics? How has its use in business evolved over time? What are the advantages and disadvantages of using data analytics within a specific company or industry? Are there any challenges or obstacles that business management must overcome in order to implement data analytics? If so‚ is there a strategy that

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    Nat Turner was a highly intelligent African American. Even as a young boy his family‚ masters‚ and others noticed his talents. Turner believed he was unfit to be a slave and that he was a profit due to the fact that he taught himself how to read‚ the mark on his head and chest and finally the revelation instructing him to seek the kingdom of Heaven. He took these as signs to become a leader and end slavery in Virginia. Nat Turner’s rebellion was believed to be one of the largest slave rebellions

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    In Frederick Jackson Turners Frontier Thesis‚ he defines the frontier as a meeting point between savagery and civilization and wilderness that shapes people. After migrating to the frontier‚ the colonists are finally able to overcome it and make it their own and creates an opportunity for settlers to start fresh or stay put. Americanization occurred at the frontier when settlers began transforming it into their own version of their homelands. This concept would eventually lead to the settlement further

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    Places That Shaped Me When a person thinks of their geologic location‚ they think of where they are on the Earth. A geographer would say that is one part of a location‚ space‚ the other concept of a location is place. When actually defining a sense of space there has to be an exact coordinate and distance to an area. Place on the other hand is the infusing of a location with meaning and emotion. It is important to have both of these aspects to a location because it defines where it is physically

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    to become a history professor‚ devoting his entire life to studying American culture/society while teaching at the University of Wisconsin and Harvard. Constantly having the opportunity to study and observe the development of the “American”‚ Turner wrote extensively‚ about which attributes composed and influenced American democracy‚ societal values‚ and image. He published an essay‚ “The Significance of the Frontier in American History” about these topics in 1893‚ and presented it at the Chicago

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    of liquid (milliliters)  8.8  8.65  8.5 Mass of graduated cylinder and liquid (grams)  30.65  30.62  30.565 Part II: Density of Irregular-Shaped Solid Mass of solid  (grams)  39.537  38.515  40.975 Volume of water (milliliters)  50.01  49.9  52.4 Volume of water and solid (milliliters)  54.9  54  57 Part III: Density of Regular-Shaped Solid Mass of solid (grams) 27.7 27.71 26.8 Length of solid (centimeters) 5.26 5 4.5 Width of solid (centimeters) 3 4 3.5 Height of

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    Just A Conveniently Shaped Lamp: A Theory Okay‚ I must sound ridiculous right now‚ because who tf theorises about a lamp that is supposed to be a fucking joke? But I’ve been thinking about it for awhile‚ just hear me out. Basically‚ the player starts playing the game with two main assumptions‚ that turn out to be wrong in the end: • the player and the character are the same person. • the player names their character. And what else do we assume? We assume that the first time we play is also Frisk’s

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    prominence of the Amerindians to present day societies‚ transcending cultural groups and races. The idea of physical landscape shaping settlement pattern is simple‚ people seek reason to settle and this reason for many is the physical landscape and how it may be used to their benefit. This essay seeks to capture the pervasive influence of physical landscape in shaping settlement pattern in the Caribbean. It is important to start at the inception of Caribbean history‚ a juncture in time where groups

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