As I look back on my years growing up in Acqua Traverse there is one period that stands out above all others: when I was an accomplice in the kidnapping of Filippo Carducci. Filippo was the son of the wealthy Lombard business man Giovanni Carducci and a steep ransom was demanded in exchange for his life. It all started when that stupid roman Sergio Materia came to Acqua Traverse. I was twenty at the time and felt caged in such a small‚ rural village. Sergio offered the inhabitants a chance to
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(CM) | Radius (CM) | M&M Thickness (CM) | 1 | 75 | 11.34 | 5.67 | 0.722 | 2 | 83 | 12.68 | 6.34 | 0.658 | Table 2 - Direct Measurement | Trial | M&M Thickness (CM) | 1 | 0.642 | 2 | 0.741 | 3 | 0.683 | Table 3 - Calculated Averages | Method | Calculated Average Thickness (cm) | Indirect (from Table 1) | 0.700 | Direct (from Table 2) | 0.689 | Questions: 1. When you performed Step 2 of the procedure‚ you actually made a cylinder of M&Ms. The cylinder was
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Machiavelli`s highly ranked book “The Prince” is being taught in every school and strongly recommended for being the key to success. It is a book I would personally ban from every institution‚ and instead I would teach about “Seven Pounds”‚ a movie where we can learn more about how a successful man can make an ultimate sacrifice in order to make others happy. It`s a fine work directed by Gabriele Mucino after the story written of Grant Nieporte. With Will Smith in the main role‚ a brilliant actor who has
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"I’m on a rollercoaster that only goes up my friend." At one point in my life‚ I found this quote to be totally insignificant. Now that I look back on my teenage years‚ I see it. The rollercoaster only went up from the point I opened my big‚ fat‚ attitude infested‚ mouth to my step-mother‚ Verona. The take off was bumpy‚ as well the entire rest of the journey up. Though it did eventually come down‚ not only going up. I came down an entirely different person and didn’t have to think of life as a fictional
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Fear is not only a major part of our emotions but it is a key element of life in general. Although it is true that with knowledge comes a certain degree of fear‚ crediting fear to be a motivational force is quite untrue in most cases. Terrifying someone may seem to work to a bystander‚ but changing human nature is a slow and grueling process. Fear‚ in most cases‚ is a temporary delusion that man learns to overcome and unravel with time. This usually occurs due to lack of proper knowledge. Man
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Scared straight Scared straight in a documentary from 1978‚ teens that have been in trouble with the law to spend a day at a Federal penitentiary. The hope‚ is that the teens would realize that‚ the life they are leading is headed towards jail time. The inmates are part of a program designed to scare the teens into changing their paths and make a change within their lives. The original 17 teens were followed up to 10 years later and out of the 17‚ only one went on to be a hardened criminal. When
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I’m Not Scared CHAPTER SUMMARIES CHAPTER 1: Main characters have a race‚ Maria hurts her leg. Barbara forced to complete a forfeit‚ Michele does it instead. Michele completes forfeit. Most of the main characters are talked about. Papa brings them a present of a model Gondola; Acqua Traverse is revealed. CHAPTER 2: There is a talk with Michele and Maria at the start. Michele finds Fillipo‚ there is a lot of description of Michele finding him. Michele at this point is horrified‚ he tries to
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QUESTTION: While "I’m Not Scared" revolves around the adult’s world of corruption and violence‚ it is essentially about the child’s world of friendship and betrayal.’ ANALYSIS: Niccolò Amminiti’s "I’m Not Scared" is s novel which explores the topics of friendship‚ loyalty‚ betrayal‚ violence and morality. Essentially‚ the story follows Michele’s innocent perception of an adult world‚ and his gradual spiral into a state of lost innocence caused by the very ones who are closest to him. Even
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I Knew This Was My Moment I was sitting on a chair‚ tied up‚ in an isolated cabin. I felt very weary as I had just opened my eyes after a deep sleep. I had no idea of my sleeping hours‚ days or even months! It was damp and frosty inside the place. This wood cabin‚ if I were to use one word to describe it would be ‘UNKEMPT’! Spider webs clouded every corner‚ refuse scattered all over‚ hordes of flies buzzing around it‚ scavenging for sustenance. A pungent smell arose from a stale‚ discarded
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Beyond Scared Straight john vandermolen There are many programs that try to deal with youth crime. Many people think that taking teenagers to a jail is a good idea. They think it’s a good idea because it will basically scare them straight and stop them from doing whatever there doing by bringing them near inmates. Although many people think it will work it will not. 28% of kids are more likely to commit crime after going to jail. On the other hand‚ many people think this will not benefit
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