I lay still sprawled on my back on the carpet floor‚ barely breathing or moving. NO! I wasn’t trying to commit suicide by asphyxiating. In the middle of my abdomen was a spasm that had contracted so much that the pain was almost unbearable. It was a good agonizing seven minutes before it finally subsided‚ leaving my abdominal muscles sore as never before. Outside the mercury rose in the sweltering Vietnamese heat as midday approached. I was in Vietnam participating in a Junior Ranking Tennis event
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smell‚ touch‚ hearing‚ and taste. Taste is one of the most valuable ways an organism can interact with its environment‚ since the ability to identify and process the chemicals in food provides a wealth of information about the quality of the food being consumed (Yarmolinsky et al. 2009). The various chemicals an organism can perceive are categorized into five options; sour‚ salty‚ bitter‚ sweet‚ and umami (Chandrashekar
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Just after noon on Tuesday‚ April 20‚ 1999‚ I was preparing to leave my downtown Denver office for a meeting when I noticed the red message light flashing on my phone. I worked for the state of Colorado‚ administering training programs for people with disabilities; my meeting was about student scholarships‚ and I figured the message might be a last-minute cancellation. But it was my husband‚ calling from his home office. His voice was breathless and ragged‚ and his words stopped my heart. "Susan—this
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The Day I Will Never Forget I will never forget the bright light in the sky. I saw this light in the sky years ago when I was just a boy; I still to this day can remember it vividly as if it was just yesterday. I’m not exactly sure what it was in the sky‚ but whatever it was had defied all physics and natures law. When I was about nine years old I went with my parents one Saturday evening. One of my dad’s friends were throwing a pool party out of town. It was a nice summer’s night in or
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Aesthetics and taste In the practices of looking by Marita Sturken and Lisa Cartwright‚ they discuss the topic of Aesthetics and taste. Sturken and Lisa argue that all forms of arts need judgement for their values and qualities and in order to do this; they need aesthetics and taste. They define aesthetics as the “philosophy and the arts” and taste as “matter of individual interpretation.” They give example from “Distinction: A Social Critique of the Judgement of Taste” (1979) by Pierre Bourdieu
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I never told anyone I can still remember clearly.It was the newspaper headline one year ago that shook the entire Townsville. Lisa Davies‚ an eighteen year old student of the local high school had fallen off the balcony at a house party (under the influence of alcohol ) and died of severe internal bleeding. Lisa Davies was …my best friend. Memories of Lisa and I go way back in time.We were both ten‚ had just moved to town and were unfamiliar with our surroundings.our friendship came naturally
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that I will never forget is Clayton. Although Clayton is six years younger than I am‚ he is my best friend. I met Clayton on the school bus when I lived in Alabama. I just moved to a new town‚ so I was the new student in fifth grade. I never liked sitting in the back of the bus because it was occupied by high school students; I sure didn’t belong back there. I sat with a student who was sleeping. When we got to his school‚ I woke him up; he forgot his sweater and I put it away in my book bag. I knew
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Journal 3: i will never forget the day i will never forget the day I peed on myself. I had "show and tell‚" that friday. i wus really shy and scared of public speaking. I did not have to present until after lunch. Lunch time came and i was feeling really dehydrated after running in P.E.‚ so i decided to drink my apple juice and ask four other kids for theirs too. by the time my food and great conversations with my classmates was over‚ i completely forgot about my presentation. when we made it
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January 2014 A Loss I Will Never Forget September 11‚ 2001‚ I wish that was just a day like any other‚ but what happened on that day was sadly a tragedy. September 11‚ 2001 was the day terrorist high-jacked Boeing 747s and crashed them into the World Trade Centers‚ as well as the U.S. Pentagon. Everyone has a story from that day; some very different than others. Mine is probably very common for the kids that were in school. This was the day the Twin Towers were attacked‚ the day I lost a part of my
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THE PANAMA LIQUOR CO. I. Summary of Facts A. Market 1. Recent trends indicate U.S. market move toward non-whiskey products 2. Young drinkers have strongest demand for wine‚ vodka‚ tequila etc. 3. Market Development – new market‚ existing product 4. Vodka top selling in U.S. 5. Light drinkers (31% of U.S.) 6. Economic Market- Monopolistic Competition B. Product 1. Seco/Suo 2. Other alcoholic beverages – gin‚ rum‚ whiskey‚ cognac‚ wine and anis 3. Seco treated as member of vodka category
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