St. Barbara 8th grade Washington D.C.‚ Trip Friday‚ March 18‚ 2011 Yesterday seemed like today but it was really tomorrow. Confusing but that’s what happens when we go from California to Washington. We got on the plane about nine o’clock‚ landed at three o’clock California time but it was really six o’clock in Washington. So we had to keep going on with the day and me‚ being “smart”‚ didn’t sleep on the way there. So‚ I was basically awake from nine o’clock at night to eleven o’clock at night
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Washington Irving Rip Van Winkle The story of Rip Van Winkle was found among the papers of the late Diedrich Knickerbocker‚ an old gentleman from New York who was especially interested in the histories‚ customs‚ and culture of the Dutch settlers in that state. It is set in a small‚ very old village at the foot of the Catskill Mountains‚ which was founded by some of the earliest Dutch settlers. Rip lived there while America was still a colony of Great Britain. Rip Van Winkle is descended from
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Communicable Diseases and Skin Disorders (13 questions) Common terms that are applied to skin lesions: Erythema – A reddened area caused by increased amounts of unoxygenated blood in the dermal vasculature. Ecchymoses (bruises) – Localized red or purple discolorations caused by extravasation of blood into the dermis and subcutaneous tissues Petechiae – Pinpoint‚ tiny‚ and sharp circumscribed spots in the superficial layers of the epidermis Primary lesions- Skin changes produced by a causative
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Adiga’s protagonist‚ Balram‚ composes in this lengthy humorous letter to the premier of China. He had grown up in this lower caste. Balram longs to move his way up the caste system and become a prosperous and powerful entrepreneur. Nonetheless‚ throughout his journey to entrepreneurship he mislays his judgment of integrity and capitulates under this corrupt society. Balram regards everything acquisitively and materialistically. This insinuates that he deems everything revolves around money and money
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evening in J.’s room‚ smoking and discussing illnesses they fancy they suffer from. They conclude they are all suffering from ’overwork’ and need a holiday. A stay in the country and a sea trip are both considered‚ then rejected after J. describes the bad experiences had by his brother-in-law and a friend on sea trips. The three decide on a boating holiday up the River Thames‚ from Kingston upon Thames to Oxford‚ during which they will camp‚ notwithstanding Jerome’s anecdotes about previous experiences
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Rip Van Winkle by Washington Irving is a short fictional story. It was set in the years before and after the Revolutionary War. Rip lived in a pleasant village at the bottom of New York’s Catskill Mountains. One day Rip decided that he needed to escape his wife’s nagging so he went up the mountain with his pet dog. They reach a hollow where there were bearded men playing the nine-pins. Rip doesn’t say anything but instead drinks some of their moonshine and falls into a slumber. When he wakes more
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Trip to the Museum It’s the first Saturday of March‚ on a cold morning with a clear sky and a radiant sun‚ I decided to visit a museum in downtown Saint Louis‚ Missouri. I’m arriving at eleven o’clock‚ a little bit late to what I was expecting because the Metrolink train had a delay due to technical problems. The museum is located exactly below the famous Gateway Arch of Saint Louis. I have heard that it’s an excellent place to learn about American History and the way America expanded to the West
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9-511-004 REV: FEBRUARY 9‚ 2011 SUNIL GUPTA KERRY HERMAN TriipAdvisor w early Mo onday mornin ng in the firstt week of Au ugust 2010‚ an nd just back in i his office frrom a It was two-w week family vacation‚ v Step phen Kaufer‚ founder and d CEO of Trip pAdvisor (TA A)‚ was happy y and relaxeed. Kaufer ha ad rented two o houses for his family’s vacation in Martha’s M Vin neyard—one house h from TA’s newest service‚ Vacaation Rentals‚ and the other from a competitor site. Kaufer K was plleased he house
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Dubai is one of the seven city-states that comprise the United Arab Emirates. It is located on the northern coast of the Arabian Peninsula‚ fronting the Persian Gulf. My January 2006 trip to Dubai was unexpected in that I never really imagined myself ever traveling to the Middle East until I got a call from one of my company’s regional administrators about a week before Christmas‚ asking me if I’d travel to Dubai in January to assist with some bus transit planning efforts. I agreed and‚ in early
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story “The Boat” Alistair MacLeod writes a story that predominately deals with the power of the past over the present. She uses symbols such as the boat which eventually transforms into books. From the father’s strong perspective‚ the boat symbolizes the means of survival for his family and imprisonment whereas‚ from the father and daughters point of view the books‚ which replace the boat symbolizes liberation and escape from the traditions of fishing. The main symbol in “The Boat” is the boat itself
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