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    SIP (On going)

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    Introduction Soft drink is a beverage that typically contains carbonated water‚ a sweetener and a flavoring. The sweetener may be sugar‚ high-fructose corn syrup‚ fruit juice‚ sugar substitutes or some combination of these. Soft drinks may also contain caffeine‚ colorings‚ preservatives and other ingredients. There are many reasons why people drink soft drinks. The taste could be one thing that gets people addicted to drinking soft drinks‚ In fact that it is so good‚ that many people drink it. Other

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    problems is one way a person is sculpted. Never underestimate the problems you overcome‚ they could help you out later. Michael Jordan and Joan of Arc are great examples of people who overcame obstacles to become the person they are today. They both proved people wrong and used their problems to become stronger. Though completely different time periods‚ Joan of Arc and Michael Jordan are very similar. They were both bogged down by peers and adults‚ and not given a chance. “Jordan did not make

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    Joan of Arc is a Roman Catholic Saint‚ and is considered a heroine for France. At the mere age of 13‚ Joan was spoken to by a voice‚ which is believed to be God‚ and is encouraged to join the French army to fight against England. In doing so‚ she won many battles for the French‚ but was soon met with a trial‚ in which she was essentially accused of being a mystic‚ and not performing in the proper way of a woman in relation to how she dressed. It is here that I must question‚ what exactly is performing

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    Going Green

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    Elisabeth Cerasoli Professor Ersinghaus Composition 2 October‚ 17‚ 2011 A Green Future or Green Disaster Green jobs are just one of the ways that the government is trying to preserve and improve the economy. Green jobs are supposed to be able to improve as while as increase the job rates. They can clean up and bring awareness to the communities about the economy‚ and it can open new fields for development like technology. In

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    The John/Joan Story ). And this story made me question what gender really is. Gender is both socially ( nature) and biologically constructed ‚ because you can never change how someone feels inside‚ your physical and social traits impact you and the instinct inside you overrides everything.When you grow up you automatically know if your a boy or a girl because someone tells you or there is some instinct inside of you telling you your that specific gender‚ An adequate example is the John/Joan story

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    HOME - earth The Earth is the engine of our existence ‚ offering us the necessary resources to live‚ breath ‚ eat and enjoy every day of our lives . But how were all these resources created ‚ what is the impact of men on the natural environment and how can the humankind change the way it treats now all the gifts that the Earth is offering to it unconditionally? These are some of the questions that the HOME documentary answers in a manner that is quite unique and transformational . The beginning of

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    "Joan of Arc‚" was painted by the French realist artist Jules Bastien-Lepage in 1879. "After the province of Lorraine was lost to Germany following the Franco-Prussian War in 1821‚ The Frenchmen saw in Joan of Arc a new and powerful symbol. In 1875‚ Bastien-Lepage‚ a native of Lorraine began to make studies for a picture of her. In the present painting‚ exhibited in the Salon of 1880‚ Joan is shown receiving her revelation in her parents garden. Behind her are Saints Michael‚ Margaret‚ and Catherine

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    Going Abroad

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    Nowadays it’s a small world. A flick of the television switch shows us images of events happening thousands of miles away‚ some of them happy and‚ unfortunately‚ some of them sad. Modern tourists are able to soak up the new experiences offered by foreign travel‚ sometimes for no other reason than curiosity to explore foreign places. One consequence of this new perception of the planet has been an increase in the number of students travelling abroad to study. 2. Students who travel to another

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    Biochemists are scientists trained in biochemistry. Typical biochemists study chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms‚ other biochemists study DNAs‚ proteins and cell parts. The word "biochemist" is a portmanteau of "biological chemist". Biochemists also research how certain chemical reactions happen in cells and tissues and observe and record the effects of products as in food additives and medicines. The main function of a biochemist is to focus on improving the qualities

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    Abhorrent Mr. Noakes‚ an antagonist in Joan Aiken’s “Searching for Summer‚” frequently manifests repugnant and distasteful conduct towards others in order to fulfill his own selfish desires for prosperity. Inherently‚ the introductory impression of the character is one of a repulsive nature‚ having “a crop of stiff‚ greasy black hair‚” (69)‚ which would naturally deter people from wanting to associate with him. Likewise‚ Mr. Noakes displays rudimentary and discourteous behavior when the old Hatchings

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