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    The book Maximum Ride: The Angel Experiment by James Patterson is about six kids named Max‚ Fang‚ Iggy‚ Gazzy‚ Nudge‚ and Angel. They call themselves the flock because they all have bird genes in their DNA; and they all have wings and can fly. They got the genes from a place called the School. The School is a place where scientists create mutants. Four years ago the flock escaped with the help of one of the scientists there‚ Jeb Batchelder. Two years after their escape‚ Jeb disappears and everyone

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    The Killer Angels The Killer Angels‚ written by Michael Shaara‚ is a gripping novel about the turning point in the Civil War. In this novel‚ Shaara‚ follows the Generals and Colonels of both the Union and Confederate armies from June 29‚ 1863 until July 3‚ 1863. The book discusses the strategy and logic used by each of the commanding officers of either army‚ along with the non-war side of each officer. In this historical novel‚ based on the battle of Gettysburg‚ the characters and events are

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    SOURCE: BOOK-THE AMERICANS Summary Of the Movie Gettysburg was made in 1993 based on an award winning novel “ The Killer angels” by Micheal Shaara. It is one of the longest films in Hollywood and is based on an actual 3 days battle between the Confedrate Army (Southern states) and the Union Army (Northern states) at Gettysburg. This was the turning point in the US history where-in the winning streak of the Confederate Army was stopped by the Union Army during the American civil war.

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    The Killer Angels is a historical fiction novel in which two armies‚ The Army of Northern Virginia (The Confederacy) and The Army of the Potomac (The Union) fought against each other and re-created The Battle of Gettysburg‚ which started on June 30 of 1863 and ended July 3 of the same year. This book shows an insight into the Civil War‚ it’s meaning‚ and how it’s importance still remains with us today. We will forever remember those who have fought for our country with honor‚ courage‚ and sacrifice

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    Marketing case: Digital Angel (VeriChip) 1. Do you perceive any significant differences in the concept of RFID badges versus that of Digital Angels VeriChip? The Digital Angel’s VeriChip is placed beneath your skin to monitor the following: identifying you‚ tracking you‚ and monitoring your health. The system is powered by body heat. There is potential that it will be used for monitoring chronically ill patients‚ tracking livestock to ensure food quality‚ tracking people that are at risk of kidnapping

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    types of people are angel investors‚ and how are they different from venture capitalists? Angel investors are high net worth individuals and successful business people who provide financial backing for small entrepreneurs or startups. They have cash‚ contacts and connections. They focus on helping the business success‚ rather than reaping an enormous profit from their investment. They are not professional but sophisticated and distinct from venture capitalists. No two angel investors are alike

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    while ago‚ in 1861‚ the Civil War in the United States began. The deadliest war in American history‚ and it’s not because a bunch of boys were shooting each other with minié balls. It’s because medical hygiene didn’t exist until a few hundred thousand soldiers died of infections. Fortunately‚ someone figured it was a bad idea chopping off limbs and cleaning soldiers with dirty medical equipment. In the novel‚ Killer Angels‚ by Michael Shaara‚ we get an insight of what unhygienic conditions soldier’s had

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    Dr. Mengele “The Angel of Death” There are many types of people in this world‚ good or bad. People’s personality can sometimes be unacceptable or even unimaginable. Dr. Mengele‚ he is one of those people with that has done dreadful things in their life. Dr. Mengele is one of the most inhumane people in the world because of the experiments he has done on live people‚ the torture and the way no pain reliever was used‚ and the mass killing of tons of victim. Dr. Mengele is an Auschwitz doctor born

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    History Essay To what extent does source G challenge the ‘Angel in the house’ described in sources C and E? The sources C and E have similarities and differences. Source C was created in the year 1854‚ by the author Coventry Patmore. This poem was written at the time of his wife’s passing‚ conveying an idea in which we could infer that this was eulogy to his wife stating all the good things about her that he would miss‚ and didn’t tell her while she was living. The poem is very romanticised and

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    “Discrimination has a lot of layers that make it tough for minorities to get a leg up” (Bill Gates). As we all know‚ discrimination has a lot of layers. But both Angel Island detainees and the Japanese internees were treated similarly. Both the Japanese and Chinese were part of racism and hatred‚ both groups had violence against them and they were imprisoned without cause. First of all‚ both the Chinese and the Japanese were imprisoned because of racism and hatred. Both group had trouble because

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