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    part of the military since before World War I‚ and have contributed many heroic acts to this country. Unfortunately‚ still in this day and age‚ women are banned from serving in combat. Despite what many believe‚ women should have the same rights and be treated as equals just as men are‚ and be allowed to serve in combat units. Women are still treated differently in everyday life in many aspects such as physical strength‚ emotions and stamina. Women’s rights activists have helped throughout the

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    Landing Zone by John O. Wehrle‚ CAT I‚ 1966 Bio John Wehrle was born 1941‚ in San Antonio‚ TX is an American artist currently living in Richmond‚ CA. Wehrle is best known as a muralist and site-specific installation artist Proficient in painting‚ sculpture and photography‚ his work is in public and private collections. His work has been internationally collected. Wehrle is the son of an educator and a salesman. His father‚ Larry Wehrle‚ graduated from Texas A&M‚ where he was Captain of the Aggie

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    ABSTRACT Virtual Reality is an emerging field of applied science. Virtual Reality is an immersive‚ interactive system based on computable information. Virtual reality interfaces are a natural method for presenting computer-based design by merging graphics with a view of the real world. The users interactively control their local view‚ try out design options‚ and communicate design proposals. They can use virtual graphical objects that substitute for real objects which are not yet physically created

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    Special Economic Zone in Tamilnadu‚ India By Dr.Srinivasan and Mr.Alagarswami “The protests against land grab for SEZ’s have spread like wildlife.” Vandana Shiva ( 2007). The overarching problem this study tries to address is the question why the wild-fire of protest spreads in some regions‚ while in others it is either doused living behind a dying ember or perceived not as a fire but as a well spring of hope. What can explain the regional differences in public responses to SEZ? The state

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    OUT OF MY COMFORT ZONE One first impression people have of me is that I’m very quiet and reserved … which is true.My general tendency has always been to keep to myself and speak when spoken to. One story that my mother likes to tell about me is about my first day in preschool when I was only about 3 years old. She came to pick me up and the teachers were very concerned and said‚ “She was very good‚ but she only played by herself. She didn’t interact with any of the other kids. Is she ok?” To

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    “[Girls] have hips for giving birth‚ not running like males do” (debate.org). This was an actual quote from someone who voted no on an online public poll on whether or not women should be allowed in combat. For years people of all types have said that women should not be allowed into combat for many reasons. However‚ the branches of the armed forces are starting to equalize PT standards and accepting women in more jobs that were once men-only positions. Women should be allowed in infantry because

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    PTSD and Combat Stress Reaction PTSD or combat stress might be words that are frequently heard and the symptoms are often experienced. Hardly a day passes without the media portraying stories of American Veterans returning home with either of these issues. Although there are differences in how PTSD and combat stress affect a person‚ it becomes difficult to distinguish these symptoms because they both share similarities. By definition‚ PTSD‚ is a considered a serious reaction by those experiencing

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    show with her dads called the ‘Twilight Zone’. The show revolved itself with an alternate universe: it’s like your own snow globe world tilted upside down while the fallen snow represented heavy spontaneity for your ordinary life. Violet gaped through her bus window‚ she hesitantly settled her hand on the glass‚ almost afraid the window held vigorous static like a television. The cool glass confirmed Violet that she wasn’t watching an episode of the ‘Twilight Zone’. This city‚ the capital of Hathor Cult

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    One of the most memorable episodes of “The Twilight Zone” television series begins as a woman chats with a doctor in a hospital room with her head covered with gauze. This woman has undergone a procedure to make her look normal and she is anxiously waiting to see her face without the bandages. "I never really wanted to be beautiful”‚ she tells the doctor. “I just wanted people not to scream when they looked at me”… “I want to belong; I want to be like everybody else”. However‚ the doctor warns her

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    JONATHAN FRANZEN’S THE DISCOMFORT ZONE – A Personal History - analysis of one man’s identity by V Jonathan Franzen’s The Discomfort Zone is essentially a collection of Franzen’s essays published in The New Yorker that deal with problems‚ life – time experiences‚ both social and emotional aspect of the author’s life. This essay will focus mainly on Franzen’s effectual attempt to create a self – portrait and at the same time make it legible and comprehensive in a way that anyone could cope with

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