with age‚ the block stands regal‚ all weathered red brick and cornice brackets‚ colored off-white by the time they’ve spent exposed. The first tier of the block is adorned with a green awning‚ the second‚ a neon sign that reads La Boheme in legible cursive. In spite of its charm‚ it’s not hard to imagine that a place that’s survived this long might have a ghost or two. “You’re here about the ghost‚” says the hostess‚ with her lips pursed and her attention divided‚ standing behind a table decorated
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J. Marine. Sci. Appl. (2011) 10: 419-428 DOI: 10.1007/s11804-011-1087-9 Comparison of the Performance of Two Direct Wave Energy Conversion Systems: Archimedes Wave Swing and Power Buoy Jawad Faiz1* and M. Ebrahimi-Salari2 1. School of Electrical and Computer Engineering‚ University of Tehran‚ Tehran‚ Iran 2. Department of Electrical Engineering‚ Islamic Azad University‚ Najafabad Branch‚ Najafabad‚ Isfahan‚ Iran Abstract: Many wave energy conversion devices have not been well received. The main
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Milton Reynolds (1892–1976)‚ an American entrepreneur‚ was born Milton Reinsberg in Albert Lea‚ Minnesota. He is most famously known for the manufacture and introduction of the first ballpoint pen to be sold in the U.S. market in October 1945. He was also inventor of the “talking sign” promotional placard for retail stores‚ sponsor and crewman on the twin-engine propeller flight that broke Howard Hughes’ round-the-world record‚[1] and among the first investors in Syntex‚ which pioneered the combined
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“Mum do you have to go‚ it’s a Saturday.” “Yes darling‚ it’s for work and they have no one else that can come in.” “But mum you know what’s going to happen‚ dad’s going to watch TV or something and I’ll have to follow Jacob everywhere he goes” “Hayley‚ I’ll talk to your dad and no one has ever asked you to look after Jacob‚ he’s 10‚ I am sure he’ll be fine.” “Argh‚ fine I won’t but if he gets hurt or something its not my fault” This is the part where I storm into my room and slam my door‚ mum
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Assignment TDA 3.11 Supporting Literacy Development Assessor: Samantha Pearson Qualified – CACHE Level Three Supporting Teaching and Learning in Schools The opportunity to apply for a specialist responsibility in supporting literacy development has arisen in your educational environment. For your interview you have been asked to prepare information to show that you can: Literacy means the ability to read and write. Only recently has the word ‘literacy’ been applied as the definitive
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In astronomy‚ a phase of the Moon is any of the aspects or appearances presented by the Moon as seen from Earth‚ determined by the portion of the Moon that is visibly illuminated by the Sun. The lunar phases vary cyclically as the Moon orbits the Earth‚ according to the relative positions of the Earth‚ the Moon‚ and the Sun. Since the Moon appears bright only due to the Sun’s reflected light‚ only the half of the Moon facing the Sun is illuminated. The lunar phase depends on the Moon’s position
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The Night that Changed my Life Will they like me? Will I like them? Are they going to like my personality? These are the thoughts that run through my mind as I anxiously await meeting new people. Whether you are at school‚ a new job‚ or socializing at a party‚ meeting new people can be a very nerve racking. Being able to walk up to a group of people and introduce yourself requires confidence and maturity. Although I believe I do posses these qualities‚ I still get butterflies in my stomach
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Staying true to oneself is a concept that most people continuously struggle with as they grow up. From the moment we are born‚ we are assigned a gender role based on our biological sex. We are then expected to conform to these sets of “rules‚” these so called gender norms‚ that tell us how we should or should not act based on our sex. I believe that our society definitely exaggerates the stereotypical male and female behaviors not only in the United States‚ but also around the world. We see these
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Cultural Narrative: Who Am I? Part I: In some ways I guess you could say I am not very cultured‚ in that sense there is not a wide variety of cultural influences around me. With that being said‚ my family still has a large assortment of different traditions we do from decorating the tree at Christmas to going up to my grandparents house for Thanksgiving and making the same dishes every year. The area I live in is just not very diverse‚ it never has been. I live in Alpharetta‚ Georgia where the majority
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