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    BTK Story

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    BTK: The Story Abstract Dennis Lynn Rader was born to Dorothea Mae and William Elvin Rader on March 9‚ 1945. Otero was found murdered in his home alongside three of his family members. Joseph Otero ’s wife was beaten‚ choked and bound before Rader killed her. Rader ’s next "BTK" victim was a 21-year-old named Kathryn Bright.

Similarly to Rader ’s first set of victims‚ she had been bound with a cord‚ somewhat clothed and had been choked and stabbed numerous times.

Rader ’s last two victims

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    When He Came Back Sasha Boswell He had spent my whole life avoiding me‚ leaving my mother and I to look after ourselves‚ no help‚ no calls‚ no child support‚ not even one single letter just to say hi. The day he called was when my world had changed. I would finally meet him‚ the man from the small photo propped up against the brick wall above the fireplace. My curtains were wide open and the sunlight filtered in‚ creating little dust beams as mum liked to call them. The big oak tree by my window

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    Joseph's Story

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    BP| Joseph’s Story | Case Study | | [Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document. Type the abstract of the document here. The abstract is typically a short summary of the contents of the document.] | A) Joseph hasn’t been treating his body very good. He has been eating fatty foods and gaining weight. He’s spending more time at work‚ adding stress and getting less sleep. Joseph has recently started smoking again

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    Simile This descriptive writing technique compares one subject to a different subject even though they are not normally related. An example of a simile is‚ "Linda looks as thin as a toothpick." Metaphor These are similar to similes‚ but instead of comparing things they go as far as to say to objects are the same. For example‚ "Life is a rollercoaster." Rhetorical Question Rhetorical questions are questions that do not require or expect and answer. They can be used to make the reader think about

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    Feature Story

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    stopping a menacing threat to life and property‚” he says. Earlier this year Spencer helped extinguish the blaze in Wenatchee that was caused by multiple lighting strikes. The fire scorched a total of 56‚291 acres of land. Spencer may have 30 years of stories to tell about his firefighting days‚ but teaching has brought him great memories too. Spencer says his craziest experience while teaching was when “six students came through my door and tried to attack me with buckets of water‚ squirt guns‚ and water

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    AMERICAN HOLOCAUST The other side of the story to our great American history is not as pretty as they teach us in grade school. The American Holocaust by David Stannard is a novel full of live excerpts from eyewitnesses to the genocide of the American Indians. He goes as far as to describe what life was most likely like before Europeans came to the Americas and obliterated the "Paradise" so described. Columbus even wrote how beautiful the places were in which he committed acts against the Natives

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    Creative Story- Stuart Hamilton I felt the air brush through my hair as I made the brisk escape from the hellish gates of the John-Smiths High school. I spun round in a quick one hundred and eighty degree turn to try and check if anyone had seen me make my escape or if anyone had been approaching to try and stop my quick climb over the small tattered aluminium fence held loosely by a few loose nails and screws. It seemed that today was going to be one of the few lucky days where my planned escape

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    American Dream or No American Dream? What is the American Dream? The American Dream is when he/she gets married‚ has a steady income‚ owns a house‚ and has children. Although some people believe that the American Dream is still attainable‚ there are many who believe it is not. The American Dream may be harder to reach now in today’s society‚ but many people believe it to still be attainable. Although are economic times are difficult today‚ those who work hard and persevere through the hardships

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    josephs story

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    Josephs story: B. Assuming Josephs heart stopped‚ what cellular processes and membrane functions are going to be affected by loss of oxygen‚ blood glucose‚ and waste removal? Joseph’s blood pressure got so high due to the vessels being blocked with plaque‚ therefore circulation of blood has been blocked and it can no longer receive the nutrients required for it to pump. The body can’t breakdown glucose to make energy‚ and the increase in CO2 lowers the pH. Active transport on the plasma membrane

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    Toy story

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    This is story about toys. When I was a child‚ I didn’t have many toys‚ so I envy Andy‚ because it appears that he has many toys. He and other children characters seem to like doll toys. But I preferred stuffed toy animal. I have thought they come alive at midnight and play all sorts of pranks. In this movie‚ toys come alive when there is no one around. But they are very funny. If I watched it earlier‚ I might also have liked dolls. Woody is the Andy’s favorite toy‚ and the leader of his toys

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