I survived Hurricane Katrina‚ 2005 By‚ Lauren Tarshis In New Orleans‚ Louisiana lived a boy named Barry Tucker. He was 11 eleven years old and lived with him mom‚ dad and baby sister. Hurricane Katrina was getting ready to land in New Orleans. All families had to evacuate. Barry’s family had boarded up there house and packed up there car. They started heading for Texas. They were stuck in major traffic backed up for two hours. Barry’s little sister became very sick. They decided that all
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It’s the day of the meet and my nerves increase as it gets closer to the time of my first attempt. As they call my name‚ I grab my pole and walk to the runway. To know I’m grabbing the right pole‚ I check the number at the top. It’s as close to my weight as possible‚ without going under. I stand facing the bar with enough space to take the proper amount of steps necessary to collect enough energy to make it over the bar. At my right side‚ I grasp the pole high enough to just make it over the bar
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The golf swing can be an awkward motion for most people‚ but it can only be mastered in time and with a lot of practice. Everyone’s swing has been transformed from his own experience and with help from instructors or a fellow competitor. Therefore without question the golf swing is one of the most important aspects about the game of golf as it can be divided into many categories but‚ there are three main categories that are equally important: the setup‚ the backswing‚ and the downswing. Being as
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My name is Christy Hitt. I am a mother of two wonderful daughters who are now grown‚ married and have children of their own‚ and yes that makes me a grandmother. I travel with my husband as his job requires him to do. I work with a physician on a remote desktop and have access to the business computer wherever I go. I have been working in the medical field for fourteen years now. The medical field is rapidly changing in every aspect of the word. It is getting harder and more stressful to try and
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A man was taking his dog for a walk. The dog broke free from the owner‚ and when the owner caught up with it‚ he discovered the dog had dug up a bone. Upon further examination‚ the dog’s owner suspected his dog had discovered the remains of a human body. He called the police to report his find. There are a number of steps a forensic anthropologist must take in order to identify an unidentified body. The first step a forensic anthropologist might take to solve the case is to identify the age‚ gender
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my grandmother begins racing to find a place for us all to go. “Damien‚ come help.” my grandmother calls. They try to get all of the food and water they can get‚ but suddenly everything turns black. The lights are out and the power is gone.The hurricane starts coming. “Here are some candles.” my mom screams as she searches through cabinets and boxes. “I found a fan too!” My grandmother is panicking and grinding her hands into my mom’s skin. It starts getting hotter and hotter. My dad tries to
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came to Augusta looking for shelter. Some people were prepared‚ and some were not‚ there were even a few people who came with absolutely nothing but the clothes on their back‚ and just the values that were in their pockets and cars. As we all know hurricane Mathew has had a huge impact on southern states of the U.S. It was defined to be a category 3 storm‚ sink holes were formed‚ trees were pulled from their roots‚ tore down houses‚ and killed many people. You could say Matthew led to a path of devastation
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Dear New Yorkers‚ Last week‚ Super storm Sandy tore up the East Coast‚ leaving a path of immeasurable destruction and devastation in its wake. In addition‚ while many are still reeling and searching for necessities‚ we are reminded that some challenges like not having access to gas‚ water‚ electricity and damage to houses get resolved as soon as possible. It is imperative that we change these problems and fix them. That is why people like the American Cancer Society‚ ConEdison and volunteers
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Zach Rosenberg ITEC 616 Netflix Case Study Netflix has used data and business analytics as a differentiator and competitive advantage in building its market position by using that data to build a more personalized experience for their customers. Besides the fact that their business model was innovative‚ giving them a first mover advantage‚ their use of data meant that the customer did not have to look for movies; the movies they would want to watch found them. The customers themselves provide
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I got my first job mid-October this was the induction of junior year and at the time; managing school and work was not particularly difficult. As time progressed‚ time management became a serious issue that would go on to affect my grades and mental state. Brockton High school is a very prestigious school and compared to other schools of similar size such as Durfee High school in Fall River our curriculum and performance is far superior. Taking honors classes only adds to the tremendous workload
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