American Airlines Boeing 727-123 Flight 383 The crash of Flight 383 on 8th November‚ 1965 has been one of the worst airplane related tragedies in the United States. Fifty eight people died in this mishap. The flight was bound from New York to Cincinnati. When it approached Ohio‚ there was a little bit of rough weather near the airport and hence there was a delay in landing. The aircraft descended faster than protocol dictated‚ something thing that neither pilot on the flight noticed. It eventually crashed
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The story "Flight Patterns" by Sherman Alexie begins as the main character‚ William‚ wakes up to the sound of his alarm and prepares for his day of travels. It is in the first few paragraphs of this short story that I initially question why this literary work is entitled "Flight Patterns". As I turned the page‚ my question is later answered. Although‚ it was not answered before reading seemingly pointless information about Williams life‚ such as: his taste in music‚ his weekly exercise regimen‚ he
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password is a string of characters used for authenticating a user on a computer system. Biometrics refers to technologies used to detect and recognize human physical characteristics. In the ITworld‚ biometrics is often synonymous with "biometric authentication‚" a type of security authorization based on biometric input. Employer A legal entity that controls and directs a servant or worker under an express or implied contract of employment and pays (or is obligated to pay) him or her salary or wages in
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Every day‚ thousands of planes take to the skies‚ transporting people all over the world. In the process though‚ these huge planes use massive amounts of fuel and greatly add to global warming and pollution. Discouraging non-essential flights is a good idea‚ but not at the expense of limiting the use of cars. Surely we can cut back on both. Travelling by plans has truly made our world feel a lot smaller‚ but not all travel is necessary. For example‚ already‚ technology and the Internet in
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Explain how Tom Brennan and Juno (related text) portray the consequences of moving into the world. The concept “Into the world” is a process assisted with many new experiences and changes. An individual’s response to these experiences and changes is known as a consequence. Thoroughly portraying the stages of moving into the world with the assistance of an array of techniques‚ the novel “The story of Tom Brennan” by J.C burke and the movie “Juno” composed by Jason Reitman‚ distinctly present a
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1. What is the old man doing in the opening paragraph? In the opening paragraph‚ we can find out that the old man does three main activities: catching the homing pigeon‚ resting with the bird and looking at the granddaughter’s movement. In the first activity‚ we know he stands under the dovecote through the preposition ‘above’ in “Above the old man’s head was the dovecote” and the action of watching pigeons are described by a series of phrases such as “full of strutting (walk proudly with head
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In the novel Flight by Sherman Alexie‚ the narrator Zits says‚ “Yes‚ I am Irish and Indian‚ which would be the coolest blend in the world if my parents were around to teach me how to be Irish and Indian. But they’re not here and haven’t been for years‚ so I’m not really Irish and Indian. I’m a blank sky‚ a human solar eclipse” (Alexie 5). In my opinion this quote could mean‚ since his parents died or left there is no one to help him learn his background or his culture. He is a sky without clouds
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other methods. Physical scientists and biologists were the first individuals to use energy flows to explain social and economic development.[106] Energy economics relating to thermoeconomics‚ is a broad scientific subject area which includes topics related to supply and use of energy in societies. Thermoeconomists argue that economic systems always involve matter‚ energy‚ entropy‚ and information.[107]Thermoeconomics is based on the proposition that the role of energy in biological evolution should
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The house on 93 Little Hobart Street is a small‚ broken down home to a family of six. The steps leading to the front deck have holes in them and look dangerous for the smaller child to walk on. There is no working electricity or plumbing‚ with holes in the roof‚ making the entire house freezing cold at night. Four children live in this house with both parents‚ still married. The youngest of them is Maureen who is eight years old‚ Brian‚ the second youngest‚ is twelve‚ Jeannette is thirteen‚ and Lori
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he can never return to his homeland for fear he and his family would be killed. Perhaps Alexie is trying to provide a gateway into his own thoughts on terrorism having shown the reader his changing opinion what a real terrorist is. Having written Flight Patterns in a post 9/11 world perhaps Alexie is trying to convey to the reader that not all terrorists are the same. That there is a possibility that they are simply doing what they have been ordered to do to save their families and
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