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    love is able to say sorry

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    Original paragraphs 1. Of the more than 1000 bicycling deaths each year‚ three-fourths are caused by head injuries. Half of those killed are school- age children. One study concluded that wearing a bike helmet can reduce the risk of head injury by 85 percent. In an accident‚ a bike helmet absorbs the shock and cushions the head. From "Bike Helmets: Unused life savers"‚ consumer reports (May 1990): 348. 2. While the Sears Tower is arguably the greatest achievement in skyscraper engineering so far

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    Austin Czubara Academic Writing 1 Professor Rivait December 5th‚ 2011 Don’t Say “Yup” To The Cup! The FIFA World Cup is an international football – known as soccer in the United States of America – competition of men’s and women’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association‚ football’s global governing body. The championship team has been award the illustrious World Cup trophy every four years since the tournament began in 1930. To host the prestigious

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    "YES" is the most powerful word in the English language. Even though it is the most powerful word‚ that doesn ’t always mean it is the answer. Finding the answer to any question‚ conflict‚ argument etc. requires negotiating. To negotiate means to confer with another or others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. The basic idea of it seems pretty simple‚ and in fact negotiating is something the majority of us do on a daily basis either at work‚ at home‚ anywhere. In the text "Getting To

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    meaning people build their case against homosexuality almost entirely on the Bible. They‚ just as I‚ value the ancient text‚ and seek its guidance in their lives. Unfortunately‚ many of them have never really studied what the Bible does and doesn’t say about homosexuality. I was unaware until about 2 years ago that a lot of what I’d been taught about the Bible by people who love God and want to teach others the words‚ was derived from an improper understanding of context‚ history‚ and also literalism

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    Can We Say "No" to Recycling

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    Can We Say "NO" To Recycling Dr. Nadia El-Kholy. English 113. Tamer Wadid Shalaby. Final Draft Paper. Lately the earth’s capacity to tolerate exploitation and absorb solid wastes disposal has diminished‚ due to excess trashing. People dispose lots of stuff‚ and simply do not care. Therefore scientists found out a way to reuse things and that process was called "recycling". This new approach seemed quite successful at the beginning‚ until its true identity appeared. Recycling first started as man’s

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    Barney says no (Case study)

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    “Barney Says No!” Almeda was an eighty-four-year-old woman who lived a retiring life with no family and few friends. She suffered from a disabling stroke three years ago and has been confined to bed in a nursing home. Almeda has lost decisional capacity and left no advance directives. Barney‚ her long time friend‚ has been her unofficial substitute decision maker. Almeda has developed a stage IV sacral decubitus‚ now colonized with multiple resistant staphylococcus areus and pneumonia with heart

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    realistic‚ but also likeably refreshing. It is an idea that brings about the scary truth that everyone must grow old and die‚ but also a uplifting truth that if someone leaves a new one will replace him or her to hopefully make things better. 2. "’Yes‚ you’ve always been cruelly frank with me’" (Dumas 12). Fernand is speaking to Mercedes about her honesty. I found it funny how he used the words "cruelly frank" implying that her rejection hurts him‚ even though he hasn’t completely accepted the rejection

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    There are two types of people; those who live in the past‚ and those who live in the present. The Great Gatsby reflects on both of these types of people‚ and also on the consequences of living in such manner. It is F. Scott Fitzgerlads’ aspiration to make known the importance of living in the present. Jay Gatsby is one whose past is their present. Gatsby continuously lives in his past because he believes it was the essence of perfection and that nothing could ever be better; “...However glorious

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    35 Dumb Things People Say

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    Matt Paradowski 35 Dumb Things People Say Dr. Cullen has been referred to as being the best there is at simplifying the complex issues of diversity in an entertaining and educational manner (MauraCullen.com). As expressed on Dr. Cullen’s website‚ she has been capturing the minds and hearts of people with dynamic seminars and speaking engagements in the United States‚ Canada and Australia. She is considered one of

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    Residential Treatment Centers for Teens: Effective – Yes I have worked at Aspen Ranch‚ a Residential Treatment Center for at risk teens‚ for four years. I have held many positions including direct care staff and Shift Manager. I am going to prove that residential treatment centers for adolescents are‚ in fact‚ effective. I will be starting with a brief history of RTC’s (Residential Treatment Centers) and then be moving forward with facts and opinions on the matter to prove this point. History

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