During a particular recess in third grade‚ it had started snowing. It had been snowing on and off for the past 24 hours. The kids would put on their snow pants and boots and carefully head outside as it was icy in many places. Many would rush to a side of the playground‚ where someone had an idea to make something even more fun. We had something that was commonly known as the monster slide‚ as the opening had a design as a dragon’s mouth. The idea would make sliding down a lot faster‚ and a lot faster
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The important lesson that all should learn from the Eskimo snow hoax is that it is not sufficient to rely on one research‚ as renowned as the researcher would be (Whorf in our case). When we come across research findings‚ we need to cross reference them with other research findings and refrain from taking them for granted. Furthermore we should review our beliefs and check their validity from time to time (Like with “the truth about dinosaurs”). Despite the prominence of some claims‚ each hypothesis
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John Snow is widely considered to be the father of epidemiology. He was best known for his work on the cholera outbreak and for organizing the removal of a pump handle. He proved his theory that cholera was water-borne‚ and debunked the airborne Miasma theory. His epidemiological methods helped identify the risks of certain diseases and has helped established preventive measures in response to an disease outbreak. His studies have changed the way we confront public health problems today. John Snow’s
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Evelyn Blackwood’s 2010 ethnography Falling into the Lesbi World is worthwhile read for any interested in gender and sexuality studies in Indonesia. It takes a complex look at the understandings of lesbi desire‚ tomboi gender expression‚ kinship loyalty‚ and the nuances of adherence and defiance to hegemonic sex/gender systems. Despite some limitations‚ Blackwood manages to illustrate an elaborate network clearly‚ displaying a valuable knowledge of the linguistic practices of the lesbi she studied
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“I am an Indian first second and last.” Advice to young Raja of Mahmudabad Circa 1925 "I have nothing to do with this pseudo-religious approach that ****hi is advocating" Jinnah speaking to Durga Das in London “Come forward as servants of Islam‚ organise the people economically‚ socially‚ educationally and politically and I am sure that you will be a power that will be accepted by everybody.” Presidential Address at the All India Muslim League‚ Lahore March 23‚ 1940 "I have
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“I walked about the chamber most of the time. I imagined myself only to be regretting my loss‚ and thinking how to repair it; but when my reflections were concluded‚ and I looked up and found that the afternoon was gone‚ and evening far advanced‚ another discovering dawned on m – namely‚ that in the interval I had undergone a transforming process; that my mind had put off all of it had borrowed of Miss Temple – or rather‚ that she had taken with her the serene atmosphere I had been breathing in her
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Hunters in the snow The Story A third-person narrative‚ “Hunters in the Snow” is the story of three men from Spokane‚ Washington‚ who go on a hunting trip. Kenny drives up on the sidewalk where Tub has been waiting for him and Frank for an hour; he would have driven his pickup over Tub if he had not run. They drive out to hunt the same patch of ground they unsuccessfully covered for the past two hunting seasons. The driver’s window of the truck has been broken out‚ and the wind and snow rush in. Arriving
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Bernard ages of forty and forty-five. The forest we lived near was also known as the dark forest‚ you may know of it is the kingdom and the forest in the play called Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. Just hang one thought I’m getting a little ahead of myself here. Let me tell you about my life before I became a made of honor for Snow White all though it may not be the best story it may be worth hearing about. This is the kingdom that is my home sweet home and has been for many years now‚ and I
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A Farewell to Arms Ernest Hemingway ← Important Quotations Explained → 1. “There‚ darling. Now you’re all clean inside and out. Tell me. How many people have you ever loved?” “Nobody.” “Not even me?” “Yes‚ you.” “How many others really?” “None.” “How many have you—how do you say it?—stayed with?” “None.” “You’re lying to me.” “Yes.” “It’s all right. Keep right on lying to me. That’s what I want you to do. Were they pretty?” Soon after Henry arrives at the American hospital in Milan
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Summer English Assignment: Mrs. James Ernest Hemmingway’s short story‚ “The Snows of Kilimanjaro‚” shares a dying man’s last interactions and thoughts‚ whilst exploring all of the stories he procrastinated writing throughout his life. It begins with a man and a woman bickering as they wait for a rescue plane. The man has contracted gangrene and is close to death. The setting changes as the man experiences a series of flashbacks that carry a feeling of loss. Harry reflects on his life and takes ownership
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