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    A Reminiscing Ride Roller coasters epitomized all I feared. Automated cars that took control of your life for some time in exchange for "excitement". Despite my fear of roller coasters‚ my friends pressured me into getting on California Screamin’ simply reasoning that we wouldn’t always visit Disneyland. “God‚ forgive my sins‚” I thought as we climbed onto the coaster. I’m not much of a hugger‚ but I sturdily embraced the safety bar. At the first drop in the coaster‚ I fell back into a dark‚ repressed

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    Death and denial are always interlinked. More often than not in more ways than one‚ people deny the existence of death itself or deny their part in a death. The latter type of denial occurs in the short story Along the Frontage Road by Michael Chabon. Denial also appears in Lamb to Slaughter by Roald Dahl and The Terrapin by Patricia Highsmith. All of these stories use physical death as a way to expose an internal death caused by a character’s experience with the Freudian concept of denial. In

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    I have always been fascinated by carnival rides. From the amazing flashing lights to the screeching sounds of screams from people on the rides‚ somehow‚ it always gets my attention. It amazes me that average‚ ordinary people eagerly trade in the serenity of the ground for the chance to be tossed through the air like vegetables in a food processor. It also amazes me that at some point in history someone thought that people would enjoy this‚ and the person that invented these terrifying machines

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    leader I have to learn from what happened and try to make it better for next time. As a leader of a Boy Scout Patrol can be stressful when dealing with young scouts‚ around 12-14‚ that usually do not like to respect their leaders. At the age around 12 and 13‚ they will listen to what you are saying‚ but will not do that action that you asked of them. This is challenging for me‚ and many other Patrol leaders or any other type of leader‚ because as a leader you want to be heard and when you are not being

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    I planned a quiet ride with just my horse‚ dog and I. It was expected it to be a normal ride until things went south. The plan was an evening ride with no other person just me and some animals. It was still light but the sun was setting so I should not have gone but did anyway. I went riding down country roads not expecting people to be there‚ but I was wrong. The ride was to escape family‚ I was really excited‚ but things did not end well I had planned to go on a short ride just the dog and I before

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    CHARLES PERKINS AND THE FREEDOM RIDES by Jamie Iredale Kumantjayii (Charles) Perkins was born in Alice Springs in 1936. Through out his life he was an aboriginal activist. After playing 3 years in England of professional soccer he turned down a opportunity to try out for Manchester united and returned to Australia. In Australia‚ he began studies at Sydney University. Where he founded SAFA (student action for aboriginals)‚ him and a fellow student led about 28 others on a 14-day‚ 3200km bus

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    Border Patrol The United States Border Patrol (USBP) has a substantial history as our nation’s first line of defense against illegal migration. Its fundamental intent was to curb the illegal entry of aliens‚ contraband‚ and the flow of forbidden alcohol from Canada and Mexico into the United States. The USBP was founded in 1924‚ and was established in El Paso‚ Texas‚ and Detroit‚ Michigan. Under the influence of the Immigration Act‚ it was approved by Congress on May 28‚ 1924. The United States Border

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    The staff ride was literally an educational tool for me. Unlike the classroom instruction‚ the staff ride put me on a actual piece of terrain‚ were I was able to have a visual of the past operational situation; as an effective stimuli. I was not very familiar with the Battle of Horseshoe Bend and its consequences prior to the trip‚ therefore visiting the military national park gave me the opportunity to reflect on the past. The trip met its purpose of providing me with professional development

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    Current Trend and the Impact of Ride-Sharing Services: Ride-Sharing services have significantly grown since the introduction of Uber‚ in 2009. To date‚ Ride-sharing has attracted over 2 million members in North America and close to 5 million globally. Currently‚ more than half of American adults have heard of ridesharing apps like Uber and Lyft‚ with 15% using the services. Ridesharing services have some economic benefits. These services increase the transportation options available to people and

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    The Ride of Steel has many safety features to keep the passengers safe. In the initial climb up to point A‚ 12‚000 moving parts make up the large gear and chain assembly that pulls the car to the top. There are over 40 sensors that monitor the climb so that

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