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    CRASH TEST DUMMIES Practical 1 Inertia and seat belts PLEASE ADD THIS PAGE INTO YOUR ’MOTION’ ONE-NOTE NOTEBOOK ON YOUR COMPUTER Part A - Effects of Inertia TEACHER DEMONSTRATION[page 118 Science World 3] • Set up the ramp as shown in the photo –but without the barrier. • In your group -DISCUSS the 6 questions of the Part A discussion • Write a sentence to outline what the experiment has shown. Part B – Inertia and speed. this part will be written up as a formal

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    Essay On Shirley Chisholm

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    Shirley Chisholm: An educator‚ activist and politician. There are some people in this world who are born to make a difference. One person who tried and was successful to make a difference in others life was Shirley Chisholm. “All her life‚ she worked to improve the lives of others.”1Shirley Chisholm was a strong African American women‚ who achieved many goals in her life. Her hard work and dedication allowed her to achieve those goals. Her speeches and her writing inspired many people. Being a

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    Elements of Fiction “The Lottery” Plot: The plot is developed in chronological order‚ with a few episodes from past stories. Exposition: The story begins on a beautiful summer’s day where the village gathering in the town square with kids running around enjoying their liberation from school‚ and putting rocks in their pockets and guarding a pile of rocks in the corner. Rising Action: Further in the story‚ the lottery has begun and every head of the family has drawn a little piece of paper from

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    Down with Capitalism? “The Lottery‚” by Shirley Jackson‚ recounts a ritualistic sacrifice in a rural village. The narrative begins ambiguously with children collecting stones (later used in the stoning of a member of the village)‚ a description of the lottery‚ and the gather of villagers “between the post office and the bank” (Jackson 638). The characters are relatively one-dimensional‚ without personality traits and characterized only by names. The lottery commences at 10 o’clock on June 27. During

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    members. Religious traditions are usually passed on from parent to child at an early age. In "The Lottery‚" Shirley Jackson reveals the tradition of the lottery and how all of the villagers conform to the ritual of a human sacrifice. Growing up with an exceptionally religious father I can relate to way of thinking of the villagers that traditions are accepted without questioning. In "The lottery‚" the children were stuffing their pockets with stones before all of the parents had arrived

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    1.In Shirley Jackson’s “The Lottery‚” a “lottery” is a tradition which takes place each year where the whole town gathers and the man of the house takes a folded slip from a black box. Once each man has a slip‚ they are allowed to unfold the paper‚ the man with a dot on his paper would then have his whole family take part in the process. After the whole family had chosen a slip the person with the dot would be stoned to death. The title is misleading considering the literal meaning of lottery is a

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    “The Lottery‚” a story written by Shirley Jackson. In “The LotteryJackson shows the way a whole village of people chooses to take part in a twisted

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    it is still followed. Traditions are supposed to be memories‚ and who would want to remember such a gruesome tradition. The murder of Tessie hutchinson was one that never would be forgotten. In “ The Lottery” they had a tradition that was chilling. Of course we are all thinking that “The Lottery” is about someone hitting the jackpot.In this story no one hit the jackpot. Tessie‚ a mother of two‚ was the only person being hit.”Tessie Hutchinson was in the center of a  cleared space by now‚and she

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    Timothy Hurd ENGL 102-D18 April 8‚ 2013 Young Goodman Brown‚ The Lottery and the Evil of Mankind It is said that beauty is only skin deep. On the surface‚ mankind in general appears to evoke a beautiful sense of nobility‚ a concern for doing what is right and treating your fellow man with respect and honor. This is the aspiration and the stated goal of humanity‚ however like a disease that starts in the roots of an ancient‚ noble tree‚ humanity is cursed with a sickness. The giant tree

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    Winning The Lottery

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    Many things have gone through my head when I think of the possibilities I would have if I ever won the lottery. Although it does seem like a huge stretch‚ I do often think of what I could do with such a large sum of money. Many people could only hope to have the opportunities that come with winning the lottery. I do know that my winnings would be put to many great uses along with of course a few special treats of my own. A few I can name that would benefit from my winnings would be charities‚ family

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