Libba Bray is originally from Texas but her home is in Brooklyn‚ New York with her husband ‚ son and two cats. Libba Bray is the New York Times bestselling author of The Gemma Doyle trilogy ( A Great and Terrible Beauty‚ Rebel Angels‚ and The Sweet Far Thing): she also won the Michael L. Printz Award-winning for her book Going Bovine‚ Beauty Queens. Libba Bray was a L.A. Times Book Prize finalist; for her book series‚ The Diviners. In Beauty Queens‚ one of Bray main characters is named Miss
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Every Ounce Counts Gatorade is an American sports drink company that has refreshed athletes since 1965. Every year‚ Gatorade comes out with a variety of new advertisements to sell their product. In this year’s 2017 NFL preview edition of Sports Illustrated‚ Gatorade features an advertisement that stands out among the rest. Even though Gatorades advertisement in Sports Illustrated was rather simple‚ the advertisement does a good job of displaying how drinking Gatorade can make you an explosive athlete
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Taking the Veil (by Katherine Mansfield) It seemed impossible that anyone should be unhappy on such a beautiful morning. Nobody was‚ decided Edna‚ except herself. The windows were flung wide in the houses. From within there came the sound of pianos‚ little hands chased after each other and ran away fluttered in the sunny gardens‚ all bright with spring flowers. Street boys whistled‚ a little dog barked; people passed by‚ walking so lightly‚ so swiftly‚ they looked as though they wanted to break
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His movie Hancock stars Will Smith as Hancock. Hancock is an immortal superhero who has lost his way life‚ leading him to become a drunken mess. When ever he used his super strength‚ he’d cause destruction and repairs cost millions of dollars. One day‚ he saves a man from being hit by a train‚ and they develop a friendship. He begins to improve his reputation in the public eye after spending time in prison and then he helps the cops by stopping a bank robbery. However‚ he finds out that his new friend’s
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I should’ve known better. I knew I was forgetting something. Mom’s number one rule when it comes to driving. “So‚ what do you do once you get in the car?” “Check the mirrors and see if there’s gas left.” “And?” “Make sure the doors are locked.” “And?” “And…? Drive?” “Scarlett! Your seatbelt! You have to put your seatbelt on. Safety is the number one priority. Mom’s number one rule. Do not under any circumstances forget it. I don’t want you flying through the windshield.” “Mom! That won’t happen
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A murderous stench possessed Thorncliffe Asylum‚ trepidation suffused the asylum dwellers. A vile killer remained at large and claimed five victims already. Torrents of rain poured down furiously like bullets‚ accompanied by howling winds. Harkness floundered along the stone path in his black derby shoes‚ struggling to resist the wind that is desperately trying to knock him off balance. He glanced up at the beautiful building made of polished white marble‚ towering over him as if in an attempt to
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On the television show "The Magic School Bus‚" Miss Frizzle‚ the over-eccentric‚ adventuresome teacher‚ always says‚ "Take chances‚ make mistakes‚ and get messy!" She is stressing that not taking risks and‚ in turn‚ not making mistakes is nearly equivalent to not learning. If one wants to live a thrilling and‚ more importantly‚ fulfilled life‚ they need to take risks. Moreover‚ if one wants to become educated‚ they need to make mistakes. Alexander Smith once said‚ "Everything is sweetened by risk
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Individual Assignment: Decision-Making Process Paper Mgt/230 Management Theory and Practice During my high school years‚ I was seriously thinking about being a part of the Military. I decided to go ahead and join while I was a junior. I completed my basic training in the summer after my junior year‚ than went to advanced individual training (AIT) after graduating high school. I wanted to join the Army because my father was in the Army. Since I was a child I have always wanted to be in
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How many times have you been cautioned of eating too many saturated fats? “You’ll increase your risk of heart disease! You’ll be diagnosed with diabetes if you don’t stray away from those dreadful things!” This has been the message from the U.S government since 1970. An article published in Scientific American by Melinda Moyer‚ noted that recently however‚ “a spate of new research‚ including a meta-analysis of nearly two dozen studies‚ suggests…” researchers were pointing their fingers at the wrong
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1Some people think that it is important to use leisure time for activitiesthat improve the mind‚ such as reading and doing word puzzles.Other people feel that it is important to rest the mind during leisure time. • You should write at least 250 words. • You should spend about 40 minutes on this task. 2We have been living in the nuelear age now for over half a century. Sincethe first atomic bombs were developed‚ nuclear technology has providedgovernments with the ability to totally destroy
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