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    History of Jazz Miles Davis Born on May 26‚ 1926‚ Miles Davis is considered to be one of the most influential jazz musicians in history. Being a trumpeter‚ keyboardist‚ composer‚ and band-leader‚ Miles is responsible for the popularization of many styles of jazz throughout his long and prolific career. Miles Dewey Davis was born into a well-to-do family in the town of Alton‚ Illinois. The family owned a large portion of a farm where Miles learned to ride horses as a young boy. In 1927 the

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    30 Things British People Say Vs What We Actually Mean. #9 Is Perfect. Iamasdaman http://www.tickld.com/funny/t/936330 4 months ago Trending now on Tickld Next Time Someone Says Women Aren’t Victims Of Harassment‚ Show Them This. ME SIGN IN FAVS ALL FUNNY PIC ASK GIF ART MEME SCIENCE FEELS CUTE GAMING BOOKS SMSG SPOOKY LGBT SIGN UP TICKR https://twitter.com/SoVeryBritish The Very British Problems book is out now on Amazon and at Waterstones. Share this with your friends by

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    A critical investigation into the interests and attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. Alexandra Constantinescu Albert Robert Gordon University 4/18/2014 THE ROBERT GORDON UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT Aberdeen Business School Department of Communication‚ Marketing and Media A critical investigation into the interests and attitudes that young adults have towards dark attractions. by Alexandra Constantinescu Albert (1002430) Word count: 13‚109 A research

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    In this lab‚ we tested the effect of flame on different chemical solutions. In order to do this‚ we used a wooden stick soaked in a metal and nonmetal solution‚ hovered it over a bunsen burner‚ and recorded the color that the flame changed to. The seven solutions we tested were lithium chloride‚ strontium chloride‚ calcium chloride‚ sodium chloride‚ barium chloride‚ copper chloride‚ and potassium chloride. However‚ we had another four additional solutions‚ which had unknown chemical composition

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    The Dark Ages

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    The Dark Ages – Defining the Darkness The Dark Ages as a term has undergone many evolutions; its definition depends on who is defining it. Indeed‚ modern historians no longer use the term because of its negative connotation. Generally‚ the Dark Ages referred to the period of time ushered in by the fall of the Western Roman Empire. This took place when the last Western emperor‚ Romulus Augustulus‚ was deposed by Odoacer‚ a barbarian. AD 476 was the time of this event. Initially‚ this era took on

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    The Dark Truth

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    The Dark Truth I am the dark blue crayon because I am bright on the outside‚ but dark on the inside. I get straight to the point like the tip of a crayon. On the outside‚ I function just fine‚ but when you take a good look‚ you see I fall short of expectations. Like the crayon‚ I hide myself. As blue‚ I am thought of first‚ yet chosen last for being dark. Broken in half like the crayon‚ where no one sees‚ I ache to belong when I know I never will. Under great heat or pressure‚ I tend to lose my

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    Lion Facts

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    typically sport light yellow- brown coats. The largest Lions have reached a total body length of up to 48 inches high‚ over curves and have weighed up to 330 to 500 pounds in the wild. They are superb predators and mammals. (Paul Janssen‚ P. (n.d.). Lion facts) The Lion usually live in the savannas‚ grasslands‚ dense bush‚ and woodlands. They are life span 10 to 14 years in the wild; up to 20 years in captivity. Besides‚ Lions are being killed in rituals of bravery‚ as hunting trophies‚ and for their perceived

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    Numerical Facts

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    Numerical Facts about… …Rain forest population * 63‚000 square miles of Rainforests are being destroyed each year. * Already over half of the world’s tropical forests have been lost. * Every year approximately four billion tons of carbon accumulates in the air each year‚ about 30% of this comes directly from the continued burning of the rainforests. * More than anything else‚ rainforest is destroyed by peasant farmers. However‚ the responsibility for this lies largely with the

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    Dark Energy VS Dark Matter Dark Matter Dark Matter is the name given to mass that emits no detectable radiation. ‘’Dark Matter accounts for the galaxies rotating about "local groups" in tighter orbits than we expect from our observations. Gravity is stronger than we can account for unless there is some matter we cannot see. We are much more certain what dark matter is not than we are of what it is” (Feild‚ Ann‚ 2013). Scientists think dark matter is made of particles called WIMPS‚ "weakly

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    One Mile of Ice

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    In the short story "One Mile of Ice"‚ Hugh Garner creates a character Ralph Marsden‚ who becomes responsible of a tragedy that would put his brother in-law’s and as well as his own life at risk. Ralph is to blame for the tragedy for he insists on crossing the ice despite of the terrible weather. Also‚ his consummation of alcohol influences him to make bad decisions. Last of all he fails to recognize hints and signs that could have prevented the mishap. While some might say Pete’s selfishness on the

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