Jones College Composition 30 November 2011 Flu Shot: The Truth of it The flu shot has been known to save many lives and prevent illnesses‚ but is the flu shot really as reliable as so many people think? Those who oppose the flu shot offer many reasons as to why its use in this day in age should be second guessed. In the United States of America‚ less than one-thousand-one-hundred people die from influenza each year. However‚ the flu shot should not be used in modern medicine and more specifically
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The score was 28-26 as one of Gaston’s best shooters approached the line‚ she was set to take two foul shots. She was a stoutly young girl‚ who had the slight resemblance of a boy. It was a wonder she was one of their best free-throw shooters when her shot form looked like a cross between a flying squirrel taking flight‚ and a swimmer swimming. The away team’s bench sounded off a mighty cheer for the girl‚ then the ref tossed her the ball and all fell silent‚ so silent that you could hear the girl’s
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Man with The Movie Camera: Shot Change constructs a New Perspective Avant Garde Film Midterm 11\3\95 Question #4 Time was used by Vertov as an important factor in editing as well as in the daily lives of humans. With editing he utilized the essence of time to his advantage. Vertov wanted a certain rhythm of cuts to exist in the movie. He desired a choppy effect. The cameras‚ themselves‚ were supposed to produce a rithym in movements‚ too. The point was he wanted to make
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Thirteen Shooters (Luke Woodham) is an artwork‚ made by Robert Buck‚ which is on display currently at the Whitney Museum in New York City. Robert Buck‚ also known as Robert Beck‚ had his name changed to signify his transition in his art. Beck uses a variety of mediums‚ from prints to wood and animal bones. Beck’s work was featured in museums and galleries in Dallas‚ Los Angeles‚ New York‚ Toronto‚ and in London. Beck describes his works as a mean to relieve his stress caused by trauma. The artwork
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The Perfect shot is a book written by Elaine Marie Alphin. The setting of the book takes place in a small town in Indiana called Willisburg. The setting impacts the plot because Brian has a friend named julius which is one of the only black kids in town gets pulled over by the cops for making a wrong turn and he he did not receive a ticket the police officer took him to jail and this event changes juluis very much. The point of view of the book is first person because Brian is the one who is telling
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"Your Liaison Officer position has been terminated‚ you’ve been reassigned‚ you go back to Tele viv in tomorrow" Those words... they hit Ziva David like a bullet; unable to speak or think‚ she nodded her head and exited the office. For the past 4 years she had been part of the NCIS team as a Liaison Officer. At first Ziva had come from the Mossad agency in Israel with the intention of stopping NCIS from catching a killer‚ but after being deceived by her own people and a change of heart‚ she pledged
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Show how the opening scene introduced ideas that were concluded in final scene. The movie Gattaca directed by Andrew Niccole‚ it a dystopian film a bout a man Called Vincent Freeman who is known to be a “God child” which in certain cases you would think to be a good thing but in this movie natural born children are considered the bottom of the heap. In this film discrimination exists not based on skin color‚ socio-economic class‚ culture or religion‚ but on whether or not you were genetically
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Zealander Andrew Niccol. In it‚ Andrew Niccol explores the themes of genetic modification and its possible future use in human engineering. The opening scenes are stylishly designed and subtly introduce the themes and main character of the film. As mentioned‚ genetics plays a very large role in the film Gattaca’ and is introduced in several ways in the opening scenes. The very first images the viewer sees after starting the film is a quote juxtaposed onto a black background‚ followed by another quote
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about the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. I found James L. Swanson’s book enjoyable because of its descriptive words‚ and the author’s deep knowledge and love for the subject. Another book by Mr. Swanson I find very good is “The President Has Been Shot.” Swanson writes about the gruesome events in Dallas on November 22‚ 1963. The book is thrilling‚ suspenseful and sometimes even a little bit ironic‚ as it tells two sides of the story. Peter Ackroyd’s
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part of soccer games. Each team gets 5 shots total‚ with one player shooting on the goalie of the other team at one time. Four of my team mates and I lined up to shoot. The score went back and forth‚ until the other team had scored 4‚ missed one. We had scored all four of the goals; the last shot I made would decide the game. I walked up to the ball‚ spun it a few times in my hand‚ set it down and backed up away from the ball to get ready for the shot. In that moment‚ wondered if that all
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