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    but they are a little long. I use my phone about 3 hours a day which equals 21 hours in a week. I think that is a lot less than other people use. I need to get off of my phone just like Thoreau. When Thoreau uses the quote‚ “ the rails under the railroad are dead bodies”‚ I agree with that. These stories are talking about how much more the world could be if we didn’t have laptops and or cell phones. Also‚according to Heitmans story‚ he agrees with Thoreau and describes the same thing as him. I think

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    Cornelius Vanderbilt

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    Owned many powerful railroads that helped make cross­country transportation  cheaper and more efficient  ● First investment was a loan of $100 from his parents when he was 16‚ so he  could buy a boat to transport people from Staten Island to Manhattan; repaid the  loan and shared $1‚000 of the profit with his parents within a year  ● When the War of 1812 broke out‚ Vanderbilt won a government contract to  transport people and supplies between forts along the coast  ● In the 1860s‚ Vanderbilt bought railroads that already existed and merged them 

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    behavior management plan

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    Classroom Management Essay La Keesha Logan October 30‚ 2013 EDU 536 Professor Clark Abstract This paper will highlights what I plan on doing as a teacher to run a successful class. It will highlight some on Wong ’s‚ Canter ’s and Glasser’s points. And it will discussed the rules and policies for the class. I will also introduce the consequences plan that I will be using in the class. I will hold the students and myself to a high expectations I will have an assertive discipline

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    How to Write a Paper 1. Get an idea (something that caught my interest in class) 2. Gather more information from acceptable sources (books & articles) 3. Read the articles from step 2 4. Think about the issue from step 1in light of new information from step 3 5. Prepare an outline 6. Write the paper Should I write it myself or cut and paste from the web? If I am caught‚ I will get a cheating F (2 cheating Fs = expelled from university). So‚ if I use someone else’s idea I will cite Soldat (2009)

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    Reflective Essay

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    My Reflection This course was my first writing course in college and although I feel I tried my hardest on each assignment I think I deserve a B+ in this class. In this class I feel I had both strengths and weaknesses. My weaknesses include dyslexia and my overall writing skills; while my strengths include overcoming obstacles I had not faced before in my academic life. At an early age I was diagnosed with dyslexia‚ not as severe as some but dyslexia none the less. My parents transferred me

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    If I Were a Teacher

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    Submitted by: dhanno2696 Date Submitted: 01/09/2011 Category: English Words: 310 Pages: 2 Views: 558 Popularity Rank: 1584 If I were a Teacher When I was young‚ I was fond of playing the role of a teacher. I would imagine a class of children in front of me‚ a black board on the wall and myself - an ideal teacher. Everything was imaginary except the ruler in my hand. If I were a teacher‚ I would give greater importance to example that to precept. I would make the

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    1 I wake with sweat drenching my pillow. As always‚ night terrors are a recurring part of my morning. One‚ wake with a sweaty pillow. Two‚ take pillow cover and possibly pillow to the washing machine for later cleaning. Three‚ skin care routine. Hygiene is important‚ no matter what the rest of the guys in our grade say. Four‚ put on makeup. My mother doesn’t know what I do every morning‚ for she wakes at 7; me at 5. If only my father was here. He would know what to do. But he left us‚ and there

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    REQUISITION AND DISTRIBUTION FLOW STAMIS STandard Army Management Information System SARSS —Standard Army Retail Supply System PBUSE —Property Book Unit Supply Enhanced SAMS-E —Standard Army Maintenance System-Enhanced ULLS-A —Unit Level Logistics System-Aviation SAAS —Standard Army Ammunition System SARRSS Standard Army Retail Supply System (SARSS) * A Combat Service Support peacetime and wartime logistics system. * Used for the following classes of supply * Class II

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    Describe your experience during a challenging time in your life. personally‚ either despite this challenge or because of it. 500 words Explain how you grew One of the most challenging experiences I have ever had was the first time I was a volunteer teacher. At first‚ I thought it would be a piece of cake for a sophomore to handle. However‚ it was an embarrassing and frustrating experience. What went wrong? Even after I asked them to be quiet several times‚ the students still kept talking. So

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    EN241 Professional Speech Communication Spring 2013 Information Gathering Interview Assignment When I look for a fashion designer to interview‚ I had other option: Christine who works in American apparel. One of classmates introduced me her when I asked him if he knew any designer who I can ask for an interview. However‚ It seemed to be more interesting to ask Agassi Nakhapetian the interview and‚ I thought he might be able to tell me more about the career he did for 20 years and the thing he

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