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    another human being. Each person has their own unique way of colliding with others that is dependent on their worldview and fears. For example‚ in the book‚ When Worlds Collide: Stepping Up and Standing Out in an Anti-God Culture‚ Mike and Daniel Blackaby talk about what it means for a Christian to stand up to the world’s philosophies without giving up their faith. They share how there are different types of "colliders"‚ such as cave-ins and cave dwellers. This book has been both a challenging and exhilarating

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    The Brent Spar Incident

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    The Brent Spar was an oil storage buoy located on the Brent oilfield in the North Atlantic Ocean‚ which was operated by Shell UK. It was used to store oil that was extracted from the under sea oilfield until an oil tanker transported the oil to land. The Brent Spar became obsolete around 1991 because of the building of an underwater oil pipeline that took the extracted oil directly to land. Shell UK then did a scientific‚ economic‚ and environmental study pertaining to the eventual disposal of

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    Emily Macal Narrative Essay 1 "We Lie Loudest When We Lie to Ouselves" We all know liars. The majority of us even become liars from time to time. Some people will tell a fib for just about anything. Maybe its to get themselves out of trouble‚ possibly to spare someone else hurt feelings‚ or simply because that is what one is used to doing. Unfortunately‚ I’ve told a lie to my parents and it didn’t turned out to not be such a good idea. I ended up with all my stuff being taken away‚ dealt with

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    relationship is part of our life and everyone would have their own social circle‚ but why we are attracted to somebody but not to others? When we are building our relationship with others‚ “attraction” has played an important role‚ so that we could choose our friends or our partner. In theory we have the freedom to choose who would be our friends‚ but in the reality‚ it is limited by where we live‚ the people we know and also our socio-economic background. There will have 5 theories that can explain

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    What Makes Miss Brill

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    “All the world’s a stage and all the men and women are merely players” - William Shakespeare. In “Miss Brill‚” a short story by Katherine Mansfield‚ Miss Brill lives a seemingly simple and routine life. She always sits on her bench at the park and picks up her Sunday treat at 4 o’clock sharp. However‚ she believes she is playing a role and the world is her stage. Miss Brill never realizes how peculiar she may seem to other people‚ until she receives a rude awakening from a young couple during one

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    Nathan Bloomer General Purpose: To inform Specific Purpose: To inform my audience on alternative fuels and why we need them. Evidence: 1. Brief example: Fossil fuels are a means to an end which is why millions of dollars are invested into alternative energy. Hinrichs‚ R. and Kleinbach‚ M. (2013). Energy Its Use and the Environment Fifth Edition 2. Extended Example: Oil reserves in the US are estimated to have 29 billion barrels of oil. The oil reserve will be depleted in 13.2 years

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    A family is defined as a group of people who support each other‚ meaning that the relationships between blood or lawful documents do not matter when considering who is in a family. However‚ not all supports from one person to another are consider a family’s support. . Some supports are from programs designed to help people‚ while some supports are from family members providing to another. A demonstration of a family support is my sister paying money for my education. During a previous summer‚ my

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    In the TED talk‚ “ When We Design for Disability‚ We all Benefit‚” Elise Roy explains how her life has changed her perspective on how to make different tools to help with different disabilities. Disabilities help improve design by all people in society because eventually many people will enjoy the new invention that was made for a person with disabilities. Roy explains how she invented safety goggles for wood shop that can visually alert the person when an object is going to come back at her using

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    America is a tight-knit community‚ its citizens are always ready to stand up for their country during difficult times. Through many difficult times‚ the citizens are always there for our country‚ and as one people‚ they persevere and always come together. Our community is no different from any other‚ there are arguments‚ there are different views on many topics‚ as Barack Obama says “ But when all is said and done‚ we will come together as one people and pledge our allegiance” (1). In times of crisis

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    Comprehension Staples labels the women a “victim" with a sarcastic tone. Because Staples has been accused time and time again of being a criminal by the basis of his skin color‚ he is starting of the paper by having the reader assume he is a dangerous person‚ but in reality he is not. When Staples says he has the power to "alter public space” he explains that there have been several instances in his life where his presence has changed the atmosphere‚ in a public space. For example he mentions an

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