“Jack‚ stay focused out there we believe in you” Coach Mike told Jackson in the pregame huddle in the locker room. 36-year-old Jackson Smith was last the man on the Team USA roster‚ the team needed a veteran player to contrast the explosive‚ athletic and talented young players. Jackson somehow found his way into the starting lineup due to a collision between the teams two point guards at a practice yesterday. Jackson hadn’t played a single minute during the entire Olympics. Jackson‚ the coaches‚
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Andrew Pole had just started working as a statistician for Target in 2002‚ when two colleagues from the marketing department stopped by his desk to ask an odd question: “If we wanted to figure out if a customer is pregnant‚ even if she didn’t want us to know‚ can you do that? ” Pole has a master’s degree in statistics and another in economics‚ and has been obsessed with the intersection of data and human behavior most of his life. His parents were teachers in North Dakota‚ and while other kids were
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without general knowledge among the people.” Knowledge is defined as having a familiarity or awareness due to education or experience. We know‚ because of our ancestors have the knowledge and access to education to maintain our liberty. However‚ are we preserving that liberty? In 1940‚ only seven percent of African Americans 25 years or older had completed high school (We the Americans: Blacks‚ 1993) and slavery was abolished in 1865. This was primarily because after slavery African Americans were left
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WHY GERUNDS IS USED IN ENGLISH ??? Answer : This is because gerunds is used to express an action that is happening and often the person thinks that is the only use. It can also be used as a noun or adjective. Sometimes the gerund may be used to introduce a noun phrase like‚ “Ordering in a restaurant is difficult especially when it is crowded.” The average person probably thinks that the gerund is only used in the present tense in order to relate an on going activity. If you were in the process
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Have you ever been jealous of someone who is more successful than you? Have you ever think about why could this happen? It is common that employees complain about their work situation‚ their picky boss‚ and their outstanding colleagues. In every area‚ there are several outstanding geniuses. They stay there‚ and it seems like they can never be surpassed. They are like myths. Have you ever considered why there has always been someone who seems like relax but better than you and stands there forever
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required to vote because it informs people of what people are voting on and it improves government legitimacy. Citizens would have to know what they are voting about if they are required to vote. Joe Heller’s‚ “School Repairs”‚ political cartoon explains why compulsory voting is important because it would inform people of issues that they did not even knew existed. Heller states‚ “[...]arouse in them an intelligent interest
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The War That Couldn’t Be Won! By withdrawing its forces from Vietnam in 1973 did the United States admit defeat? This is an argument that historians and observers have been having for years. Before answering that question however‚ we must first understand if we ever really had a chance to win the war. The circumstances leading up to the war were pretty much out of the United States control with an obligation to our French allies. With threats of communism taking over Vietnam‚ many felt that
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6 Reasons why you should own a Dog. Being a dog owner generally enriches a people’s lives‚ making them healthier and happier. I am sure companionship and entertainment is one of the first thoughts that cross most people’s minds when they think of owning a new dog; however‚ there exists a myriad of benefits in dog ownership. Here are a few of the countless physical and mental perks that come with being a puppy parent. 1. A more cheerful you. Apart form providing great companionship‚ dogs can also
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mankind. Today ‚ a major threat to survival of these organisms is deforestation. We know that deforestation means clearing forests and using the land for other purposes. Trees in the forestare cut for procuring land for cultivation‚building houses and factories and making furniture or using wood as fuel.Some natural causesof deforestation are forest fires and severe droughts. We know that deforestation disturbs the balance in nature.If cutting of trees continues
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absolute freedom. Though‚ there is a natural order about things‚ animals don’t have anything authorizing them to act the way they do‚ neither law or morals‚ so we learn that without authority‚ liberty does not exist‚ thus making liberty a concept of the human mind. To further my explanation‚ if human society didn’t have a form of government‚ we would all theoretically be free to do anything. Since there is no law holding back anyone‚ then there is no sense of liberty to be
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