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    The Secret History of Wonder Woman This book had me on the edge of my seat as pieces were dropping together to form a puzzle that I never knew was there in the first place. There is so much history to be found in everything about Wonder Woman‚ all tying to the events that her creator‚ William Marston‚ has been through and seen. There is history from her lasso to her very first villain. Every bit of Wonder Woman has a story‚ stories which make one want to root for Wonder Woman even more so. Jill

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    Law as‚ “The principle that adding more people to a late software project only makes it later. Also called the mythical man-month” (McShane and Glinow‚ 2010‚ p. 237). Summary: The article entitled‚ “Brooks ’s Law Repealed?”‚ written by Steve McConnell‚ sets out to prove that “In spite of Brooks’ Law‚ adding people to a late project remains commonplace”‚ and to answer this question‚ “Is Brooks’s Law the best zeroth-order approximation to the truth?” The author doesn’t think so … Discussion:

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    particularly high in our interest scale. The article titled “The Sense of Wonder” by Rachel Carson talks about the unique sense of wonder that characterizes newborns and children and the way that growing old and age counteracts and reduces this special gift. Carson details very specific suggestions for parents to promote and therefore establish connections between children and nature.  It is important to start building a sense of wonder at an early age in order to preserve it and at the same time avoid

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    In the dystopian world Jimmy inhabits in Oryx and Crake‚ the humanities are of little relevance‚ as J. Brooks Bouson states: “In Jimmy’s world‚ the creative arts‚ no longer valued by the culture‚ have lost their vitality” (144). Instead‚ they have been replaced by science and technology as the fields of study of most importance. Since the majority of people living in the compounds are ‘numbers people’ and work for the laboratories in the compounds‚ Jimmy as a ‘word person’ is isolated and in his

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    Gap Year

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    quickly getting through the next four years of college to obtain a degree is the best way to lead to the beginning of career success and the next phase of their lives. However‚ dedicating oneself to a university is a task that takes extensive amounts of time with careful and precise planning‚ which most high school seniors do not have in the busy school year alone. These students may consider taking a gap year. A gap year (otherwise known as a deferred year or year off) is a period of time in which students

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    pink/red tint makes my jaw drop. I can’t help but be in awe of this view. Hiking has always been a source of stress relief for me. Being surrounded by nature brings me to a place of calmness. These kind of memories bring me pure happiness. In Arthur C Brooks’ article‚ “Love People‚ Not Pleasure”‚ he argues that in today’s culture we search for materialistic

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    people around the world celebrate the new year‚ regardless of their country of origin‚ culture or financial condition. The New Year is always celebrated with much joy‚ peace and prosperity wishes for the year to come. For most nations‚ the New Year is celebrated at the turn of the 31st of December to 01 January‚ according to the Gregorian calendar. In China‚ the New Year is celebrated according to the lunar calendar. The New Year‚ also known as New Year ’s Eve in Brazil (term derived from the French

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    New Year the new year started with joy and happy times. I ended the year with tears. My best friend was a drug addict and i had to help her into rehab. She did not want to go to rehab so we told her we were taking her to disneyland. She was so excited that she drove right home and packed her bags. Every country has their own holiday system. Different countries have different holidays. There are also some common holidays that people celebrate around the world‚ such as Christmas and New Year. Different

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    A Year to Remember !!!  When you hear the word “Junior year” what comes first in your mind ?? When I am in my sophomore year ‚ I feel how hard to become a third year student because i think that I will face lots of challenges and I will undergo in an emotional stress‚ most especially if you were belong in the first section or the star section it is difficult to you to have fun because you should study hard .. you will have a busy schedule ‚ lots of homework ‚ projects and different school works

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    embark with me onto to curvy road of my life. This is my life as i see it in ten years into the future. This is my story‚ As a senior in high school‚ I am barely thinking about how my life will be like until now. I have a lot of friends that would severly miss me after we have moved on‚ but only a few would stay by my side forever. Many of my friends were going to college when fall came back around while I was taking a year off from college to spend time with family and friends‚ but most importantly

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