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    Border Collies

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    how quickly and consistently it learns and obeys commands‚ how well it performs a given task‚ and how willing it is to learn humanistic jobs. Border collies are said to be the smartest dog breed as they learn quickly and have “amazing instinct and working ability.” They are known to herd sheep and remain in control of a flock‚ just as shepherds do. Border collies would therefore be ideal for a person who isn’t willing

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    and watching the additional videos‚ I learned a lot about railroad crossing safety. At first I did not know that this topic was an issue. But through reading and watching the information given to me related to this issue‚ I learned that it is definitely a danger to drivers and passengers who are involved. From the Utah 2014 Driver’s Handbook it states‚ “As the number of driver’s increases‚ more and more people die at railroad crossings.” As seen in the statistics‚ the number of injuries caused by railroads

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    Crossing Brooklyn Ferry

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    Crossing Brooklyn Ferry Crossing Brooklyn Ferry is considered one of the greatest lyrical poems of all time. In Crossing Brooklyn Ferry‚ Walt Whitman uses connotative diction‚ prying questions‚ and critical reader engagement to convey a feeling of connection and unity of people through time. By using these certain rhetoric strategies‚ Whitman creates a piece of poetry that seems to be timeless. Whitman carefully chooses certain words and phrases that really highlight his intentions to connect

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    entitled The Images that Changed the World. The artist uses the image as a judgement for the world in which we live in. The use of photography‚ which first originated in 1840‚ plays an immense role in creating meaning in this piece. The image which Barker uses creates a narrative; the viewer questions the identity of the boy and his contribution to the world. Barker’s pieces are known for their focus on the relationship between live and the image‚ which the use of photography captures well as it is

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    Border Control

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    Border Control I feel that border security should be a priority and it is important to me because of the consequences we are currently suffering from and will continue to suffer from. We have decades of children that will depend on us to resolve these issues now rather than lay the burden on them. Even if Border Security is dealt with successfully‚ the radical terrorist threat will continue and will be able to be dealt with more easily because of the progress we will be able to make at home domestically

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    the rough crossing

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    THE ROUGH CROSSING  by  F. Scott Fitzgerald (1896-1940)  The Saturday Evening Post (8 June 1929)   I  Once on the long‚ covered piers‚ you have come into a ghostly country that is no longer Here and not yet There. Especially at night. There is a hazy yellow vault full of shouting‚ echoing voices. There is the rumble of trucks and the clump of trunks‚ the strident chatter of a crane and the first salt smell of the sea. You hurry through‚ even though there’s time. The past‚ the continent‚ is

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    A Mark Slouka Crossing When we hear the title "Crossing" it will give us a feeling of someone who is still crossing something. This is due to the ing-form because this form will always give us a feeling of an uncompleted or unfinished action. The short story "Crossing" is by Mark Slouka who is an American novelist and critic. A relationship between a father and a son is the starting point of the story but it has many other angles too. We live in a post-modern society which means we

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    Beyond Borders

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    Beyond Borders The film‚ Beyond Borders‚ opens with a powerful scene of Dr. Nick Callahan‚ Clive Owen‚ barging in on the Aid Relief International’s ballroom celebration in London in 1984. With him‚ he brings a young boy from his camp named Jo-Jo and attempts to make an example out of the organization for indulging in fine dining while nearly forty people a day are dieing in his camp due to starvation and disease. Not amused‚ someone from the audience throws a banana on to the stage‚ inferring that

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    Border and Coastal Security

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    UNITED STATES AND CANADA AND MEXICO BORDER Border Patrol focus has been detection‚ apprehension and/or deterrence of terrorists and terrorist weapons (Securing America’s Borders). 2011). The duties and responsibilities of the Border Patrol is one of the most important jobs and it is to detect and prevent the entry of illegal immigrants‚ terrorists‚ and smugglers into the United States. The amount of travellers that come through the United States‚ the trade that the United States engage in‚ and

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    develop in a certain way. However‚ we do not see the fault exclusively on his side. There are external factors influencing Peter’s work that have caused the problem to a certain degree as well. Moreover‚ there are certain policies and procedures within Barker Design and Development that should be revised in order to increase the performance‚ the motivation‚ and the well-being of all employees. First of all‚ the performance evaluation and feedback process within the company should be improved. The optimal

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