101 Word Problems/Solutions Problem #1: Antifreeze A quart bottle contains a mixture that is 1/3 antifreeze‚ 2/3 water. A half gallon bottle contains a mixture that is 3/4 antifreeze‚ 1/4 water. The contents of the two bottles are poured into a gallon jug. What is the ratio (one integer to another‚ in the form a:b) of antifreeze to water in the jug? Solution #1: Antifreeze 11:7 Problem #2: Consecutive Birthdays A woman and her grandson have the same birthday. For six consecutive birthdays
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meeting my sister‚ Jamie‚ for the first time. Jamie is four years younger than I am and we share the same biological father‚ Ben. Our Grandmother brought us together‚ she planned a day for my family and my sister to meet at Sea World. Jamie and I were very similar‚ we had the same nose and smile‚ and we resembled our biological father‚ who we both have only met a few times in our lives. It was a terrific day‚ and when it was over and before it was time for us to return home‚ my sister invited
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The author of A Thousand Sisters‚ Lisa Shannon‚ is such an inspiring writer. She had a normal‚ perfect life until she watched an episode on Oprah Winfrey’s show about the women of Congo. Congo women often get raped and their husbands and children killed. I find it very difficult to compare the Congolese women to our society or anyone. However‚ I can empathize with the Congolese women because I have also experienced a loss of dignity through sexual violence and other abuse. Lisa Shannon as a human
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The Rise and fall or Lehman Brothers Introduction The Lehman Brothers‚ an investment bank dating back to 1850‚ filed for bankruptcy in 2008. An institution that managed to survive the Great Depression‚ two world wars and even all calamities in more than 158 years is no longer in business. On September 15th 2008‚ the Lehman Brothers‚ which was once know as one of the biggest investment banks‚ provided that it was going to file for bankruptcy protection (Mamudi). This news was received by the
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“The only hope you have is to accept the fact that you’re already dead.” [The Band of Brothers] In 1942‚ the U.S. army assembled a volunteer parachute regiment to jump behind enemy lines. Embedded in this unit was a company of men who landed to fight at the forefront of the war in Europe. That company was Easy Company. The brave men parachuted behind enemy lines in the early hours of D-Day in support of the landings at Utah beach and much more. Doing so‚ the company sustained one of the highest casualty
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SPED 17 & 18 – REFLECTION THE OTHER SISTER This movie portrays how a family‚ who has a member with a disability‚ encountered and overcame adversities from within triggered by several environmental factors. The protagonist‚ Carla Tate‚ who has an intellectual disability‚ seeks freedom from her mother‚ acceptance from others‚ and attention/love from opposite sex. Eventually she got those as the story developed. This only means that a disability should never serve as a hindrance in achieving
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and a starless night. I cried and howled. I had lost her. Reality was all that was left to me. I had hit the ground. Summary It is about a couple‚ about how they have gone separate ways because she’s dying‚ and losing it‚ her life‚ hope‚ and love. Reaction There are some situations in which we did not have a chance of winning‚ but there are also some situations that are worth fighting for‚ even if we lose. Listen to the Lyrics... By Corey Corum Summary Listen to the Lyrics as they
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century St. Louise de Merillac Sisters of Charity • 1633 - The founding of the Sisters (or Daughters) of Charity‚ Servants of the Sick Poor by Sts. Vincent de Paul and Louise de Merillac. The community would not remain in a convent‚ but would nurse the poor in their homes‚ "having no monastery but the homes of the sick‚ their cell a hired room‚ their chapel the parish church‚ their enclosure the streets of the city or wards of the hospital." [1] • 1640 - The Sisters assume charge of a hospital
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royal librarian for Napoleon’s brother. Later as a municipal author. In 1816 he joined his brother in a library in Kassel. Where Wilhelm has obtained a position as a secretary. Wilhelm Grimm ● Born: February 24‚ 1786 ○ Hanau‚ Germany ● Died: December 16‚ 1859 ○ Berlin‚ Germany ● German scholar and author The brothers spent their formative years in the German town of Hanau. Their fathers death in 1796 caused great poverty for the family and affected the brothers for many years after
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The Wright Brothers: The Fathers of Aviation Matthew Jackson US History 2 F Mr. Kirkland May 10‚ 2012 Everyday millions of people fly in an airplane but no one person knows who is responsible. The ones who are responsible are the Wright Brothers. On December 17‚ 1903 the Wright Brothers did the unthinkable‚ invented the airplane (Wright-Brothers.Org). The airplane is still widely used today and every day. As a result of the invention
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