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    What Technological Advances Have Been Made In Dubai? Over the years Dubai has made so many technological advances. Also it has become the world’s richest city. One of the technological advances made in Dubai Is the man made islands. The first man made islands in Dubai were shaped as palm trees. They used sand to build these magnificent islands. They used technology to get the sand to the spot they wanted to. This Machine acted like a vacuum. It sucks up the sand then shoots it through a pipe and

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    On the short story “The Third and Final Continent” we can see that the author‚ narrator and protagonist‚ Jhumpa Lahiri‚ introduces a new character presented as Mrs. Croft. But to understand better why the author chooses to add this character to the story we should know which was the general situation at US in the moment the story occurred. In 1965‚ President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the Immigration and Nationality Act into law‚ getting rid of several immigration quotas. This piece of legislation

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    Running Head: WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A BAT? “What Is It Like To Be A Bat?” [Name of the writer] [Name of the institution] WHAT IS IT LIKE TO BE A BAT? Why is "consciousness" really tough to physical and mental problems‚ according to Thomas Nagel? Thomas Nagel claims that consciousness is the obstacle to the physical and mental problems. He said there is a little comprehension of consciousness by the reductionist‚ less available because there is no real convincing‚ incredible psychological

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    The End of the First Amendment This article talked about how the students of UC Berkeley were protesting against a speech being given at their school‚ and how the sponsors of this group were forced to pay $15‚000 in security fees. Then on top of that fee the school paid an additional $600‚000 to create cemented barriers and have armed forces on campus during the meeting. Personally I feel these precautions were unnecessary however due to the way students were reacting it had to be done. Another

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    What Is it Like to Be a Bat? In his paper on What Is it Like to Be a Bat? Thomas Negal argues against reductional explanations of mind by appealing to the subjective perspective of phenomena by exploring the question of what would it be like to be a bat. This paper will attempt to explain Negal’s analysis and discuss how quantum theory may show how our perception and reality may both be subjective. In his paper‚ Nagel argues that the analogies and theories frequently employed by scientists to explain

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    What is first aid? First aid is the provision of initial care for an illness or injury. It is usually performed by non-expert‚ but trained personnel to a sick or injured person until definitive medical treatment can be accessed. Certain self-limiting illnesses or minor injuries may not require further medical care past the first aid intervention. It generally consists of a series of simple and in some cases‚ potentially life-saving techniques that an individual can be trained to perform with minimal

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    In the future‚ when your children ask you what you have done in life that you feel must most of proud of. What will you answer be? In my life‚ I overcame many obstacles‚ achieved more success and had defeats. Up to now‚ I do not care about what I do best. Once‚ my children asked me what I have done in life that I feel must most of proud of‚ I recognized that I have not thought about it before. But I know some things that I never forget and I always feel proud of it because I did it well. That is

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    Wars‚ with over 58‚000 brave lives sacrificed. But all of the blood‚ sweat‚ and tears our nation shed during those 14 years could have been avoided. I believe that the United States’ involvement in the Vietnam War could have been easily prevented‚ and in turn‚ would have saved thousands of U.S. troop lives. The Truman Doctrine was officially passed in March 1947‚ when the President at that time‚ Harry S. Truman‚ announced he would support any other nation under communist oppression. Eight years

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    about the life and actions of Nick Caraway. It will include what kind of character he is‚ whether he’s a reliable character‚ and the points he comes across in this book. Nick is the narrator of this book‚ it is written in a way that is complicated for many people in this era‚ because of the era it is written in. Nick is one of the best characters in this book‚ in my opinion. First‚ talking about Nick‚ who he is as a person‚ and what role he plays in this book. Nick Caraway is a young man from Minnesota

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    comes to this conclusion by first noting that all of his knowledge has been derived from or through his senses (EP 88 middle). The mediator then realizes that sometimes his senses give him wrong information‚ so he cannot trust them on the grounds that his senses could be feeding him more false information (EP 88 middle). To further his idea that his senses cannot be trusted‚ the meditator notes that he perceives similar scenarios when he is sleeping to those he has when he is awake‚ so how can he

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