SOLID OBJECTS‚ Virginia Woolf The only thing that moved upon the vast semicircle of the beach was one small black spot. As it came nearer to the ribs and spine of the stranded pilchard boat‚ it became apparent from a certain tenuity in its blackness that this spot possessed four legs; and moment by moment it became more unmistakable that it was composed of the persons of two young men. Even thus in outline against the sand there was an unmistakable vitality in them; an indescribable vigour in the
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unidentified flying object; a ‘flying saucer’." The word was first used in print by Donald Keyhoe in 1953.[1] The acronym "UFO" was coined by Capt. Edward J. Ruppelt‚ who headed Project Blue Book‚ then the USAF’s official investigation of UFOs. He wrote‚ "Obviously the term ’flying saucer’ is misleading when applied to objects of every conceivable shape and performance. For this reason the military prefers the more general‚ if less colorful‚ name: unidentified flying objects. UFO (pronounced Yoo-foe)
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When I used to go out to ride my bike I never wore my helmet. Then‚ one day I slipped and fell. I hit my head really hard and my forehead was covered with blood. I was scared that I might have a concussion‚ but to my relief I did not. On that day‚ I realized how important it was to wear a helmet. Why do people need to wear a helmet? Helmets help us from very serious injuries. When you put on a helmet‚ you may think that it is uncomfortable or that you may not look cool with it on. But that is not
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A little over a week from now‚ October 8th through the 14th‚ is OCD awareness week. About a year and a half ago‚ I became severely anxious regarding stepping on floors such as linoleum due to the cracks and lines. This might be hard to understand‚ but for me it felt real. My distorted idea was that if I stepped on a crack‚ my family members will become sick or injured. Soon the only flooring I was able to walk freely on was carpet and certain woods. I couldn’t go in public‚ I couldn’t use many bathrooms
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neocolonial governments and international corporations include monopolization‚ treatment of indigenous people‚ methods of enforcement‚ and suppression. The movie intertwines the parallelisms in Columbus’ treatment of the indigenous natives and the insertion of the water authority and police engaging with the indigenous citizens. Even the Rain begins with a look at the poverty of Bolivia with hundreds of people‚ men‚ women and children who come to the open casting in need of work Bolivia is one of the poorest
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Provide a brief description of the individual. Ellen Foster is a ten-year-old‚ Caucasian‚ female who experiences a series of traumatic events during her childhood. These traumatic events include her witnessing domestic violence in the home‚ her mother’s suicide and subsequent physical‚ sexual and psychological abuse by her alcoholic father‚ her maternal grandmother and other relatives (aunts and cousins on the mother’s side). Ellen shuttled from home to home‚ staying for a short time at the home
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Unit 4222-258 Introductory awareness of sensory loss (SS MU2.1) Outcome 1 When people have any sensory loss‚ then their mobility and communication are greatly affected. This can lead to increased loneliness and even isolation in some cases. People with any kind of sensory loss can have difficulties in finding employment. Even though the Equality Act and the Disability Discrimination Act mean that employers cannot discriminate‚ it is hard to convince an employer that a sensory loss does not
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background is what appears to be a man looking up in awe at an object that is strikingly similar to our modern day perception of a UFO. This is not the only example of UFOs in ancient art. There are literally hundreds of examples of objects in the sky in many paintings spanning across the centuries. Strangely‚ the majority of the paintings depict UFOS in connection with a spiritual figure or experience. This could be how the people of the period interpreted the things they were seeing or perhaps
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Professor‚ "...as soon as we notice blindness and sight as thematic components of a work‚ more and more related images and phrases emerge in the text." He notes that writers choose to blind their characters for more than the simple reason of putting emphasis on levels beyond the physical. The complexity of the character requires a shift in outlook of his or her actions‚ but also the action of others. In Oedipus Rex‚ Sophocles repeatedly uses the ideas of sight and blindness metaphorically to display the
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Awareness and Others For the Gilgamesh poet‚ life outside of society and the city meant life with minimal human contact. In Enkidu’s creation and discovery by the hunter‚ we see what the poet thinks this kind of solitude does to a man. The poet argues that interaction (or lack thereof) with a community shapes a person’s whole mindset and experience of the world‚ and that without society a man is not aware of himself or how he differs from others; a man outside of society does not even understand
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