Of Giants and Ice‚ by Shelby Bach‚ is the first book of The Ever Afters series. Rory Landon has spent her whole life being known as the daughter of a famous movie star mom and director dad. So when she begins a new after-school program and no one knows who her family is‚ Rory realizes something is different. That relief quickly turns to disbelief when Rory finds herself faced with a real live fire-breathing dragon on her first day and she realizes that at Ever After School‚ the kids look up to a
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water. As Summer swept through‚ the mountains with the remains of snow enclosed the lake‚ distant from the open sea. A small gulley was the only way to access the unknown feverish water. A thin layer of ice sat clumsily on the cool liquid. As the humble boat pierced through the slender layer of ice‚ it parted with ease leaving a slushy mix on the surface. Calmly‚ the middle aged man walked to the bow lowering the now ancient anchor. As ancient as the anchor so was the boat. White paint peeled from
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Operations Management 1. DryIce Inc. Is a manufacturer of air conditioners that has seen its demand grow significantly. They anticipate nationwide demand for the year 2001 to be 180‚000 units in the South‚ 120‚000 units in the Midwest‚ 110‚000 units in the East‚ and 100‚000 units in the West. Managers at DryIce are designing the manufacturing network and have selected four potential sites – New York‚ Atlanta‚ Chicago‚ and San Diego. Plants could have a capacity of either 200‚000 or 400‚000 units
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For generations‚ pasta has been part of Italian family traditions from weeknight meals to holiday feasts. Now this tradition has become popular in cuisines located around the world. From hearty lasagna to delicate pasta salad‚ the recipe possibilities are endless. Busy families of today’s age continue to search for foods that are healthy‚ satisfying and economical – and they need not look any further than the pasta aisle. Pasta is very low in sodium and all non-egg varieties are cholesterol-free
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basic way of cooking pasta. Pasta is an Italian food made from dough using flour‚ water and eggs. When talking about the origin of pasta‚ a distinction needs to be made between fresh and dry pasta. Fresh pasta is dough made of flour and water and is present in most cultures and on all continents. Dry pasta began in Italy and embarked from there to conquer the world. People have believed that Marco Polo introduced spaghetti from China to Italy‚ but that is incorrect. Though‚ Chinese were
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group other than white southerners‚ William Faulkner’s Dry September emphasizes the role of racial war and segregation in the early-to-mid-1900s. Faulkner‚ a Mississippi native‚ uses characters’ dialogue and a narration to display thoughts and motivations of the time. Through the multiple characters‚ a questionable situation‚ and key elements of the time period‚ Faulkner is able to show justice and its justification in a rural southern society. Dry September‚ as short as it is‚ has a cast of characters
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I Watch Paint Dry I woke up early that fateful morning. It wasn’t any ordinary day; it was the day I finally repaint my room! I was so excited that I didn’t even have breakfast‚ maybe that’s what caused my unplanned “trip”. I quickly got started and finished the job in just an hour. Is it really boring watching paint dry? ‚ Said my hungry and slightly delusional mind. I guess I’ll give it a shot‚ I guess it’ll be fun!. As I look around my room‚ I noticed something. I noticed something that
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Dry Manhattan gives an overview of Prohibition’s rise and fall in New York‚ predominately in the City. The relationship of this reform to the broader spirit of the Progressive Generation can be argued in two ways. Resistance to prohibition can be considered progressive behavior or it was a signal that the progressive spirit had died. In making this decision it is important to recall what the Progressives goals were. They wanted to make sense of change in a way that best advanced American ideals and
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Ice skates have been around since 3000 B.C‚ and were guessed to have originated in Finland by Historians‚ according to Mary Bellis. Today‚ ice skates are used for entertainment‚ for all ages. These ice skates are common‚ specifically in figure skating and hockey. This is because ice skates have given people around the world opportunities. In addition‚ figure skating have also improved the health of the human body. Also‚ ice skates have inspired others‚ such as parades. Ice skates have lived for generations
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as a manipulation tool to rule or act against certain groups of people. Moreover‚ it is extremely hard if not impossible to cure once the prejudicial ideas are introduced and circulated like false money in society. According to the analytical essay “Causes of Prejudice” written by Vincent N. Parrillo‚ prejudice is the product of both sociological and psychological issues. Some sociologists have suggested that an individual is merely conforming to the social norms of one’s culture by “learning
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