Christmas songs on the piano‚ and smiles. His father Mark spent precious moments with him that morning. “…one nation‚ under God‚ indivisible‚ with liberty‚ and justice for all.”Daniel sits back down with his classmates. 9:30 am‚ Friday. BANG! Daniel looks up‚ startled. He watches Ms. Soto’s face go blank. “Get under your desks angels!” she says‚ briskly walking to the door and closing it. Then in an instant‚ a strange man slams through the door with a gun and begins shooting. Daniel watches in complete
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Crane hooks Today in this report I will explain how the forged hook is better compared to a cast hook. My reasons towards this decision are later discussed throughout this report. Forging is referred to as the shaping of a metal through the use of compressive force; forging can be classified as hot or cold and will be explained later in the report. Casting is referred to as when a liquid metal is poured into a desired mould‚ cooled then removed. Both of these manufacturing processes have
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What is a Narrative Hook? In his article‚ What is a Narrative Hook‚ Sedillo discusses the importance of writing a good narrative hook to draw readers in and arouse their curiosity so they will continue reading. The author explains most people will decide from the first page or paragraph if the research or book is interesting and whether to continue reading on (Sedillo‚ 2016). There are several ways to make a book or research more appealing to readers. The article offers excellent strategies and
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In the article “The Culture of Shut Up‚” author Jon Lovett ponders the current state of public dialogue in the age of the Internet. Lovett is a Los Angeles based writer and a former speech writer for President Barack Obama (13). The author suggests that the internet‚ which provides for exceptional access to diverse public speech‚ will inevitably include speech that is offensive. Lovett’s opinion is that people must resist the urge to punish such speech‚ if people want to allow a range of voices to
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and realized this usual process is an exact example of bell hooks’ quote on education: “School was the place where I could forget that self and‚ through ideas‚ reinvent myself.” All of the skills and techniques that I have developed during my school years have made me into the person that I am today. I am a critical thinker‚ and enjoy looking at all solutions before attempting to solve a problem in my everyday life. School brought me up in such a way that the ideas and thoughts that I learned carried
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Growing up in a household with a different culture was very arduous for me until I perceived it as a creative blessing and the most character-building thing I’ve dealt with in my life. I spent half of my childhood being ashamed of my ethnicity and the other half being fine with it‚ but not giving it too much thought. My family was from Kingston‚ Jamaica so I really didn’t understand that much of the United States because my parents were somewhat learning about the country too. Having to grow up in a
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Jean Kilbourne and bell hooks agree in their writings that the media often distorts what we perceive as reality in one way or another. Film‚ television‚ and advertising shape our ideals and what we believe should be true. Kilbourne focuses on the distortion of gender‚ particularly the distortion of the female gender in society in the excerpt from her book included in From Inquiry to Academic Writing‚ whereas hooks analyzes the misrepresentation of the impoverished and homeless in the excerpt from
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citizenship and their right to vote. In both Bell Hooks and Linda Harris Dobkins articles they respectively introduce race and power within the women’s movement and how it affected the movement. First off‚ in the passage Revolutionary Parenting Hooks acknowledges how difficult it is to define motherhood by including how race is a big factor and the perceived notion of mothers needing to be the nurtures and primary care takers of the children. When Hooks states the difference in opinions of motherhood
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The shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary school was a horrific event that happened in Newtown‚ Connecticut by Adam lanza. It caused many deaths of students and teachers. Lanza also Shot his mother in the head four times before going to the school. It all started on the morning of December 14‚ 2012 in Newtown‚ Connecticut. Students and teachers were all preparing for the day of school ahead of them. They had no idea that the tragic event was going to happen. At around 9:30 a.m. the shooter entered the
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actual or potential threat. They are: the Scientific Committee on Consumer Safety (SCCS)‚ the Scientific Committee on Health and Environmental Risks (SCHER) and the Scientific Committee on Emerging and Newly Identified Health Risks (SCENIHR) and are made up of external experts. In addition‚ the Commission relies upon the work of the European Food Safety Authority (EFSA)‚ the European Medicines Evaluation Agency (EMEA)‚ the European Centre for Disease prevention and Control (ECDC) and the European Chemicals
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