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    What would you do if you got attacked by a rip current? Would you panic or would you stay calm and swim? Rip currents are strong waves that take the water from the coast and take it back to the ocean. Over 100 people drown each year because of rip currents. Over 80% of the rescues on beaches are because of rip currents. In all three sources: “Life Saver” by John DiConsiglio‚ “Rip Current Safety” by National Weather Service‚ and “How to Survive Beach Rip Currents” by UNSWTV‚ it shows that lifeguards

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    George Washington

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    George Washington Biography By Justin Mendoza George Washington was born on February 22‚ 1732‚ in Westmoreland Country‚ Virginia. George Washington could trace his family’s presence in North America to his great-grandfather‚ John Washington‚ who migrated from England to Virginia. Washington’s fathers name was Augustine and his mother was named Jane. They both died when he was younger. In 1748‚ when he was 16‚ George traveled with a surveying party plotting land in Virginia’s western territory

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    George Washington George Washington‚ born on February 22‚ 1732 is referred to as the Father of our Country. He was born near Wakefield‚ Virginia. Military arts and Western Expansion were Washington’s biggest interests. George Washington displayed great leadership throughout his involvement in the foundation of the United States. He was a talented military commander. He fought in the the French and Indian War as well as leading the Continental Army to final victory at the Battle of Yorktown in

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    Denzel Washington

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    I admire Denzel Washington. The reason for this is I think he is a wonderful actor. Denzel has serious side to him and and also a humorous side when he is acting. He is an a award actor and has award winning movies I think he has a wonderful personality from what I see and has a humbling demenor about him self. Dezel made his first apperance in acting in the comedy Carbon Copy in 1981 and has also appeared in a number of off Broadway productions and in telivision

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    Jacob Van Ruisdael

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    sense rather than realistically depict a momentum in the Dutch countryside. It is oil on canvas and the dimensions are 105.5 x 123.4cm. The artist is Jacob van Ruisdael (c. 1628-1682). This painting is exhibited since 1942 in the National Gallery of Art in Washington D.C.‚ currently at Gallery 49 on the Main Floor of the West Building. Jacob van Ruisdael was the son and nephew of painters and he received his formal training in Germany after passing through different cities in Holland‚ while settling

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    Van Maanen Summary

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    In his article‚ Van Maanen described how police officers classify citizens into three categories-suspicious persons‚ assholes‚ and know nothings-to quickly get control of the situation and do their job more efficiently (Van Maanen‚ 1978‚ p. 147). They created these unauthorized classifications based on preconceived notions and past incidents. It has led to what has been perceived as more encounters with the asshole. Some people have most likely been labelled assholes because they only verbally insulted

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    e-learning a decade ago‚ the ´MAL didactics´ is strongly required in the current process. For this purpose‚ the FRAME model is widely applied. It provides answers to basic questions on learners´ taking full advantage of the mobile exploitation‚ on designing materials and activities appropriate for mobile access‚ on the effective implementation of MAL into formal and informal learning etc. 12. The FRAME model describes how learners are moving from real to virtual environments and situations‚ they interact

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    GLOSSARY OF TECHNIQUES USED TO CREATE MEANING Active voice/passive voice Writing that uses the forms of verbs which create a direct relationship between the subject and the object. Active voice is lively and more direct. Eg. ‘We had fun’ is written in the active voice; ‘Fun was had’ is written in the passive voice. Alliteration The repetition of the consonant sounds at the beginnings of words. It is used to produce sound that adds to the atmosphere or mood of the words‚ or perhaps

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    In my Shakespearean sonnet I chose to focus on a key asset if Frankenstein’s life. When writing I chose to have an unknown narrative explain the purpose of Frankenstein character and purpose of life. This poem reveals how Frankenstein’s invention of life has an effect on the world as a whole in several different perspectives. The speaker is addressing everyone as a whole. The speaker is informing everyone and creating a teaching moment simultaneously. The main focus for our speaker is answering

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    The soliloquy is performed in Act III‚ scene i. It has historically been considered as the most renowned of all quotes in Shakespearean literature‚ perhaps in all literature. That being said‚ much of the soliloquy signifies paradox. Hamlet is questioning life and death‚ being alive and not being alive. For Hamlet‚ it seems that each occurs upon its own principle and crosses over at the same instance. When living‚ one is nearing closer to demise with time. It is only in passing when one halts having

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