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    In fact, Latin did not really die. It evolved over a period of centuries into French, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese, Romanian, and other modern-day Romance languages. In contrast, Manx, a Celtic language indigenous to the Isle of Man, a small island midway between Ireland and Great Britain. The language died with Ned Madrell, its last speaker, in 1974. Manx didn’t just change over time; it simply ceased to be spoken. In some case, languages die because the people who speak them perish as the result

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    Anne Carson's Tunnel

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    Sound is a wave that travels at three hundred forty three meters per second from one person to another. Sound travels that same speed whether it be over the phone or in a tunnel. Anne Carson titles one of her poems “Tunnel” of which centers around a phone conversation. This poem focuses on Geryon’s struggle of finding himself, despite knowing his future quite clearly. If Geryon’s path is a tunnel, then he can clearly see the light at the end, but has trouble picking out distinct objects on the path

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    His fame to stardom began in the state championship game itself when he dunked the ball midway through the game, doing something really none of the spectators have seen before, and winning MVP of the playoffs. He then met with a man named Bill Fitch, who was the head coach of the University of North Dakota, and talked to Phil following that

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    the straightener outwards; You need it straightened, not outside. When you are done the sides, it is possible to do what is in between. This can be somewhat more easy, because there is less danger of burning yourself. Begin in the front. Brush hair midway, set your own hair straightener in between, and pull outwards. For those who have wavy or curly hair, your hair might adhere up. This may be because your own hair isn't long enough. You need to have your emo hair when your'e done! But we are not done

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    Socrates Rhetoric Essay

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    Socrates was a unique character in ancient Greece, specifically in the city-state of Athens, which was the seat of democracy at the time. Athens practiced direct democracy where citizens, specifically male, directly participated in and voted on legislation. The implication is that most of the men of Athens served in some political way. A way to distinguish oneself apart from the citizenry was to invoke the power of speech and persuasion to be more respected, powerful, and thus wealthier. Socrates’s

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    of the plane I was wondering if I would be scared or not. Although when I was finally in the air I realized all my doubts were for nothing. It was awesome. The day before had been my birthday and my uncle was celebrating by bringing me skydiving in Midway, all paid by him. Now, my Uncle Johnny has this great at least 12” beard and so he had bird wings all the way down from 13,000 feet to 0 feet. This all includes to make my uncle my person of influence. He taught me how to build a rocket

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    focused wasn’t a priority when I was in ninth grade because I was just focused on graduating in three years-which was so far off, and having fun. Later on I realized that I wanted to become a web designer, and graduate with an honors diploma. So, Midway through my first semester in ninth grade I switched to honors classes and began working hard and studying because I knew it wasn’t just going to fall out the sky. I wish I would’ve started focusing earlier since it was so hard to get all my grades

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    Blanca Flores Memoir Project Journalism 25 October 2017 Counting Stars Ever lonely star I see above me, is like a lonely person waiting for another star to come along. As another star comes along it shines that bright that there isn’t no other to compare with. He was the brightest star in the night, others seemed dull by comparison. Non-stop conversations began, and I started losing sleep. I got excite,a feeling I haven’t felt for a long time. We had even given each other nicknames, Blancss and

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    injection EOR derives from atmospheric pollutants as a result of the combustion of large quantities of oil. An alternative to steam generator produced steam injection EOR is solar thermal EOR. Solar EOR has been implemented on the northern part of the Midway-Sunset oil field located in Kern County (GlassPoint para. 1). Solar thermal EOR is an attractive alternative, however the cost of this method in Kern County compared to alternative forms of EOR have limited its expansion in the

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    At the beginning of the film, Alan and his wife are most likely somewhere in the season of Strength and Renewal. There is obviously some tension between them and their trust for one another, as shown when she admits that she just wants to spend time with him and she wants Alan to come home for dinner, and not be out with Charlie all the time. When they first got married, I'm sure that Alan had to learn some responsibility. He had to stop hanging out with his guy friends because his wife wanted him

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