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    1. Introduction Peace Bridge is a cycle-footpath bridge across the River Foyle in Derry, Ireland. It connected the Walled city centre and the Ebrington redevelopment site. The bridge opened to the public in 25 June 2011. Peace Bridge won many excellence awards such as Structural Steel Design award, ICE North East Region Robert Stephenson award and the Overall planning award by the Irish Planning Institute. The government and the public have described the bridge as a sustainable infrastructure

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    Throughout history, music has been seen as a medium in which different people all over the world can relate. Adorno criticizes, however, that songs that have the most “hits” on the top music charts or are most listened to, otherwise known as popular music, are being produced for and consumed by the masses as a commodity. He identifies popular music as being a part of a culture used for capitalism, and that we as listeners, are falling into a trap in which we believe songs have individuality and

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    A Short Story : A Story?

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    In a far away village, there was a girl named Thia. She had a best friend named Courtney. When the two were 10, their parents had taken an oath to give their lives to an ancient book, that promised them fortunes if they did so. Courtney was an adventurous girl, Thia, on the other hand, would rather stay home plotting against her brothers. One day, Thia sat at the park waiting for her friend, but she did not show. She waited for a couple hours, before she felt she needed to go home.She regretfully

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    In 1895, they made a decision to build the water tower since there was a shortage of water and it forced the classes to be cancelled. Anson Marston, the engineer who designed the First Water Tower was head of Civil Engineering at ISU. The water tower was the first elevated steel water tower west of the Mississippi. It stood 168 feet above campus. It was more than 30 feet tall and 20 feet in diameter and held 160,000 gallons. The use of the water tower was discontinued in 1978, and the university

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    Broken Crown Myth

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    What to do with a broken crown tooth? The importance of the teeth is nothing new to be described as these plays an inevitable role in our life. All of us understand the need and the advantage of having healthy teeth throughout our life. The dentures and the implants are the excellent examples to teach us the usefulness of the original teeth. There are several complications that are related with the oral and dental health that tend us to seek the services from a dentist. The broken crown is one of

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    This report mainly presents causes and consequences that resulted in the structural failure of the I-35W Mississippi River bridge which was constructed since 1964 and the further implication for me. It was found that the bridge collapsed due to undersized gusset plates, inefficient maintenance project and overloaded equipments. As a result of the abrupt collapse that brought about 13 dead and 145 injurers, the state government carried out a series of effective rescue, forced the designing company

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    Popsicle Cross Bridge

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    During the Physics bridge project, teams were instructed to hypothesize and construct a Truss Bridge from Popsicle sticks to learn valuable life and Physics lessons. One team, in particular, Physics Abridged, may not have won but the team members have definitely learned more lessons any other team. This team began its trek to greatness by conducting several hours of academic research. In fact, the group had at least fifteen sources. In the first research phase, the team amassed ten sources; however

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    served in the 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion during World War II may have thought they achieved very little but their accomplishments helped in winning the European Theatre of Operation. Their engineer tasks included but were not limited to, erecting bridges, emplacing minefields, creating and continuing to make road improvements to allow for freedom of movement for allied forces. The 82nd Engineer Combat Battalion was activated on 23 March 1943 at Camp Swift just outside of Bastrop, Texas. The men of

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    As they crested the rise, Riasean and Larah looked out at Cazidor. In front of them, to the West, lay undulating plains, ending in the rocky boundary of the Allurian Sea, where it pounded the shores of the long narrow kingdom. The road they were on plunged down the slopes and turned north into a copse of trees before reappearing again, just outside a small village astride the road. To their far right, they could see the spires of Wolfbern rising toward the sky. The rumble of thunder echoed behind

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    Let me tell you about my 1986 visit to a place that sometimes feels forgotten to time and history. October is usually the time of year when the intense heat of the summer in Mississippi is waning and cooler conditions are on the way, but the summer of 1986, the heat, still intense. Ordinarily, visiting with family, an easy task, but this was a bit different. The Poplar Hill Farm a place I had read about, listened to stories about, the place I have wanted to visit since beginning my research. An

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