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    drug abusers. One that has made a significant difference in the Aiken area is Stand at the Crossroad Ministry. Stand at the Crossroads Ministry is led by Deborah Lamb, who is willing to accept people from every walk of life despite their past or present challenges. Through her experience, sacrifice, and acts of service, Deborah Lamb has become a treasure to many in our neighborhoods. Stand at the Crossroads is a Christian based organization created to help, encourage, and give support to women on

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    What happened to Bikini Atoll when the United States had a nuclear weapons test series? Operation Crossroads was a nuclear test that was held during the summer of 1946 at Bikini Atoll intended to study the effect of nuclear weapon. There were a total of three tests, Able, Baker, and Charlie. The first test was codenamed Able. The 23 kiloton bomb was dropped from the B-29 Superfortress Dave's Dream at July 1, 1946. The bomb detonated at an altitude of 520 feet and 1,500 to 2,000 off from the target

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    Van Gennep and Turner has introduced to all of us a different perspective in looking at and analyzing not only pilgrimage, but also how people understand and form ideas surrounding the change in states and statuses, and give meanings to the different parts of the journey. Through this transition, we will find that many of the societal roles of those who take on the journey are suspended. Particularly, Van Gennep discusses the 3 rites of passage using territorial passages to explain how the journey

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    Juan Felipe Herrera’s @ The Crossroads - A Sudden American Poem considers the nature of social progress in the wake of devastation. In exploring this concept, Herrera reflects upon the atrocious events leading up to society’s titular crosswalk and contemplates how people can respond to tragedy in a beneficial way. Herrera ultimately conveys the theme of unity: to rebuild today’s broken communities, the populace must abandon shallow, divisive views and embrace the common humanity within its different

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    Nucor at a Crossroads

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    Nucor at a Crossroads Case Analysis In 1986, three distinct segments defined the U.S. steel industry; integrated steel mills, mini-mills, and specialty steel makers. The integrated mills have the capacity to produce a maximum of 107 million tons of steel per year, mini-mills produced a maximum of 21 million tons of capacity a year, and the nation’s specialty steel makers could produce a maximum capacity of 5 million tons of stainless and specialty grades of steel. This leads to a total capacity

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    Man At The Crossroads

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    The Man at the Crossroads Did Nelson do right in destroying Diego Rivera's mural "The man at the crossroads"? The man at the crossroads was located at the center of Rockefeller center in New York. He was right in destroying Diego's mural because of several reasons. The first reason is that Rivera didn't achieve Nelson's vision in how the mural would turn out. The second reason why Rockefeller was right in destroying the painting was because it was too controversial. The last reason is that

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    Dunn's Crossroads

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    Making Dunn’s Crossroads a Safe Intersection Introduction Recently, I have brought to your attention the need to install a traffic light at the intersection of Dunn’s Crossroads, in the town of Elm City. The reasoning behind this recommendation is due to the many people who have been in accidents at this intersection. Some accidents have resulted in serious injuries and/or fatalities. As a result of these countless accidents, a while back, the town did place a four-way stop there. However, it hasn’t

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    As America came down from the fear and “atom madness” that gripped the nation in 1945, the Lemay Subcommittee proposed “Operation Crossroads” to President Harry Truman in December that same year. The plan proposed to drop several atomic bombs on naval ships to test the damages and effects in a controlled setting. Truman approved the plan on January 10, 1946, and preparations began immediately. The Subcommittee prepared for detonations above and around the island of Bikini, an isolated, sparsely-populated

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    Nucor at a Crossroads

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    Nucor at a Crossroads On December 7, 1986, F. Kenneth Iverson, chairman and chief executive officer (CEO) of Nucor Corporation, awaited a delegation from SMS . Iverson had to decide whether to commit Nucor to a new steel mill that would commercialize thin-slab casting technology developed by SMS. Preliminary estimates indicated that the mill would cost $280, and that start-up expenses and working capital of $30 million each would push the total cost to $340 million. Successful commercialization

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    Crossroad Analysis

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    schooling career, I have been faced with the same crossroad. This crossroad displays my internal conflict of turning onto a straight road or a curvy road. The straight road represents classes that do not challenge me; for example, taking the minimum I need to graduate. The curvy road symbolizes Advanced Placement, Pre-AP, or challenging classes. This crossroad is an example of when I took an intellectual risk. When I was faced with this crossroad, I had several different factors in my life that took

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