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    also the loud blasting and malodorous odor of the monster tractors scooping piles of garbage which was washed off by the waves or rushed through the riverbed going directly to the ocean causing floods and deaths. At the same time, a flock of seabirds flying above all trying to survive from all contamination of garbage, while the monster tractors continuing to scoop up and the soothing waves continue. Furthermore, approximately 1.4 billion pounds of trash per year enter the ocean. “The majority of

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    The strong connection between APS’s key attributes and my interest about civil not only confirms that this is where I should be but also motivates me to become a sociologist. Within the foremost learning environment like APU, I will be able to perceive broad social cognition from elite educational institutions, which constitutes my major background. Besides, APS’s dynamic courses will foster either my thinking ability critically and logically or soft skills by giving me chances to approach present

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    The September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks, now referred to as 9/11, were a series of coordinated, well-planned suicide attacks that involved the use of hijacked passenger jets as a means of destruction . The suicide bombers used the passenger jets as bombs, and ran into the World Trade Center Towers of New York, the Pentagon, and a fourth plane that did not make it to its destination, hit the ground in Pennsylvania. These sudden attacks came as a shock to the people and government of the USA. The

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    The In-Laws: Play Review

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    Play review: The in-laws Kelsey Van Steijn Grade 9C The in-laws is an action packed, comedy, with some family drama. This all-rounder movie and is great for family’s and anyone who likes comedy. The movie is exciting and really makes you laugh. The romance of two people who love each other and are about to get married is disrupted. The clock is counting down the seconds until the wedding and while that is going on a secret mission is in place. Jerry the father of the bride is pulled into the madness

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    Most beings enjoy the sound of music. Music can bring someone’s soul up in 3 minutes. In the Hobbit, the dwarves, elves, and goblins all have music they sing to uplift their spirits. The tone,content, and structure are all apart of the way these songs tie to where the magical beings came from. The dwarves content of the song tells a story. For example,”For ancient king and elvish lord, There many a gleaming golden hoard.” Knowing this, it shows that there ancient kings and elvish lords were many

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    The Cold War, a result of political and military tensions between second World War allies the United States and the Soviet Union lasted just under 50 years, in a propaganda filled competition of conflicting ideologies and contrasting global interests that created a hostility between the two superpowers of the world at that time. Fig. 1 ‘Is This Tomorrow’, (1947) Fig. 2 ‘Glory to Stalin’s Eagls!’, (1948) Figure 1 is a poster created in 1947 by the Catechetical

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    The effect of Sputnik I on the Space Race Sputnik 1 orbited the Earth every 98 minutes, flying over the United States seven times a day.(Danielle Burton) During the Cold war the launch of Sputnik I by the Soviet Union in October 1957 created a fear in the United States.The United states feared that nuclear warheads could soon come. In response the United States created and funded the National Defense Education Act(NDEA), and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration(NASA). The United States

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    Videogamecompany Journey

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    Journey, an indie game released in 2012 by thatgamecompany, is not especially known for stellar dialogue between characters. Rather, the game’s narrative is explored by the players as they travel through the levels. Players have to make their own conclusions on where to go, what to do, and what the purpose is for their journey. The atmosphere of the game is immersive, and the developers actively tried to invoke the player’s sense of wonder and adventure as they progressed through the game. This is

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    The future can mean various meanings to other individuals. It could mean flying cars, hovering skateboards, or robots taking over the world. However, one author believes that the future might be what is called..”sameness”. Published in 1993, the author Louis Lowry written the Newberry prized novel,The Giver, has given a vision of what the 21st century might become. The novel starts out in a perception of a twelve year old boy named Jonas who lives in a community that thrives in “sameness”. “Sameness”

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    people suffer from everyday. Some of the phobias seem irrational and weird, but to certain people these fears are very real. I think it is also interesting to look into the possible reasons why people suffer from these phobias. The newspaper article that I chose to read was about an entomologist who develops entomophobia. Weird right? A person who studies insects for a living developing a severe fear to insects. That’s the exact thoughts of the author, who is coincidentally the same person suffering

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