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    In The Lord Of The Flies by William Golding, a group of young boys were stranded alone on an uninhabited island. The lack of adult supervision to keep the children calm caused Ralph, Jack, and Piggy to make rash decisions on survival. Their decision making was influenced by “psychological undercurrents and their unexpected effects. These hidden currents and forces include loss aversion, value attribution, commitment and the diagnosis bias” (Brafman 17). Since the boys were fighting for their lives

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    Tesla Motors (in 2013): Will Sparks Fly in the Automobile Industry? Throughout the 20th century, GM, Ford, and Chrysler have held a firm grip on the U.S. car market. GM even was even able to control 50% of the market until about 1980. Ford and Chrysler also did considerable well during that period. However, globalization allowed foreign carmakers to maneuver their way into the U.S. market. Intensified competition then began to threaten the market shares of those leading companies. German companies

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    Hazardous Train Systems

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    example, placarding rail cars to identify contents and requiring the train’s crews to carry the Material Safety Data Sheets (MSDS) assist first responders in identifying the material in the event of an accident. A second concern security plans must address is theft of hazardous material when a train is parked. What prevents someone from stealing or releasing chlorine gas when a train, like the one in Lac-Megantic, is left running and unattended? Terrorists learned how to fly passenger aircraft so

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    William Golding writes that human nature is evil. He suggests that evil is an inborn characteristic and man is given it. In his writing, the reader can infer that most of the characters in “The Lord of the Flies” represent savagery and wrong-doing. Golding tells readers through his writing that human nature is malicious and villainous. A quote from the book, "'Kill the pig! Cut his throat! Kill the pig! Bash him in!'", shows the reader how cruel the characters actually are. Human nature has developed

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    Spider Man Vs Spider Man

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    able to see life in a different point a view is something the movie Cars does showing you the point-of-view of living life as a car. Imagine losing your best friend, which by the way is a talking teddy bear. Well, John did just that by losing that Ted who was given to him when he was a kid for Christmas. Originally the bear didn’t talk however he made a wish that he had a best friend and while making that wish a shooting star flies by, helping John's wins came true by giving Ted the teddy magical powers

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    My Uncle

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    experience of liking the same hobbies as as him before he died. When meeting my uncle In Missouri I was five years old, he lived on a field and his house was made in a hill because of tornados. He loved where he lived because he got to see the airplanes fly close above his house when sitting on the porch. Ever since I saw a plane real close like that I was afraid of them because of the loud noise I heard for the first time because being so close to me which cause me to have a fear of planes. My uncle loved

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    November 24, 1922 12pm.: Ever since I cut my hair I’ve never felt so free. I refuse to wear the corsets that I have been obligated to use since childhood. You cannot believe how relived I am to not have to wear those tight close fitting undergarments. So instead I have started wearing loose dresses that I feel more comfortable in. My mother always told me that men liked women with a slim waist and emphasized breast and with my new look no man will want to marry me. Of course she is livid. Not only

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    One of the most obvious examples of differences and similarities are the cars, with Formula 1 and IndyCar being similar and NASCAR being the odd-one-out. However, the differences and similarities go further than just the looks and the body design. Most people know that there are mechanical differences between the cars, but not many know the specifics. The Montreal Grand Prix website states, “While the F1 and Indy cars feature open wheels and an open cockpit, NASCAR drivers are enclosed in a sedan-styled

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    turbos, nitrous, having their car blown with big blocks, using chips, and the explanation of cubic inches. Everyone has their own opinion as to which one is better and which one they would like to have in their car. Many people debate on their ways on how to gain horsepower. Nowadays, people mostly go with installing turbos, superchargers, and even installing chips into their cars. They do it because it is a lot easier to install and you do not have to do much work on the car. Also, you can gain a pretty

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    William Golding's, Lord of the Flies, was first brought to the big screen in 1963 and then remade in 1990, both films had major plot moments from the book just as Golding wrote them and some were altered. The 1963 film, directed by Peter Brook, was shot in black and white, in the first week of filming the on the Island of Vieques, Puerto Rico, the Bay of Pigs Invasion began. This impacted filming because the wounded were evacuated to the U.S. naval hospital on Vieques. The 1990 version, directed

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