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    for being the center of attention at that moment. Once the clutter of the corrupt employee quieted down, I went to check my luggage. Although the line was not so long, it took an eternity for me to receive assistance, since the only two clerks available at the time for that function had a lively talk and did not appear to be in any hurry to attend the line of impatient travelers. Finally, my turn came! The young woman took my documentation with such slow movements that her arms gave the impression

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    In her poem “I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings,” Maya Angelou relies on metaphor and juxtaposition to convey her theme. Through this, she focuses on comparing two birds--one that is free and one that lives in a cage. Throughout the poem itself, the only forms of punctuation come at the very end of the stanza, signalling it as a continued thought. This mimics the often light-hearted nature of birds, as they have the freedom to do as they please. The freeverse of this poem further develops this, as while

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    “The plane made a sharp left and ignited in mid-air like a fireball, like a firework in the sky, a loud scream emitted from the plane, and it went straight down into the Lake Havasu desert.” My experience at flight school is finally done, and today I get to fly around beautiful Lake Havasu AZ alone. Zander, my friend is still training, so today he is going to fly with an instructor in an E-18 A Growler, I will be tailing behind in my personal 737-900 Boeing Dreamliner, which I was given for

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    to the purpose of this paper. This paper is an opportunity for me to demonstrate my growing understanding about Euclidean Geometry, Spherical Geometry, and Hyperbolic Geometry. The first issue that I will focus on is the definition of a straight line on all of these surfaces. For a Euclidean plane the definition

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    A cockpit cutoff angle is the angle of depression of the closest point on the ground that is visible over the nose of an airplane. A plane flying at an altitude of 1560m had a cockpit cutoff angle of 230. What is the line of sight distance from the pilot to the closest visible point on the ground? Name: _____________________________ Rating: ______________ Course/Yr&Sec.: _____________________ Date: _______________ Instructor: ___________________________

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    geometric shapes and detailed line drawings, I create a detailed line drawing. Lines in the drawing are disciplinary, which two lines crossed are like “L”, so many different “L” lines form regular forms. To follow the most significant rules of the conception, straight lines must be crossed from corner to corner, or you can draw nothing in one square. Although this method is simple to follow, if you tend to create a visual shape, you should plan how different lines to be regularly drawn before start

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    MATHS STANDARD LEVEL INTERNAL ASSESSMENT ELIMINATION OF DRUG FROM THE BODY So, the other day I was watching a show named Grey’s anatomy; it revolves around a medical perspective, this show basically premiers how a hospital works and its base that lies on the ground rule of saving people’s life. This somehow inspired me to study science in high school so that I could pursue some career in medical field and save someone’s life. Having thought of this I sat down wondering what I could possibly do for

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    The First Day of Basic Training Week 1 Assignment 1 Descriptive Essay Chasity Schwoeppe 01/20/2012 The First Day of Basic Training I left for basic training on July 30, 2008, and arrived in Fort Leonard Wood Missouri on July 31, 2008. Before we entered into our extreme training, we processed into the Army for a whole week at reception. On the day of actual basic training, we realized our great lives changed to instructions all day, miserable feelings, separation from family, and extreme

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    the next line. In this poem, the punctuation and line breaks represent that of a normal conversation that one would have with friends- no real structure or reasoning, for the most part, behind the use of punctuation or line breaks besides to add to the natural flow of the poem itself. In the first stanza, the poem does not contain line breaks or unusual punctuation, but instead is very grammatically correct. However, as the reader gets closer to the fourth stanza, the punctuation and line breaks become

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    ABAB rhyme scheme, in just 4 stanzas and 16 lines, Edwin Arlington Robinson tells a meaningful and timeless story about misfortune of Richard Cory, a person behind the mask of money and success who seemingly has everything anyone could wish for. Robinson starts the first stanza with a description of Richard Cory’s appearance and a clear distinction between the two sides, Richard Cory and “we people”. The speaker mentions Richard Cory in the first line without any introduction, which means that everyone

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