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    America’s Greatest Entertainment America today is a world completely driven by entertainment. Our lives are surrounded by it each and every day. Entertainment could be anything from TV, movies, music, social media and the internet to skydiving, mini-golfing and paintball. Since there is so many different forms of entertainment, and the want for it is so demanding, competitors are always trying to find a way to one up one another. One classic form of entertainment that seems to be bringing people

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    the arch. I'm told that you can take a 630-foot ride to the very top and behold the beauty that is St. Louis. While I'm not a fan of heights, sometimes you have to overcome your fear and live. This is a once in a lifetime experience and just like skydiving, I have to do

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    Essay 1 “Six Ethics of Life: Before you pray – believe. Before you speak – listen. Before you spend – earn. Before you write – think. Before you quit – try. Before you die – live!!” Are ethics really this? Is this what we the Nation, We The People of The United States are going by now? Do we have to go by these six ethics of life? That is what people portray us to do, we are supposed to go by what quotes, books or a newspaper article. Everyone has a different way of doing things, like praying before

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    Comfort Zone

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    Getting out of our comfort zone will help us grow spiritually and in confidence. Just like skydiving or rockclimbing…at first they give you anxiety and make you uneasy(such as talking to someone about God for the first time) but when completed they give us a huge feeling of accomplishment and increase our confidence levels Our comfort zone

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    Yes, the men do have cancer and are not going to live for years, but they get to accomplish what they would like to do. They go to Egypt, traveling the world, skydiving, race fast cars and eventually Edward meets up with his daughter again and granddaughter. Do not hold grudges with anyone, because you never know when something might happen and you do not have a chance to fix it. When you get a chance to do something

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    Um Al Quwain (UAQ) is one of the lands which constitutes the seven United Arab Emirates. It is situated in the northern part of the UAE. When you see the map, Um Al Quwain has a beautiful combination of landscapes and distinctly displays extra topographical diversity than other emirates. Spread across a huge expanse, Um al Quwain stretches from the oasis around Falaj Al Maola to the mangroves across the shore of Persian Gulf. Secondly, the emirate of Um Al Quwain happens to have most of the sport

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    Wild Whitewater: A First-Timer’s Guide for a Multi-day Rafting Trip If you’re like me, then you enjoy the outdoors and the adrenaline rush that comes with trying new things. Yet, base jumping off the Perrine Bridge or skydiving out of a plane without a parachute remain on your list of, “No… not happening.” I’ll admit, for quite some time, I struggled to find a middle ground too. The porridge was too hot or too cold, the adventure was too extreme or way too boring. But then a close friend turned

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    Airplane Monologue

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    of the world. Finding it so much like myself-so like a brother, really." Camus' words came to me as I stepped out the airplane and into the sky. It was on an unplanned July day that my two best friends, Fiona and Matthew had decided to take me skydiving for the first time. As I stepped onto the plane, Fiona gave me a smile. I was then left to myself. I felt droplets of sweat drip down the side of my face, but I disregarded it, in hopes that it was due to the density of the suit, unsuited for a hot

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    courage is for everyone. Anyone on this planet can show courage in some way, shape, or form. To some, courage can be as small as giving a presentation to the class or standing up for yourself or someone else. For others, it can be as big as trying out skydiving or white-water rafting. Courage does not

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    Skydiving. Mountain climbing. New foods. All three give people today adrenaline rushes and make them feel alive. It’s the thrill and happiness that come from these experiences that support the American dream. The American dream is doing what you want and feeling alive and happy. However, in a society like the one in Fahrenheit 451, the happiness of life is so drawn out and nonexistent that it blurs the line to death. Although the people in this society believe they are happily living, they are close

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