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    a chain lift. However, the train starts to be pulled backwards up the lift that flanks the loading station and releases you from it’s magnetic grip once you reach the summit. As you plummet down the 150 foot drop, you fly through the station at a speed of 50 miles per hour. “The Green Spider” immediately banks left and through the first loop of “The Brown Serpent” and begins to corkscrew. As the corkscrew finishes, you fly into the first loop on your ride. While going through the loop, you see “The

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    While you are going up the first hill you will be traveling at a constant speed of 8 miles per hour. The machine in the roller coaster has to use a certain amount of work to get the mass of the people and cart up the first hill. Right before you start to spin down the first hill there will be gravity and acceleration pulling you

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    exceeds the speed limit above the mean speed limit, the risk of casualty crashes increases significantly (CTBSSP, 2008). In cases where the speed of a vehicle is 10 km/h above the average speed limit of a particular road, the risk of crash literally doubles, while the risk is increased to six times as great when speeding 20km/h above the average speed limit. Studies have also concluded that an overall reduction of 41% can be observed if no driver increases the speed above the provided speed limits (Willis

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    Monster Jam is a action packed adventure as you buckle in and get ready for a rough ride with sidewalls and crazy backflips. Monster Jam, a motorsport that is widely loved by many people hits the stadiums and arenas of not just the United States but other countries. It is considered one of the roughest rides in sports as you jump your way to victory. The reason monster jam is one of the roughest sports is the reason that you are trying to tear apart your monster jam machine and get as much big

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    Why People Break The Law

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    Breaking the law is something people do every day. Personally, I speed almost every time I drive, but it does not mean I get a ticket every time I break the law by speeding. Speeding isn’t like stealing, burglary, or murder, but it’s still a law that is being broken. When I break that law, it leads to my understanding of why people break the law. One of the thoughts of why people break the law is the thrill they receive from the adrenaline rush that occurs from the act. I believe people commit crimes

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    Lab Report Physics

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    metres. Once we calculated the average speed of this car we found that it was 62.64km/h, which was above the speed limit in the area. Furthermore, the blue car finished the 50 metres in 4.12 seconds, making it the slowest car that we recorded data on. In summary, the average speed of white cars was quicker than that of red, silver, blue, black and yellow cars. I found the average speed of all of the white cars combined by adding each of their average speeds together and then dividing by 5. After

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    Reading in a Foreign Language ISSN 1539-0578 October 2010, Volume 22, No. 2 pp. 242–262 Repeated-reading-based instructional strategy and vocabulary acquisition: A case study of a heritage speaker of Chinese ZhaoHong Han and Cheng-ling Alice Chen Teachers College, Columbia University United States Abstract Repeated reading, a procedure involving repetition of the same text, has received copious attention from first language reading research providing highly converging evidence of its potency

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    Speed of Sound Lab Report Jamie Cook PHYS 1114: College Physics I Oklahoma City Community College December 10, 2013 Purpose: The purpose of this experiment is to measure the speed of sound in air and to determine the effects of frequency on the speed of sound. Apparatus (equipment used): Signal generator: manufacturer- EMCO, model number- SS-1, range- 20Hz-2MHz, least count- 1Hz Frequency meter: manufacturer- DEADALON CORPORATION, model number- N/A, range-

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    A Good Day Gone Bad

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    Another good day gone bad I slowly pressed my foot down on the accelerator as I approached the passing lane. I was tired of following the old man in his beat up, red station wagon at 25 miles per hour. I needed to get to school! I was right behind him when I topped the little hill and entered the passing zone. Such a relief. That 's when I saw it... The warm September Monday morning was just what I needed to refresh my mind. I had been stressed about schoolwork and was trying to keep up with

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    bus came into view, seeming to drive much faster than the speed limit. Ted noticed that something was wrong, but before he could think of what it was, the bus flew right past him. This interview was way too important to miss. Ted knew that if he didn’t make it on time, his chances of getting another good job would be slim. He knew what to do. Ted got up and ran as fast as he could to catch the speeding

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