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    Hi Quoida, I can certainly understand the struggles that you have. I have to take of a resident who has lactose allergy and we have to make sure that she does not received dairy products. Our aquaculture industry has been farming fish in lieu of its wild counterpart for people’s consumption. We can buy farmed tilapia or haddock in one’s local grocery store. Salmon, especially coming from Washington and Alaska, are labeled wild to distinguished from the farmed counterparts (Grossman, 2016). The wild

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    of great fiction. My mom read to me from the time I was born, and it wasn’t long before I was reading back to her. From books on backhoes to children’s literature, we read almost everything together. In elementary school, I read Holes and The Extraordinary Adventures of Alfred Kropp multiple times, as I loved them so much. These two books about somewhat ordinary boys facing unusual situations offered an opportunity to dream about how I would handle some unknown, fantastical situation if presented

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    The Ordinary Extraordinary civ·il ˈsiv(ə)l/ adjective relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters.” “courteous and polite.” When the word “civil” is mentioned, the information that forms in the mind comes from all directions, from literature, history, and present times. A word mislead by a past negative associations and false accusations, but upheld by its exceptional relations to positive times in the world. Civil is a broad word that can

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    The Extraordinary and Inspirational Beauty of a Thangka I chose to do my research paper on the colorful and extraordinarily detailed mural titled “Dhrtarastra (Dharma King of the East Direction) with 16 Attendants” by Shashi Dhoj Tulachand. Shashi is also known as Guru Nawang Chhogyall Tenzin is a 69 year- old spiritual leader of the Chhairo gompa, a branch of Tibetan Buddhism from Tuksche, a remote village located in Mustang, Nepal's northernmost district, adjacent to Tibet. He is a master in

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    “The Industrial Revolution was another of those extraordinary jumps forward in the story of civilization”. This quote by Stephen Gardiner pretty much summarizes a long, laborious period of time into a single 15-word quote. Urbanization, industrialization, and contamination, all formed part of this significant period of time in European history. Nevertheless, one aspect that better symbolized the Industrial Revolution was the sudden surge of new inventions and machinery that begun during the Industrial

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    War of the Worlds is a grim view into H.G. Wells idea of a Martian invasion of Earth. Wells begins the story as a cylinder crash lands in the United Kingdom that houses Martians. As we follow the narrator 's journey to safety we learn about the Martians physiology, machines, and social habits as well as the humans they are terrorizing, revealing some interesting ideas that Wells had. H.G. Wells was a British writer who was well known for his writing in science fiction. Before his writing career started

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    The main character of The Adventures of Tom Sawyer is Tom Sawyer, an adventurous and mischievous boy, has several bad and good interactions with other people in the first ten chapters of the book. He has very interesting interactions with at almost everyone in the novel. Two people that Tom Sawyer interacts with are his Aunt Polly and Ben Rogers. The first person that Tom Sawyer interacts with in the novel is his Aunt Polly. Aunt Polly is searching the house for her nephew, Tom Sawyer. She soon

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    As the story progresses Tom changes through his adventures by showing signs of maturity. The character of Tom continues to learn and grow during the story and eventually evolves into a more mature boy, ready for adulthood. Tom starts out acting childish and irresponsible and ends up acting more mature and responsible. Tom Sawyer seemed like a regular mischievous boy who lived for making Aunt Polly’s life miserable. He is restricted by his home routine of prayers, meals, chores, bedtime, etc

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    Extraordinary Disguised as Ordinary Even the dullest person can be interesting or remarkable in their own way. Some people may seem like just average people, but they are not. At a glance, Angela Benally may look like just another regular person. What you don’t know, is that she is a single parent, who goes to college and has a job. Most college students have trouble handling a job and school, when they don’t even have kids. Single parents face many struggles in life. For one, they have to raise

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    Michael Moss a investigative reporter for New York Times also the author. The Extraordinary Science of Junk Food was first appeared in the New York Times Magazine on February 24, 2013. On April 8, 1999, C.E.O from Nestle, Kraft and Nabisco, General Mills, Procter and Gamble, Coca-Cola, and Mars gathered to talk on the obesity epidemic. The vice president of kraft named Michael Mudd. Mudd gave a presentation about obesity, he told them to cut the use of sugar, salt, and fats. Also to change the manner

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