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    What defines an accomplishment? Is it the worth of it in monetary, emotional, or personal standards? Personally a great accomplishment of mine was self-improvement in both body and mind. I had a problem with my weight and mental stability. I am diagnosed with Generalized Anxiety and I do not take any medication for it. Therefore I have learned over the years on how to control my anxiety and calm myself down. My weight gain began when I was in 4th grade, I started the habit of bingeing and it resulted

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    bay,” he said, in a low hoarse voice. “Get ready, General Zaroff.” One of us is to furnish a past for the hounds. The other will sleep in this very excellent bed. On guard Rainsford. Rainsford looked back and saw a table with a knife and a lamp on it so he grabbed the knife and lunged at Zaroff and General Zaroff quickly moved out of the way. Rainsford fell on the ground. Zaroff laughed at him saying “this will be easier than I thought Mr. Rainsford. Rainsford angrily scrambled up on his feet and

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    Once upon a time, there was a boy named Jack and he could make any of his fantasies come true, and all he wanted to do was go to flight school. But that was the only thing his mom wouldn’t allow him to do. He didn’t want to use his abilities because he was convinced he was going to become a great lawyer one day and he needed to practice a lot. Everyday he would beg his mom to let him go to flight school, and everyday she would say wait until your 14th birthday. Until finally, his 14th birthday came

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    The short film titled "Meshes of the Afternoon" was a very eerie, perplexing yet symbolic film for me. It holds many components, situations and ideas that are simultaneously woven together to promote a strong message at the time of the creation of the film. As i first viewed the film, I felt scattered and the story line was unclear for me. As I watched the film for a second time, there were many small details that I witnessed again and again, all leading me to the same clear message. This was a film

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    tiredness. She look at everyone and while taking off her gloves she stated “this man was attacked prior to being a zombie. Looking around for a safe place to throw her gloves away she stated “this is like the attacks in Saint Venard. Take a good at the precise damage that was caused. It went through his back and compromised his lungs. He must have dies within a few seconds, from this attack.” Rachel thinking about what was just told to the group a question formed in her head. Looking at Sara she

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    Phobia. Three syllables, six words, one meaning. For most people saying that you have a phobia is just like saying how nervous you are for your math final. According to Google, a phobia is “an extreme or irrational fear of or aversion to something”; when you really think about it, a phobia isn’t the last minute anxiety over question four. A phobia is a fear that pulls at your stomach for hours at a time and no matter what you do you can’t get rid of it; it’s sort of like your child. When a person

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    book of myths, the camera and the knife, the diver’s relationship with the wreck and the cargo found below. The journey starts on a boat; the diver is alone and there not by choice but the need. The dive feels an obligation to free women from these myths, to “…heal the rift”. This is truly a brave woman, to stand up to the world she knows and cry: there is a different way! “First having read the book of myths, and loaded the camera, and checked the edge of the knife-blade”, the diver must know society

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    The story about The Most Dangerous Game written by Richard Connell, is a story about a man named Sanger Rainsford. Whom falls off a boat and has to swim to a nearby island from which he heard 3 gunshots from. He then is rescued by man who does not hear nor speaks. The man takes Rainsford to his leader who is named General Zaroff. The General is a hunter as so is Rainsford. The General then goes on to talk about how he liked to hunt but there was nothing else to hunt to give him excitement. He says

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    And knife, fork, spoon are the predators. lentil increased from 50 to 180. Red beans and M & M’s were lowest. They were on 0 at the end started with 50. But the macaroni was on 20. It was little higher than red beans and M & M’s. the most effective predators

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    First impressions are not always valid. In my opinion whenever you get a first impression, always talk it out and review it. When you are in a jury room you want to judge the person as if it was you in their place. Never have a doubt and always try to be 100% right on your decision. If you give a first impression on a person, you should look back at all of the facts because it could be wrong just like what happened in Twelve Angry Men. After they look at the facts they all decide to take a vote

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