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    Stick Shift vs. Automatic Manual vs. Automatic Andrew Telecky ENG121: English Composition I Holly Wilcox March 2012 I. Why are manual transmission cars so popular? II. What makes a manual transmission car more favorable? a) Requires more skill b) Safer c) More Fun I Advantages of a manual transmission vehicle

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    Smart stick for the visually impaired Bhushan R. Pallavi R. Akshay S. Rakesh P. Sunil C. Department of EXTC Department of EXTC Department of EXTC Department of EXTC Department of EXTC ramanibhushan@gmail.com pallavirane14@gmail.com akshaysara1995@gmail.com rkp.raw13@gmail.com Abstract— The paper presents a theoretical model and a system concept to provide a smart electronic aid for blind people. The system is intended to provide overall measures –Obstacle detrection with the use of

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    I wonder what type of friend are you? Are you the friend that gets out your bed at night to rescue me when I’m stranded? Maybe you are the friend that buys me food when I’m hungry. Sometimes, I have to think if I had any good friends or if there weren’t none. On certain days, I would sometimes hang out with friends that I barely talk to. Friends always come and go from what I been taught. My friends are determine based on personality, style, and much more. Sometimes, I don’t see the true

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    mainly with Latin America and slightly Asia specifically Japan. Roosevelt even gained a novel peace prize for “speaking softly”. This policy was mainly prioritized militaristically then the economical method Taft and Wilson took. Roosevelt’s Big Stick policy really ensured America the most. It allowed the most peaceful solutions to issues yet had a strong “plan B” option if that failed. There was a coal strike about how coal companies were not making enough money and refused to work until the government

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    The Effect of Temperature on Glow Sticks The aim of my experiment was to see how glow sticks would be affected by different temperatures. I chose this topic because I wanted to find out why some of my glow sticks last longer than others. My independent variable was the temperature of the glow sticks, and my dependent variable was how long the glow sticks would continue to glow after they were snapped. The hypothesis that I came up with was that if glow sticks are held at a higher temperature, then

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    The Maasai Beaded Stick or Beaded Rungu is a long piece of wood with a knob at the end. It very much resembles a cane. It has hundreds of rows of meticulous beading on everywhere but the knob which was sometimes used to hit people. While it is a weapon it is also so much more. It is used to signify power and leadership. (The Maasai Beaded ). They are only presented to men by women who make them and bead them by hand after carving them out of one large piece of wood. It is most commonly presented

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    long the illuminating process in glow sticks lasts?” In this experiment the hypothesis was, if the temperature is cold (5 degrees Celsius), then the glow time of the glow sticks lasting will increase because the molecules are moving slowly and the cold water is dragging out the reaction time making it last an extensive amount of time. The independent variable was the temperature of the water in the glass cup while the dependent variable was how long the sticks glowed. Some controlled variables included

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    The sky got darker, or so it seemed, as I woke up on the heavily carpeted floor in a small room. It had no signs or buttons, and I could feel the rapid descent downward that pulled on my entire body; an elevator, perhaps? The room let out a familiar ring as the metal doors in front of me opened. It seemed inviting enough, but the fear of not knowing still got to me. Following that, I was bombarded with eternal questions. How did I get here? Where was I before this? I reluctantly walked out of the

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    Eassy On Mouse

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    Introduction Nowadays, mouse has become an important part of the interaction between human and computer. I’ve use a mouse since when I was still a kid for playing the computer games. But before I enter to the Business Information Technology lecture and tutorial class, the word “mouse” for me is only a thing that can connect to computer and let us to function the computer screen easily. I have no idea with who was invented a mouse, and the others information about mouse. I think many people have the

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    5 Ways to Reboot Your Recovery: (batteries not included) I’m sure it won’t be breaking news for you, but life can sometimes be a little messy. On the journey of recovery there are outstanding successes and exhilarating points, but there are also setbacks and roadblocks that can derail everything you worked on. I guess everybody has wished at some point or another that their lives were equipped with a reboot button. When life delivers you a setback, what is your reaction? It could be an office

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