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Hazardous Materials Suburban Areas
922 words
Firefighters put their life in danger every single
day to help and save the public. Firefighters must
be prepared for the endangers they encounter and
be able to respond immediately to a fire or any
other emergencies that arises. Because fighting
fires is so complex, it requires organization and
teamwork. At every emergency scene, firefighters
perform specific duties assigned by a superior
officer. At fires they connect hose lines to
hydrants, operate a pump to high pressure hoses,
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U S S Aircraft Carrier
1,177 words
... Hemmer said that my name was in the TH for
Rugby. I didn't see it maybe Michelle still has
it. His Dad told him it was in there on Mon. so
she may still have it. I'll have to give her a
call. I really love to play. But I think that I
was playing with a little hesitation though. I
don't want to get hurt and have a hugh med bill to
pay! Can you send that phone # to me. I'll try to
get a hold of them here. Thanks! BR
"Congratulations, folks! You are the winners of a
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Clear That Mr Plot To Murder Barrows
587 words
James Thurbers short story The Catbird Seat,
begins in medias res. Thurber introduces us to Mr.
Erwin Martin, a structured individual entertaining
thoughts of casual lunacy amongst his otherwise
pedantic existence. The suspense in the short
story is triggered even before the plot unfolds
for it is clear that Mr. Erwin Martin, an
efficient twenty year employee at F&S, is varying
from his normal everyday routine. The suspense is
set in motion the moment Mr. Martin purchases a
pack of Camel cigaret...
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Lives Of The Saints Psychological Problems
1,415 words
... seemed to fade away from me, to lose their
power to impress me with their presence. But
though my mind was filled with images of America,
of tall buildings and wide green fields. I could
not believe in the truth of them; and all I could
see clearly of the future was a kind of limitless
space that took shape in my head as the sea, and
journey into this space that took direction not
from its destination but from its point of
departure. My mother and I will melt now into an
endless freedom. (Li...
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Bomb Was Dropped Atomic Bomb
1,150 words
... hing' was dropped. I uses the word 'large' to
describe it because the planes were about 30, 000
feet above the ground, but we still saw an object
was released. I did not move, I was shocked and I
was too frighten. Then that massive bomb landed
within a minute. Suddenly, a strong flash of light
startled me, and then another. I cold not see
anything. When I was able to open my eyes, all the
houses and creatures were blew down into pieces. I
looked up to the sky, a streamer of smoke, perhaps
fi...
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Effects Of Marijuana Psychological Effects
1,209 words
Essay Question: Outline the use of marijuana and
identify the acute and chronic harmful biological
and psychological effects of marijuana on
individuals. The use of marijuana is widespread by
all classes, races, and cultures. Marijuana has
been used for a multitude of purposes over
thousands of years, and is still, today, is being
used for many of the same purposes. (Hawks 1982)
It is some of the possible outcomes of the usage
of marijuana, and a brief history of marijuana
that will be discussed...
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Punk Harron Rock
574 words
It's 1990 and many people say punk is dead. Others
say punk is still dying. Still others say the
story of rock and roll is nearly over. Such people
have at least learned one thing from punk: they
have adopted the same blind pessimism that caused
so many bands to burn out so quickly. Many
believers of this theory often see only the
superficial qualities of the subculture made
visible through the mass media. The fashion and
the well-publicized scandals of Sid Vicious and
friends were as far as mos...
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King George Federal Law
883 words
"Federal Courts, the System that Shagged Me" Peter
McWilliams, both an aids and cancer victim, is a
self-published, best-selling author. In July 1998
he was arrested and charged with being the
ringleader of a conspiracy to grow and distribute
medical marijuana. As a condition of his pre-trial
release, he cannot smoke marijuana even though
proposition 215 states that he can for his
illnesses. The magazine article, detailing his
dilemma in High Times, (June 1999), uses clever
rhetoric shrouded in ...
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Respiratory Infections Cigarette Smoke
813 words
Bronchitis is the inflammation of the bronchi. It
may develop suddenly, following a head cold (acute
bronchitis), or it may continue or return
regularly for many years, causing worsening of the
bronchi and lungs (chronic bronchitis). Certain
people are more likely to get bronchitis than
others. Men are effected more than women, out
numbering them 10 to 1. The reasons for this are
unknown. Smokers are 50 times more likely to get
chronic bronchitis than non smokers. Acute
bronchitis is a bacteria ...
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East India Company Trade With China
1,275 words
What was China's worse nightmare during the late
18 th and the 19 th century? The answer is opium.
The rise of the British opium trade with China not
only brought devastating and chaotic results for
the Chinese government, but also for its citizens.
In this paper, I plan to discuss about how and why
the opium trade was introduced. In addition, why
opium-smoking was so popular and the different
ways of how China tried to handle this dilemma,
will also be talked about. In the eighteenth and
early ...
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Man And Woman Baby Boy
969 words
Allegory of Charles I of England and Henrietta of
France in a Vanitas Oil on canvas painting as done
by Frenchmen by the name of Simon Renard de
Saint-Andre between the years of 1669 and 1677.
The main purpose in evaluating this piece of work
is to be aware and describe the physical features,
content and symbolization of this painting. This
will undoubtedly include the complexity of
painting and historical content of the painting.
Allegory of Charles I of England and Henrietta of
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Mexico City Southern States
780 words
MEXICO CITY? S POLLUTION: IT? S CAUSES AND
SOLUTIONS In the past decade, Mexico City was
faced with a relentless growth of pollution. There
are many reasons that this pollution is growing so
steadily and refuses to cease. In 1995, Mexico
City? s population was estimated to be about 17
million people. Now it is believed that over 25
million people inhabitants it as well as over 3
million cars, 3 million stray dogs and over 40,
000 factories. The city sits at the bottom of a
bowl shaped valley whi...
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Battle Picture Youth
556 words
Stephen Cranes The Red Badge of Courage explores
the effect of an extreme environment on a fairly
typical individual. The Youths indoctrination into
the glories of warfare gets him to the battle, but
what keeps him there is something much less based
in ideas. Cranes depiction of the battle stresses
overwhelming sensory overload. The battlefront is
so loud the soldiers cannot hear each other speak.
The officers seem to scream incessantly and at
times their orders are communicated in gestures.
The...
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Beauty Of Nature Red Badge Of Courage
1,006 words
Death, Blood and Destruction The Red Badge of
Courage, a Civil War novel by Stephen Crane, may
be examined on various levels. One of those levels
is a story about the cruelty and disasters of war.
Young Henry Flemming, the protagonist, has dreamed
his whole life of being in the army and despite
his mothers discouragement, he enlists with a
Union regiment. Soon learning that the army is a
big bore, Henry begins to view himself merely as a
part of a vast blue demonstration. Clearly, Henry
does not...
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Red Badge Of Courage Jim Conklin
1,728 words
The Red Badge of Courage is the story of a young
man named Henry Fleming. The novel concerns only
two days in his life and he is a boy when the
novel begins, a man when the novel ends. He
enlists in the 304 th Regiment of New York
Volunteers against his mothers wishes, and spends
many boring months in training. He is sent into
battle finally. The battle of Chancellorville is
the agreed upon location where the book probably
takes place. It is mentioned that he travels along
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T L P 171
1,283 words
Robert Boyle was born on January 25, 1627. He was
born in Lismore Castle County Cork, Ireland.
(Encyclopedia p. 469) His father was the Earl of
Cork. His mother died when he was very young.
(Sootin pp. 3 - 6) Robert was the seventh son of
fourteen children and was his fathers favorite. He
was very different from his brothers. Instead of
playing like most of the children, Robert
preferred studying and reading. The father and
founder of modern chemistry had been born. (Sootin
p. 8) In this paper w...
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Terminally Ill Patients Quality Of Life
1,291 words
Legalizing marijuana for medical purposes has been
a debate for many years. Many institutions have
opened up to help terminally ill patients receive
their dosage of marijuana. One of them being
Cannabis Healing Center in California, which was
shut down by the government in 1998 because
selling or using marijuana for any reason is
illegal no matter what. Its a violation of federal
law to cultivate or distribute marijuana. Federal
law supersedes state law (Marmion 2). Even though
marijuana has no ...
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Don T Worry Quit Smoking
884 words
Sandi vs the Voice of Temptation You may not
recognise me at first. But trust me, you know me
well. I m the voice that makes you crave those
Light and Tangy potato chips, and the mocha cream
puff the one with inch-thick cream and smooth
lemon vanilla custard, sandwiched between light
cloud pastry with mocha flavoured icing on top,
drizzled with chocolate. Do you know who I am now?
I m the reason you smoke 20 cigarettes every day
you try to give up, but we both know you always
cave in and smoke a...
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Dont Worry Quit Smoking
844 words
You may not recognise me at first. But trust me,
you know me well. Im the voice that makes you
crave those Light and Tangy potato chips, and the
mocha cream puff the one with inch-thick cream and
smooth lemon vanilla custard, sandwiched between
light cloud pastry with mocha flavoured icing on
top, drizzled with chocolate. Do you know who I am
now? Im the reason you smoke 20 cigarettes every
day you try to give up, but we both know you
always cave in and smoke all the more. We both
know youll nev...
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Central Nervous System Marijuana As A Medicine
1,366 words
The Legalization of Marijuana as a Medicine
Imagine if one of your loved ones was suffering
from a very painful, lethal disease such as
cancer. There is a substance that can relieve
their pain, but due to a law instituted several
decades ago declaring that substance illegal they
will be forced to suffer. If marijuana was
legalized, strictly for medical purposes, then
much of the pain and suffering experienced by
cancer patients and those suffering from various
other afflictions could be lessened...
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