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    Envirobounce Case

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    EnviroBounce basketballs are made from 80% recycled and plant-based materials. Old, discarded basketballs are melted down and used in the inner liners of the ball, as well as in the grip lines. EnviroBounce basketballs also feature Enviro-Grip Technology, a durable outside covering that is intertwined with a strong, plant based plastic, slowing the loss of grip. The balls also come pumped to a perfect pressure with a nitrogen compound. The molecules of this compound are larger than normal air molecules and cannot escape through the ball’s 2 inner rubber liners. At EnviroBounce, we ensure all our products sourced in third world countries are made in factories with suitable conditions, work hours, and wages. EnviroBounce’s target market is male and female basketball players ages 10 – 25 years. Due to its higher price and quality, EnviroBounce caters to middle to high income people in western culture. These players live an active, athletic lifestyle but are still conscious about their environmental impact. They want a basketball that isn’t made in a sweatshop in China, but somewhere where the conditions and work hours are suitable with decent wages. But, they still expect a high quality, durable basketball that can keep up with their extensive training. EnviroBounce basketballs give consumers the best of both worlds with their EnviroGrip technology and nitrogen compound. EnviroBounce is unique to the basketball world because of 3 special features. Our company is all about…

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    Rugged Maniac Festival

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    I started out both days of a busy weekend by running the Rugged Maniac course in Englishtown NJ. At this point, I have pretty much done most of the OCR’s that are on my bucket list to complete, but Rugged Maniac was one of the few left that I had yet to complete, so I was excited about this weekend and the chance to run the course on both Saturday and Sunday. • Festival / Spectator Area: I have participated in four other different events at this specific Englishtown venue and all but one have…

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    Chapters 9-17 of “The Parable of the Sower” take a dark turn. Lauren’s brother and father are both killed, and eventually, the entire community of Robledo is attacked and burned to the ground. Following the attack, nothing remains of the community expect for Lauren and her friends Zahra and Harry. They have no choice but to try and survive in the world beyond their gated community, and the three of them devise a plan to travel north where they believe they will be able to find a job and live…

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    When we came back from Winter Break, the clock in Mrs. Allen's room was a few hours behind. It had tricked her into believing that instead of being the last hour of the day, it was actually around lunchtime. Now that the clock is fixed—well, partially fixed, still being an hour behind—, it is now working properly again. A pacemaker is very similar to this. Think of the heart as the clock and the pacemaker as the remedy that fixes the clock. Like the clock still being an hour behind, the…

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    9/11 Short Stories

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    Storm brought his empty plate into the kitchen. He stood by the sink and watched Penny out in the patio. She stood back listening to the conversation between her mother and father, Arnold, and the two plump astronomers from ANU. She nodded her head politely and no doubt about it, gave polite chuckles at just the right time while they chatted on and on with each other. He caught her eye as he walked past the open doors into the living room, and gave her a wave as she gazed over her shoulder at…

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    Personal Narrative Fiction

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    Storm brought his empty plate into the kitchen. He stood by the sink and watched Penny out in the patio. She was nodding her head as the plump astronomers from ANU were describing in great detail some event to Franchette. He could tell she was bored from the smiley mask she wore. She would politely chuckle at just the right time while they chatted on and on, endlessly, about friends, colleagues, and neighbours in Sydney and Canberra. He caught her eye as he walked past the open doors into the…

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    One “Aaaaaaaaaahhhh!” a high pitched voice screamed in fright. Prentice and Mr. Forkle turned outside. “Who was that?” Prentice asked, but the answer came as quickly as the words. Mr. Forkle got up and ran for the door. “Come on,” he ordered. Prentice got up and followed him, activating his obscurer. Outside, Sophie, on sprawled out on the ground. Mr. Forkle, pulled out a strange device and hit a few buttons. A phone, that’s what the humans call it, Prentice remembered. He then knelt…

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    Grapling: A Short Story

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    “Now, today I will be teaching you all about the basics of grappling. We have some grappling hooks for all of you and we will begin to take turns scaling this large wall one at a time.” Goodfellow showed us how the hooks worked. They were made from heavy iron and braided fiber rope. We had to twirl them through the air to launch them up to the top of the wall. Then we had to place our feet against it and start climbing up. It took a few practices, but I began to pick up on it pretty quickly.…

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    The want to be server may be good and all, but the best server to have is the all-star server. I gave them the name of all-star, because like in basketball the best players are called the all-stars. I felt like the name fit perfected. These servers have the best attitude. They are all was happy. Always ready to lead a helping hand. Best of all they are fast. They do not waste time one the little things. They want their customers to get their things as fast as possible. For female they can be…

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    Lorenzini History of Rock Professor Craig 2/25/17 Bohemian Rhapsody The song I chose to analyze was Bohemian Rhapsody. This song was written by a famous British band called Queen. The band was officially formed in 1970 with Freddie Mercury, Roger Taylor, Brian May, and Mike Gross making up the members of the band. A year later, the band signed with Trident Audio Productions. In 1973, the band released their first single and began their first major tour. In 1975, Queen released their single…

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