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    I stand shell-shock. Looking at the women only fifteen years older than me. My mother. I'm watching her get pulled away from me. She's screaming at the big men in black suits to keep me safe. She is pulled away from me. Before I can help it, tears are welling in my eyes, and I am screaming. "I want mom back! BRING HER BACK!" I am sobbing by the time I am done. A woman then crouches in front of my two-year-old form. "It's okay sweetie. We’re gonna bring you and your brother to a better home."…

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    In all honesty when we were assigned Tuesdays with Morrie and heard a little summary of what the book held inside, I quickly made the assumption that it was a “useless project” or a “waste of time”. I began to read the book with a totally uninterested attitude and even though the book may not be my favorite genre, it really grabbed my attention whether I liked to admit it or not. The wisdom and insight Morrie sought to inform people on and the inspiring outlook he had on life stirred in myself a…

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    It was 4 am I went downstairs to get a glass of water. As I filled the cup, I heard a strange sound. I figured it was just the sound of the wind blowing through the small netted screens. It did not bother me, so I went back to bed. The next morning I woke up at six am, I had to go to school, there was midterms today, and I did not get very much sleep. I had kept hearing a strange growl coming from outside. As I started to walk to school my phone started buzzing, I pulled it out of my…

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    Becky was a nice person. Her family, her friends, and even strangers told her so. Becky wouldn’t hurt a fly, everyone would say. So it was inevitable that when Becky saw a group of kids bullying a cat in a park, she had to step in. Becky was nice; she was also in the cheerleading squad, and was tall and muscular enough to pass off as a professional martial artist. The kids sped off within a minute of her appearance. She watched the poor cat lick himself clean. Becky was surprised to find…

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    Jared and Jesse eat their lunches really fast because they want to go outside and play tag,but when they go outside and see Joe,Johnny and John when they are playing tag. “You guys are so slow at running.” Joe said “It doesn’t matter if we're slow we’re just having fun.” Jesse says defending himself “Hey let’s chase them around the park!” John said out loud So they chase Jared and Jesse around the park and they both trip over themselves and get hurt every day and they walk home together…

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    Jeffery’s face looked very bad after he fell off the stool because his nose was swollen and he had two black eyes. Annette sickered her way home because she saw Steven getting yelled at. Jeffery got over his bruises so quickly because Steven gave him oatmeal. Steven got angry at his mother because she didn't call him while she was away. Steven’s friends didn't notice anything was wrong because, Steven was still being funny and playing his drums. Steven forgot about Steven by concentrating on…

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    Malala Yousafzai Dbq

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    On Oklahoma postman rescued a young girl from a burning house, a paramedic bride helped people in a car crash, despite the fact that her wedding was still going on, and a marine who lost both feet in Afghanistan saved a baby from a car crash. They all had a choice to walk away and not care at all, yet they decided to take a risk and save a life. These courageous heroes didn’t even think twice about the possible harmful consequences of their actions. The actions of true heroes today are deemed as…

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    Paintball Lab Report

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    Conclusion The hypothesis for the best angle to shoot a paintball to achieve the farthest distance possible was rejected.The data from the experiment that supports this conclusion is, the distance of the paintball that was shot from a 35 degree angle traveled, on average, 126.56 meters. This distance is 2.84 meters greater than the average distance of the paintball shot at 30 degrees. The average distance of the paintballs shot at 35 degrees was also, 15.31 meters larger than the average…

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    Student Textbook Analysis

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    As college students, textbooks serve one of the most important jobs in understanding the material that the class is covering. However, sometimes students do not use their textbooks and only focus on the lecture to study. Using only the lectures makes the purchase of a textbook seem pointless and the lack of use of a textbook raises questions about the reasons for not using it. In the social problems class offered here at the University of Oklahoma, the textbook used is Social Problems written by…

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    Cortes Discipline Chart

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    routines and charts in effect for the Cortes household. The charts I used were for discipline, chores and rewards. The last time I was at Ms. Cortes’ house, the boys had ripped up her list of rules. This made it difficult for Ms. Cortes to enforce them and be consistent. The discipline chart had five steps; step 1. Starting point, 2. The warning, 3. The timeout, 4. No TV or games and 5. Go to bedtime early. Right next to the discipline chart, we hung up the rules. I explained the Time out…

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