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    An Influential Legendary Fatality “You win some, lose some, and wreck some,” said by ‘The Intimidator’ himself almost exactly one year before the day he would be the one to have such an influential crash in NASCAR’s biggest race on the final lap, through the final turn directly behind his two teammates; one of which even being his very own son who would go on to claim second place. Announcer Darrell Waltrip was seen crying as he watched his brother Michael take first place at Daytona for the…

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    Carlisse Perales I am 12 years old and I live with my mom and my brothers in Berlin. My mom’s side of the family is from Bristol, so I see them most of the time, but my dad’s side is from Las Vegas and Mexico. Almost every year, my brothers and I travel to Vegas to visit my family. My stepmom owns a house there, so my dad lives part time in both Vegas and CT. My mom owns a dance studio in Unionville, and it is pretty much our second home since we are there all the time. I am more of an…

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    Devon Research Paper

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    Devon otherwise called Devonshire, which was previously its public and certified name, is a district of England, coming to from the Bristol Channel in the north to the English Channel in the south. The north and south shorelines of Devon each have the two precipices and sandy seashores, and the province's inlets contain coastline resorts, angling towns, and ports. The inland landscape is rustic, for the most part bumpy, and has a low populace in contrast with the other numerous different parts…

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    Gulliver Research Paper

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    On May 4, 1699, on a journey to the South Seas, Gulliver is on board a ship by the name of Antelope leaving Bristol, England. As the ship begins to sail, it encounters a violent storm that sinks the ship. Gulliver swims to an island of the Lilliputs and falls asleep. As Gulliver begins to awaken, he finds himself strapped down and cannot move as the people of Lilliputians are all across his body. The Lilliputians stand about about six inches in stature. Gulliver struggles to get loose and…

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    In world war 1 there was a lot of tactics for battle in world war 1 like tanks, flamethrowers, posion gas, tracer bullets, interrupter gear, air traffic control, depth charges, aircraft carriers, pilotless drones, mobile X-ray machines, sanitary napkins. Those are basically all of the new technology in world war 1 which was 1914-1918 but the tactic im using is air warfare which is planes and the planes they used were B.E.2. Biplanes which were used for reconnaissance which is military…

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    are introduced, and viewers watch them experiment with the new-found concept of graffiti. Banksy, an artist from England, has risen to fame due to his controversial art and has pushed the boundaries between art and vandalism. Interestingly enough, Bristol, Banksy’s birthplace, allows street art but other places like some cities in Germany and Poland, allow artistic expressions on city-owned walls to promote graffiti in a better light and raise awareness for street…

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    Because of the Slave Trade ports such as Liverpool and Bristol grew enormously. There were many jobs created by the Slave Trade, many sailors were employed to work on Slave ships. Businesses in Liverpool and Bristol benefitted because sailors in the ports would use Inns and Taverns surrounding the docks. Many banks and insurance companies were set up because of the Slave Trade. Lloyd’s…

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    For over 300 years we had what is known as the slave trade, today it has finally ended. Today I witnessed the passing of a new legislation it has been named The Abolition of the Slave Trade Act. We have been told that Brittan has been given the role of international policemen, British naval squadrons will be set up to patrol the coast of West Africa and the Caribbean so that they can look out for illegal slave traders. I have been informed that the slave trade started here in Brittan because a…

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    Lora Sahmarani Mr. Nissen | Mrs. Kwiatkowski More than a Midwife: Elizabeth Blackwell’s Fight for Gender Equality Dr. Elizabeth Blackwell was a positive leader, advocate, and the first woman in the United States to graduate from medical college with a degree. Her exploration in the field of medicine led her to pursue her own career, ultimately allowing other women to be able to explore other opportunities in the future. Blackwell went through immense opposition with sexual prejudice while…

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    Easyjet Case Study

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    EasyJet - Stelios Haji-Ioannou, son of a Greek shipping tycoon, launched EasyJet in 1995 with just £5 million, beginning with a headline-grabbing fare of £29 from Luton to Glasgow (the fare is still about the same today). Stelios got the idea for EasyJet from Southwest Airlines in the US, which prospered by introducing a no-frills, low-price service on short haul routes. EasyJet was floated on the London Stock Exchange on 5 November 2000.It is the largest airline of the United Kingdom, by…

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