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    could succeed to do elsewhere, like America or Australia declaring them as ‘Terra Nullius’. Though they faced a tough resistance and challenge from this enlightened nation which they, too, encountered with the Repressive State Apparatus, yet the British colonizers succeeded to control the Indian minds through, what Althusser calls, Ideological State Apparatus (ISA) to cope with , what is known as Indophobia. As the post-independence India proved itself a promising democratic state holding a…

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    1. In terms of casting for Stella Kowalski, the actress would have to be young and gentle looking. She would also most likely be of average beauty. In the play Stella is described as, “…a gentle young woman, about twenty-five, and of a background obviously quite different from her husband” (1778). This meaning that her husband is rough looking while Stella is delicate and small. Another example of Stella being slightly delicate is how Blanche refers to her. Blanche calls her a “precious lamb”…

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    On the morning of January 28, 1986, at 11:39 a.m., President Ronald Reagan sat in the Oval Office with his team of advisors putting the finishing touches on his State of the Union speech, which was slated to occur that evening (Cannon, “Challenger Disaster”). At this same moment in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the space shuttle Challenger began its launch. However, this spacecraft would never exit our atmosphere; 73 seconds after liftoff, it exploded, killing all seven passengers (“Challenger…

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    Kayla stood, brushing off her dress of nonexistent dirt, only needing something for her trembling hands to do. "I am sorry, but I do not think it possible I 'm your daughter. With someone of my background, I 'd hardly ever be even distantly related to royalty, let alone the daughter of the queen of the Praxis Empire as well as one of the most powerful countries in the world. I offer my condolences," Kayla said with a curtsy before she left. Leaving the queen to stare after the small, lithe…

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    It’s your life and it’s now or never. Your life is what you make it and only you can make it what you want. Not one person can change how your life will turn out or be, only you can. The life you are given is your and only yours. So why should you make the best of it? You don’t want to live forever with this life on Earth would you? This journey is only temporary so make it the best. Anything can happen in a blink of an eye and so why not live in the moment. Live every day like it’s your…

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    On the contrary, critics argue that funding of space exploration has some drawbacks. Most people believe that NASA’s activities consume too much taxpayer money from the U.S. Federal Reserve. The public also believes that NASA’s $17.647 billion budget on space technology is not being justified neither does it reap any benefits. However, this is a completely false allegation. NASA’s projects do not require a lot of funding as people think. According to Piantadosi (2012), “NASA’s large federal and…

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    Superhero Hall of Fame Technology: Creative Communication Engineering: Developing Solutions 60 Minute Lesson All Superhero Cards Ball (1 for the last group activity) BrickLAB Bricks Meeting Our Heroes (10 minutes) Superhero Hall of Fame (40 minutes) What Makes Me Super (10 minutes) Use your creativity and design skills to build a brick representation of your favorite superhero. NGSS K-2-ETS1-2 Develop a simple sketch, drawing or physical model to illustrate how the shape of an object helps it…

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    Jaylee was watching One Tree Hill when someone knocked on the door. With a groan, she walked to the door and opened it, only to see Luke standing there. He didn't look too happy, but she didn't say anything. "Are you going to let me in or not?" He asked, annoyance laced through his voice, and Jaylee moved aside to let him in. He walked and plopped down on the couch. Jaylee sat in the chair across from him, and he looked at her before his gazed was fixed at the couch. "Do you like me yet?" He…

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    On February 1st 2003, NASA's first operational space shuttle, Columbia, an orbiter with over 22 years of service disintegrated nearing the conclusion of its 28th mission killing all seven crew members on board. This occurred whilst re-entering the atmosphere over Texas, intending to land at Florida’s Kennedy Space Centre. Subsequent investigations, determined the disaster was predominantly caused by a failure which occurred seconds after the January 16 launch. Remnants of the shuttles foam…

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    3rd Interview (1970-1980) When Marlena Peel was growing up, she played outside everyday and came home for dinner to the ringing of a bell. With her neighborhood friends she played games, rode bikes, and skated on skateboards. However, they never wore helmets or knee pads, and seat belts were never used passed infant car seats. When asked about popular fads, Marlena replied, “Big hair, parachute pants, and MTV was all the rage.” ATM’s, microwaves, touch tone phones, and the Internet were all…

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