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    Introduction: The events survived by Community C from my perspective are successful. As a member of Community C, I was allowed to participate and assist in all decisions that were made. The tax system that we chose as a group was the Straight Forward Tax. We felt like this tax system was a quick, simple, and effective way to put money back in the pockets of our middle class families and give our employers incentives to create new jobs; thereby, growing our economy. We did not change our tax…

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    Thoughts like: what’s going on, and what just happened flashed through my mind while I was hanging there, off of the edge of the Boardwalk. I really didn’t understand why I was dangling by one hand and staring at what seemed to be a cement wall about 20 feet ahead. I heard my mother scream something about my name and I instantly remembered what I had been doing before whatever I’m doing now. I look down and see the big fish below me. As a ten year old, many things seem “big”, but these fish…

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    As you can see there's like this pattern of going up then down then back up then back down but the one part is that it goes down really slowly But apparently when it goes up it Goes up and it goes up quickly But if you can also see 350,000 and 150,000 There's a small change it just stays down instead of goes really up but now that you can see in the 0 it just goes completely up it almost stopped for a second but then it goes even higher all the way to 400 And if you didn't know 400 stand for…

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    Zheng He was an admiral tasked by the emperor in 1405 to lead a fleet of ships down the coast of China to India. This was the first of seven voyages that would take him a total of 28 years to complete, leading him from the southern tip of China to the western front of Africa. As a result of these voyages, relations were created with other countries, sea routes were secured, and China’s power was asserted over the region. (For example) due to the travels of Zheng He, China received many tributes…

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    Towards the beginning of the book, Gene and Finny decide to jump out of the tree together to “cement our partnership”. Gene goes out first, and while he is on the branch, he loses his balance and “Finny’s hand shot out and grabbed my arm… my balance restored”. Later in the book, Gene and Finny decide to attempt another double jump. While they…

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    Port Of Long Beach Essay

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    of the world’s busiest seaports. Currently the Port has a trade valued annually at more than $180 billion moves through Long Beach. The port imports and exports everything from clothing, shoes, toes, furniture, electronics, petroleum, automobiles, cement, lumber, steel and other products. The port is a major economic force, it supports more than 30,000 jobs in Long Beach, 316,000 jobs throughout Southern California and 1.4 million jobs throughout the United States. With a Green Port Policy,…

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    to cover sport stadiums and ancient buildings to make them look nicer and protecting things from damage. Domes were built with concrete to help people build much bigger structures.Concrete is mixed to make up the dome with mixed half crushed stones,cement,and water. The capital building in Washington D.C,and the Louisiana super dome are two examples of things that involve the dome. Roads,Coliseums,and Domes were very important to the Roman Legacies. Roads became the easiest way to carry…

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    ready, this will be a painful one. It won't mess with your body too much, but it will twist your mind in half.” The Giver warned. Jonas felt his mind shift, he was in a place he had never seen before. He lay on top of an old squeaky bed. Dirty cement walls surrounded him. Tiny goosebumps rose on Jonas’ arm as a cool breeze chilled his skin. Footsteps pounded down the hallway outside of the rusty cage door. A broad man in a uniform yelled unwittingly, “Get up! Time for breakfast! No…

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    Friday, school was off and the temperature was at its highest. At times like this I would stay home to avoid the sun; however, my friends insisted that I must join them for a soccer game and so I did. We used a garage as our field and aligned a few cement bricks to form the goals which we then typically argue about how un-even the alignments were. The sun slowly faded away as night approached so I excused myself and retreated home fearing the consequences of being breaking curfew. As a human…

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    Beam Bridges

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    Beam bridges, are also known as girder bridges. They are one of the oldest and most common bridges. They are held up by river banks or piers at both ends. Box girders and trusses can help a beam bridge stay up and be stronger. Highways overpasses are normally beam bridges. The first person to build a beam bridge is not known. Although, the first beam bridges were built in ancient times. Some of the first beam bridges were built in Rome. Some of the most famous beam bridges are the Manchac Swamp…

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