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    friends.” He placed a hand on my shoulder and looked to Craig, Kevin, and Missy. “Friends are the most valuable things in the world. ‘Cause you never know when you’ll…

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    However, I do have many weaknesses. For example, I will easily apply some movements to my speech, such as touching my hair, wringing my hands, or shrinking my shoulders. Other than that, I always stop the speech because of my unfamiliar with the article, especially the problem of the pronunciation. Sometimes, because of the unfamiliar with the text, when I am trying to remember something…

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    Is the use of a hand worth the loss of a life? In the poem “Out, Out--” by Robert Frost the speaker tells of a boy who uses a saw to cut stove length sticks of wood for a living. The boy ran his hand into a saw and instead of taking precautions to save his life he demanded that his hand be saved. As a result of these demands the boy not only loses his hand but also dies. Frost uses key imagery, foreshadowing, diction, and irony, to show that in certain circumstances holding onto something can…

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    be necessary in preventing MSIs. Modification of the design may reduce awkward wrist positions and minimize the effects of repetitive motions (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2015). Proper designing of hand tools, minimizes awkward positioning of the hand and wrist when the task involves repetitive movement (Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety, 2015). Other engineering controls include the following: a. A lever to lift and transport the heavy timber woods b.…

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    that in the preschool class, the children were able to perform fine motor skill such as building large objects by attaching smaller objects together. This action, and many others observed while the children were playing, is a result of development in hand eye coordination and spatial awareness. Isaac was able to toss a ball up and hit it with a swinging bat; this would not be possible without each developmental step preceding…

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    Rosie: A Short Story

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    Her name is Rosie and she is placed on my right hand, ring finger. She is a sterling silver, heart shaped diamond ring. She is a size 7 and is from Kay Jewelers. There are little diamonds that make up her shape. Rosie has been with me since April 1, 2015 and has never left my finger, but still managed to get a couple of scratches on her. Everywhere I am, Rosie is. I guess it is true what people say, diamonds are really a girl’s best friend. Rosie has a sentimental value and is worth more…

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    They casually went up to the body and shook it’s decapitated hand. The uncomfortable thing about it was that they were so comfortable to go up to the body and do that. Death has a certain formality to it that causes comfort. The soldiers treated the man like he was alive. O’Brien reflects that the soldiers, “grabbed the old man’s hand and offered a few words.” The imagery of these burly, young men walking up to a dead body and shaking its hand is very eerie, and the fact that they were talking…

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    After they put the casket on the cart then all the pallbearers had to put one hand on the casket handle and pull the casket out of the room. We wheeled the casket out of the room and to the car where they put the casket when we go to the graveyard. We loaded the casket into the car and closed the doors. Then everyone got into there…

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    Stackhouse English 8 3 December 2014 Sandra Slutz, a staff scientist at Ohio University, found out that if a person is crossed hand eye dominant then they will shoot better because their dominant eye is not blocked by the basketball she also writes, “coaches need to coach from the eyes down”, since the eyes play a very important part in basketball shooting. Although, crossed hand eye dominance provides the best basketball shooting percentages, dominance-altering activities will improve same-side…

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    Mallet Finger Injury

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    Mallet finger is when the farthest joint in a individuals finger has dropped down. The finger can usually be put into a straightened position if it is maneuvered by another person or by another hand (Cooper & Elsevier, 2007). Mallet finger will affect a client’s eating pattern because it would be hard for them to grasp the spoon. With this condition, the client will not be able to fully wrap their finger around an eating utensil or another object in general. Individuals may encounter Mallet…

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