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As a product that thrived on grassroots marketing, Red Bull depended on word of mouth. As word about Red Bull spread throughout Europe’s all-night-party circuit, so did rumors. Tales circulated that taurine was a derivative of bull testicles or even bull semen. Even worse, there were rumors that young people had died while partying too hard and drinking too much Red Bull. Although none of these rumors was ever substantiated, Mateschitz is convinced that one of the most important promotional…

Introduction: Ski jumping is one of the competitive sports with the Olympian ideal of going faster, jumping further and leaping higher than the opposition (Muller 269). However, sometimes accidents happen. For example, Thomas Morgenstern crashed during a trial round for the FIS Ski Jumping World Cup in Bad Mitterndorf. Later, he was hospitalized with skull injuries and a bruised lung (The Associated Press). Then, why did this accident happen? What influenced the performance of Morgenstern and…

In the book “Fahrenheit 451” Ray Bradbury uses many allusions. An allusion is a reference to a well know person or event. A writer uses them to help simplify complex emotions or ideas. Allusions make it easier for readers to understand the complex ideas by comparing it to the reference the writer used. This essay shows the use of the allusion “Cheshire cat” from “Alice in Wonderland” and how it helps to show the themes in “Fahrenheit 451”. I think the Cheshire cat helps to show, the theme that…

Personal Narrative Before we get into the story, let me explain to you what is a white-headed langur. A white-headed langur is a special species of monkey that lives in Chong Zuo, China. This species is one of those endangered species in China just like the panda. Professor Pan from the University of Beijing was sent to research and rescue the monkey from danger. Professor Pan was a famous scientist of animals. He was sent to save both pandas and dolphins and had honored by the government.…

understand there is no certainty of the outcome.” (Burton). Alice ponders her decision and decides she must kill the beast. Alice, the White Queen, and the White Queen’s people line up at the place of battle where Alice is to kill the Jabberwocky. The Red Queen and her army approach with the Jabberwocky. Alice and the Jabberwocky are called up to begin the battle. As they begin to fight Alice talks to herself to build her courage “Six impossible things. Count them, Alice… Six. I can slay the…

There are three sides to every story: One person’s side, the other person’s side, and the truth. This is no different for the Boston Massacre. The Boston Massacre took place in March 5, 1770 in the streets of Boston. Some people believe that the colonists were more responsible for the death of the 5 colonists. Others, including myself, believe that the Redcoats were more responsible. I believe this for the following reasons: 1. The Redcoat who started this was drunk, 2. They used extreme force…

You just get this giddy feeling when you are on the hunt. You have your mind set on finding something and you can not stop excessing over it until you have succeeded. You are on an adventure and the adventure leads you to the prize of finding something that is rare, special and something that you will might not ever get the chance to see again. The wolves in Yellowstone are hard to find. They have a very interesting history where the population of the wolves was extinguished. In 1805, the first…

Operation Barbarossa failed due to overconfidence, the Russian Winter, and Stalin’s actions. Hitler’s poorly planned operation led to the end of Germany’s expansion. The German-Soviet nonaggression pact, Hitlers desire for Lebensraum, and the unrealistic goals and timeframe were all things that led to Operation Barbarossa. The planning of the operation was full of shortfalls and overestimations, meaning the German army wasn 't properly prepared and were unable to successfully invade. The German…

• This week at the Crisis Center was a bit uneventful compared to the previous weeks since I have started. I participated in a Residential Emergency Shelter Check In on Thursday, September 15th with a client who had not had any previous contact with the agency. The client, Amy*, had recently been in abusive situation with her boyfriend and was seeking out a safe place to stay. The client completed the intake with a volunteer over the phone and was approved for shelter by an approval staff…

casualties on the Russians, showing the rest of the world how weak the Red army was after Stalin’s purges. Britain and France had even briefly considered helping Finland and declaring war against the Soviets. It was clear to Hitler that invading Russia was not only inevitable but also possible. Hitler began preparing for such an invasion, despite the pleas of his generals not to do so. Many of the military advisors in Nazi High Command had served in Russia in World War one, and knew firsthand…