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    dream of finding treasure, but on the way gained a lot of knowledge about omens (Gods signs) ad personal legends (ones faith or story). While his parents wanted him to become a priest he always wanted to see the world, but his father told him that his family35 were poor and the only way for him to see the world was to become a shepherd: and so he did. He always got the same dream under a sycamore tree next to an abandoned church. In his dream he is at the base of the pyramids and a young boy tells him about treasure, this is what started his adventure. Santiago learned a lot throughout his journey to treasure. In the beginning he followed the omens without noticing. Later he was tested to see if he would stay true to his personal legend. Farther along on he was rewarded for waiting and staying true to the omens with knowledge and in the end he was tested on everything he learned. The first scene that is important in Santiago’s journey to knowledge is when he sleeps under the sycamore tree and has the recurring dream. This scene is important to the plot since it is the first scene and it introduces the sycamore tree where he starts and ends his journey. “The only things that the sheep’s were concerned about were food and water” (7). This quote shows that he was already noticing things and started to think more deeply about life. Sometime later he would realize that humans are the same and either have too much fun and don’t work or work too much and don’t have fun, rarely do…

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    All Along the Watchtower is one of Jimi Hendrix’s most popular songs, a song he didn’t write himself. Originally the song was written and released by Bob Dylan in 1967 on his John Wesley Harding album, then given to Hendrix by Dylan’s publicist and released as a part of the Jimi Hendrix Experience’s third and final album called Electric Ladyland. (All Along the Watchtower, n.d.) The Hendrix version (released 6 months after Dylan’s original recording) became a top 20 single in 1968 and ranked…

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    Essay On Mousetrap Car

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    Personal Write Up The whole point of this project was to build something that the class could apply their knowledge on the things Mr.Kunz has taught us these past couple units. Along with being able to apply their knowledge, teams had to be able to build a decent mousetrap car to get the best grade possible. In order to get a car to go the maximum distance Taylor and Daniel came up with three different main variables: lever arm length; to see how much leverage gets the car the farthest, car…

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    God sent His son to save mankind from their sins and by repenting from those sins and turning towards God and trusting Him entirely, giving their lives over to Him, a person can be saved. Spreading those beliefs throughout the world and throughout this generation are my goals. This generation is traveling down a path that keeps getting farther and farther away from God and I want to do something about it. To be a part of something that is making a difference by developing Christ-centered leaders…

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    Woosh Bottle Analysis

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    the bottle will travel. The larger the bottle, the farther it travelled. I learned that the chemical reactions in the bottle with the ethanol and the flame creates energy which propels the rocket. The ethanol is also ‘absorbed’ by the fire of the match. If the bottle was larger, it was covered in more ethanol and had more oxygen in it, which would create a larger reaction and produce more energy. When ethanol and oxygen are reacted it is called a combustion the chemical equation is C2H5OH + 3O3…

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    Abortion Pill

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    Thinking about an abortion? You have many things to consider when having an abortion. You should seek medical attention when think of getting an abortion so they can inform you of your options. Depending how far along you are you can have a in clinic procedure or you can ask to have the pill. Some laws may require medical consent from a parent if you are not 18 years of age or older. The Abortion pill & how it works. "Abortion pill" is a popular name for using two different medicines to end a…

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    The Voyager spacecraft program started the worlds endeavor to explore farther regions of our local solar system. The program takes in hand the idea behind the Planetary Grand Tour. In which they would utilize the rare alignment of the planets in their favor, so that the craft would take less time and fuel, having the ability to visit Jupiter and Saturn. With the main mission, the study of both Saturn, and Jupiter, including the planets’ moons, rings, and atmospheric composition. Later, one of…

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    The people of the early 20th century (1900) had access to many more luxuries than any people before. Automobiles transformed culture by allowing people to live farther and farther away from the workplace. This created suburban life (Montbello is a suburb). Cities were transformed by the ever growing skyscrapers that seemed to dominate architecture. This was made possible due to better methods of production of steel and the increasing use of energy sources such as electricity and coal.…

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    when it is launched?” The hypothesis that goes along with that question is, “If a paper bullet has a larger width, then it will travel a shorter distance than a standard paper bullet with a width of 4cm.” Variables in this experiment included independent variable (width of the starting piece of paper used to make a paper bullet), dependent variable (the distance that the paper bullet travels when launched), and the control variables (size/type of rubber band, device used to launch paper bullets,…

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    of the gold rush in Canada. Never having experienced anything like the gold rush and the piercing Canadian environment, Buck has a rough time adapting, but he quickly catches on and learns the law of ‘club and fang’. Buck journeys along several owners and sees the scenes of various deaths. Buck’s journey is a hard but he toils each day out of his obedience to the law of ‘club and fang’. Even during the harshest of trips, Buck never gives up, until he encounters the pampered and inexperienced…

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