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The Devil in the White City 11-27-17 Zachary S. Johnson I will be writing a summary over the book "The Devil in the White City", this book is very interesting because in my opinion it shaped how people think in modern day times. Before this people didn’t look over their shoulder while walking down the street, but now everyone does. In the summary I will be telling you why people look over their shoulder while walking down the street. This novel takes place from 1890-1895, the two architects…

Toys “R” Us has become an innovative icon in the manufacturing industry but it wasn’t always this way. Toys “R” Us had an explosive beginning. The creativity and ability to stay ahead of the competition was something that enabled them to be on top of their game. However, other competitors started having success with toy sales and began taking revenue from Toys “R” Us. Corporate administration had the old analogy that the new toys were just fads and there was no need to spend money on…

Imagine you’re 600 feet in the air, looking down at the little world below you. The itty bitty cars and teeny tiny people. It is hard to believe you were once down there, that the world shrunk or that you grew. The Mississippi River and beyond on one side, St Louis on the other. That's right, you're at the top of the western hemisphere's tallest monument, the Gateway Arch! The Gateway Arch is 630 feet tall and wide, as well as being 43,306 tons and costing 13 million dollars. Four million…

In the early morning, the doves outside sing a lovely melody outside the window, in which the light of the sunrise beads into the empty bedroom of Oliver Rain. The young eager lad is up earlier than usual, busy making sure all the belongings are secure in the back of his rented 16 foot moving truck. Today is the day he set’s out for Los Angeles, a place to start anew, and find the real Oliver within himself. Having just enough money to cover one month’s rent, deposit, and some cushion…

Without technology Project Based Learning will not be as effective as it is today. PBL relies on collaboration, real-world connection, critical thinking and authentic assessments – components that are best served with technology. The key is to rearrange the way instructions have been presented where students’ experiences are used to teach abstract Math concepts. A PBL design starts with real world contexts, to conceptual understanding, then back to application and then creation. Project is…

The feeling of being terrified is fun and weird.It's fun because you feeling something new,terrified because you don't know what will happen next and it looks like you are not going to make, and weird because it right in the middle between fun and being terrified. The feeling of both in one thing and that thing is called going on a roller coaster for the first time.All roller coasters and different the size,shape and speed all goes into the fun and being terrified and the Shivering timbers is a…

Why I Think The Notebook is Worth Seeing Never has a film swept me away into a story like The Notebook, and never have I found a truer romance. Author Nicholas Sparks- based this movie on the relationship of his wife’s grandparents Noah and Allie. Sparks captures their love story as both Noah and Allie go through trials as a result of her parents’ displeasure of their relationship, they experienced years of separation, and other love interest. If not for their unwavering love, devotion to each…

Cedar Point, the Roller Coaster Capital of the world, certainly lives up to its title. Scattered throughout the park are some of the most intense roller coasters you’ll ever hear of. I was fortunate enough to have experienced the phenomenon of riding atop the Top Thrill Dragster over summer vacation, which lasted only 20 seconds of real time, but will forever be embedded within my long-lasting memory. The fiery orange sun began to submerge below the line of the horizon, far out across the calm…

Tobias grew up terrified of his father for his father beat him for everything he did wrong or seemed to be wrong. Scared to be with his father, Tobias joined Dauntless to prove to himself he wasn’t afraid of his father even when Fear Tests said other whys. Tobias grows a love interest in Tris and begins to protect her from all the little things in life. Tobias goes this because he wants to give her what his father couldn’t. Tobias soon conquers his fear of his father and grows stronger than…

A boat filled to the brim with Syrian refugees beaches onto the shore of the picturesque island of Lesbos, in Greece. The refugees scramble up the rocky shoreline and into the arms of waiting Red Cross volunteers, who give bottles to wailing infants and food to the grotesquely malnourished men, women and children. These migrants have little but the clothes on their back, but yet they feel as safe as a baby bird nestled up to its mother for warmth. They face incredible oppression in their…