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    "I don't want to have lived in vain like most people...I want to go on living even after my death!" -Anne Frank. When Anne, her father, mother, sister, the Van Pels, and Mr. Dussel were living in the Secret Annex, Anne still had hope. She believed that the world was going through a phase, and soon it will pass; maybe not for hundreds, or even thousands of years, but someday. In spite of every thing that has happened, she believed people are really good at heart. Because of the situation she was…

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    70 percent of our Earth’s surface is water; out of that percentage, 97 percent is salt water and the left over three percent is freshwater. The United States is one of the major countries that is slowly running out of fresh water and it is all caused because the human race is taking water for granted and wasting hundreds of gallons daily. There are many possible solutions to save our Earth’s fresh water. Some solutions are replacing our appliances with water-efficient models, collecting rain…

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    Anne Frank Survival

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    We may question how so many people actually survived the tough conditions of the Holocaust. The Holocaust occurred during World War II, where the Nazis rose to power in Germany. During the Holocaust the Nazis invaded several parts of Europe and murdered millions of Jewish people. Many Jews died during the Holocaust, but many others survived. During this time period, a young girl named Anne Frank and her family went into hiding on the top floor of a warehouse office building, owned by a family…

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    the audience in the essay’s introduction. Specifically, he relates to American readers. When describing the regulations the government puts on protecting the environment, he states that the government is “not content to tell us how much our toilets can flush or what type of light bulb to use to brighten our homes” and is set on “deciding for us what kind of container we can use to carry our groceries”. This statement is brings out the independent nature that so many Americans possess, as many of…

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    The first move was very rough for me, just the thought of moving away from everything I had ever known. I mean really from the restaurants I ate, people I knew, all the way down to the very streets. I sure would miss it all of it. It took me a long time to know even how to get around this city, aswell it took me an even longer time to know the dang state. So now I have to learn an entirely new place. I mean this was everything I ever known growing up, and now having to learn an entirely new city…

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    Being an engaged global citizen means knowing, and caring, that everything and everyone is connected. It means understanding that my choices and actions have consequences beyond myself. More than that, it means feeling a responsibility to consider those consequences when making decisions. Growing up as a Unitarian Universalist, I learned to respect the interdependent web which connects us all. When I was fifteen, I traveled to Haiti on a medical mission trip. While preparing for the trip, I…

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    Donald, or Don, was using the chambers facilities and preceded to flush the commode while sitting on it, at the exact moment another worker vented the hatch from the outside. This simultaneous opening of both the internal and external hatches created a vacuum like effect. This vacuum then literally sucked Boone in. The…

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    Water, scientifically known as H2O is defined by online website as a transparent, odorless, tasteless liquid, a compound of hydrogen and oxygen, freezing at 32°F or 0°C and boiling at 212°F or 100°C. The earth is covered by approximately seventy-one percent (71%) of water and out of that percentage ninety-seven percent (97%) of it is saltwater and three (3%) percent of it is fresh water. Lakes, rivers, and swamps accounts for all surface freshwater supply and out of all the water on earth, only…

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    This chapter is called “The Veil”, and she explains how in 1980 they were first forced to wear the black veil at school. This started demonstrations in the streets between the women of the communities fighting for ‘the veil’ against ‘freedom’. Marjane’s mother participated in one of these demonstrations and a picture was taken of her and published in a newspaper in Iran. Scared for her life, “She dyed her hair, and wore dark glasses for a long time” (5). The fear the authorities have on her made…

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    h1>Everything You Should Know about Tick Season and What It Means for Your Children and Pets h2> Advice from Your Professional Deer Fence Installation Company It is that time of the year when you finally shed your winter clothing, admire the tiny green shoots in your neighborhood, and step out with a spring in your step. But there is one potential risk that you, your children and your pets may be exposed to, from spring through fall. As soon as the weather starts to warm up, the tiny,…

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