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    Bart Conner Dedication to one thing in life is hard to accomplish, especially if the one thing requires hours and hours of dedication every week. Bart Conner, an Olympic gold medal winner for the United States and a National Championship at the University of Oklahoma was very dedicated to his career. Bart’s journey to become the outstanding gymnast he is today was long and hard, but it eventually paid off. Even though he had to mature in a hurry, he soon realized that his childhood dream would…

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    The Pros And Cons Of Ebay

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    The internet is an important method of connecting people all over the world. Not only can people communicate over the internet, people can use it as a way to buy, sell, and trade pieces of their culture. Ebay and other trading and bidding sites make it easy to find artifacts from around the world. However, this also makes it easier for people to sell artifacts illegally, or sell fake ones. The list of Egyptian Antiquities on Ebay is pages and pages long, with many artifacts that could be fake,…

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    Testing Your Jewelry

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    If a piece is gold-plated, the gold can wear and show the true metal underneath. Also, if you're wearing a ring that turns your finger green or causes a weird reaction, it's likely that the metal isn't real gold or silver. Slip the ring, bracelet, or necklace under a bright light. A plated piece of jewelry will have visible tint in areas where it's been worn. Fake metals that are meant to mimic silver or white gold will have a plating of rhodium over them. This…

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    Designated Spaces

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    Throughout history, our behavior during our lives has left lasting impacts on the world. Whether indirectly or directly, the world has been affected by the conduct we show when people are watching. The term “long residual” is used to explain the consistencies we notice and study in history, especially sport history. The reason we perform the actions today, can be explained by examining what people did in the past. It is important to understand our past actions as they are often repeated. With…

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    Moving Mountains Analysis

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    The Domain documents the remains of the now-barren land of the Amazon Rainforest, left as the result of the Peruvian gold rush. Ashlar Quarries depicts the city of Arequipa, also known as the White City. The city was given the nickname for its chiseled architecture for the extraction of sillar stone. Although both collections may just bleak and desolate, Hirose deliberate…

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    This investigation resulted in a thirty- nine- page report by HRW that condemned the Philippine government for failing to protect children who are forced by poverty to work in small-scale gold mines and refocused international attention to the exploitation of child labor in the Philippines. (2016). they also took statistics and the number of children that are in the child labor is very outrageous. People need to open their eyes because that’s…

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    What is love? Its the uttermost compelling ecstasy of life. Sure I love video game, doing my hair, and buying cloth. However none of those can surpass to the romantic awareness that you have for a certain person. Thus, it ignites a blazing infernal flame within the profoundly heart of the soul. Hence, days of introspecting as I question the attribute and nature of this feeling which I have bred for years. This passion compels myself to be elated when my eye gazes upon him even during the…

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    rapidly. Let me tell you what the West provides that surpasses the East. They just have confirmed that a lot of gold and precious metal found in California and many people have turned rich literally overnight. This captivated many different immigrants from different countries and states moving there looking and settling for a better life. As the population of the west is booming due to the Gold Rush, many different industries and businesses are also booming due to an increase of population of…

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    I chose my states location based off a place I think has a lot of natural beauty and also a lot of history. I broke down the questions given to me and also added in some of my own, I answered them all individually to try and illustrate the full functionality of my conceptual state and its capitol. To give a general idea of where my state is located, it is on the west coast and is the northern part of California and also includes the southern portion of Oregon. I have included a map with the…

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    Digging, digging, and digging until a shiny yellow substance comes out of the ground which everybody will fight for.It is 1848 a man by the name of sutter finds a flake of gold by his farm in california and that sparks a revolution of people from all over the world trying to get to California.During the Califorina gold rush 49ers stayed on rotting terrible ships for long periods of time, had harsh rides across country, and lost all of their fortunes. “a sea journey could be shortened by…

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