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    you can also use posts, the trailer hitch on your vehicle, or some other sturdy point that will not buckle or break under your weight. 2. Next you need to wrap one of the climbing slings around the tree, over the towels, carpet, or whatever padding you’ve selected to protect your tree. Depending on the width of the tree, you may need to do two loops around with the sling. Attach the two ends of the climbing sling with one of the carabiners. 3. Then you must attach the webbing line to the sling, using a simple overhand knot. This knot will not hold indefinitely, and if you’d prefer a stronger hold, you can use a Munter Hitch followed by a Half Hitch knot instead. 4. Move over to the second tree and repeat the anchoring process demonstrated in step 2, though this time, two carabiners are required for the power point. 5. Take your two remaining carabiners and attach them to your slackline using a clove hitch. You should have about 3 feet of webbing free on the loose side to attach to your second anchor. 6. Now you’re going to create a pulley system for tightening your line. This is done by taking the free end of your line and clipping it to one of the carabiners on your anchor. Then loop it back to one of the carabiners on your line. Repeat the process on the last two carabiners to create a four to one advantage. Tighten the line using this new pulley as much as you can, so there is as little slack as possible. 7. Using three Half Hitch knots, tie up the line around the…

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    Fusi is so committed to subduing the fish inspectors he rouses at three in the morning “this morning as every morning he had waken at three” (44) as he wakes in the morning he must avoid his daughter Emma and her husband John Smith. Motivated by the fish inspectors he feels young again aswell he is exhilarated by the potential he could be caught but hasn't been as men half his age have been caught “They would take his fish and net away” (49) he explains the consequences he may potentially face…

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    Fallacy In Frankenstein

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    evil larger than even the doctor could have predicted.      The monster himself, like Dr. Frankenstein, is an unbalanced being. He cannot keep his intellect in line with his emotions. The monster, outcast from society, seeks vengeance. "If I cannot inspire love, I will cause fear," says the monster to his creator. The monster then promises to work on the destruction of Dr. Frankenstein. In the case, his emotions cloud what is rational. He should not try to…

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    Theme Of Ambiguity In Beowulf

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    absence of subordinating conjunctions makes things simple, concise and unfeeling? In his reception speech back in Geatland, Beowulf says: So ought a kinsman always act, never weave nets of evil in secret, prepare the death of close companions (2166-69) The clauses can be complementary or contrastive. In some cases there is great…

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    Information Security

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    Information Security in Game Development As can be seen by tuning into any modern news media outlet, information security is an international concern. Unfortunately, one area that is often left out of the security conversation is the video game industry. The general consumer base rarely hears about security standards when it comes to game development, and it is hit or miss from one game to the next as to whether there is security in place to protect the machine and network it is being played on.…

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    Sexism In Video Games

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    The video game industry has always been known as a male-dominated industry, with most video games being marketed towards males and many video game programmers being male. But in recent years, there has been a rise in the number of female gamers in the industry. Although there are a lot of women interested in video games, there are still a lot of problems regarding sexism and the video game industry. Sexism can be found in the video games that girls play as they grow up to women who enter the…

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    brainstorm on how to build the boat that was meant to hold thirty dice we began to disagree. I thought we should just make the boat tall and take up most of the twelve centimeter by twelve centimeter area because having a large surface area increases buoyancy, and it was important that it was tall, so it wouldn’t let on water when the weight was added. Kyle agreed with me, but Isaac had another plan, and Kyle trusted him, probably due to the fact that I just met all three of them not too long…

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    Video Games In Schools

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    senior high have experience with video games and are comfortable with controlling them. While there is a problem with making valid inferences from video games as Shute admits on page 24, the concept of using video games for assessments can still be used to develop accurate tests to see how well students can perform under certain circumstances while dealing with many different factors. One of the strongest arguments for using video games is that games can give immediate feedback to an instructor…

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    One of the most alarming problems perplexing a number of people when talk about it. As the world continues to advance in every aspect of life and especially technology, a majority of the younger generation has been exposed to video games since they were a kid. There are still different views about video games. Some people believe video games in general are made to entertain people, help people enjoy their free time after school or work. However, some people think with the advancement of…

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    The topic that Module 1 addresses is respect in today’s school systems. I close read the recommended article and then chose another article from USA TODAY entitled, “Respect at School in Decline, Survey Shows” by Greg Toppo from 2014. Because I had seen so many of the movies under the teacher/student relationship section of Dr. Slattery’s list, I rented the movie Half Nelson. The short synopsis reads: Dan Dunne (Ryan Gosling) is a history teacher at a Brooklyn school. Though well-liked by…

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