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    I grew up in a small town called Haron, the population was about 1,500. It was a small town, nothing bad ever happened. Everyone was so friendly and kind to each other. There was only one high school so all my friends were practically living on the same block as me. Most of our hangout spots were at the café or the bowling alley, there wasn’t that much to do in Haron. I lived on a small farm just near widow creek. In my town, Widow Creek was forbidden by Mayor Judson, I’ve always wanted to know the truth of why it was forbidden. The legend says that a small group of kids went into Widow Creek one night and were never seen again. I don’t believe that legend or science fiction stuff like superheroes or aliens. One day at school my friends asked what the plan was for Saturday night. I didn’t know what to tell them, so I didn’t answer. Ron ones of my friends suggested we go to Widows Creek, everyone jus looked at him like he was crazy. Personally I’ve always wanted to go to Widows Creek just to see what the whole fuss was about, so I agreed with Ron. Saturday night came faster than I thought, I was so ready to go into Widow Creek with all my friends. We gathered all our backpacks and told all of our parents that we were going to the towns bowling alley to hangout. Widow Creek was gated with rusty old metal gates that squeaked when they were opened. As we entered the gates they closed behind us, I have to admit it was kind of freaky. We walked to where the legend says the kids…

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    Citron Case Study

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    Facts The largest municipal bankruptcy, in the history of the United States, was Orange County California, and at the center of this unforeseen catastrophe Robert Citron. Irrefutably, the financial complications that lead to the bankruptcy were the direct result of the mismanagement of public funds by county treasurer, Robert Citron. Furthermore, due to Citron risky investments with the county’s monies, he left the county in a one-and—half billion dollars’ worth of debt. According to the text,…

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    of the Annual Passports are ridiculously high, but Disneyland thought of a strategy to make even more money. They now have a monthly payment plan based on what kind off Annual Pass you would like to buy. The Premium pass is currently unavailable as of today. There is now a new pass called the Disney Signature Plus Passport for $1049 with no blackout days with a monthly payment plan of roughly $79.17 (Annual Passports). The next available pass is the Disney Signature Passport which is $849 and…

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    A 14-year-old, Ahmed Mohamed, was detained for bringing a “suspicious” device that his engineering teacher believed was a bomb. Ahmed, who attended Dallas high school was handcuffed by the police officers after the school officials accused him of having a bomb. The 14 years old received a lot of positive attention from Mark Zuckerberg and Pres. Obama, including state officials from Texas as a result of the inaccurate accusations. Ahmed has evidently proved his brilliance multiple times by…

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    and needs a seat. The chair is very comfortable to everyone and most people like the color. Speaking of chair earlier I said at the bottom of my picture was something wooden. Well that wooden thing is a chair that came with the room it is hard and brown. There is one last picture that looks like to basically end this story and night. Looking at the picture I can see a laptop that looks to be open and being used. A hard brown two leg chair is sitting in the middle of the floor and in front of a…

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    Apart from guava’s nutritional value, flavor of guava is also one of the most distinguishable characteristics of this tropical fruit. Studies on guava volatile compounds have been made using leaf, skin, fruit and fruit puree. The first publication was made on the volatile components of guava in 1970. The compounds from guava fruit were extracted using distillation. Twenty-two compounds were present in the oil: eight alcohols, six esters, three aldehydes four terpenes, one ketone and an alcohol.…

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    This item always comes in a pair and is very long as well as narrow and are typically positioned together like two parallel french fries. The rectangular object is mostly white in color and has a bumpy texture similar to stucco, but more uniform and subtle. Scattered along the object is dashes and loops curves of red-pink, dark purple, and aqua blue. When you turn this object over, it has a completely black bottom that is almost completely smooth except for the couple dents and scratches. They…

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    An orange, a round sphere filled with vitamin C. Everyone has eaten one and knows its distinct flavor. Oranges probably do not have much meaning to you; they are just a fruit that tastes good. In “Ode to an Orange” Larry Woiwode describes how an orange brings him to a warm and sunny world when he is stuck in the frozen winters of North Dakota. In life things may seem simple but there is usually more to them. In “Ode to an Orange” it is shown that an orange is more than a fruit; it can make…

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    A painting by Rhonda Nyberg titled, "Grace" mainly focuses on an older gentleman who is seen in the painting. The man appears to be higher in age perhaps around seventy years old. His hair is mostly white with a few strands of gray mixed within. On his chin sits a rather large beard that covers the lower portion of his face including his upper lip. The man 's skin looks weathered from time and is slightly pale, while his cheeks are rosy. His shirt is a forest green and navy blue plaid patterned…

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    Fish Tank Film Analysis

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    Fish Tank, directed by Andrea Arnold, is a film that relies heavily on style. One such element of style that is particularly important to this film is its color. In the majority of the film warm and bright colors compose many scenes. Orange and yellow dominate in scenes set on the first floor of Mia’s home and at night. Light blues fill in the sky, doorways, and many other components of the set. Mia and Conor’s clothing, though not exuberant, always feature components made up of light colors…

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