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    a ton of coal or oil. Respectively, nuclear waste is around a million time less than the waste from fossil fuels. In Sweden and the United States, the nuclear waste is just stored somewhere safe, but the rest of the world reuses the waste to filter out the 3% of radioactive remains and place them in glass for permanent and safe storage. The left over 97%, which is mostly plutonium and uranium, is recycled into fuel to create more energy. The amount of waste is extremely small; if you took the…

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    Acadia 4: A Short Story

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    The Infiltrator As the transport entered Acadia 4’s atmosphere, the friction of the descent unleashed an aura of dense orange flames. Eric Nels watched out the Portside windows as the blaze extended across his view of sight. Expanding, it appeared to ignite the rockish landscape below. As the craft escaped the boundaries of the atmosphere, the flames quickly subsided, revealing an unobstructed view of the surface below. Although, the rocky terrain of Acadia 4’s surface was easily apparent from…

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    Schnarch: Becoming a Self As I inquire about what it takes to become a satisfied woman, I am discovering satisfaction comes from within and it requires an individual to have a strong core self. From a developmental perspective, Dr. David Schnarch explores the process of the emerging self in his book Intimacy & Desire. He writes about the importance of developing a solid flexible self rather than relying on others to make you feel okay. He thinks the first emerged self was a “reflected sense…

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    scales were dull in the dying light of the evening, and it hurt too raise his head much higher than his hunched shoulders. It was worth it though, to see the revulsion in the Ruki’s face. His left eye was uncovered, leaving the milky white eye staring out at the crowd who had come to watch his death. Gathering all his strength he spit a wad of thick green mucus at the feet of his guards. His muzzle was forced against the hard rocky dirt as one of his guards hit the back of his head.…

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    Lyme Disease: A Case Study

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    2012, I dropped off the planet. A round of steroids given to me to treat chronic fatigue syndrome and fibromyalgia caused me to tank and land flat on my back in bed; the fatigue was crippling. New symptoms emerged–I couldn’t sleep, tolerate sound or light, and my brain and spinal cord burned with a ruthless intensity. Eventually, the sound sensitivity escalated to the point where I could no longer talk on the phone–not even to my mother. For months, I lay in a dark, silent room believing the…

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    about shadow hunters but as time goes on she learns more. IN the beginning of the book simon is very confused about who s trying to kill him and doesn't know much about being a vampire. THen towards the end he accepts what he is and finally figures out that its lilith who is sending people to kill…

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    the world today. First and foremost, Karl endures being the only child of Axel and Julia Brandt. The Brandt’s are the silent rulers of New Bremen that lead by example and through money. As the richest…

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    being used in more devices and becoming more available to the public is a positive in the world . They are a renewable energy source, which is something the world needs now. A Fuel Cell gets it 's power from the outside, which means it will never run out. They produce energy through a chemical reaction, without the combustion. Every Fuel Cell has a positive end, called the anode, and a negative, called the cathode. The anode and cathode are separated by a electrolyte barrier. Fuel goes to the…

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    Trump While the Republican Nominee was being accuses of sexual harassment, Hillary remained silent. When people ask her the video release of Donald Trump bragging about inappropriately touching women she fell silent or changed the subject. People took this as a sign of weakness and used it against her as they brought up her husband’s past of cheating. 3. Nations, Fighting Powerful Refrigerant That Warms Planet, Reach Landmark…

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    on a couch, while a therapist examines him. “So crake is this your first time coming to therapy?” Says the therapist. “Yes, what’s it to you?” Crake says angrily. “Well I am sure you are aware that this is court mandated because you tried to wipe out the human race.” “I know exactly what I fucking did.” Crake seems to be not taking this well. “Well now I am going to ask you a few questions to get to the bottom of your motivations and reasoning behind your recent actions.” The therapist said…

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