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Jessica's sandals clonked over the wood planks of the walk as she made her way quickly past the small shops and restaurants. She stopped in front of the Beach Emporium, the largest clothing store in Sandy Hallow, and peered into the window. A hand-painted sign read: Bikinis Half Off. Jessica chuckled to herself. Was that meant to be a joke? No. Mrs. Hopping, the quiet old woman whose family had owned the Beach Emporium for a hundred years, had no sense of humor. She was a stern, unfriendly woman…

“Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.” I silently creep across the dock, the spruce planks creaking under my old, well-worn boots. The waves crash violently against the rusty metal poles supporting the structure of the dock. The wind vigorously rattles the harbor. Despite the horror inside me, I continue to walk unconfidently down the dock. The moon is the only paint on the dark canvas of the midnight sky, glistening down on me. I…

3.1. GENERAL SPECIFICATIONS The project is an Arduino- based project and is based concerning radio frequency according to ship then get hold of the data. The RF transmitter and grantee each work at a 433 MHz to send then get hold of data. We will be adding the use of an ultrasonic, which measures the scale in conformity with an object, through the usage of echo waves. An LCD show choice is aged to show the statistics managed with the aid of the Arduino. The dictation is computerized therefore…

There are many themes in the book: the one we love will find us eventually, secrets will come out of the dark at some point, and most importantly, when you can trust it gives hope and a better chance of getting through life. This holds true for our society in 2015. In the society we live upon today, police officers and young African Americans, go through racism and excessive violence. In 201,4 the death of Michael Brown, Eric Garner, Walter Scott, and Freddie Gray have evidence of this…

Donald Hall retells his grandfather’s stories about Washington Woodward in his essay, “A Hundred Thousand Straightened Nails”. Washington is a short and strong man who seems to have a life as monotone as his voice. He ran away early in his life to start working. Unfortunately, he was a slow worker that did not care if it took weeks to complete a simple task. All in all, Washington was a man of habit that had a certain way of doing things. For example, his sense of fashion rarely differed from…

timbers interlocked with chiseled joints (mostly mortise and tenons) secured with wood pegs”(this old house). Balloon framing differs from timber framing because balloon framing was intended to be very light weight due to it being made out of 2x4 inch planks and nails, while timber framing was bulky and heavy. While both types have pros and cons balloon framing has more likeliness of being a fire hazard. The fires unknowingly spread through the exterior walls until all of a sudden the floors…

Life, death, and reincarnation are the recurring theme of the most notable poem “I felt a Funeral, in my Brain” by Emily Dickinson. Throughout the poem Dickinson traces her descent sanity into madness which has made the poem terrifying for both the speaker and the reader. At the beginning of the poem, Dickinson has express her feeling of grief and pain through the use of an extended metaphor, “felt a funeral in the brain” and in rest of the poem, she lives a life, passes away, and reborn again…

Throughout history, poetry has been used by many to teach lessons and express the feelings of humanity. During the nineteenth century, authors began to write in a fashion known as Realism, which closely mimics the basis of real life, though more often focuses on acknowledging the negative aspects of humanity. The goal of writing in this style was to promote social reforms and change the mindset of mankind. Death was not an uncommon subject for the realist movement, and many renowned poets from…

finish the run I ended with a major increase of 300 meters, ultimately giving me 3100 meters for my twelve-minute run. My swim laps went from 32 to 34 my first class year; then the next year I got 36 and ended with a small cutback to 34. My front plank stayed consistent at 5 minutes. My first superman was 2 minutes and 15 seconds, and then I ended my ninth grade year with 3.5 minutes. In my tenth grade year I went from 2 minutes to 3.5 minutes. The wall sit was a strong increase my first class…

Running head-HISTORY OF LIGHT AIRFIELD REPAIR PACKAGE 1 History of Light Airfield Repair Package and how it is used in the Military Arnold O. Gerodias Engineer Senior Leaders Course 22 February 2016  Abstract The United States Army has assets that contribute greatly to the mission of Airfield Seizure. A method used for Airfield Seizure is Forcible-Entry. One of Forcible-Entry task is Rapid Runway Repair by using Light Airfield…