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    master of suspense as we have learned over the course of this semester. Three main things that we’ve in his movies were; he would use mounting tension, as seen in rope; he would use the grand reveal as seen in vertigo; and he would balance his suspense with humor as seen mostly in north by northwest. These three things could all be considered suspenseful, especially around the fifties and sixties. The first style of suspense, mounting tension was shown in rope. One secret of suspense is called…

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    created a model of team development, this consisted of 4 stages which were: forming, storming, norming and performing. They suggested that groups go through these phases for team development and growth. These four stages were evident during our high ropes activity. At the start of the trip my group didn’t really know each other however we soon formed a bond to become a group rather than individuals, this is the forming stage. This stage has been described as the cautiously excited stage, in…

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    The bow of the well-sized tow boat sliced into the motionless Lake Shasta water like scissors trimming a piece of paper. A distinct hum of the motor vibrated the floor as the boat hit occasional patches of water as rough as turbulence in an airplane. “Tell me you guys are ready!” my friend’s dad announced clear enough to be heard over the motor. My friend and I immediately exchanged glances as to determine who would attempt wakeboarding first. “Connor wants to try it!” my friend exclaimed as he…

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    1.1 Concept of robot: After studying various methods to climb a rope or rod, we came to conclude that a coconut tree climbers method was the best suited for the job. It resembles the motion of a sloth. It uses both pairs of its limbs (fore limbs and hind limbs) to climb a rope and a tree. It moves both its hind limbs in one step and then both its fore limbs in another. Each pair of limbs acts as a gripper. Only one pair of limbs is used at a time for gripping the tree (while in motion) while…

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    lily pads, with a small, rocky bottom. It smelled of swamp, engine exhaust, and the possibility of good times. Before backing the trailer into the lake, we made sure everything we needed was in there; life jackets, lanyard, etc. After taking all the ropes off the boat, except one to keep the boat from floating away, I backed the trailer into the lake. After being satisfied that the trailer was far enough into the lake, I yanked the emergency brake up and hopped out. I did this because many off-…

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    natural environment. You are given a safety vest and wireless headset so that you can hear your guide at all times. We had to negotiate small hills, foliage and unsteady rope bridges on this tour. When it came time for us to cross the shaky rope bridge my mother starts having a panic attic. She starts insisting that she can not cross the rope that far up with it shaking while she tries to navigate across it. While my father and I try to calm her nerves, one of our guides named Moira was so…

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    The failure to rope up is literally and metaphorically an indication of distrust and doubt among clients and is a “serious violation of mountaineering protocol” (55). Roping up has been a normal occurrence for mountain climbers where one climber’s life is directly…

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    For those who are substance users or former substance abuse users their support and relationships can be negatively affected in many ways. When a substance becomes of higher importance than family and friends, that is when if can affect his or her’s social system. If someone does pull away from their social relationship, then the family and friends will become emotionally disconnected. They won’t feel a need to guide and help this person because they seem as if it is to late to save them.…

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    jumping, and my one friend was at this place called lock 12 it’s like 45 minutes away but it looked so cool.” “Yes i’m down, let’s go.” As they’re getting ready ,Claudia calls some of her other adventurous friends to see if they want to go along and of course they said yes so when they were done getting ready they picked up two other friends. “Claudia hurry we got to go pick up Ivy and savannah still and it takes 45 minutes to get there.” “I’m coming i just gotta find my wallet and sun… oh wait…

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    Meanwhile, in a castle far away lived Mitchewess, a greedy king. He was on his throne when his servant burst in. “King! There has been news about a horse in the valley that can’t be captured! Everyone has failed!” The king said, “Bring her to me.” “Of course, sir,” said the joker. Five warriors on horses galloped into the valley to capture the great black horse. The great horse was not aware that she was being hunted down. Suddenly, a lasso coiled around her neck, and she was pulled to the…

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