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    In chapters 12-15, Ishmael stops fighting for his life and starts fighting for his country. At the age of 12, he was trained to kill everyone and spare no one. Sierra Leone’s army focused on brainwashing kids to have lethal minds so they could expand their army and win the war. This caused so many children’s lives to be ruined by seeing things that cannot be unseen. They also became addicted to many different drugs/substances. Ishmael is once again is provided with new clothes at his army base.…

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    One Is None and Two Is One: Do You Believe In Redundancy Redundancy is often times called the best backup plan. Nevertheless, there are limits to just how many items you can carry, because you fear one may become lost, broken or in some cases, is not the exact tool or material for the job. Where Redundancy Is Important Survival packs for each member of the group or family is important. If a member becomes separated from the group or family that person needs the supplies, tools, and materials…

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    soon sound asleep. Waking up with a sudden start to see one of my teammates telling me that we made it, i’m shocked and i force myself to get up to prepare for this run. Getting off the bus to see the beautiful sun and other schools setting up their tents as junior varsity is almost ready to run. Feeling nervous and scared,i run to the restroom to be prepared for my run… Slowly reminding myself that i need to focus. Deep breaths in,then out as we stretch out and get ready. The gunman positions…

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    That’s his given name. Last time I saw him he was on his way to free climb a sheer pane of granite somewhere in Maine. To get the rock climb, he hiked three days into the woods with his Osprey pack, no sleeping bag or tent: just climbing gear, tarps, and a bag of dehydrated food. Rowdy’s friends are girls like Meadow (real name?) who spends nearly 150 days a year outside, is dead opposed to traditional girl norms like shaving her legs. She wouldn’t vote for Obama because she thought…

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    Tom Murphy carried with him a bag of food, a portable stove, a very large and warm down jacket, emergency kit, warm mittens, head lamp, two water bottles, Nylon tarp (for a shelter), and a 3 pound down sleeping bag rated to -20°F. He also wore other items of clothing to keep him warm, and a pair of skis to walk on the snow. You could survive for a while out in the middle of nowhere with these items. Yet when John…

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    feces as fertilizer. Watney burns off hydrazine rocket fuel attempting to make water but causes an explosion. Watney uses chemistry to help him figure out how to compel water for his potatoes. He does eventually figure out to make water and puts a tarp like tent around his potatoes so they will begin to…

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    sought out only to buy food, water, and other living supplies. Because many families were evicted from their homes, as they couldn’t afford to pay rent from their loss of jobs, the “other living supplies” they bought were most likely blankets, sleeping tarps, etc. Families that were without a house needed to create shelters among many other homeless, where many shelters in one area were given the nickname of “hoovervilles.” The only thing the children could do in these situations was to just go…

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    the City of Los Angeles they have named a town, "America 's Skid Row", where thousands of men and women comprise the population of homeless people living and sleeping on the street sidewalks, bus stops, under the bridge, makeshift tents, cardboard boxes, and under the tarps. Through extensive research, The National Coalition for the Homeless records Los Angeles,…

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    dangerous situations, coming up with new and innovative ideas. When on the battlefield, enginuity is a requirement. With limited supplies and low moral, soldiers struggle to overcome adversity. In all wars soldiers have to get creative, using a tarp as a blanket, a tent, a sack, and more. More often than not, supplies need to have several uses. For example, in the Vietnam war the enemy shot Mr.Palso in the leg, in danger of bleeding to death, he dug out the bullet using a swiss army knife and…

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    while staggering around the site. Quickly she dragged herself into the thin slit opening - With a dull thud the void consumed her. Eyelids fluttering open like dazed moths, her vision refocused onto a swaying piece of material. A faded teal tarp dark under snow, rustling and crinkling like an artificial leaf. Loud, the sounds of the blizzard intensified. What was that object? Her skin felt prickly and…

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