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    later we made it! Finally!! Standing at the top of the falls, all I hear is the rushing water over the falls. I can’t believe how beautiful, clear, loud, and big it really is. Below us the tour boats look so small and I see the them getting closer and closer to the falls. Now I’m starting to regret saying I would go on the boats because of the thundering water hitting the rocks and the big waves. “They get so close to the falls”, I mumble to myself. I start freaking out even more, it’s time…

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    around our local star. These changes in proximity and their impact on the amount of solar energy received by the northern and southern hemispheres are what causes the Earth to have seasons. As the incline of Earth’s axis brings the northern hemisphere closer to the sun during the planet’s revolution, the light of the sun falls more directly on the northern latitudes of the Earth. For the northern hemisphere, the sun appears at its northernmost point in the sky on the day of June 21, otherwise…

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    the median voter theorem applies to the current political situation. When looking at the stances of each candidate they appear to be on both far ends of the spectrum but in each category (republican and democrat) certain individuals appear to be closer to the middle. Some believe this theory is becoming obsolete but I would have to disagree. I think the theory is still at work because not everyone believes in one candidate fully that sticks to one side of the spectrum. In both republican and…

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    novel progressed, they grew closer and held a stronger relationship. Amir begins his life very distant from Baba vying for his attention. Once Amir wins the kite competition with Hassan, Baba sees more in Amir and they become closer in their relationship. By the time of Baba’s death Amir has grown a very strong bond with Baba and they have been as close as they ever were. Amir and Baba’s relationship was evolving constantly as the novel progressed, and they became much closer. Beginning…

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    Ellana was adopted from Manchester Iowa when she was three she has two adopted sisters and two adopted brothers. When she was adopted she moved three different times. The family that she was adopted from lived in Ossian then moved to Iowa when she was ten. When she moved to Cresco she was outgoing and loved to help others. Plus, she liked being around other people. Mainly I think Ellana and I have many things’ in commen with her and I think we both have many connections’ in our own way. She is…

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    was significantly closer. Using the current method used to elect President Obama, he won with three hundred and thirty two electoral votes to Mick Romney’s two hundred and six electoral votes. When the new method was used, the proportional system, Obama still won, however he did not win with as big of a gap as he did using the current method. With the proportional system, Obama collected two hundred and sixty nine votes to Romney’s two hundred and fifty eight votes, a much closer race. Using the…

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    between trees and an excessively loud fire truck siren that was so far away. he air was very aggressive upon my body, feeling like a frozen Popsicle I could feel my back getting a pain. In a sudden instance I saw something move ahead of me. As I got closer fear grew in my body. he first thing I saw was the persons ripped clothing. A red shirt that seemed to thin and some ripped shorts that didn’t seem long enough. he sneakers he wore were white with no shoe laces,…

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    Being close to the handle means it has a bigger barrel, closer to the handle, so it gives you a better chance for you to hit the ball better. Wood bats’ center of mass is closer to the top of the bat, and has a fairly small barrel. The center of a bats’ mass is also normally known as the barrel of the bat. The third piece of evidence is that Mako’s have a faster batted…

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    of this book. I’m not paranoid to the point where I will be anxiously awaiting the next pandemic, but I am more aware of what could potentially happen one day. David Quammen doesn’t put a whole lot about what he truly thinks in the book until he closer to the end. In the book, he mentioned that there are seven billion people on this planet and we are the largest species of vertebrates as abundant as we are now. He basically says that humans are making the problem worse. We have a hand in…

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    finding their way to rudi’s hips. what’s his game now ? it could be nothing, or it could be everything. this is just the type of closeness he enjoys. mingled breathes and lips so close. he’s drunk on the friction in the air. tyler pulls his body closer, straightening himself up in order to reach. image lips pick up where they left off wordlessly as the grip against the ghoul’s body tightens. he might be the one trapped, but he can push back. guide him hastily to the wall towards his sealed…

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