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    Cabin Number 15 One day, some construction workers decided to build a campsite for kids close to the graveyard and the fishing lake in the forest. A construction worker said that the cabin that they built closest to the graveyard will be cabin number they each didn’t like. They came up with number fifteen. So after they built the whole camping site for kids, the whole place was a huge hit! With kids 7-15. Two years later... two girls complained that strange things were happening in cabin…

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    I-35w Mississippi Bridge

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    The I-35W Mississippi bridge was an eight lane, three span deck truss bridge which carried the interstate highway 35 across the Mississippi river. It was located in the biggest city of Minnesota, Minneapolis. It carried around 140,000 vehicles per day, making it the second busiest bridge in Minnesota. Construction repair and renew work was scheduled to be carried on the bridge again in 2020 or so. However, on August 1st, 2007, it collapsed all of a sudden, thereby killing 13 people and injuring…

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    The following discussion will explore three fictional arbitration proceedings and outcomes, including Substance Abuse, Sexual Harassment, and a Work Family Conflict. Proceeding #1- Substance Abuse M.A Patout Enterprise is a sugar-producing factory located in New Iberia, Louisiana. This factory is the largest sugar producer in the state, in which, they grind roughly 450,000 tons of sugar cane per year. The company commonly employs workers of a different nationality, as well as, residents who…

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    Huckleberry had given to Judge Thatcher. It did not go quite so well, so Pap takes Huckleberry and keeps him locked up in a shed. Huck takes action to this, by faking his own death with animal blood. He then escapes to Jackson’s Island on the Mississippi River where he encounters Miss Watson’s runaway slave, Jim. Jim fled because his family of…

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    Bulimba Creek Habitat

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    Murarrie in the north” (Bulimba creek catchment, 2015). It contains seven freshwater swamplands and ten significant riparian remnants. Bulimba creek generally flows northwards into the Brisbane River (refer to the map) and is an example of a riparian zone, which by definition is “the interface between land and a river or creek” (Dictionary.com, 2015). Freshwater creeks such as Bulimba creek are an optimum habitat where fish, invertebrates, plants and birds thrive in it. They provide “feeding,…

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    Adventure of Huckleberry Finn The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn was banned in the year of 1885, March 18th in a Concord library. The book was banned one month after being published. The book was stated as “Trash only suitable for the slums”. The public library in concord also said the book was “immortal in its tone”. The Brooklyn public library banned the book with the statement “Huck not only itched but scratched,” and that he said “sweat” when he should have said “Perspiration”. One of the…

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    Do you hate bad words? As I read the book, “Huckleberry Finn’, there were curse words everywhere. It caused a major problem for many students and many schools across the states. Find put out which version you prefer. The three main differences are the use of the “N’ word, Pap dies, and how Huck acts. According to ""Huckleberry Finn" and the N-word Debate" after one hundred and twenty-five years, the N-word is still making news over the states. In the book the word is usesd over fifty times. The…

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    About Spokane Valley Spokane Valley, nestled on the eastern border of Washington state, is a community focused on the growth of its residents. Incorporated on March 31, 2003, the newer city takes a progressive approach to problem solving and is committed to providing individuals and families with opportunities to live, work, play, and flourish in this ever-growing community. With a population of over 92,000, Spokane Valley promotes activities and programs aimed at supporting its growing homes…

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    The purpose of Mark Twain’s “Advice to Youth” is to convey the message that because of the rules set in place for them, children cannot experience their youth properly. In his essay, Mark Twain uses satire to convince adults that their expectations for youth are preventing children from living their life. Twain’s essay encourages children to enjoy their youth despite the rules adults set for them. In his second paragraph, Twain suggests that youth “obey their parents”, but only “when they are…

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    difficult book for me to read because I do not relate to this time at all. The book is set in the 1830’s and takes place in the south during a time when blacks and whites did not integrate. The setting is Missouri along the shores of the Mississippi River and it is a time of segregation, politeness and family. I truly find the book boring with no redeeming qualities. This is not to say that The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn is a bad book, I think one person can't make such a broad statement,…

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