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Shooting A Rifle
Number of Words: 558 / Number of Pages: 3
... extremely loud noise of shooting, and protect your eyes from ejecting shells and backblast. Eye and ear protection can be rented or bought from any shooting range or sports store like Jumbo Sports or Wal-Mart.
Never point the rifle at anybody. A firearm no matter what is always treated as if it were loaded. Every year people are shot and killed because they thought the gun was
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unloaded. Check to see if the rifle is actually loaded. Do this by pushing up the bolt lever, don't be gentle, and pull it back with just as much force. Close the bolt and open it again to double check. As always kee ...
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Marriage 2
Number of Words: 632 / Number of Pages: 3
... out to play, and we were yelled at when necessary. My step-dad provided our financial backbone and took over the discipline when he got home to give mom a break. Sometimes he would work two jobs just to provide for the family and our well being.
Society has always played a major role in aspects of marriage and family. As a child I remember wanting to marry a handsome, rich man and adopting loads of children of every race and color to provide them with a happy home. But, of course, I would still have time to plan huge parties, and attend some all on my spare time.
Marriage to me was a fantasy, gra ...
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Five Creation Myths
Number of Words: 270 / Number of Pages: 1
... brought the universe to its present state. He or she brought
light from darkness, produced sea and land to make the Earth, and populated it
with plant and animal life.
Differences are easy to spot too. Different landscapes being developed are e
mphasized by groups of people living in different regions. The Winnebago
Indians of Wisconsin mention creation of forests, streams, and lakes, while The
Pelasgian Myth mentions Mount Olympus and the Teutonic myth mentions the
Northern Sea.
From the way the stories are written, one can guess at the way that the
cultures think and live. The W ...
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Why Are People Migrating To Co
Number of Words: 326 / Number of Pages: 2
... estate prices. So what are people doing when they migrate to Colorado? Obviously people are becoming attracted to the state for various reasons including most importantly the family type setting in a small city lifestyle. The family setting that has lured people to migrate to Colorado contributes greatly to birthrates that have sky rocketed resulting in a tremendous increase in the state’s population
With the increasing population growth Colorado experiences, the creation of jobs becomes a result and a cycle begins to form. The more people who migrate to Colorado, the more resources t ...
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Morality Or Murder In In Cold
Number of Words: 1201 / Number of Pages: 5
... Our moral intelligence is a consequence of learning to be with others (Coles 5). Children will absorb what they observe (Coles 7). Morality is not a subject; it is a life put to the test in hundreds of moments. August Aicchorn, a noted psychoanalyst, believed "waywardness of 'antisocial adolescents' is in direct proportion to the peculiarities of their moral education" (Coles 32).
I feel we should remember, however, that although we possess these developmental qualities through emotional, social and cognitive development, there is no guarantee that we will become a wise, contributing member of ...
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Life In A Reinassiance City
Number of Words: 725 / Number of Pages: 3
... the guilds were. They were more than just corporations or labor unions,” (Bynog). The 12 guilds that controlled trade were the key to Florence’s commercial success. This was because the wealthy members of the guilds usually held government positions as well and were very influential in the community (Focus on Florence). Other purposes guilds served were charity. They donated money to the city and to hospitals.
Since Florence was not a coastal city it got little money from trade. Much of its income came from its banking. “The Florentine gold coin known as the florin was of ...
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Deceptive Advertising
Number of Words: 2436 / Number of Pages: 9
... As well as more non-traditional forms of advertising like transportation ads along with the use of pictures, trade names, display materials, labels, sales talks, sales letters, price lists and catalogs. As any consumer can see, advertisers have many means by which they can “trick” or deceive us consumers into buying products not planned for.
Unlike most tort cases that are decided in the courtroom by a judge, most deceptive advertisement claims are turned over to governmental agencies like the Federal Trade Commission. Agencies like the FTC are better suited to handle these cases because t ...
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Sleep Deprivation And Business
Number of Words: 2139 / Number of Pages: 8
... “A Boeing 757 captain told how his forehead hit the control column on his approach to New York’s Kennedy Airport as the need for sleep became overwhelming.”footy Of course, the consequences of sleep deprivation in most cases will not be as severe as the in previous examples, but it does illustrate the importance sleep plays in job performance.
The lodging facility of the traveler is in the best position to reduce and alleviate the negative affects of jet lag. In order to provide the best possible service to the guest, hotels will be forced to recognize this problem and create ...
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The Calling Of Isaiah
Number of Words: 1985 / Number of Pages: 8
... book. Chapters 6-12 are considered the oldest collection in the book. It includes the account of the vocation and mission of the prophet, the oracles concerning the Syro-Ephraimite War, oracles referring to the crisis of 701B.C.E., and other salvation passages (Obstat, p.278).
Isaiah chapter 6 versus 1-13 stand apart from the rest of the Bible as a unique record of how God called on and reached out to a man, and in doing so a prophet was born. Interpreting this chapter is of vital importance for the understanding of Isaiah’s teaching as a whole. In it he describes a real experience which e ...
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Anarchy
Number of Words: 991 / Number of Pages: 4
... remains a theory, the idea itself has existed for over two hundred years, not only outlasting civilizations, but thriving throughout time. The French Revolution,
begun in 1789, had a strong pro-anarchist element. Anarchists also played a substantial role in the revolutionary movements in Russia in 1905 and 1917 (Pleck 69), but were suppressed, often ruthlessly, once the Bolsheviks consolidated power. " The Spanish Revolution of 1936-1939 held close ties between 'Benedict Arnolds,' " says Patrick Brenner in Black Rose. The Spanish Revolution set the stage for the most widely known large-scale mani ...
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