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An Aircraft Crash At T.S.T.C
Number of Words: 288 / Number of Pages: 2
... and
eventually the demise of the aircraft.
As the main gear struck the ground, the aircraft was in perfect position for
landing. The nose of the aircraft was high, so it could be eased, gently to the
ground. The nose was coming down slowly, but when it made contact with the
concrete, it retracted back into the chin of the aircraft. This caused the nose
to fall to the ground.
This, in turn, caused scrapes on the nose and wings. The propeller blades
bent when they came in contact with the ground, along with the wingtips. Even
after all that, the aircraft was still flyable, because on an aircraft ...
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History Of Feminism And Femini
Number of Words: 3551 / Number of Pages: 13
... theory.
The feminist movement is primarily categorised into two different periods of time. The first period is known as “ First wave Feminism ” and occurred from 1760-1935. Within this stage there are five distinct time periods, with each time period playing an important role in the feminist movement. The origins of first wave feminism, especially in the US has often been traced to the abolitionist movement.
The second period of the feminist movement , similarly to first wave feminism is that of “ Second wave Feminism ”. Second wave feminism began approximately in 1963 (in the US) , with ...
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What Causes Juvenile Delinquin
Number of Words: 781 / Number of Pages: 3
... become delinquent.
Use of drugs or alcohol can also cause problems in the home. Either of these items being abused in the home will immediately cause it to be unstable. Both items will most likely lead to other things such as fighting between the parents, abuse of the juvenile, or just an overall disregard for life. On top of that it gives the juvenile an easy chance to start using the products. Once the juvenile is using drugs or alcohol they are definitely becoming delinquent. The drugs and/or alcohol doesn't allow for any of the necessary binding which needs to happen for a family to be ...
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Personal Identity: Philosophical Views
Number of Words: 1378 / Number of Pages: 6
... is he not still the
same person, John? Therefore, the preceding definition of body theory is not
sufficient, since it does not account alterations to the same body. Yet another
problem is numerical. If someone were to get a finger chopped off, would that
finger be considered another person? What if a scientist was to use someone's
DNA and replicate another person with the same body? Surely just because there
are two identical bodies, these bodies cannot be the same person. They would
live two different lives. Therefore, the body theory alone cannot be considered
a necessary and sufficien ...
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An American Shame
Number of Words: 1131 / Number of Pages: 5
... off and parroted the News Mafia GOD whenever they were asked what they "thought".
Forget Clinton. He's not the problem. He only molested one American. The God-bashing, freedom-hating News Mafia has raped every man, woman and child in the country. They have probably succeeded in murdering the last thin thread of morality in this nation, which was their goal. If you thought things were bad before, fasten your seat belt. Wait till the moral lesson of Clinton's acquittal "trickles down" to the dull-brained teenage murders being trained in public schools. Wait until they realize that there are two sepa ...
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Influence On Proxemics
Number of Words: 594 / Number of Pages: 3
... audible whisper, very confidential information.
(3) Near (12 to 20 inches) - soft voice, confidential.
(4) Neutral (20 to 36 inches) - soft voice, personal information.
(5) Neutral (4.5 feet to 5 feet) - full voice, non-personal.
(6) Public distance (5.5 feet to 6 feet) - full voice.
(7) and (8) stretching the limits of a distance (up to 100 feet) are hailing and departure distances. *1
The intimate distance (under 12 inches) in American culture is used by lovers, husband and wife, children or other members of the family, and very close friends. Generally, they do not want to their intimate ...
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Should Scholarship Athletes Work?
Number of Words: 537 / Number of Pages: 2
... The determination of how much money covers those things
is made by each school's financial aid office; most administrators have
estimated the costs to be between $2,000 and $3,000 a year. Athletes who choose
to work, and their employers, will be required to sign an affidavit that says
the athletes have not been hired on the basis of their athletic ability or
status and that they will be compensated only for the work they perform at a
rate commensurate with the local rate of pay for such work.
Critics of the legislation that passed said it opens the door for the
very problems that originally sparked ...
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Codependency
Number of Words: 1220 / Number of Pages: 5
... and the inability to be oneself. These children have little sense of personal identity and instead concentrate on being needed. They can excel at coping and caring, but underneath there is always the wish to comply, or please others, and control, or to manipulate others. This can lead to illness and depression, with mounting personal problems, which are never fully addressed. Codependents wonder why they are unable to form satisfactory relationships and why things tend always to go wrong for them.
is a complex disorder that thrives in unhealthy relationships. By definition, is an addiction to a p ...
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An Analysis Of Violence In Pub
Number of Words: 700 / Number of Pages: 3
... to behave more violently than their parents did as children. 2. Today's television has more violent shows, both in abundance and degree. There appears to be a simple causation there. It may be just a corelation. American television networks operate on the supply and demand curve just like any other industry. There has to exist a demand for violent programming first. The demand for violent programming leads to the broadcasting of such programs, but do violent shows lead to violent behaviour? Which came first, the chicken or the egg?
Some see the violence in the schools as a response to negative soci ...
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What Makes A Successful Career
Number of Words: 878 / Number of Pages: 4
... as knowing that although today’s work is done, they can do it all again tomorrow. Having that kind of outlook on ones career is a success, despite how much money you make or how well you perform at work.
In the next group we find individuals who are obsessed with their work. These people have no room in life for anything but their career. Friends, family, marriage, recreation all come secondary to success in the work place. There are any number of explanations for why these people are the way they are and, while I’m no psychologist, I’d like to offer my own personal observation. ...
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