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The Retiring Of Jordan, Gretzky, And Elway In 1999
Number of Words: 612 / Number of Pages: 3
... NHL Wayne Gretzky amassed a total of
894 goals, and 1963 assits, which add up to 2857 career points. He has won
the Hart Trophy, which is the leauge's most valuable player award, the
Art Ross Trophy, which is given to the leauge's highest scorer, the Lady
Byng award, which is given to the most gentlemanly player, and the Lester
Pearson award which is given to the league's most outstanding player. He
won four Stanley Cup titles, and in two of the four he won the Playoff's
MVP award. His nickname "The Great One" signifies his impact on both the
league and hockey fans all around the world. He will always ...
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Ways Developing Countries Solv
Number of Words: 517 / Number of Pages: 2
... No thru-traffic. They were close to public transit. They had greenery on their balconies and roofs. Solar panels for power and they used non-toxic building materials.
Another city named Curitiba in Brazil is also developing ways to get rid of pollution and urban problems. They have the people’s needs at the heart of the plan. They have a bus system that mimics Subway systems in large cities. About 900000 people ride on it a day. That is two thirds of the cities’ population. They have low-pollution industrial zones. For every tree you cut down in Curitiba, you have to plant t ...
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Fixing Belief
Number of Words: 1404 / Number of Pages: 6
... our Lord with gladness and with all of our hearts at all times. The part that I do not see fit in the first method is the part about turning with contempt and hatred from anything that might disturb it. From past experience, I have always found religious people to be some of the most open minded people, willing to listen and be attentive to anything you have to say. They do not turn with contempt and hatred if you do not believe exactly what they believe. The only case where I see a religious group shutting out anything and everything, would be the monks.
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They go to great lengths to ge ...
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Food Production
Number of Words: 701 / Number of Pages: 3
... increasingly used to hold soil in place between plantings. Still, many small-seeded crops require a finely worked, pulverized seedbed, and soil erosion cannot be completely eliminated.
Fertilizers from both natural and manufactured sources can also contribute to water pollution. Soluble-nitrogen forms can leach into groundwater, and all fertilizers, including animal manures, can be carried along in surface runoff. Crop farmers are paying more attention to reducing fertilizer loss, partly for environmental reasons but also because of fertilizer prices. The amount of water pollution contributed by fertil ...
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Cruelty Of Animal Testing .
Number of Words: 2008 / Number of Pages: 8
... mankind can, with conscience, commit these acts which shame us as human beings. Animals possess the same kinds of feelings and emotions as human beings, and without anesthesia, they are subjected to the pain as well. Mankind often fails to give animals the respect and rights they deserve, they are treated as lifeless, unfeeling scientific specimens and items that we may manipulate at our own convenience and for vanity's sake. Laboratory research involving animals is cruel and merciless treatment of helpless creatures. No law requires that cosmetics and household products be tested on animals. Neverthe ...
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Labor In America
Number of Words: 4781 / Number of Pages: 18
... the girls could live. These houses were supervised by
older women who made sure that the girls lived by strict moral
standards. The girls were encouraged to go to church, to read, to
write and to attend lectures. They saved part of their earnings to
help their families at home or to use when they got married. The
young factory workers did not earn high wages; the average pay was
about $3.50 a week. But in those times, a half-dozen eggs cost five
cents and a whole chicken cost 15 cents. The hours worked in the
factories were long. Generally, the girls worked 11 to 13 ...
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The Game Of Baseball
Number of Words: 876 / Number of Pages: 4
... called the pitcher throws a ball toward the batter, a player on the opposing team. The batter tries to hit the ball into the baseball field. Payers score runs by hitting the ball and running around a series of bases before a player in the field can put them out. Batters and runners can be put out in a variety of ways. Innings are divided into two halves, referred to as the top and bottom of the inning. During the top of an inning, one team is at bat while the other team is in the field. After the team at bat has three outs the two teams switch these roles, and the bottom of an inning begins. If the ...
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The Volkswagen Beetle
Number of Words: 1144 / Number of Pages: 5
... car appealed to Porsche, and it fascinated Adolf Hitler. When the Nazi Party came to power in 1933, one of his pet notions was the concept of motoring for the masses, and a meeting with Porsche was to be a meeting of minds. Once again Porsche was commissioned to design a popular car, and when the first ludicrously tight financial limits were relaxed he accepted the technical challenge.
It is possible that Porsche received too much credit for the design of the Volkswagen, for most of the technical elements had been seen before in the work of such men as Ledwinka, Rumpler, Rabe and Nibel. The Volks ...
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Heaven
Number of Words: 560 / Number of Pages: 3
... hair were as white as snow, his eyes were like a flame of fire, his feet were like burnished bronze, refined as in a furnace, and his voice was like the sound of many waters, and it thundered, ”Welcome to .”
is hard to describe; the only way to describe is to define it through synonyms, comparisons, things that it’s not and examples.
The dictionary defines as an expanse of space that seems to be over the earth like a dome. Dwelling place of the deity and the joyful abode of the blessed dead. A spiritual state of everlasting communion with God. Place of utmost happiness. A state of thought in whi ...
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Wealth In The Great Gatsby
Number of Words: 1135 / Number of Pages: 5
... house. They had a gay old time, except for the part about Tom breaking Myrtle's nose because she kept on referring to Daisy. But other than that everybody was drunk and happy. Some time after that, Nick was invited to go to New York with Mr. Gatsby, but during the car ride Nick is asked to do Mr. Gatsby a favor; arrange a meeting between him and Daisy. Nick soon discovers that, before the war, Gatsby and Daisy were lovers. Then, he got shipped off to go fight in "The Great War" that was raging in Europe. They had corresponded mildly, but when he got back they never saw each other; except fro ...
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