I carry a Camelbak water bottle almost everyday due to the many benefits of water including a boosted metabolism, cleaner skin, and healthy bodily functions. A necessity that comes in a close second behind my water is my iPhone. ... I don't like fruity gum due to its high levels of sugar and syrup, so I always select mint, and furthermore green mint as green is my favorite color. ... I attribute the reason to why it remains unopened to the fact that I am very conscious about what I put in my body, and despite my intense love for chocolate, I find myself questioning whether I am able to ut...

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"Uhh no sir," I stammered "That's not what it smells like! ... Retrieving a small black box that looked like a calculator with a straw mounted on its top. ... "Yeah, I like AC/DC. ... He stared at me like he wanted to kill me. ... He led me into the shower room and made me strip down, taking note of every scar and tattoo on my body. ...

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MY LIFE STORY By Margaret Christia Newberry Herbert My Mother, Margaret Lular Bass Newberry, told me this following things as I grew up. I asked her questions about my grandmother, as I never saw any of my grandparents. My grandfather John Bass, was the overseer of a large plantation in South...

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Through the years, and probably through the centuries, teachers have struggled to make math meaningful by providing students with problems and examples demonstrating its applications in everyday life. As this classic joke shows, some strategies are more successful -- and more meaningful -- than othe...

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