My favorite place to be is in my apartment. ... I have been living in my chambers for five years now. Even though my egg shell colored pad is undersized like the space in a shoe box, it still accommodates my daughter and me. ... As I take my first step into my chambers, I am intoxicated by the fresh scent of ocean breeze air fresher. ... The elegant placement of my residence contributes to the overall safety of my domicile. ...

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First, I left my family to be together with my husband and I miss them a lot but my husband and my little daughter are helping me a lot filling my empty space for my parents with love. They are my only reason why I am here. ... When I see my friends that are teachers now and working, I am like 'I want to go back in my country and work there' but I can't go back there anymore because I have my new family and they are here. ... Then, I quite my job and going full time to school. My husband is supporting me a lot and helping me too. ...

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My basketball was practically glued to my hand wherever I went; I even played with it in my dreams. ... Though I outgrew my first basketball, my love for this sport only increased as I pursued it in high school. ... When my friends went home after school or played computer games, I was on the court conditioning my body and practicing my shooting. ... Though pigeons and squirrels were the only audience for my monologues, being free in that open space gave me confidence. ... Practicing like an athlete every day proved useful as I noticed progress in both my English-speaking abilities and my sel...

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As a young man I traveled all around the U.S. in one of the more widely used modes of transportation of that fanciful era my feet and hands. I explored America with my thumb you could say. All in all I can look back at it today and honestly say that those experiences were by far some of the most amazing, wonderful and enlightening experience's I will ever have in my lifetime. ... Once while walking along the highway in the Salt River Valley I encountered a fog that was so thick I could put my arm out and not see my hand in front of it. ... The reverberation's from the rushing water ...

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My reasons will back up why I feel that the death penalty should be enforced. I feel after listening to my reasons you will probably feel the same way that I do about the death penalty. ... Second it would save jail space and money. ... We always here that many criminals are being let go out of jail due to the over crowded jail space, and so by getting rid of the criminal by the death penalty we would be able to create more space in the jails and so we won"t be letting criminals out as early. ...

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Another disaster which resulted from the poor ethical judgments of design engineers and others involved with a project for NASA, the Space Shuttle Challenger Disaster. The fatal launching of space shuttle Challenger in 1985 resulted form a haphazard concatenation of economic considerations, political pressures and scheduling backlogs. ... Designers put their seal on a project that they did not put all of their ethics and morally correct standards to, and the space shuttle crashed. ... When outside distractions and combinations of wrong ethics and morals affect an engineer or design professio...

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The United States invented a very wide selection of synonyms and expressions for this "certain space". ... As implied by its obvious definition, the public male restroom is a non-domestic space; rather it is a public space. ... As a public space with private functionality, public restrooms are designed with dividers between urinals, and beige plastic walls surrounding the stalls. ... The every-other-one rule is not limited to first world countries such as the United States where public restrooms are found on every other block; my uncle was sent to a very undeveloped village south of Shangha...

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China in my opinion is the only country that threatens to replace the US as the primary super power. ... The space frontier could be one of the economic impacts of the future. As seen in the recent years people in the civilian community paying as much as twenty million dollars to go into space . As we advance into the future the technology should be a more cost effective way and find ways to present space as a tourist spot. It is widely understood that the growth of human activities in space is critically dependent on the cost of space transportation, which in turn is strongly influenced by...

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Among the above mentioned factors, economic change is, in my opinion, the one aspect which creates the greatest obstacle in developing a single approach to comparative study. ... Nigel Thrift in Geographies of Global Change describes this as the transformation from a "space of places" to a "space of flows" (Thrift, 29). Furthermore, he defines this "space of flows" to have the following effect: It, dominates the historically constructed space of places, as the logic of dominant organizations detaches itself from the social constraints of cultural identities and local societies through the p...

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In my opinion a crime is a crime. ... Over crowding prisons with non violent offenders really eliminates space for future violent offenders One ramification of overcrowding is double-celling, which is why it is a serious concern in Missouri. ... As need for living space increases the space available for educational and recreational is often condensed or completely eliminated. ...

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My family went to a lot of diverse places. ... I lived in Fort Campbell for the majority of my life. ... Living on an army base had a positive effect on my life. ... I am in Junior Reserve Officer Training Core at my school because of the military experience in my life. ... They have cramped living spaces and they drive on the opposite side of the road than Americans. ...

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My father (born and raised in Vietnam) was a gambler, an alcoholic, and an abuser, often took out frustration and anger on my mother. ... My family was the last to go. ... In the mist of confusion, my father proceeded for help. ... We shared space, clothes, and accessories with hundreds of other people. ... My father is no longer a gambler, an alcoholic, or an abuser. ...

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He can even leave the earth, soar through space, and eat food on the moon. ... But some modern technologies, such as atomic power production and space travel, depend heavily on science. ... Advances in communication, warfare, and computer technology have greatly improved the quality of living since the time when when my parents were my age. ... When my parents were my age, computers were rarely found in businesses, schools, or homes. ... My generation might live an easier life than that of my parents' generation, but my children's generation will probably have it easier t...

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Dear _______________, It has come to my attention that the state board of education stating is trying to decide whether to let student stand for the Pledge of Allegiance or not. This is important to me because on the first day I went to school, my parent told me that standing for the Pledge of Allegiance shows many good qualities of each person. ... It makes the space becomes badly, it does not have the respect for each of the students, although the respect each other is the necessary thing that everyone should have. ... Thank you for spending your time to read my letter. ...

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For example if I am looking to move out of town to find a new job or want to relocate, or franchise out my business. ... And with all the high rise buildings and high cost for air space there is going to be a large need for those resources, especially with the need for the energy suppliers to become more eco-friendly. ... Wholesale trade may be difficult to find a job in Manhattan due to lack of space with all the buildings being occupied and the cost of rent may exceed the actual profit of the wholesale job itself. ... Many people don't own the buildings they live or work in so they choo...

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By referring to my own personal experience I can express my opinion on whether I feel it should be kept or abolished. ... One year ago my friend was shot and killed execution style for no apparent reason. ... I think that people who kill deserves to die and not take up space in jail. ... In conclusion I can say that losing my friend has changed the way I felt about the death penalty. ... In my opinion, the only way for justice to be served is to have the criminal pay with his or her life. ...

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(November 22, 1942-) was the first African-American in space. A NASA astronaut, he flew aboard the Challenger Space Shuttle mission STS-8 as a mission specialist. ... He later flew on other space missions, including STS-61A (in 1985), STS-39 (in 1991), and STS-53 (in 1992). In total, Bluford logged over 688 hours in space. ...

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O'Keeffe recalled, "I thought it a very funny position for a man, but after all my effort it gave me a feeling of real achievement to have made something-- even if it wasn't what I had intended." ... She spent a great deal of time exploring the wild, empty spaces. ... The southwest, she said, "That was my country-- terrible winds and a wonderful emptiness." ... She once said, "When I think of death I only regret that I will not be able to see this beautiful country anymore, unless the Indians are right and my spirit will walk here after I'm gone." ...

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The one meaning that many of us are familiar with is that an alien is an extraterrestrial, someone from "outer-space". ... My life, from this point on, will be different from everyone else's. ... As I continued to be interested in my culture, I began to read about my race. ... One example that I have experienced this is in my parents" divorce, in my father in particular. ... After the divorce, my brother and I lived with my mother. ...

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In my opinion, that will slow down their ability to learn English. ... I would not like to be in a school where my classes are given in my first language (Spanish). ... I was now classified as a minority, and that lowered my self-esteem a little bit. ... Amoja Three Rivers tells us, "sometimes we need some time and space apart from the dominant group"(503). ... My mother often speaks with hidden messages that only I can understand. ...

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I loved my home - it was the perfect place for a boy like me; rowdy, out-of-control and in need of space to roam and play. One day, my father allowed me to ride Bulldozer, my favorite steed, around the pasture. ... I nudged Bulldozer, my command for him to move forward. ... I dug my heels into his side again; a little firmer this time. ... On my first day of college my professor asked what I think nature is; instantly knew the answer- anything that is not human. ...

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My high school biology teacher once told me, "Your source is always suspect.... Once they started to run out of space the Europeans also took the land of the Native Americans and killed anyone who tried to go against them. ... Europeans expanded their territory when discovering this "new world" and when they started to run out of space the Native Americans were just moved further out until they saw the solution of placing them in reservation camps to keep whatever was left of them together after the expansion. ...

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"Don't boggart that joint, my friend" was a popular phrase used during the 1960s and 1970s when people often talked about marijuana. ... Growing by hydroponics can take up a lot of space. ... The bowl is the space where the marijuana is placed in the pipe. ...

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The highly-celebrated Bruce and Graciela Redwine Student Wellness Center is a remarkable addition to the many recreational opportunities available at the Midwestern State University. This building is about 51,000 square feet, has two floors, an outdoor area and is located near to the school's campus...

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AMARICA IN THE 1960"S The sixties were an exciting, revolutionary, turbulent time of great social and technological change: assassination, unforgettable fashion, new musical styles, "Camelot", civil rights, women's liberation, a controversial and decisive war in Vietnam, the antiwar protest to go along with the war, space exploration and the space race, peace marches, flower power, great TV and film and sexual freedom, and of course the great baby boomers. ...

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