This allows the rowers to converge all of their momentum to pull the boat out of the water and begin their journey to the finish line. ... About two minutes, or 500 meters from the finish, the crew normally will build up its rhythm and speed for a strong finish. ... The payoff is at the finish line. The coxswain earns her free ride by her skill in expending her crew's last reserves of energy at the proper time to cross the finish line first. ... The real test comes at the end of the race when the rower expends his last amount of energy from his numb body to cross the finish line. ...

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Yet, another major issue revolving affirmative action is the question of where to draw the line once implemented. ... When dealing with diversity, there can be difficulty identifying a clear finish line for the practice. ... However, when dealing with affirmative action based on the grounds of discrimination and equal opportunity, there is a much more clear finish line: when the two injustices no longer exist. ...

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I entered the line and I was impressed at the speed and efficiency which with the employees handled the customers" orders at the register. The line was moving so fast that I did not have enough time to think about what I wanted to eat. ... The cashiers were all females in their teenage years, mechanically receiving orders and serving food to keep the line moving at a consistent pace. ... All of my peers tell me how they love to eat McDonald's yet simultaneously regret having done so after finishing the meal. ... It is very similar to assembly line work in factories except this is with...

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All over the world the modern era is being born that leads to the industrial revolution. In upstate New York, a man made river is cutting through the wilderness. The Erie Canal is born, which is the biggest construction project in the western world in the last 4,000 years. It is over 300 miles long,...

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On this day Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, placed two pressure cooker bombs near the finish line of the Boston Marathon where he detonated them killing two people while injuring dozens of other bystanders (Bigman, 2013). ...

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" This quote is the concluding line to the film itself, spoken by General William Westmoreland. ... After viewing the documentary, I personally agree with the opinions that were raised and I believe it has been made clear, as mentioned above, that the U.S was high on power from previously winning a world war and thought why not finish communism while we're on top? ...

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So, why is it that some parents tell their children to finish everything on their plate when they are already full? ... Diet plans are available on line, healthy foods are in stores, and there are even trainers near you waiting to get started. ...

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This book, "Maus" (mouse in German), took 13 years to create and finish. ... They conducted death marches from one camp to the next, killing people who stepped out of line or were too tired to walk. ...

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Henry David Thoreau wrote in chapter 2 of Waldon: Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. It's thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom are pebbly wit...

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Should college athletes be paid? This is a question filled with a lot of debate and controversy. Most of the quarrel comes from the other side that argues athletes are already paid enough with their scholarships. A pessimistic type of person would say, "Well how come an athlete just can't go get a ...

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Henry David Thoreau wrote in chapter 2 of Waldon: Time is but a stream I go a-fishing in. I drink at it; but while I drink I see the sandy bottom and detect how shallow it is. It's thin current slides away, but eternity remains. I would drink deeper; fish in the sky, whose bottom are pebbly wit...

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• Grade Level: High School