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    movie; we do not see any other people‚ and the 10 kids dance‚ sing‚ and act out parables in improbable places as the World Trade Center and a tugboat. This is a new use for the city of New York‚ which looks remarkably spotless; even its vulgar skyscrapers edge toward magnificence when the infinitely long shots immerse them. Against this normality of steel and concrete‚ the characters come on like kids at a junior high reunion‚ clothed in comic book colors and bright tattered rags. Only two characters

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    What is a Dumpy or Automatic Level Let us look at the history of surveying levels. Since the Dumpy level was invented in early 1700’s it has been considered the standard‚ that was up until around the 1830’s when the transit level was invented. Recently the level has changed faster than you can keep up with it‚ but through all this the Dumpy level has remained a reliable back up just in case the modern levels breakdown. A dumpy level‚ builder’s auto level‚ leveling instrument or automatic level is

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    Price had seen such as big cities‚ towering skyscrapers‚ wide rivers‚ and best of all‚ amusement parks bigger than the town we lived in. “What a marvelous experience‚” she said with all the energy. “Of course‚ I can’t believe too” I replied back to her with the same energy. Mrs. Price helped others and

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    Mr. Mackley began to write on the board again‚ with the marker speaking every few seconds. When he was done‚ I immediately read the new question. What do you know about 9/11? If I was honest with myself‚ I would say‚ not much. “Marie‚ what do you know about 9/11?” Marie was the chubbier girl with no height that I had called short-fatty. Guilt filled my every cell. Why was I such a jerk? I shook my head‚ I can’t possibly blame it on the town‚ or my father- who doesn’t exist. Marie contemplated her

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    Hong Kong Tramcars History Hong Kong’s trams‚ also known locally as "ding-ding" trams‚ has improved the lives of people in Hong Kong since 1904‚ by providing immersive experience of the scenery of Hong Kong with inexpensive price and making it enjoyable. The amazing history of the tram dates back to 1904‚ when Hong Kong was still a British colony. Surprising fact is that the main bodies of the first 26 tramcars were made in the United Kingdom then after‚ they were shipped to Hung Hom‚ the area

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    and workers didn’t spend money‚ causing businesses to close down and it was a never-ending cycle. When he writes‚ “Once I built a tower to the sun‚ Brick and rivet and lime. Once I built a tower‚ now it’s done” he is referring to how the skyscrapers during the twenties that were being build were funded buy wealthy businessmen‚ but when the crash happened there was no money to give around. In the fifth stanza “Once in khaki suits‚ gee we looked swell. Full of that Yankee doodle dum. Half

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    Effects of Media Mass Worksheet April Suzuki HUM 176 December 18‚ 2012 Regina Walker University of Phoenix Material Effects of Mass Media Worksheet Write brief 250-to 300-word answers to each of the following: Questions Answers What were the major developments in the evolution of mass media during the 20th century? Communication to the public in the past has evolved through the 20th century through several stages as stated on the table chart shown on page 27 of Chapter

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    the terrorists struck the nerve center of the U.S. military‚ the horror in New York took a catastrophic turn for the worse when the south tower of the World Trade Center collapsed in a massive cloud of dust and smoke. The structural steel of the skyscraper‚ built to withstand winds in excess of 200 miles per hour and a large conventional fire‚ could not withstand the tremendous heat generated by the burning jet fuel. At 10:30 a.m.‚ the other Trade Center tower collapsed. Close to 3‚000 people died

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    Puerto Rico Essay

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    Puerto Rico was a very poor place in the 1940s. If you were to look up a picture of New York in the 1940’s‚ you’d see that it’s quite similar to how it is nowadays in the sense that you see a lot of taxis/cars‚ a lot of businessmen‚ and a lot of skyscrapers. In the 1940’s‚ cities like the one I just mentioned didn’t exist in Puerto Rico‚ just a lot of countryside‚ therefore‚ there were a lot of mountains‚ a lot of farm animals‚ and the beautiful Puerto Rican beaches. Sadly‚ almost everyone in those

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    Puffy clouds were floating on the radiant blue sky. The murky‚ sticky air surrounded the peaceful New York. Contaminated ominous smoke belch out from skyscrapers across the river. Rigid cement was about to melt down‚ animals stayed underground and people began sweltering as if they were the farmers below the fierce sun. Smoothly‚ the breeze danced over the resting people sitting on the wooden wall nearby Hudson River. The day was quiet as the grave to a wonder. The clear blue sky contrasted itself

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