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    My First Day Of School

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    I walked through the door on the first day of school, everybody turned and looked at me “Hey Jordyn!” everyone said. I waved. *BEEP BEEP BEEP*In my dreams. I had always wanted to be popular I don’t know why but I always had. I slammed my hand on the snooze button. I climbed out of bed and opened my dresser. Pulled out a pair of leggings and a short floral dress. I went down stair following the smell of waffles. “Morning Jordyn!” My mom said placing a plate on the table. “Hi Mom!” I sat down

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    In “Walking and the Suburbanized Psyche” the author, Rebecca Solnit, developed a thesis that walking is a lost art because of the twentieth century. In the industrial and more advanced world of technology, there are good aspects that made the world prosper and negative features that left us with little to no time to enjoy what we have. However she does not consider that as time passes, our mindsets and lives change. Suburbanization created a decline in the way of traveling by foot. With cul-de-sacs

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    I opened my eyes and smashed the snooze button that woke me up. "Another day of being fake." I said as I scooted out from my bed. I grabbed a pair of boxers and my towel and headed for the bathroom. I turned on the lights and stopped dead in my tracks as I noticed the enormous bruise that formed under my ribs. Nobody knows this, but my dad is an alcoholic and loves to beat the crap out off me, but I've grown use to it because this has been happening since my mother passed away which was when I was

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    The Lake: A Short Story

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    The Lake Let me tell you about the time I got pulled over trying to retrieve a bouncy ball. It was Wednesday and none of the things that happened that day were planned. In the morning at school, Aaron, Gabe and I have class together. Gabe walks in and says, "Gavin, If you take me to get something for my girlfriend, I will buy you and Aaron something." I couldn't pass up this opportunity to get some free food, so I said I would. After school we met at my locker to go to my car. There were still

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    Hot Lanes Case Study

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    Why HOT Lanes? High Occupancy Vehicle (HOV) lanes have been a central part of the commuter strategy for Northern Virginia since the late 1960s and early 1970s. Northern Virginia recognized the need to have dedicated high occupancy vehicle to facilitate the large growth in the region’s population. In 1969 the nation’s first HOV lanes opened up on I-395, initially bus only lanes in an attempt to encourage mass transportation. In the early 1970’s the lanes sat empty most of the time, consequently

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    On 10/06/2017 at about 2300 hours I was dispatched to 3124 Extravagant Ave in reference to a Burglary. Upon my arrival I was met by a white female adult identified as Juliann Conti. Conti stated that she arrived home on 10/06/2017 at about 1630 hours and found her Sony DVD player was missing. Conti then discover a blue bag located in the master bedroom which contained the following items: Divorce papers, one Birth certificate bearing the names Julia VIA (Deceased), three Social Security Cards bearing

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    As we headed toward the large forest I notice some humans walking past they seem to be carrying a wooden coffin. Luka saw me looking at the humans and stopped them pretending that we were lost foreign travelers just sightseeing. One of the humans a large burly male took in our appearance and started laughing. "Travels huh, we'll if ya wanna see some good sights go into the forest then keep walking. I mean this guy we have to carry back saw something good once he walked past the forest." The large

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    The interviewing room is very small. The room consists of a large desk with two chairs. A desktop computer, several folders filled with colored papers, a basket full of writing utensils, and a bobble head lay on the desk. The door slowly shuts behind me as I gently walk towards the vacant desk. There is a very bright light shining towards the front of it, aiming at what looks like a picture frame. I turn the frame around and am shocked to see a picture of the mansion. How odd. It was the middle

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    Next chapter When we got to Roberto's school they locked the car and left me in the car and told me to not move.As soon as I saw them walk in the doors I started to get really scared I could feel my heart beating out of my chest.I was thinking to myself "what is going to happen to mama and papa or even Torito and trampita."I need to get out of here".I was debating to myself "should I try to escape or should I just wait".Then at the corner of my eye I saw the men in green uniform walk closer and closer

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    Zipcar Analysis

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    Case Assignment #1 1. Zipcar motivates its customers and partners by truly addressing their needs and wants from a company like theirs. For example, customers want something that will save them money. Zipcar’s solution to this is an affordable way to use a car that’s much cheaper than buying your own car. It cuts out the need to buy insurance, maintenance, gas, parking, and the general cost of the car. Cities want to cut down traffic and congestion. By using Zipcar, people tend to drive fewer

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