Admittedly when I was younger I hadn’t planned on studying media and sociology at university, my dreams went along the lines of stardom with world domination ensue. However in the summer of 2012 I participated on the Challenge which allowed me to work on a project where I created a documentary to keep the community center of Rostwarg from being shut down and running as the heart of its community. The project opened a whole new world to me; I'd always been somewhat aware of the the power of the media
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Unit 5 Analysis 1: Pentium Flaw In the summer of 1994, Intel discovered the Pentium Flaw. Once discovered they decided that their chips did not need to be recalled because the chance of the average user finding out about the error was 1 in 9 billion. Thomas Nicely, a professor at Lynchburg College in Virginia, made the error public. He had sent an e-mail to several colleagues. Nicely was using a few computers to compute mathematical problems. He wanted to prove they had enough power to do so.
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Summer of '69 Lyrics Artist: Bowling for Soup Lyrics Album: Let's Do It for Johnny! Album Lyrics Also in: Let's Do It for Johnny! [Bonus Tracks], Got my first real six-string Bought it at the five-and-dime Played it till my fingers bled Was the summer of '69 Me and some guys from school Had a band and we tried real hard Jimmy quit and Joey got married I shoulda known, we'd never get far Oh, when I look back now The summer seemed to last forever And if I had the choice, Yeah, I'd always
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Title: Summer of Secret Author: Paul Langan This book is fiction Setting: This book takes place in Townsend press in 2004 Theme: Author trying to convey to readers to be careful of whom they are dating. Summary: My book called the summer of secret and the main character was Darcy and she is having a lot of problem at this point in her life. Her mother and her father are fighting every day, and she worried that they might get divorce again. She did not want it to happen because her father
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2015 LCRD SUMMER CAMP INFORMATION LETTER Welcome to the LCRD Summer Day Camp! The goal of this program is to provide a summer full of fun for each participant. There will be a great deal of emphasis on activities that promote physical fitness, education, and respect for others. Please note that the LCRD Summer Day Camp is NOT licensed by the State of Georgia. Camp activities will include games, sports activities, crafts, swimming, and field trips. Campers will report to Shuman Recreation
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Foreign Ground The themes expressed in this chapter are those of crime and the struggle of single mothers. Author Wes gets into big trouble when he gets caught by the police tagging a wall. He was getting involved with the wrong crowd and being heavily influenced by them. His mother is very worried about him and even threatens to send him to military school, a threat which will prove to be true. Meanwhile, Other Wes digs himself deeper and deeper into the drug game. He runs into
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The Summer Palace (Chinese Pinyin: Yí Hé Yuán), northwest of Beijing, is said to be the best preserved imperial garden in the world, and the largest of its kind still in existence in China. It is only a short drive (15 km) from central Beijing but seems like another world. Most people find they need to spend at least half a day here, there’s so much to see and enjoy in the gardens, buildings, and waterways. You can take a 10 minute boat-ride to see an island temple, sit and watch a traditional Chinese
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danced, I celebrated the times I almost lost my patience but didn't, the times that I planned activities late into the night because I knew that only an organized schedule would ensure the success of my camp. The lessons I had learned from previous summer camps contributed greatly to this camp's success. At the age of thirteen, I first ran a camp for eight children. The next year a friend and I co-managed a camp for twenty children at a
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they liked being together. Tom took every day slowly, writing most everything down, the first day of summer, the first this, his first that. Dandelion wine took place in a small town called Green Town, Illinois. In Green Town the Spauldings owned a patch of land that they grew dandelions on. Every summer, Douglas, Tom, and their grandfather would pick the dandelions and bottle it for wine. Summers in Green Town were very hot and winters cold. It was a town where almost everyone knew each other like
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The Daily Show’s segment, “I Know What You Did Last Summer of the Shark” depicts how we can turn everyday occurrences into rare epidemics if the idea is influenced enough by the media or one’s own beliefs through their past memories of an event. The summer of 2001 was dubbed the “Summer of the Shark” because many new channels relentlessly covered the stories of shark attacks, making the viewer believe that sharks were much more dangerous that summer than any other. The Daily Show pokes fun of how easy
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