Michael Gerard "Mike" Tyson (born June 30, 1966) is an American retired professional boxer. Tyson is a former undisputed heavyweight champion of the world and holds the record as the youngest boxer to win the WBC, WBA and IBF heavyweight titles at 20 years, 4 months, and 22 days old. Tyson won his first 19 professional bouts by knockout, 12 of them in the first round. He won the WBC title in 1986 after defeating Trevor Berbick by a TKO in the second round. In 1987, Tyson added the WBA and IBF titles
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molecular shape is a crucial factor. 10.1 Depicting Molecules and Ions with Lewis Structures Lewis structures, also called electron-dot structures or electron-dot diagrams, are diagrams that show the bonding between atoms of a molecule, and the lone pairs of electrons that may exist in the molecule. A Lewis structure can be drawn for any covalently-bonded molecule, as well as coordination compounds. Using the Octet Rule to Write Lewis Structures The octet rule tells us that all atoms want eight valence
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[Intro] Unfaithful Story of my life Searching for the right But it keeps avoiding me Sorrow in my soul Cause it seems that wrong Really loves my company [Verse 1] Hes more than a man And this is more than love The reason that the sky is blue But clouds are rolling in Because I'm gone again And to him I just can't be true [Hook] And I know that he knows I'm unfaithful And it kills him inside To know that I am happy with some other guy I can see him dying [Chorus] I don't
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Just another Breakfast The candle-light fluttered upon his face, lighting his sculpted features passionately. His lips were the most perfect shade of rose, matching his faint blush perfectly. Long eyelashes cast shadows across his skin, almost as feminine as a princess’. He looked into my eyes, grazing my face with a tender breath. My own caught in my throat, and I really cannot finish this god damn book With a groan, I crumple up the piece of paper in my hand and toss it to the floor, muttering
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Introduction Most serious athletes will tell you that the competitive drive to win can be fierce. Besides the satisfaction of personal accomplishment, athletes often pursue dreams of winning a medal for their country or securing a spot on a professional team. In such an environment, the use of performance-enhancing drugs has become increasingly common. But using performance-enhancing drugs — aka, doping — isn't without risks. Take the time to learn about the potential benefits, the health risks
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Vazquez Journal #2/ Article #2 “Managers tend to pick a strategy that is the least likely to fail, rather than to pick a strategy that is more efficient,” said Palmer. “The pain of looking bad is worse than the gain of making the best move.” – Michael Lewis, Money ball: The Art of Winning an Unfair Game. That was the quote that came to my mind when and while I was reading this article. But before reading this article, I had no idea how marketing can just like baseball in many ways. Let alone, did I think
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been something I sought for as an adolescent and to this day it has helped expand my minds eye, a great example of the world i speak of is the well written 1865 novel called “Alice in Wonderland” by Charles Lutwidge Dodgsons (Lewis Carroll). It’s absolutely certain that in Lewis Carroll’ “Alice in Wonderland” he tries to introduce the reader to psychosis, narcotics,and potentially the existence of parallel universes. As i revised his work of art i decided to exaggerate and or be direct with the reader
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Reverend Charles Lutwidge Dodgson, best known by his pen name Lewis Carroll, has written many novels, poems, and short stories in his lifetime but his most famous for his children's “nonsense” novels: Alice's Adventures in Wonderland and the sequel Through the Looking Glass. His works, especially the two mentioned, have influenced countless readers over the years, and references to his writings can be found in every type of media from the song “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane to the the Matrix
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Born January 27, 1832, he was the son of Charles Dodgson, an archdeacon, and Frances Jane Lutwidge. The family consisted of eleven kids, Lewis being the third born. He lived a quiet, secluded life— and according to his nephew Stuart Dodgson Collingwood befriended things such as “certain snails and toads (were) among his intimate friends” (“Lewis Carroll” 1). Carroll began to write at quite a young age, writing his first family magazine in 1845 when he was just 13 years old. Mr. Tate, his
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a) Alice’s perceptions of the world, as she is coming of age, make her idiosyncratic. Many of her features on how she comes to the understanding of the world are charming and eccentric. An example of this, is her discovering how the reality of the world is quite different from the books she reads. Before her father’s death, where she was isolated from the outside world, she had a keen interest in fairytales. When she encounters the mine inspector, it made her “inflations feel all warm, and my thighs
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