... and sunny morning which was perfect for a marathon. The marathon was full of runners. Definitely in the hundred range. At 9am I joined the crowd at the start line and ran with them. Everybody was full of energy and prepared for this 5 mile run. They had jogging gears, shorts, tank tops, head bands and anything you ... the same pace as me. They were very nice people. I actually had a few chats with them while running. I ended my race at the finish line in 1 hour and 7 minutes. Right above the finish line was where the time clock was. I heard the first place winner won at around 27 minute...

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• Grade Level: High School

... to eat the most sausages and fried rice. The mothers even help their kids by bringing in food from the kitchen. While, the adults finish eating and resort to coffee and desserts, the late birds hungrily arrive and line up for dinner. Sadly for them, the early kids have had already eaten up all the fried rice and sausages. While the adults ... -no-li. They throw 4 wooden sticks used instead of dice and they move figurines or coins on the paper board and see which team moves all their figures across the finish line. After rounds of competing with the other teams, the losers return to the c...

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... Cassidys bought the property and their business skyrocketed in a matter of months. They changed the format of their biographies, incorporating my ideas to give the documentaries a complete, more well-rounded finish. I was the Senior Avid Editor, where I managed four Edit Suites, which included four editors. I was grateful to the Cassidy brothers for hiring me on to work on this wonderful idea ... , as I reached for the phone to place a call to my new boss, Mario, a feeling of discomfort ran through my body. I listened to the ring on the other end of the line, and Mario picked up the phon...

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... of America is not about to let nature stand in the way. Consequently, the land doesn't always cooperate. A wall of solid limestone 60 feet high, just 30 miles from the finish line is, Lake Erie. This canal would link the Atlantic Ocean to the middle of America. As a result, this canal turned the North into a global economic power house. The man who ... Abe Lincoln soon became the president in 1860. He was against slavery and decided to abolish it but the South rebelled and threatens to leave the union. He crossed the line so the South got ready for battle. Lincoln is our enemy now. On t...

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... the MTA. In 1999, two years after the introduction of MetroCards, the MTA announce the debut of MetroCard vending machines (MVM). Another breakthrough for the MTA which would ease the line normally seen in front of token booth. This new invention also allowed straphangers to use their credit card to purchase a MetroCard which is not done through token booth. This will ... all coins, except pennies(2). MetroCard Vending Machines can only return up to $6 in change, and the change given will include dollar coins, not bills. You can request a receipt when you finish your purchase. It's alwa...

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• Grade Level: High School