Common Characteristics/Behavioral Tendencies People who have AN, BN, or BED are individuals first and foremost, but research shows that the eating disordered tend to share some or all of the following personality traits: Low self-esteem Perfectionism High achieving Control issues (needing to be in control) Obsessive/compulsive Trouble managing relationships People-pleaser Trouble dealing with/communicating negative feelings or conflict in general Avoidance issues (doesn’t want to grow up, doesn’t want to be sexually attractive)...

In April, 1789, the ship’s mate, Fletcher Christian, led a successful mutiny against Bligh. The captain and 18 of his crew were set adrift in a small open boat. By remarkable seamanship they went 3,618 mi (5,822 km), reached Timor in June, and proceeded to England. Some of the mutineers were later captured and court-martialed in England; three were executed. Other mutineers under Christian landed at Pitcairn Island, burned the Bounty, and founded a colony where their descendants continue to live....

The smallest particle of an element that can exist is an atom. An atom is made up of subatomic particles. The most important of these are protons, which have positive electrical charges; electrons, which have negative electrical charges; and neutrons, which are electrically neutral. The atomic number of an element is the number of protons in one atom of the element. Each element has a different atomic number. For example, the atomic numbers of hydrogen and oxygen are 1 and 8, respectively....

If you observe a planet, say Mars, for one complete revolution, you will see that it passes successively through 12 constellations. All planets (except Pluto at certain times) can be observed only in these 12 constellations, which form the so-called zodiac, and the Sun also moves through the zodiacal signs, though the Sun’s apparent movement is actually caused by the movement of Earth. Although the constellations are due mainly to the optical accident of line of sight and have no real significance, astronomers have retained them as reference areas....

If a noisy noise annoys an onion, an annoying noisy noise annoys an onion more! Please peel this peck of pickled peppers Peter Piper picked. Surely Shirley shall sell Sheila’s seashells by the seashore. Which witch wishes to switch a witch wristwatch for a Swiss wristwatch? How much wood would a woodchuck chuck if a woodchuck could chuck wood? The skunk sat on a stump and thunk the stump stunk, but the stump thunk the skunk stunk....

The Boys of San Joaquin by D. James SmithPaolo, his brother, and their deaf cousin go on a quest to track down the other half of a $20 bill they find in the mouth of Paolo’s dog, and learn a lot about life and making the right choices along the way. Chasing Vermeerby Blue BallietSixth graders Petra and Calder, who share a love of art and blue M&Ms, put their heads together to figure out who has stolen a Vermeer painting....

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Abdullah Ocalan, leader of rebel group the Kurdistan Workers Party (PKK), was convicted of treason and separatism on June 29, 1999, and sentenced to death. He was accused of leading a 15-year war that has left more than 35,000 people dead. Ocalan (pronounced OH-ja-lan) had been captured in Nairobi on February 16, after spending more than a decade on Turkey’s “most wanted” list. He offered to work for peace between the rebels and the government in exchange for leniency, but promised a “bloodbath” if he were executed....

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