Icy Friendships The air was ice cold and dry; so cold that with each inhalation‚ my nostrils burned and as I exhaled my breath was as thick as fog. In the distance I could hear the tapping of the woodpeckers pecking up in the trees and the echoes of pine cones as they hit neighboring patios. With the sun shining bright and Mother Nature at peace‚ who could have possibly foreseen what was to come. Two girls had set out on a trip to the liquor store and returned home with far much more than
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Professor ENC 1101 16 September 2014 This happen to me a month ago when my boss called me for a meeting in his office‚ to talk just with my in private. The first thought in my mind was “I’m fired” but I did not know why or what was the reason for that decision. While my boss entered the office‚ my head was full of many thoughts about why me‚ and how will I get other job like this. In the meantime‚ my boss asked me about my family with a big smile; this is was so weird for me‚ assuming that
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Fadi Hana English 1180 /S1624 February 8‚ 2012 What Made Me Today Growing up back home since I was a little kid I loved playing soccer. You might ask me where back home is. I am from Iraq specifically a small city in the north called Mosul. I kept on playing soccer through elementary and middle school. I had dreams of becoming a professional soccer player and play in the European professional soccer league. When I moved to the states and started high school I figured this would be my chance
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Tom’s Lament. Old Tom limped down the street in the warm rain. He was heading for the bar on the corner of Henderson Boulevard where he regularly went for an ice cold brew on hot summer afternoons. Come to think of it‚ he didn’t so much drink his beer‚ as sit in the corner nursing the same glass for hours at a time watching those perfectly round chilled droplets hit the mahogany countertop. A young sporting type‚ who looked remarkably similar to his youngest boy‚ approached him and offered him
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SUSTAINABLE ENGINEERING AND ECO- DESIGN Our department celebrates Engineering Days yearly. We invited Engr. Herbert Rivera as guest speaker for this year. He discussed about Sustainable Engineering and Eco Design or Green Buildings. Here are the following important statements: Different changes on the earth occurred. These changes caused positive effects but many of these contribute to what we call global environmental crisis. These changes are: 1) global warming which causes La Niña
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Ten Tips to Improve your English Speaking Skills Posted on May 21st‚ 2010 The following 10 tips will help you to improve your English speaking skills and help you feel more confident when you talk. 1. Practice speaking with other people as much as possible. If possible try to practice in authentic speaking situations. Maybe you could join a club or organisation‚ to help you get more English speaking practice. 2. Practice speaking by yourself. You can practice speaking about a particular
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High School Wind Ensemble “From the beginning‚” the conductor whispered‚ while bringing his arms up in a stance which made him look like he was ready to fight a raging battle against ferocious warriors. I could feel my palms sweating as I touched the cold metal of my saxophone‚ bring it up to my mouth into ready position. I quickly glanced around me at the other ambitious players‚ each one of them barely sitting on the edge of the black band chairs‚ nearly bursting at the seams with excitement
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First time at On The Border A couple years ago in the summer‚ Lucie‚ her sister (Cassie) and I were having a hangout at Lucie’s house. We started doing gymnastics‚ then we started to get hungry‚ so we went up stairs and Lucie asked her mom‚ “Mom. Can we go somewhere to get some lunch?” Lucies mom said‚ “Sure. Where would girls like to go?” We all started shouted out some restaurants. Then Lucie said‚ “How about On The Border?” Lucie’s mom said‚ “Heaven have you been there?” I said‚ “No‚ I’d love
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I have always wanted to play in the NBA. One day‚ I was playing in a basketball game at the Grand Ledge Gym. I shot a 3-pointer and made it! A few seconds later‚ the gym got quiet and all the people froze and then cheered loudly! A couple years later‚ I am lucky enough to be playing in an NBA stadium. The gym was silent. Then‚ Dr. Naismith walked into the stadium. I said‚ “How did you get here?” “An NBA game just ended‚ how did you get here”‚ he said. . “I think by playing basketball”‚ I replied
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Narrator Essay Although‚ before Manderley‚ the Narrator lacks self confidence‚ and is meek and not assertive; in the end‚ after her first months at Manderley‚ the Narrator changes for the better and establishes a new found self confidence‚ an assertive and direct nature‚ and begins to stand up for Max in supporting and representing his morals and beliefs. Before Manderley‚ the Narrator greatly lacked self confidence. One way in which she lacks self confidence is the way in which she does not believe
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