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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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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During my fourth birthday party‚ I was run over by a car. But the car was a Barbie jeep‚ driven by a five-year-old. Taylor‚ the girl who hit me‚ apologized vehemently. Her mother demanded to know why she hit me. Her response was simple- she didn’t see me over the hood of the car. That event was a precursor to the rest of my childhood. My teachers would call me cute‚ my aunts would pinch my cheeks‚ and my older sister used my shoulders as an arm rest. Everyone saw me as a height instead of a person
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“Never put your key to happiness in someone else’s pocket.”~Anonymous. It was the Fourth of July‚ and my parents were planning a small party with our next-door neighbors. By this time I was in third grade and very close to a friend my age that lived next door. He had a little brother‚ who I thought was pretty intimidating for his age‚ considering he never obeyed or listened to anyone‚ and made up his own rules‚ like a visualante. On the other hand I had two sisters. The older one‚ Ronnie‚ I thought
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I learned most emotions from school. You would think I would have learned most of my feelings from my home life‚ but I think my parents did the best they could to cover them up and make it seem like everything was fine and dandy. I grew up in a museum of sorts‚ or
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9/25/13 A few weeks ago‚ it was before an upcoming video game called “Grand Theft Auto 5” was about to be released‚ people on the media were talking about the “Grand Theft Auto” video game series due to the fact that it is considered to be one of the most controversial video game series. Despite its popularity‚ people have been opposed to the series. When people in some types of media were talking about the new “Grand Theft Auto” game‚ which was going to be released on September 2013‚ they’ve mentioned
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My brother and I continued to sprint through the dark‚ damp streets. Puddles splashed under our feet making eerie echoes. We passed closed shops and empty parking lots. It seemed like I wouldn’t even have nightmares as creepy as what I was walking through. It was darker than usual. A unearthly feeling was in the air. No one was around‚ which was normal because it was almost midnight‚ but it felt different. “Maybe I’m just in a bad mood‚” I whispered to myself. School had proved to be a tragedy yet
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Jonathan Lathi Shannon Murray English 1301 April 8‚ 2013 Bump in the Night Lying in bed‚ I was sleeping soundly unaware that my life was going to be changed forever. It was 5 am on a Thursday; everything was turning out to be just another day at the beginning of the summer. All of a sudden I was shaken awake. I was slow to open my eyes so I was not aware of what was happening yet. I was unaware that my life was about to change forever. I finally opened my eyes and was very startled to see the face
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Tragic Accident It is amazing how many things we take for granted. We make plans for the day‚ and don’t think twice about how those plans can be taken away in the blink of an eye. I never thought much about it myself‚ until I was faced with the shock‚ and undeniable truth of my cousin’s death. I don’t think anyone really thinks about tragedy until they are actually faced with shocking news. I woke up on what I thought was going to be a wonderful Thursday off from work. I had the coffee brewing
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English 1010 19 January 2012 Triumphs of the Nerds 3.14159265 or pi‚ e=mc2 is the language of nerds. Albert‚ Frank‚ George know this language all too well. Albert is a thin‚ pasty‚ white fellow with brown hair that was always combed over to one side of is head and big thick black glasses. Albert always thought that he was the smartest only because he had the same first name as Albert Einstein. George was the complete opposite of Albert. He was a rather large fourteen year old boy with uncontrollable
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