A bad day A man was working on his motorcycle on his patio and his wife was in the kitchen. The man was racing the engine on the motorcycle when it accidentally slipped into gear. The man‚ still holding onto the handlebars‚ was dragged through the glass patio doors and along with the motorcycle dumped onto the floor inside the house. The wife‚ hearing the crash‚ ran into the dining room and found her husband lying on the floor‚ cut and bleeding‚ the motorcycle lying next to him‚ and the shattered
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Sometimes the snow melts just as quickly as it falls and other times it leaves you wondering if there will ever be an end in sight. On a scale of zero to ten in snow preparedness‚ Portland is probably at a two or three. Still‚ everyone loves a snow day and and its promise of a break. Do not be disillusioned though‚ as one’s love for snow can just as quickly turn into dismay. 2014 was such a year. With snow suddenly falling in February‚ everyone was caught off guard by the inclement weather. As
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With every inauguration we fortify the seedling of our country: the decrepit two century old constitution. All standing before me‚ we are American even though some were not born upon American soil‚ but rather united in the belief we chose to hold in an archive written centuries ago by the brilliant authors that came before us. Although these words may be documented‚ they alone are worthless. It is our job in government to execute these proposed duties- "by the people‚ for the people." Since 1789
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Christopher Columbus was on his fourth voyage and he was looking for a way to China. That’s when he came across the country named Panama‚ which stretches only 60 miles‚ where he found Indians who had tons of gold. But he was looking for a way to China so he sent his brother Bartholomew to search for more gold. At first Indians were willing to lead the Spaniards to the gold‚ but eventually they got tired and led the Spanish back to the coast. When the Indians did this they were abused. Eventually
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It was a grim and chilly Friday evening. The sky was darker than usual. Clouds were clustering above my head and it looked as if it was going to rain. Wind howled monstrously as the trees which had been stripped bent their legs‚ overwhelmed by the strong wind. It was six o’clock in the evening‚ just the beginning of rush hour. A glass door of an office building burst open as a crowd of square-eyed office workers strode out. Within minutes‚ the street was packed with people rushing back home
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Having spent three years at Columbus High School‚ I was ready for senior year to begin. However‚ I was not ready to endure the harsh reality of completing the obligatory senior project. In order to graduate from Columbus High School‚ it is mandatory to complete over one hundred hours learning a new skill‚ called senior project‚ which consisted of four different phases. At the end of my junior year‚ the principal‚ Dr. Crumbs‚ called us all into an assembly to discuss the requirements for senior project
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through different ways‚ Whether what they did was right‚ wrong‚ or even debatable. Most people remember Adolf Hitler as a terrible person‚ being that he was the one to lead the Holocaust‚ one of the biggest genocides in history. While Christopher Columbus was heavily debated whether he helped give a major contribution to society. Then‚ there’s people like
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want to travel abroad if possible because of the unique experiences each person brings back. Another interesting thing that I learned from this lecture was about this class offered at Ohio State University that took the class to a body of water in Columbus to examine different species present. It was interesting because the professor was one of the leading researchers for this type of work. Overall‚ the class looked interesting and unique. 4. I’m wondering if there’s an introduction class about one
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East Asia. In 1493 under the flag of Spain‚ Christopher Columbus attempted to reach the Indies by navigating west on the Atlantic Ocean but ended up in new world; the Americas. He reported the new world he discovered in a letter‚ which grabbed the attention of another writer‚ Michel de Montaigne‚ who challenged the perception of how Europeans viewed these “savages”. The genres in the literary works of Columbus’ letter and Montaigne’s essay both portray new ideas‚ images‚ and the practices of the
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Voyage with Christopher Columbus It was the year of 1492‚ when I heard the news from my brothers‚ Martín Alonso Pinzón and Vicente Yáñez Pinzón‚ that Christopher Columbus will be leading a voyage to find a faster route to the East and that he will be recruiting sailors to help him on the voyage. My brothers volunteered for job; with the long years of experience Martín became the captain of the Pinta‚ and Vicente captained the Niña. These two ships is out of three ships and my brothers had the honor
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