The white duck looked like a graceful swan with an afro. I immediately recognized it as the ‘Afroduck’ that everyone around the campus talks about. It was trying to swim as close to the border of the lake as possible avoiding any strong ripple originating from the fountain. While the ripples from the lake fountain gave the aimlessly floating bright orange colored leaves a direction‚ it also kept
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I don’t know what it is about racing‚ but I really enjoy going to the track. The combination of all the cars racing‚ the smell of the smoking tires in the burn out lane‚ and the adrenaline that flows through your body as the cars line up just does it for me. Watching the cars going down the quarter mile of black pavement at a high rate of speed simply amazes me. There are so many different cars at the track racing. From a 1970 Chevelle to a brand new 2003 Corvette‚ and sometimes if your lucky
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Pushed by several nurses‚ doctors‚ and other medical staff‚ a lone hospital stretcher with a bloody‚ wounded patient flies through the medical center towards the doors to the operating room. This image is what generally comes to mind when you think about an emergency room. Many people believe that the hospital’s emergency room is a dark and scary place. While this is true‚ the common misconception is that the emergency room is a place clear of humor‚ when in reality humor is present‚ even necessary
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“Nooo!” was the first thing that cried out of my mother’s mouth as the back entryway swung open. The chipped wood on the door‚ the scattered coins‚ the front door wide open‚ and the red purse turned upside down had the entire family in shock. This would be a Thanksgiving Day the whole family would never forget. It would likewise be my first phone call to the police. Slowly the phone rang and the officer said‚ “911 what is your emergency?” I answered‚ saying‚ “Help‚ help my house has been robbed”
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and for every angered word held back from my mouth‚ there were moments of pure happiness. It was these moments that shaped me into the person behind the words that you are reading. A person who I can confidently say I am proud to be. However I was about to endure on an unknown adventure. One that excited many‚ but also frightened to the core:
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Beneath the Ice It was a cold snowy morning on the frozen shores of Lake Superior. I unloaded all of my ice fishing supplies from my truck and back my ATV out of the trailer. The ice was at least a foot thick by this time of year according to the people in town more than safe enough for the trip out on the lake. I gassed up my ATV and strapped down all my gear and headed out to my shanty. Trying to navigate in these conditions is very treacherous having only a general idea on the whereabouts of
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Mr. Johnson opened his book and started talking about the Civil War. I could hardly concentrate on what he was saying. All I could think about was the mysterious note I’d found earlier. I made a plan to go back to the alleyway after school and do more investigating. As soon as the final bell rang at 3:00 I rushed out of my art class‚ grabbed my
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ERROL WYNSTAN A. RODRIGUEZ August 15‚ 2012 2012-09086 ENG 1 WFX2 2:30-4:00 pm DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY THAT LUSCIOUS SALAGUBANG My father is a small time farmer whose taste for exotic foods has been proverbial. Each month‚ he has a list of rare recipes he used to boast about. For example‚ last January‚ he caught a big monitor lizard which he cooked into a very aromatic adobo. I never tried to imagine myself the secrets of his cooking and the condiments that thrilled
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the airport I was on my way to Michigan to watch the Wolverines play The Notre Dame Fighting Irish. I was dragging my bag with my eyes shut‚ but it was worth it. This was the first night game under the lights at Michigan Stadium the plane ride was about two hours but it felt longer when we arrive‚ we went to my uncle’s house in Ann Arbor we had a house on the lake it was so beautiful we went fishing‚ swimming‚ and‚ tubing on the lake after‚ we went to tour the Michigan campus. It was huge and there
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I miss them already. Despite the freezing cold snow and the nipping air‚ we had a lovely Christmas break. As I inspect my child‚ now grown with children of her own‚ holding tickets back to their home‚ longing envelopes me. Hoards of people push past‚ unaware of my pain‚ on their own schedules and heading toward different trains‚ talking and texting on their cell phones. My family boards‚ time as if in slow-motion‚ and motions goodbye until I see them again. I can’t do anything but wave‚ a fake
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