items was my "lucky" t-shirt. The back-story to how I received this shirt is rather simple. As I recall‚ or more like from what I can remember‚ it was a frigid mid- January morning‚ but all I could think about was baseball. I was eight years old‚ but while most kids my age were thinking about building snow forts and starting snowball fights‚ I was more in the mindset of a little leaguer on a muggy Saturday afternoon in August. I can remember counting down the days until the baseball hitting clinic
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When I was a young child‚ my family would go to Silvershells beach in Destin‚ Florida for a week each summer. I remember that once you had to endure the ten hour drive down there‚ the paradise that was waiting always made it worth it. I suppose that Destin’s trademark was the smell of Banana Boat suntan lotion that lingered in the lobby of the condo. This is the most heavily air-conditioned room without a doubt. The Victorian-style architecture pillars fell in the middle of the room. Once you’re
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The term "stabbed me in the back" is a recognized vernacular for someone who was betrayed. Well in my case I was "stabbed in the chest." I knew how my cousin Ann could be and somehow I was still shocked that she would hurt me how she did. She was my best friend from the time I was eight to that dreadful night she nearly had herself killed. It is during this time that she changed from the person I knew; the outspoken‚ rebellious‚ fearless woman that lived life to the fullest and took no prisoners
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Final Copy Descriptive Composition (#6): My Airport Passage Jet-black taxis and the shimmering lights of urgent security vehicles whizzed passed me as I patiently waited for a cease in the increasingly heavy airport traffic. As I stepped inside the newly-built extremely‚ modern airport‚ I couldn’t help but be overwhelmed by the kaleidoscope of bustling swarms of humanity; it was like a mixed rainbow of human skin – all different cultural backgrounds and colours rapidly moving around in a confused
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INTRODUCTION: THE THINGS THAT MATTER Sherry Turkle I grew up hoping that objects would connect me to the world. As a child‚ I spent many weekends at my grandparents’ apartment in Brooklyn. Space there was limited‚ and all of the family keepsakes—including my aunt’s and my mother’s books‚ trinkets‚ souvenirs‚ and photographs—were stored in a kitchen closet‚ set high‚ just below the ceiling. I could reach this cache only by standing on the kitchen table that I moved in front of the closet. This
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he descriptive essay is a genre of essay that asks the student to describe an object‚ person‚ place‚ experience‚ emotion‚ situation‚ etc. This genre encourages the student’s ability to create a written account of a particular experience. What is more‚ this genre allows for a great deal of artistic freedom (the goal of which is to paint an image that is vivid and moving in the mind of the reader). One might benefit from keeping in mind this simple maxim: If the reader is unable to clearly form
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Carrington Lucas Spring 2013 Essay 1 Found Object Essay As I stumble my way through life‚ I found the one thing that the thing that is very important to me my family. Nothing compares how greatly family impacts people. I can’t imagine myself having a career that doesn’t involve helping my family or others’. I want family to be a part of my life‚ regardless if I am being an orthodontist for children or working in finance making sure that families are financially stable. There are many reasons
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EN-110 03-11-14 The Autism Spectrum Disorder is a very misunderstood health conception. Also this health disorder affects an individuals ’ social interaction due to the prolonged emotional‚behavioral and physical conditions it carries. Learning about the different types of Autism will assist in better understanding this disorder. "Autism is a spectrum disorder‚meaning there is a wide degree of variation(Bostic JQ.Prince JB Child)".Ranging from:Asperger ’s Syndrome(mild form) to Classic Autism(severe
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After waiting many hours in the airport lobby‚ the plane finally was ready at gate 42. I took one last look at where I had been sitting for the past two hours. As I walked toward the plane‚ I thought about all the terrible things and accidents that I had been through at my summer trip. Shake once I boarded the plane and tuck myself comfortably in the seat‚ the plane took off and started the journey toward the blue sky when I heard a rumble under my feet. I didn’t worry as I thought that it was
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The Fallen It is a beautiful day in New York City. You can hear a symphony of sirens and songbirds as the sun’s radiant beams dance among the clouds. There are people everywhere laughing and enjoying the day. Suddenly everything changes. Then the sound of a deafening explosion echoes through the air. A plane has just struck one of the infamous Twin Towers. Fire is blazing above as thick clouds of smoke roll out of the top of the North Tower. Another thunderous blow shatters the atmosphere. Then
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