For most students at Lincoln High School‚ today is no different than any other regular school day. For me however‚ it’s the day I’ve been looking forward to for over a month. Today is the day when our hard work during numerous evening rehearsals pays off. Today is the day when the hundreds of hours put into making costumes‚ building the set‚ and intricate make up designs are displayed. Today is the day we open the show. One by one the students filter into the theater room. For the first
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At the Game Bright lights illumine the night sky. The distant roar of cheers and applause hits my ears—it is a Sunday night football game at the Chiefs. As my aunt and I walk to the gates‚ we are confronted by two massive men patting another down. We get closer to the gate and I hear the clicking of the tickets—a beautiful song in a surprisingly synchronized rhythm. We then walk to our seats fighting our way through the crowded channels of hallways. We find our seats—front row on the 50
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North of Alaska‚ ripples scattered over the water as the small ’u’ shaped trawler glided through the shivering water. As Summer swept through‚ the mountains with the remains of snow enclosed the lake‚ distant from the open sea. A small gulley was the only way to access the unknown feverish water. A thin layer of ice sat clumsily on the cool liquid. As the humble boat pierced through the slender layer of ice‚ it parted with ease leaving a slushy mix on the surface. Calmly‚ the middle aged man walked
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The Magnificent World of Coffee When you wake up in the morning and you do NOT feel like P. Diddy sometimes all you need is a big ole cup of coffee to jump-start your day. Coffee has gone by many different names‚ wakey juice‚ mud‚ plasma‚ go juice‚ jo‚ cuppa‚ the daily grind and brewtus. However‚ unlike the many names over the years‚ the feeling of the warm and welcoming liquids filling every inch of your body will always stand the test of time. Waking up can be the ultimate struggle. Just imagine
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Kenneth Slessor was an Australian poet and war correspondent who wrote Beach Burial‚ Slessor sailed for Britain in May. This influenced him to write poems about the horrific war stories that he had seen while being in many countries overseas. Beach Burial is a 5 stanza poem the goes in depth of the Burial in North Africa. Beach burial by Kenneth Slessor Beach Burial is able to be a lament poem with the use of the ‘convoy of dead sailors’ and the focus on an individual ‘unknown seaman’‚ this gives
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Rhetoric and Composition Compare/Contrast Beach vs. Mountains Everyone always looks forward to their vacation periods‚ no matter what age they are. There are many locations from which to choose‚ but the most common tends to be the beach or the mountains. The beach offers activities and climate that the mountains cannot and vice versa. The beach and mountains are polar opposites. Although they are different‚ people can enjoy what both have to offer. In the mountains‚ the climate most often
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Once inside security at the Las Vegas International Airport‚ one can watch the excited people getting ready to take that once in a lifetime trip. There is a continuous hum of happy chatter‚ luggage wheels softly rolling across the floor‚ and cell phones ringing. It’s late in the afternoon‚ which is a prime time to get through airport security. The lines are short and the TSA agents are proudly dressed wearing their newly dry cleaned cobalt blue uniforms. A meticulously sewn on patch with our Nation’s
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Mobile Maiden Sixty seconds. The time the sun will remain above the horizon. Los Angeles lights up red and orange for a brief moment and dies into the darkness. Stores illuminate our path across the boardwalk again. My parents walk a few yards in front of me. I wiggle my toes in the gritty sand and lift my face to the sky from where rain drops start to fall. We turn and dash into a T-Mobile store. My father checks out the deals and buys a hideous Nokia cellphone for my mother: a hard blue
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It was my wife’s birthday‚ and to surprise her‚ I took her to the zoo. Many would wonder why the zoo. My wife is a spontaneous and likes adventure. I knew that this would make her day. Although the zoo seemed vacant; life of the animals kept us entertained. God has created a huge amount of animals and they all serve a purpose in their own special way When we arrived at the zoo‚ it was so quiet anyone could hear a pin drop. As we approached the first exhibit‚ which seemed to be an abandoned house
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Jade Creel K. Haswell AP English-2 3-7-2013 A Walk through the Ocean When glancing through a door‚ a spacious room folds out. Clean none the less‚ but nothing which gives it an eye popping quality. Although it may look mediocre compared to other rooms‚ this room has possession. Light filters into the room from the multiple windows surrounding it. The windows are spotless with no trace of dust‚ heavily veiled with black meshed curtains. Tinting the walls is the colors of sea mist greens
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