Every year‚ around the first week of August‚ right when summer is about to end and the beginning of the summer monsoons‚ people gather at a ballpark known as Ricketts Park. A state of the art baseball stadium that when spectating the ongoing games‚ you can smell the sweet smell of the cottonwoods that shade the stadium from a cool breeze. Even more so‚ the warm smell of hot dogs with just the right amount of greasy glaze coming up through the small‚ thin cracks of the aluminum bleachers‚ escaping
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with the yelling from player‚ coaches‚ and the hot dog man‚ there is the constant chirping of the fans towards the umpire. Every fan seems to have an opinion about the calls made. “Come on blue!” being yelled from behind the plate about any close pitch. Not only do the fans complain about calls by the umpire‚ but they also tend to yell about how the players are doing. If their team lets them down‚ they complain. If the team they like do well they cheer with joy‚ complementing their every move. One
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I sat there staring in awe. When we got out of the car and started to go through security‚ I realized that the stadium was even bigger than I thought. In the security lines‚ tons of people were wearing shiny red and white Bulls jerseys and talking about who they thought would win. Once we got past security‚ we could go inside the stadium. As soon as I walked in‚ I felt like I was in a dream. My bones were shivering at how amazing it was. I couldn’t believe my eyes. I saw thousands of more fans in
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wants to come to it over and over. Most of the restaurants try their best to be at the top rank but not all of them succeed. I have been in hundreds of restaurants but only some of them are the type of restaurant that you can be in love with. Today is about my journey to the fabulous restaurant The Cheesecake Factory. The location of the restaurant and how big is it are signs to how good the restaurants are. The owner was smart in the matter of location‚ because he picked a spot near a mall. That is
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is my short essay (100-200 words)‚ topic is "Tell us about yourself and why you would like to become a part of our school family." My story is similar like the story of thousand of other children: My father struggled with alcohol and drug problems which caused him to leave my mother and me‚ so I grew up with only my mother. Nevertheless‚ I realized what I want from my life. Throughout my life‚ I have heard people constantly repeat that children who grow up with only one parent end up unsuccessful
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White Sweatshirt Red Bandana When I got out of the Army I took a job as a Security Officer at the Exeter Job Corps. The Job Corps is a place run by the state where young people ages 16 to 25 can go for their High School diploma‚ GED and vocational training. The Jobs Corps offered competitive wages‚ a great benefits package and gave troubled kids a second chance at doing something with their lives. What they failed to mention was the Exeter Job Corps was one of the most haunted places in Rhode
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the history of all the failures that it contained inside. The people standing around the green entrance gates waiting for the ticket readers to let them. I could hear the chatter of people close by as they talked about their day like this was not a big deal for them. I felt differently about it as this was not a regular event for me. Once I entered the Old Ivy-covered ballpark I could instantly smell butter covered popcorn and Budweiser spilled on the concrete ground. Still holding my ticket stub for
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Have you ever wished you could visit a place that no longer exists? I’m not talking about your favorite store that’s gone out of business‚ a restaurant that’s closed down or a place that’s still here but out of your reach. Even though I haven’t been there in over seven years‚ I remember every detail like I was just there yesterday. Maybe‚ it’s because I spent most of my childhood there I remember what it look like‚ feel like and smell like. But because this place no longer exists‚ I can only visit
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Heterosexual-Parents and Homosexual-Parents Most people have an automatic belief that a child who is raised by heterosexual-parents is better off than a child who is raised by homosexual-parents. The belief held by most people may make the task seem more socially acceptable. However‚ there is no law against it‚ nor is it written in stone that a child should not be raised by homosexual-parents. Furthermore‚ with the same amount of love‚ structure‚ effort‚ and stability homosexual-parents can be equally
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The city of Chicago is an amazing place for many tourists to come to any time of the year. “Nearly forty million people visit Chicago annually. Along with forty million tourists‚ Chicago has nearly three million residents who inhabit the streets and sidewalks every morning” (cityofchicago.org‚ p. 1). Street performers‚ salespeople‚ and pedestrians add many distractions to the already unknown area. Also‚ the streets and mirroring shops on every block cause much confusion to a first time tourist of
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