With a lawn chair slung over one shoulder and a large cooler in hand‚ I struggle to slam the trunk of my Ford Expedition. I embark on my trek up the steep‚ grassy incline to the field‚ making sure to feel my pocket for the bottle of Advil I promised to deliver. Besides the coaches meticulously raking the field and chalking the foul line‚ there is no one around. The rickety‚ rust coated bleachers remain barren in the sliver of shade. I unfold my chair‚ positioning it at the perfect angle to view the
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Treacherous. Freezing. Hazardous. Beautiful. Deadly. These words and many others‚ were used by the early explorers to describe Antarctica. It’s significant beauty in its glaciers and landscape is flawed by the cruel weather and soul-reaping crevasses. Yet many magnificent animals such as penguins and seals have learned to thrive there. Brave explorers and expedition teams have traveled to the demoralizing southern continent for fame or to claim the land. Many did not return from Antarctica with
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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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English Snow Winter is my favorite time of the year. The snow is my favorite thing about winter. Snow is precipitation in the form of ice. That is form within clouds when the temperature outside drops to 30 degrees or below. Every year around November and December‚ it starts to fall. The snow is important to me because it bring me joy. Watching the snow fall is very peaceful. It falls without a sound unlike rain. There are a lot of things to do to with snow. Like making huge snow
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The first day of the trip to Florida started off with the cars on the highway being bumper to bumper; we were at a stand still. My parents spoke to me in a tone that sounded like they were using a blow horn. The first day made me want to explode‚ for my blood started to boil every time my parents spoke to me. Later on that same day‚ we all decided that it would be a good idea to go to the beach. The tension between my parents and I began to grow‚ because I just stopped talking. After another thirty
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Walking on the fields‚ stands packed with people‚ waiting to see you perform. “They came for you‚ not the football team‚” we would always joke knowing that our competitions always filled the stands faster than the football games. That‚ while everyone on those friday nights were going to get their popcorn and hot dogs‚ we were just practicing for the next day‚ where no one would dare move from their seats‚ because‚ no one wanted to miss a second of the performance. This is color guard. This is me
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A Colorado Vacation A Colorado vacation is about creating unforgettable memories for your family. So leave the DVD player and the video games behind and come to the Centennial State. Awe-inspiring natural wonders and family-friendly activities await you. Delight in the endless ways families enjoy their time together. Outdoor Adventure . . . When most visitors come to Colorado for their family vacation‚ the "great outdoors" takes on a whole new meaning. The state’s amazingly diverse terrain and
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Auburn‚ Alabama is a city very special to my heart. I have been to Auburn countless times and many times before I was even born. My grandparents‚ aunt‚ and my dad have all lived in Auburn. My aunt and her family still live in Auburn. When we travel to Auburn‚ my whole family gets to stay at her house. It is so fun to have all my family together in a city we all love. Auburn is located in southeast Alabama‚ it is about a hour away from the state capital‚ Montgomery. Auburn is home to Auburn University
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I am originally from Sioux City‚ Iowa which is known as “Little Chicago”. Sioux city is a small city with a population of 82‚459. Sioux city is the fourth largest city in Iowa and is known for having a large volume of cornfields. I have lived in Sioux City my whole entire life and it is a boring city. There isn’t much someone could do. Downtown is small and we don’t have a lot of varieties of restaurants to choose from. Then are mall only has one floor and has a few stores to shop from and the only
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“Hush‚ Hush…”‚ the clockwork whispers and all the mice go still. Brutal clouds are brewing‚ and the clouds are meant to kill. Kill humans? Oh dear‚ of course not. They are far more mysterious than that. These clouds are the keepers and killers of dreams because in every dream there must be a rat. Every night when a child slumbers‚ pictures of utopia flash through their heads. Yet‚ a rat of reality always scurries on in to keep the frivolity limited to their beds. The clouds amass over Miss Elaine
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