winter. I continue walking‚ following the grassy trail as it winds through a field of yucca plants with stiff‚ pointed leaves resembling pineapple tops. Wild purple flowers with yellow centers grow intermittently around the plants as if to bring a little color to the dryness of the landscape. I pause as a butterfly with large yellow and blue wings flutters from flower to flower‚ collecting pollen that the colorful flowers so graciously provide. As I walk further into the field‚ I find myself under
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remember her father‚ and use everything he taught her as guide for the survival of their family. As the games go on and Katniss encounters the fire‚ and her jacket catches on fire she mentions “This is all I have‚ what I carry on my back‚ and its little enough to survive with” (Collins‚ 101).
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Lydia Brisciano 08/28/2013 ENG-090 Description Essay Amanda Rae‚ my daughter my daughter Amanda has grown up to be a beautiful‚ intelligent‚ clear headed young woman‚ a wife‚ mother and a caretaker in her community as well as a good employee. In spite of her early years being raised by a single parent and being an only child. As well as being violated as a young child by a man whom she called dad. Amanda was born in the winter month
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The Pomegranate Most people have a favorite fruit they enjoy to eat from time to time. I love bananas‚ and oranges‚ but my favorite is a little something more exotic... It’s the Pomegranate. My Dad used to bring us Pomegranates as a rare treat when I was younger. My Mom would put the seeds into a bowl and sprinkle sugar on top. The origins of this delicious colorful fruit date back to ancient middle east. The Pomegranate thrives in dry and arid climates and is frost resistant. This fruit is grown
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Lewis 1 Chkara Lewis Instructor Doggrell ENG 1101‚ Online 2 February 2015 Deep Sea Adventure I remember last year one warm‚ stormy grey afternoon‚ when I visited the Georgia Aquarium. I was with my immediate family and my little brother’s friend. The drive to get there was very tedious and time consuming due to all the traffic and people walking around. While driving through the streets‚ we saw many people dressed up for the comic convention. There were super heroes like spider-man dressed in very
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Savannah Neely October 3‚ 2013 The Haunted House As I stood‚ staring bleakly at the dilapidated house. Chills ran down my spine. I forgot my jacket‚ I thought to myself. The twojackets‚ three pairs of pants‚ 4 pairs of fuzzy socks‚ and boots could not keep me warm against the deathly cold. The walkway up to house were cracked. Weeds emerged out from these cracks. Briars were growing wildly in thick batches by the gate. The moonlight cast a
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The Little Candle Girl on the Eyes of Father It was terribly cold and rainy on Christmas’s Eve; the snow kept falling fast as people ran home to prepare for their dinners. In that cold and dark night‚ I sold candles with bared head and naked foot was roaming through the streets to sell her match sticks. There were very few people in the street; most of them were either having a good time at home or were under a shelter. I felt very cold and hungry. Worst still‚ I also felt tired‚ because I had not
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10-8-13 It was a warm‚ humid sunny day in West Palm Beach‚ Florida‚ a perfect day for the beach. We all got our blue‚ pink‚ green‚ and red bathing suits on and decided to head to the glorious beach. My mom‚ my little sister K.‚ my nephew D.‚ and I all sat in the car and started to drive to a beach. We weren’t sure which one though‚ but we were going to find the perfect place to spend our day. Every single one of us were anxious to cross that bridge that would
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us and then after about thirty seconds to a minute it just stopped and turned away. So we all stopped sitting there panting and all exhausted . So after we rested for about fifth teen to twenty minutes we started walking again and as we walked a little farther a deer ran right out in front of us and crossed
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wind-chimes sing their songs of sharp‚ staccato notes. The forest seemingly forever expands over the flat land of Louisiana. The rustle of the leaves of 100 year old oak trees in the wind reminds us of the outside world we had momentarily left behind. Little kid’s feet run on the fresh cut grass‚ fragrant and light creating a familiar smell of summer. Cold‚ iced tea cools your hand through its confinement of a mason-jar. We sit on cold‚ stone benches that make us undeniably uncomfortable but we are unwilling
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