My little sister is an idiot. She is definitely the devil incarnate herself. Cunning‚ calculative‚ witty but annoying. An insufferable know-it-all. Sometimes I couldn’t help but wondered how on earth could I be still sane under years of torture she gave me. She has caused our family countless problems since the day she was born. She is bossy‚ always wanted to manipulate the others. She is nosey too‚ just couldn’t mind her own business. Last fall when we were preparing our winter clothing‚ she was
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My favorite place is my grandfather’s log cabin in Leakey‚ Texas. It is not fancy or anything special but it is my home away from home. I helped built it when I was very young and I go there any chance I get. The 4th of July is the best time of the year down there. The cabin is located on Saddleback Mountain. The cabin looks grey and black because of all the weathering. The front porch is huge and you can see the mountains and trees for miles. We normally go out in the mornings and watch the sunrise
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My Home Suva‚ Fiji Islands was my birthplace‚ I’ve lived there half my life. Being a dot on a globe‚ two separate islands on a map‚ and a small population‚ Fiji is surrounded with grains of sand and salty water. The beach was my playground. Precious memories were left behind when I had to move to a different country with my family‚ but the beach was a place never to be forgotten. The beach is my home where I explored‚ learned‚ and relaxed; it swept up my childhood to the shores as each tide pushes
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Descriptive Writing Overview Lesson Overview The students will read a description of a visit to the Belmont Mansion and then write their own descriptive writing. Topic Descriptive writing Objectives The students will write a piece of descriptive writing. Standards Writing process‚ summarizing‚ drawing conclusions‚ vocabulary‚ adjectives‚ graphic organizers Time Required 1 class period Recommended Grade Level 4-8+ Credits Alison Nicole Rager Preparation
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Ukraine Ukrainian people know how to have a great time at a picnic. From the serene landscape that’s been untouched for thousands of years‚ to the natural foods unlike any found elsewhere in the world‚ a picnic in the Ukraine is something every person should experience. One will always remember a picnic shared with the Ukrainian people. First of all‚ the Ukrainian people know how to have a good time at a picnic. They all sing together beautiful traditional Ukrainian songs. Their voices harmonize
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Ideal Vacation My family had always looked forward to leaving the valley during the torrid summer months. You see I never really had an actual vacation‚ since my father had been gone for eight long‚ dreadful years. He was sent away to a prison thousands of miles away‚ in Florida‚ when I was only six years old. My loving mother talked about ancient vacations we took‚ but I was too young to remember. My father was back home and he was as healthy as a young doctor. It was now summer of 2010‚ and I
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player races past me‚ exerting themselves to make it to first base safely. Though the occasional parent approaches to greet me or discuss the game‚ I prefer to spectate alone. These games offer me solace from a challenging day at work and represent a special time to support my daughter without any
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I have one member in my family that truly consider "special". This person is my youngest son‚ Adrian. Let me tell you a few things why I think that he is a special person. Adrian was diagnosed with Autism when he was about 2 1/2 years old. He is anti-social and non-verbal. Anti-social means that he doesn’t interact with others that are around him. For example‚ Adrian likes to play by himself. The non-verbal means that he has no communication through speech. Even though h is lacking
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purpose of descriptive writing is to make our readers see‚ feel‚ and hear what we have seen‚ felt‚ and heard. Whether we’re describing a person‚ a place‚ or a thing‚ our aim is to reveal a subject through vivid and carefully selected details. Each of the five paragraphs below responds‚ in its own way‚ to the guidelines in How to Write a Descriptive Paragraph. The writers (three of them students‚ two of them professional authors) have selected a belonging or a place that holds special meaning to
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Life in Dormitory I don’t want to be restricted. I am a foreign college student‚ which means I have to live in the dormitory. However‚ the life of dormitory is absolutely opposite to my expectation. The more I expect the more I loses hope. From the first time I move into the dormitory‚ I get limit and be eager to move out. My life in the dormitory is just like a nightmare. Before 8:10 a.m.‚ the first class in the morning‚ I had already felt powerless due to the dormitory rules. In the
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