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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“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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Examining my personality‚ it is immediately apparent that the color that describes me best would have to be of a blue hue. Many aspects of myself‚ from my quiet nature and mellow outlook on life‚ to my desire for knowledge and creative drive‚ are‚ in my mind‚ tinted with a cool blue. Out of all of the blue hued Crayola colors‚ however‚ I find that I most associate myself with the color periwinkle. The name of this Crayon fascinated me when I first discovered it as a child in my 96-color Crayola
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Flip Flap‚ Flip Flap‚ was the sound of our treasured red‚ white‚ and blue banner that waved in the land of the free and the brave. Its awestriking appearance greeted my eyes as my family and I pulled into the bumpy‚ gravel parking lot that awaited our car’s arrival. As soon as my size 11 shoes hit the sun bathed ground of Charleston‚ South Carolina‚ I felt many of my troubles float off in the direction of the glistening Atlantic Ocean. Even though the 90 degree weather that enveloped Charleston during
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We have plenty of restaurants nowadays‚ but what makes a restaurant so special that everyone 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
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Navigating the truck up the Sauk Mountain road‚ we were nearly at the five and half mile mark when the first true glimpse of Sauk Mountain’s west face came into view. Dead ahead‚ the four of us stared through the windshield fixated on the numerous switchbacks carved into the green vegetated hillside that emerged through the damp vaporous atmosphere. The summit above‚ hidden by a sea of clouds‚ the spectacle caught Holly by surprise generating a wake-up call. From her backseat position‚ “We’re climbing
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“Walking on Ice” In the calm and chilling winter of the end of the year. My friends and I were walking back home from Friday prayer at the Masjid. We walked on down the road until we approached the river bank where it was arctic and barren along the shore. Suddenly‚ my friend had the idea of crossing the river to getting home faster seeking a new experience of adventure. I already assumed the situation could be a lot worse than that‚ but we shouldn’t live in fear‚ I thought. Before I knew it‚ I was
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Black Friday There are experiences in life that create an everlasting impact on our character. Seeing first hand what kind of intestinal fortitude one possesses can be both rewarding and humbling. Black Friday is the 1st day used by Special Forces Assessment and Selection to test the individuals who volunteer to serve in the elite Army Special Forces Green Berets. Just as many people before me pushed themselves to the absolute limit; I was about
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