ranch-style house in southern California‚ my stomach was howling for attention‚ waiting for a scrumptious meal to help ease its hunger. My aunt’s house was filled with the rich scent of roasted chicken and garlic‚ a smell that would drench my taste buds when I would have eaten mammal flesh. I could almost smell the tenderness of the succulent meat as it baked in the oven while mashed potatoes churned in melted creamy butter. The smells of a fulfilling feast vanished when my unwary sense of smell detected a
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An Unmistakable Presence of Peace Places of serenity hold captive the fondest pieces of our memory. We walk on the hard‚ cold stone path barefoot. The air is filled with the aroma of gardenia. The cool‚ crisp breeze slices through the humid atmosphere. The 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
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festival and that oil lamps are lit to guide them back to the other world. According to one of the Hindu calendars used in the north of India‚ Diwali marks the beginning of the new year and at this time shopkeepers generally close their accounts‚ place their books before a picture of Lakshimi‚ the goddess of wealth and pray to her for better profits in the coming year. Legend tells that‚ Lakshmi was born in the ocean. when she was born lots of treasures came out of the ocean‚ so she is the goddess
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NIGERIA The purpose of this essay is to describe Nigeria. Officially it is a federal constitutional republic‚ located in West Africa and shares land borders with the Republic of Benin in the west‚ Chad and Cameroon in the east‚ and Niger in the north. Its coast in the south lies on the Gulf of Guinea on the Atlantic Ocean. Its three largest and most influential ethnic groups are the Hausa‚ Igbo and Yoruba. The name Nigeria was taken from the Niger River running through the country. This
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today. It’s a little bit chilly‚ but nothing unusual for the weather in December. Stepping outside the house and going to take the Oath of Allegiance‚ in order to become a citizen‚ the fresh cold air clears my head and worries. I look for as many details as I can capture. The first thing that draws my attention is a clear blue sky. Its color is so pure that it almost looks unreal. A few clouds spread around the sky forming interesting shapes. On the horizon a vapor trail of an airplane draws a perfect
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It was the strangest thing I had ever seen; with tubes and wires. I’m telling you this thing was freaky. In my town we are very old fashioned; we don’t like technology or any sort of thing like that. So‚ when my cousin from another state sent my family a gift such as this one‚ we just didn’t know what to do with it. When we took it out of the box it had all these things attached to it. The box said ‘vacuum cleaner’‚ so automatically I knew it was meant for cleaning. I read the instruction manual
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tourists visit Japan every year. There are many places that are known to the tourist like Kyoto‚ which is quite famous for its beautiful scenery and magnificent Buddhist temples‚ or Tokyo‚ the capital of Japan‚ and the one of the busiest city in the world. However‚ If there are greedy tourist who wants to visit the place where they can feel relax and exciting at the same time‚ Ueno district‚ the eastern part of Tokyo‚ Japan‚ is the best place to visit in Japan. Ueno has a three strong point
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masterpiece upon one of the living room walls. He caught my eye. To say the least I was intrigued. I’m not sure why but I was. My nerves disappeared a few drinks later and I sparked up a casual conversation. It was just an exchange of small talk. Chit chat about art and hometowns. As the conversation peaked the party shut down and that moment of chemistry was cut short. We smiled at each then said our goodbyes. I haven’t seen him since. He pops into my head on rare occasions even after all this time.
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could hear the sound of cheering and laughing from end to end of the court coming from all the fans. Everywhere I looked I saw the most vibrant colors of red spread out across the bleachers‚ fans from my hometown coming to show their support. It was so close to game time I could feel the rush going over my body‚ sweating heavily and anxious to get that first bucket. When the game started it was the most amazing feeling that I have ever felt. The sound in the gym reminded me of standing right next
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101-33 Descriptive Essay A Park By The Memory Lane As I was growing up I had the fortune to travel different countries and being away from the home country for educational purposes since 2010‚ I also got to experience a lots of different cultures‚ environment and places. It’s really confusing for me if someone asks me to describe the most pleasant place in my list out of all these places I have ever been. After giving it much thought I finally made my decision. The most pleasant place in my diary
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