Childhood is like a magical sand castle on the shore. One moment it is there and the next washed away by the high tide. The beach is a special place through the eyes of an innocent girl. Remembering the warm summer days spent on the beach with her family. Her favorite part is feeling the dry sand trickle through her dainty hands. She explores from day to night trying to unravel the oceans mysteries. The beach contains little things that bring her joy and childhood memories which have not been washed
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of the burning from letting myself stare far to long into the flames. They seem to reach and throw themselves high into the darkness of the clear night sky. I gaze around the fire‚ and the guests seem to be enjoying themselves as they mingle with family and friends. Billows of laughter escape from each of the small circles of conversations. A few of us‚ like myself‚ sat alone around the fire escaping the drunkenness of these conversations‚ which everyone but me perceives them to be intellectual.
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A One-of-a-Kind Destination to Call Home There is something to be said for living in a tropical paradise. White‚ powdery sand beneath your feet‚ azure waters as far as the eye can see‚ and balmy year-round temps provide the perfect backdrop for tranquility‚ fun and exploration. Puerto Rico offers all of this along with glitzy resorts‚ architectural remnants of a rich‚ colonial past and an eclectic Caribbean Spanish culture. And the fact that Puerto Rico is a commonwealth of the United States‚ allowing
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I’ve seen it all. The horrible facsimile of reality we live in is beginning to break down. Things aren’t right. I’ve seen things. Things that make me question my sanity. A recent trip to the grocery store turned into a Lovecraftian nightmare. I usually have to go to three different grocery stores because crème fraîche is impossible to find in this land of abundance and my fancy French cookbook calls for it in nearly every recipe. Grocery stores are demonic. The vast selection of yogurts alone should
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Domestic Violence Domestic violence has been prevalent throughout history‚ quickly gaining a disheartening reality of popularity. It seems as though it has become an infinite epidemic. The same question still remains‚ though‚ for many. What is it like‚ and why can’t the victims just walk away without explanation to his or her abuser and without emotional attachment? It’s not as easy as it looks. Women who are in an abusive relationship often feel as if they deserve the
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We stop at a stop light in a town right outside of Panama‚ we roll down the windows and you can smell the salty ocean water. We are finally here after twelve long leg cramping‚ neck hurting‚ and back wrenching hours in the car. It was all worth it though just thinking about getting your toes in the tan hot sand. Once we were finally in the city and driving down the strip we rolled down the windows and just admired the view of the ocean and all the waves crashing in. I couldn’t wait to get to
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"An Anecdote of the Land of Ice" My friend Josh and I didn’t say much as we loaded our luggage into the rental car at Keflavik Airport. We’d just landed in Iceland‚ and already we were silenced by the landscape. "It looks even more amazing in person!‚" Josh said as we took it all in. Since we met during at a gathering at an old friends’ house‚ Josh and I had dreamed to traveled extensively through the world together‚ from the canals of Venice and Amsterdam to the mountains of Austria and Italy
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“Everyday Use”‚ tradition and culture play a big part in the story’s theme; tradition and culture also play a big part in Sherman Alexie’s “This Is What it Means to Say Phoenix‚ Arizona.” The effects that culture and tradition had in “Everyday Use” were similar to Sherman Alexie’s story but the ways that they were displayed were not the same. In many ways‚ “Everyday Use” showed the effect that culture had on its’ characters mainly Dee. Through the stories Thomas-Builds-the-Fire tells‚ tradition and culture
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Nope. It is a drama free zone. When you sashay into the room you can smell love love as strong as garlic. Although‚ that could just be the smell of sweat. We would never commit such a crime as stabbing someone in the back. We hardly ever use it as an excuse to boycott our homework or why we do not sleep. Orchesis is a place where people from all different corners of Rolling Meadows come together to make a delicious soup. The various tastes blend together perfectly. I guess you can call it the mixing
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the engines was now accompanied by the pushing of g-forces onto my body‚ and all I could do was smile. Smile because I knew the journey ahead of me into the great unknown would be unforgettable. Smile because the thought of how happy my parents and family are of me in this very moment. Lastly smile because I was about to start a new chapter in my life‚ one that would give me numerous opportunities to learn and become a better version of
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