“Up next to bat . . . Dawson Grimm!” The announcer’s voice crackled over the PA. I stepped up to the plate in the last game of my fifth grade baseball tournament. This was my first time to bat in this game‚ and I was nervous. As I got ready for the pitch‚ I could hear whispers from the crowd watching. “How old is he?” I wrapped my hands around the bat. “He looks so scared.” I took a deep breath. “He probably can’t hit it very far . . .” The pitch was thrown. “This is an easy out.” I exhaled‚ and
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Descriptive Essay Writing Topic Life on Island Last night‚ I had a dream in which I made my first voyage. We were traveled towards the north‚ along the coast. We had good weather all the way except sometime. After about ten days we crossed the equator. It was then that a fierce storm began‚ and after a while we had no idea where we were. For most of the next two weeks we were quite helpless. We went anywhere the fierce winds blew us. During that
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Ridiculous‚ pragmatic‚ stubborn‚ adaptable‚ crazy‚ serious – that’s my best friend‚ Logan Herlihy. Her contradicting personality perfectly complements itself. She is loved by everyone: kids‚ peers‚ adults‚ elderly. She is the type that will play patty-cake with a 3 year old for hours‚ and run to a door to hold it for an elderly person or someone with a handicap. She will always be there to lend a helping hand to anyone and everyone. “Lovely Logan”‚ a motivated athlete‚ a confident model‚ and
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ENG 1010 P01 30 May 2014 Descriptive Essay: Day at the beach As the orange hue cast over the gentle sea‚ the waves sang out a sweet and soothing lullaby – that describes the weather for that day. That of gentle and rhythmic motion or that of crashing in a turbulent motion‚ as the tide edges forward or the edges retreat. All the while‚ allowing me to reminisce about my childhood. Memories of scooping up the featherlike sand and remolding it into magnificent images of my wild imagination. The beach
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e: My Bedroom Well‚ I will try to describe my bedroom‚ although it’s a little bit difficult because it’s a bit chaotic. The first thing you notice when you enter in my room is that is very disorganized. There’s no order‚ I can say that everything has its place in the middle of chaos. To begin‚ the door lock is broken. When you finally enter at the room‚ you can see on the left side of a wall built in wardrobes. There’s where I keep all my clothes. The desk is long and narrow‚ and it has got
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“THE RECEPTION” One particular oil painting of artist James Tissot’s is named A Woman of Ambition (Political Woman) and is also known as The Reception. Tissot created this particular work of art during the years 1883 to 1885. The painting itself being produced with oil paints‚ leaves multi-textured layers of thick paint in contrasting colors. In the painted scene‚ a young woman graces the arm of an elderly gentlemen only to be silently scrutinized and subjected to a whispering campaign. The view
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Grendel the fearsome! Grendel the ferocious! Grendel‚ the terrible. Who is Grendel and why does he strike fear into the hearts of warriors and kings with just a mention of his name? Hear the very tale of Grendel‚ and soon you will do the same. A gruesome‚ ferocious beast lurking in the dark arches his back‚ balls up his sharp elongated talons into a fist‚ clenches with all his might‚ and flexes his commodious muscles as he lets out a snarl that forms into a growl. A growl previously entrapped in
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What is paraphrasing"? Can anyone give me an example. Thanks in advance for your time. :0)? 1 Best Answer - Chosen by Asker Paraphrasing is basically to rewrite something in your own words. When writing papers from research in an encyclopedia or a book you always have to paraphrase or else it is considered plagiarism‚ which is illegal!!! 1 2 Other Answers (6) When you paraphrase‚ you are restating something that someone else has said‚ using your own words. For example
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Musée Rodin described Auguste Rodin as the most remarkable sculptor in his time‚ where he seemingly made flesh out of marble. He was born in Paris on November 12‚ 1884 and known for creating “The Age of Bronze”‚ ”The Gates of Hell”‚ “The Burghers of Calais”‚ “The Thinker”‚ “The Kiss” and many other more (biography.com). According to his biography‚ Rodin created “The Gates of Hell” as a commissioned entrance piece for a “never built” planned museum; it featured the sculpted figures of “The Thinker”
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The ocean was angry and the waves thrashed at the beach like a rabid pit bull at the end of its chain‚ desperately looking to bite into anyone or anything. A hurricane was off the coast of Ocean City. It wasn’t close enough to cause evacuations‚ but it kicked up the surf to the point where it wiped out most of the beach. The lifeguards were still keeping watch‚ ready to blow their whistles and call for back-up through their radios and long-distance flag language. If rip currents pulled someone
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