In the evenings light‚ my car rolls up the white gravel and creeps to a stop. It has been eight years since I have last seen my beloved grandmother. She owns a retirement getaway between two snow-capped mountains‚ in a tiny‚ yet glorious country ranch. Everything was so familiar and untouched. Orange and red tulips‚ that grandma and I planted‚ still surround the base of the house. The large weeping willow‚ that danced with the wind‚ still shades the garden that is on the side of the house. I anxiously
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Many times‚ my family can be hard to get along with‚ constantly teasing and humiliating not just me‚ but each other. We are much like any other family... except we’re Mexican. We have uncles‚ cousins‚ relatives we don’t even know of; we call each other weird names like Pollo‚ Prieto‚ and Gordo; but mainly‚ we always find a reason to get drunk. Whether it be for a baptism‚ a wedding‚ a child’s birthday‚ parties don’t end until three in the morning. When my family gets together‚ either it ends either
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Katerine Arzapalo Economics Lindquist 02/23/14 Not Legalizing Marijuana How would you like if you saw marijuana being sold in stores or on the streets and the police can’t do anything about it? I believe that marijuana shouldn’t be legalized. Others say that marijuana will help the economy‚ create more jobs and will be used in medical use. Yes‚ I agree that it will raise money but that isn’t going to fix everything. Supporters of this issue do a good job of making points but they down play
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I can unhesitatingly and boastfully claim that ‘my never- failing friends are they‚ with whom I converse day by day.’ And these friends‚ with whom I talk‚ converse and gossip as a matter of routine‚ are the BOOKS‚ that are stacked in our family-library. Their sweet‚ long company has made me a true book-lover in the real sense. Without any doubt or reservation‚ I can frankly say that blessed are those‚ who are in constant company of books. Books never desert us‚ when we fall prey to evil days
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the culture outside of my home resembles the inside as well—unlike Noblesville‚ Indiana. I was paranoid about how large the difference would be. The food‚ the places‚ the
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Describe A Place Essay Lake Hauto isn’t just any place to me‚ its where I come from. It’s a pretty weird place all year round but in the summer‚ nothing beats the feeling that it gives. When I arrive‚ it makes me feel that summer has finally arrived which it’s been summer for a month now. Seeing the tall trees‚ packed beaches‚ and the overcrowded water‚ really makes me happy that I’m there. So‚ to describe it with one word is quite difficult to me because it’s not just any normal place to me. The
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WFX2 2:30-4:00 pm DESCRIPTIVE ESSAY THAT LUSCIOUS SALAGUBANG My father is a small time farmer whose taste for exotic foods has been proverbial. Each month‚ he has a list of rare recipes he used to boast about. For example‚ last January‚ he caught a big monitor lizard which he cooked into a very aromatic adobo. I never tried to imagine myself the secrets of his cooking and the condiments that thrilled our nostrils with that mouth-watering aroma. My tour in the kitchen did not end
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than usual. I hurried to finish my work in class so I could enjoy a stress-free night out. I had been counting down the days ever since I got the tickets! Aside from my anxiety‚ the Sun was shining and I knew it would be a nice night for a concert. Not only JUST a concert… but an Ed Sheeran concert. I have never been to this venue before nor did I know how many people would be there. This just added to my anxiety. But with the windows rolled down and Ed’s CD blasting my worries flew away with the wind
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Troy Gebert Mr. Trussel English 4 19 November 19‚ 2014 Good Food Bad Food Essay America today is known as one of the most well to do countries while also being known as one of the unhealthiest countries in the world. The world’s view of a typical American is overweight with a big mac in one hand and a television remote in the other. The sad truth is that their view isn’t too far off. About 36% percent of all Americans are considered obese. Although many are trying to stop obesity by promoting healthier
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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 the summer scorched my tan desiring skin‚ it sent warmth throughout my body that shockingly caused me to shiver in delight
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