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the crowd of oncoming students. Time stops‚ and draws a blank in my mind for a moment. I stand up lazily‚ and my sore muscles ache with a full week’s work from this simple exercise. I grasp my black and white polka-dotted tote bag‚ its ponderous weight sinking into my body. It slumps up against my side‚ and my shoulders cry out to me in desperation as the handle settles in to the already well- worn bruise there. I take upon myself the ponderous burden of carrying my weighty history book in one hand
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a mild September afternoon and here I am with my hair pulled up‚ wearing a white tank top‚ black shorts and my favorite hiking shoes‚ enjoying nature at its best. I’m on a trail that I’ve never hiked before‚ however I have yet to be disappointed by the views. As I look towards the sun‚ the few clouds I see floating in the sky are being nudged along by a lazy breeze that is just strong enough to cause my bangs to lightly dance across my forehead. To my left I see a flock birds flying through the
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Several years ago I made a trip to Cape Town South Africa‚ and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. The excitement of the unknown grew with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage
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Jim L. Starner Page 1 Mr. R. Norman Fundamentals of English 1 July 7‚ 2013 Shopping at Publix Since I was a child I have always enjoyed grocery shopping. Walking in to a well-lit‚ very clean grocery store was always a pleasure to me. There is only one store that I have found in today’s world that fits that profile for me. The store that I enjoy shopping in the most‚ is the Publix grocery store. The store is always inviting‚ clean and very well-lit. The staff is always friendly
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Zach Dolenar Professor English English 1102 19 September 2012 Ode to a Cherry What’s better to chill out a hot summer’s day than something sweet and cool? No‚ I am not talking about a Popsicle. I am not talking about an ice cream cone‚ either. I am not even talking about iced tea or lemonade. It is something better than all of those‚ and it doesn’t even have all the sneaky calories of those other tasty treats! The answer to the question is simple. Have you guessed it? It is a cherry. Upon first
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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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Starbucks‚ it’s one of a Kind On nearly every block you’ll find an elegant divine logo soaring in the sky‚ green‚ black and white with that one of a kind woman with a star upon her head. Starbucks is recognized worldwide due to its fresh roast coffee and cheery atmosphere. This store sits on Stark Street‚ yet a busy road with cars roaring by 24-hours a day your very presence here overwhelms you with calmness and happiness that is contagious to others. It’s built in a modern architecture making
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SA II Test 1 | Close | | Subjective Test | | (i) All questions are compulsory. (ii) Questions 1 to 16 are multiple choice questions carrying one mark each. (iii) Questions 17 to 32 are short-answer type questions. These questions carry three marks each. (iv) Question number 33 to 36 are long-answer type questions and carry four marks each. Question 1 ( 1.0 marks) Who was the leader of the Bastar revolt of 1910? A. Sidhu B
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speaks on her fathers death‚ and how the weight of the family shifted from his shoulders too her shoulders after he pass. Katniss expresses her animosity toward her mother for leaving her and Prim to fend for themselves. “I thought of the hours spent in the woods with my father and I knew how we were going to survive” (Collins‚ 22). Katniss refers to her seeing the dandelion after seeing Peeta’s bruised face in the schoolyard and how that gave her hope for survival. Dandelions reminded Katniss of the
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