the shoreline of the beach looking for colorful sea glass and shark teeth‚ I observed canopies and tents set up a mile long on the beach. Families were gathered for a fun filled summer day. Children were building sand castles and splashing in the water‚ people young and old were lying on beach towels basking in the sun‚ couples were holding hands while walking along the shoreline taking in the beautiful scenery‚ and ATV’s and golf carts were driving by. I came to a stop for a second and closed my
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large concrete sink conspicuously imposed in one corner. Grandma used to stand upon the red brick pavement in front of this sink every morning; cleaning vegetables for meals‚ washing clothes from the day before‚ or scrubbing pots and bowls in soapy water. When grandma was doing her chores at the sink‚ I would stagger into the yard with my little green wooden chair dragging behind‚ set it a few feet from grandma‚ sit down and watch her hands maneuver among the items with fascinated eyes. Every now and
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He’s a young fellow‚ the comedian‚ with white socks striped in dark‚ and dark suspenders over a white T-shirt. White face‚ red nose. His MO is to take after individuals and emulate their movement without their seeing‚ to the joy of the sizeable‚ regularly evolving group of onlookers. We’re staying here on the means of the Museum‚ hot and sweat-soaked‚ watching the show. The jokester can tail anybody: a smooth lady wearing pink unsettles‚ a child with a mountain bicycle‚ a muscle-shirted man talking
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Every year‚ around the first week of August‚ right when summer is about to end and the beginning of the summer monsoons‚ people gather at a ballpark known as Ricketts Park. A state of the art baseball stadium that when spectating the ongoing games‚ you can smell the sweet smell of the cottonwoods that shade the stadium from a cool breeze. Even more so‚ the warm smell of hot dogs with just the right amount of greasy glaze coming up through the small‚ thin cracks of the aluminum bleachers‚ escaping
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fresh cut hay brings a sense of peacefulness to the picnicker’s body. The colorful blankets which people sit on are so bright‚ they’re like flowers covering a field. Next to the picnic area is a crystal clear pond with large fish jumping through the water. The natural foods the Ukrainian’s cook for a picnic are in a class of their own. The pork meat for the shish kabob‚ is submersed for two days in garlic‚ onions‚ vinegar‚ Brewer 2 salt‚ and pepper. The shish kabob is cooked to perfection over
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Ideal Vacation My family had always looked forward to leaving the valley during the torrid summer months. You see I never really had an actual vacation‚ since my father had been gone for eight long‚ dreadful years. He was sent away to a prison thousands of miles away‚ in Florida‚ when I was only six years old. My loving mother talked about ancient vacations we took‚ but I was too young to remember. My father was back home and he was as healthy as a young doctor. It was now summer of 2010‚ and I
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Monique Walker Mr. Brady 11 September 2012 Heritage What factors contribute to who you are today? A question that many struggle with including James McBride‚ the author of The Color of Water. James struggled with finding himself because of his mixed background‚ a white Jewish mother and a Black father. When James finally gets an understanding of the culture‚ races‚ and religions that surrounds him it helps him to gain his own identity‚ point of view‚ and allows him to share his experiences with
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DESCRIPTIVE WRITING DESCRIPTIVE WRITING is the clear description of people‚ places‚ objects‚ or events using appropriate details. An effective description will contain sufficient and varied elaboration of details to communicate a sense of the subject being described. Details used are usually sensory and selected to describe what the writer sees‚ hears‚ smells‚ touches‚ and tastes. DESCRIPTIVE PROMPTS 1. Think of an animal you have seen or that you know about. The animal might be someone’s
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island was busy with a bustling feeling of excitement as we prepared for the coming tsunami of extended family and close friends. The decorations were set and the flag rose high over the cottage‚flaunting its patriotism. I walked past the mirror like water waiting to meet any disturbance with a sudden flood of ripples. We rode over to the shore waiting to load our boat with unneeded baggage and our family.We picked up uncles‚aunts and cousins and so on. For hours after we shuttled distant relatives around
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strange nostalgic beauty to the campus. Dry and crispy fallen leaves ranging from yellow to crimson colors carpeted the cemented bank of the lake. Despite what the name suggests‚ the Mirror Lake did not reflect its surroundings in the green algae-filled water. However‚ the serene view of the lake was enough for me to catch a breath and eat lunch between my intensive science classes. I took out the transparent and airtight plastic sandwich box from my purple backpack. The lock and lock container made loud
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