cheer. As their screams grow louder‚ the little girl in bed clutches her ears and cries. Yet‚ there wasn’t a single place left where her dreams could ever hide. She wants to fight the rats‚ but their voices are too strong. Their voices keep
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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 was ready for a family vacation. A ride to Rio Frio River is like a flight to a Caribbean
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Kyle Jordan: English 9 – Chapter 19 Descriptive Writing: Create a Monster Descriptive Essay: 1. You will generate a list of 10 characteristics common to monsters. 2. You will plan and write a descriptive essay on a monster you create including the following: what the monster looks like‚ what the monster eats‚ where the monster lives‚ what the monsters personality is like. 3. You will identify‚ interpret‚ and create sensory descriptions‚ also called imagery. Repulsive looks‚ incongruous
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The Cattle Barn It’s a small lot on our farm‚ with white and red tin siding that many people overlook. It’s right next to the voluminous silver towers of our mill. It’s a place where many lessons are learned and see many “joys and discomforts” of agricultural life all throughout the year. Starting in the middle of December all the way to the beginning of July is where I get to watch my project grow and develop. As soon as the herd sees me stumbling down the hill‚ they race to the gate and acknowledge
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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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My favorite place is my grandfather’s log cabin in Leakey‚ Texas. It is not fancy or anything special but it is my home away from home. I helped built it when I was very young and I go there any chance I get. The 4th of July is the best time of the year down there. The cabin is located on Saddleback Mountain. The cabin looks grey and black because of all the weathering. The front porch is huge and you can see the mountains and trees for miles. We normally go out in the mornings and watch the sunrise
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do but that’s all part of inspecting the plane. Once we are done with our preflight inspections we untie the plane and remove the chucks from under the tires. Then we get into the small cockpit. Then we adjust our green leather seats to the proper place‚ where the seat is comfortable for each one of us; since we do want to be comfortable when flying. The first thing that we do is grab the yoke(the steering wheel) and turn it left and right‚ and forward and back‚ to make sure the flight controls are
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With towering bald cypress trees and long stretches of calm water‚ the Frio River in Concan‚ Texas‚ provides public waters for visitors looking to go tubing. Sitting next to Garner State Park‚ which provides ample recreational activities like hunting‚ fishing‚ and hiking‚ the Frio River has created my best summer memories. I have enjoyed countless summers burning my skin under the hot southern sun. Tradition calls my family to Frio County each summer‚ along with hundreds more families looking to
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the author of “total domination” that is one part of last chapter in the Origins of Totalitarianism. In Arendt’s essay “Total Domination”‚ she uses thesis to support her opinion that totalitarianism is a scary system and totalitarian leadership should never be used. However‚ in some facts‚ I disagree with Arendt’s statement that she mentions in essay. In the beginning of Arendt’s essay‚ she states: “The concentration and extermination camps of totalitarian regimes serve as the laboratories in which
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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 away. Through the eyes of the young girl the beach is a blissful place. There are miles upon miles of golden
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