Cultural Event: Morse Museum in Winter Park This is not so much a cultural event‚ as it is a cultural collection of one of the most unique ways of making art – by using glass. At the Charles Hosmer Morse Museum of American Art one can find collections of American art pottery‚ collections of the late nineteenth and early twentieth century American paintings‚ graphics‚ decorative art‚ and most importantly the works of Louis Comfort Tiffany. I visited this museum located in Winter Park‚ Florida
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My eight year old brother‚ Jay‚ stands out in a crowd of children because of his distinctive appearance and gentle manner. The first thing I notice when I look at him is his height. He stands at shoulder height next to me; indeed‚ he is a head taller than other children his age‚ and is definitely stronger. His weight is a hefty 121 pounds; without a doubt‚ he weighs forty pounds more than other children in his grade level. Recently‚ my dad signed him up for flag football‚ where he was told: “It is
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“The Morning Beach” After a stressful day‚ many people would feel tired and want to do something to release their stress; everyone has in mind a place to escape to for relaxation. My place of relaxation is the beach‚ especially on a morning day. It was early in the morning‚ when the sky was still dim‚ I was walking on the beach by myself with my sandals off; as the tide hit on shore‚ the spray of water splashed on my skin‚ I felt like I had drank a glass of cold water on a hot
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An apartment is a self contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments may be owned (by an owner/occupier) or rented (by tenants). My first apartment was located in Brooklyn in the Flatbush section. It was a small but very conveniently located third floor apartment in a elevator building. The building only had five floors with a see through glass lobby entrance. The building had a doorman that worked from four until midnight. He was a very pleasant middle aged gentleman with
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Laptop Introduction: My Laptop is a very valuable tool required for this program. I use my Laptop daily for school work and projects. Appearance: My laptop has a power button on the top left of the base right under the screen. It has an indigo blue light in the centre of it. A keyboard centred on the base with extra functions such as‚ turning on/off the display. A touch pad a little off centre to the left below the keyboard and a 15.6” semi glossy screen that I can see my reflection. It is
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Family Time The living room‚ or family room‚ is generally considered the main gathering area in most homes due to the television being located there. However‚ this is not the case in the more than one hundred year old‚ light grey‚ two story home in which I live. The main attraction of this particular living room is the comforting atmosphere and warm fires that take place in the wood-burning fireplace. Upon entering the living room‚ the golden honey colored
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PREDRAFTING: In June of 2009 right after father’s day I found out that I was pregnant with my first and only child‚ which brought so much joy to my life. At first I was nervous about the news‚ but then the more I thought about it the more excited and happier I got. I finally realized that I was going to be a mother. I had scheduled my first ultrasound to see how my baby was growing and on that same day I found out that I was going to have a little boy on February 6‚ 2010. At that same ultrasound
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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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Kiana Aguon Professor Tiedemann English 114 01 October 2012 Survival is the act of surviving; to endure or live through an affliction‚ adversity‚ misery‚ etc. The word survives is of the Latin origin from the word Supervīvere super- (over‚ beyond) and –vīvere (to live). The phrase survival of the fittest was used in the seventeenth century to replace Darwin’s term natural selection‚ “to kill or be killed”. Although the term survival has various meanings‚ in reference to Suzanne Collins’ The
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Organized Chaos The gym was full of thousands of wild fans. The battle of chants from opposing sides echoes‚ and bounces off of the arena walls. This is game time. It is here. It is now! Basketball isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a way of life; a chaotic life that is. I’m not just talking any kind of chaos‚ it’s organized chaos. Between the yells‚ the disagreements‚ the fun‚ the anger‚ the fouls‚ and the joy you find team harmony that no other sport can obtain. The lights dim as the home team bursts
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