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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The morning air brought chills across the land. Trees shook and snow flurried about the ground creating the mountain smog. The cold metal of the chair lift endured the morning breeze comfortably‚ while the two on it sat silently tucking themselves away from the frigid air. Puffs of clouds rose from both of their mouths as they breathed in the rejuvenating gusts‚ only to disappear from sight within a few seconds. The quiet breath of the mountain and the groaning of the iron monoliths holding the two
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thought about who in your life would be your hero‚ well in my eyes Lewin Canady my dad is my hero‚ he is my rock. In my home town most people’s hero’s come in a military uniform. Mine comes in work boots ‚raggedy old jeans with mortar on his hand and a hard hat. This man is my father he is understanding easy to talk to‚ has a kind heart‚ and he is a survivor. When it comes to being understanding‚ my mom has never been the best at that which for most girls they talk to there moms about everything
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The New York City Living in America is a fantasy for a lot of people‚ but living in New York City is something even better‚ and more magical than any fantasy. Although regarded as the `most populated city ’ in the United States‚ the whole city has something interesting to offer everyone. It is sub divided into five boroughs ‚ being Queens ‚ The Bronx ‚ Brooklyn ‚ Manhattan ‚ and Staten Island respectively .The landmarks in New York city are known all over the world . There is
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TANZANIA`S NIGHTMARE A nightmare‚ this refers to a very bad dream that a person seems to experience. Tanzania is one of the most blessed countries when it comes to natural resources but it`s faced by extreme poverty and underdevelopment‚ for so many years this nightmare (poverty & underdevelopment) has been torturing the minds of many Tanzanians. THE BEGINING Tanzania is a fruit of the unification of two young countries which are Tanganyika and Zanzibar under the leadership of J.K.Nyerere and
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Gothic Nightmares Fuseli‚ Blake and the Romantic Imagination at Tate Britain 15th February- 1st May 2006 The exhibition is divided amongst eight rooms‚ a number of artists‚ work‚ such as Henry Fuseli‚ James Barry‚ Joseph Wright of Derby‚ Catherine Blake‚ Philippe Jaques de Loutherbourg display their work collectivly. This collective exhibition including many great artists is an interesting way of showing their work‚ acting like a whole installation. The main focus of the
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This Short story by Ambrose Bierce is excellent in terms with the plot‚ sense of time and descriptive writing. After reading the story what I favor most about this story is the use of time and how it keeps the reader interested from the start to the end with its imagery and exquisite description. In the beginning‚ the outlook appears to be dark as the main character Peyton Farquhar‚ is being hanged. “The man’s hands were behind his back‚ the wrists bound with a cord. A rope closely encircled his
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decided to go out for a walk. I loved how the warm breeze felt against my face. While walking‚ not even noticing where I was going‚ I turned a sharp corner and nothing was there but a dirt path and forest surrounding it. I walked on‚ day-dreaming about how this place looked like a fairytale. When there was a sudden change‚ there was a small gap leading into the forest where there was a river. The river curled in all directions and the calm‚ smooth surface looked trusting‚ and inviting. I stepped
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The Beautiful Nightmare One of William Shakespeare’s most sublime works‚ Macbeth‚ displays the tragic downfall of a once trustworthy and noble man named Macbeth. Shakespeare is able to transform the nightmare portrayed in this play into art that everyone can relate to‚ making the play obtain such high quality and admiration. The idea of a nightmare is dissimilar to the genre of horror in a variety of ways. A nightmare is very realistic and universal‚ whereas horror is not; it is exaggerated‚ very
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welcomed us‚ we were already warming to Iceland. Iceland has the reputation of being a remote country‚ but it’s actually North America’s closest European neighbor‚ located relatively halfway between the U.K. and the U.S. There are many misconceptions about Iceland‚ and surely the name of the country doesn’t help any. Far from freezing or being covered in ice‚ Iceland has a relatively medium climate‚ averaging 60 degrees in the summer and 32 in the winter. We were visiting in April‚ and the temperature
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