Cory Hansen Van Alphen English 101 141 11 October 2012 Childhood When I was a baby‚ the world was a lot different. Everything was incredibly bright‚ or awfully dark. I was remarkably happy‚ or I was terribly scared. I lived in a world of extremes. I was trapped on an elevator that soared to the top floor in an instant‚ and plummeted to the basement the next. Nothing‚ not one feeling‚ not one moment in time‚ lasted long enough for me to explore. Then‚ as I stood up for the first time‚ the elevator
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Flowing lava‚ rich agriculture and miles of beach-lined coast are key aspects linked to the state’s biggest landmass‚ the Island of Hawaii. Embraced by thousands of miles of the Pacific Ocean‚ Hawaii has a unique‚ come-as-you-are attitude expressed in its aloha spirit. A warm welcome is all but guaranteed as you arrive to experience all the delights this special island has to offer. Hawaii is made for experiences‚ known as one of the best travel areas in the world. The activities tourist can experience
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Reaching the 10 mile mark to get back to the original camping site got everyone happy but the happiness soon died as the dark clouds caved our heads and tiny little droplets fell down like bullets. The strong wind howled through the river and the thunder roared. Trees on the side started dancing and leaves clapped their hands. My canoe started rocking harder and harder from side to side allowing the big waves to come into my canoe. Three canoes was already ahead of us and another just went past
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There is no worse place to watch a big game than at the stadium‚ especially when you are not going with a number of friends. Experiences of seeing other live events like baseball‚ basketball‚ hockey matches or even popular music concerts could just be different‚ but definitely it is better to watch the same football event on an HD screen. Ironic but true‚ some fans believe they have to watch television because they miss too much by actually being there. To begin with‚ it is more comfortable to watch
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Josh Burns 9-10-13 English 2nd Descriptive Writing I’m in band class standing at my bass drum in the concluding hours of school. It happens to be a Tuesday on this fine September 18th. Then my ears began to ring. I guess since I’m so use to loud banging drums‚ my ears ring‚ I’m not quite sure. I then heard the metallic and electronic sound that is tuned to a B natural‚ what normal people would call a bell‚ and dash to the bus stop to meet her. I had recently met this amazing girl‚ and it
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newspapers and magazines‚ But is not as easy as they think. Hard copy is going to be abolished‚ because the raw material for the paper is wood. Are we going to chop down all the trees in order to publish newspapers? Third‚ television has done a great job about educating children. This is the most important part of television. All children like to watch cartoons‚ so television programs can teach many things within these cartoons. If we put the television aside‚ entertaining gets more expensive than before
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the list could go on. However‚ after hearing about the proposal to eliminate sports from our high school‚ I came to a heartbreaking realization that these magnificent memories and future memories of mine and for many could be wiped away completely. As tradition at the beginning of varsity football games‚ we begin with an “I believe that we will win” cheer‚ but it is more than just the idea of winning that draws so many fans to the stands for every sport. It is the live experience and ability to show
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family goes through‚ but explains the problem is happening to many more civilians than the story focus’s on. Steinbeck does not leave out a single detail about the Joad family and their journey to California‚ and that in itself is what makes his writing so entertaining. Not only is this a very powerful topic to write about‚ but the remarkable writing style of author John Steinbeck makes this book a masterpiece. From the intensely vivid descriptions of the land to the true-to-the-heart portrayal of
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Writing Assignment No. 3 A Memorable Event There are many memorable events in my life‚ but because I am in China‚ I will describe something that happened in Zhong Guo. In 1993 I first came to China. I taught in Kunming‚ Yunnan Province‚ which is in southwest China. I was working at Yunnan University [Yun Da] and I wanted to visit Dali‚ the famed city that was the terminus of the Burma Road. It was built in 1940 to allow supplies to cross into China from British occupied Burma. The supplies
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Football or Soccer is a popular sport played all over the world. Even though it has only been popular in North America for the past 30 years‚ soccer has been a long time favorite most everywhere else. It is the national sport of most European and Latin-American countries‚ and of many other nations. Millions of people in more than 140 countries play soccer. The sport datesback to the Egyptians‚ who played games involving the kicking of a ball.Now‚ the sport has grown to a global pastime‚ including
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