The Old Neighborhood This story talks about a woman named Sharon Hicks-Bartlett visiting her old neighborhood North Lawndale. She has not visited North Lawndale for fifteen years. She was shocked to see how it looked since she left. Sylvan playground as she remembered it was empty‚ full of trash and had curfew signs posted. Old establishments that used to be big are now shut down and abandoned. Movie Theaters wee either torn down or has turned into a church. Everything else was protected by
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Old Ironsides The poem “Old Ironsides” by Oliver Wendell Holmes was written to remember the US Naval ship the USS Constitution‚ nicknamed “Old Ironsides.” It also had another purpose of saving and preserving the battleship. It has a structure in which the first stanza is referencing the past‚ the second stanza the present‚ and the third stanza the future. This structure helps the reader to understand what is going on in the poem and grasp the tone and theme by allowing the reader to follow the
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Everytime I see an old couple I feel good‚ there is something sublime about them‚ something beautiful about them-Love. I think all young couples should spend sometime with old couples and seek inspiration from them‚ listen to their song of life’s journey and how they crossed the deserts soaked in Sun’s fury‚ how they fought the highs and lows of the seas‚ challenegd the peaks that seemed impossible to scale‚ down to the jungle full of dangerous wild animals holding each other’s hands‚ smile on their
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definition of "old-timer" would be someone in their 70s.80s. So I would take the age at which Mr. Old Timer was raising his children‚ which was apparently when he would have been at the age to determine respectfulness of his own children. Let ’s say 25 years old. That generation would have had multiple children by then. If he was born in 1940‚ he would have been 25 years old in 1965. I would take data from his geographic area from the years 1965 and 2010. Each group would have 20 people who were
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Description Nowadays‚ getting mail is almost a breathtaking concept. With the new technology continuing to advance‚ everyone is a text or phone call away‚ and something that happens to many people everyday. Receiving mail‚ that isn’t about paying bills or the latest deals on a gym membership is almost rare. Seeing my name on the very thin package completely caused me to rip the package open‚ though I already knew what was inside I am so eager to see. As I took the tickets from the light‚ ripped
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Describe an interesting old person - Who he is - Why you find him interesting - How he helps you - How often you meet him * I have met many old persons in my life. * Many of them have influenced me. * But the one whom I find most interesting is my grandmother. * She is in her late 60s * She is not very tall but very beautiful. * Although she has a wrinkled face but she always wears a warm smile on her lips and a radiant glow on her face
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Old Faithful is a geyser located in Yellowstone National Park‚ Wyoming‚ United States. It is one of 300 geysers in Yellowstone National Park. Old Faithful has a groundwater supply that is heated by a volcano. Old Faithful received its name by being predictable with its eruptions. It received its name by members of the 1870 Washburn Expedition. Old Faith had an average of 91 minutes between eruptions. Old Faithful is thought to be so reliable since it not connected to any other thermal feature
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goosebumps painted on the skin are worthless without it. “Last Night”‚ written by Sharon Olds‚ is a perfect reflection of how being in love has a profound effect when in relation to intimacy. Olds compares her experience while being in love‚ to her experience when her feelings for her partner are neutral. Throughout this piece Olds conveys her message with the use of similes‚ repetition‚ imagery‚ and hyperbole. Olds included a variety of devices to convey her message‚ one way was through the use of
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or you have had the shoes for a long time. Either the friendship changes‚ the shoes grow old‚ they begin to sage and crinkle that smell of fresh leather and the feel is gone‚ or new and bright shoes come along‚ ones that are in tune with the latest styles‚ ones that are bright‚ colourful and happy‚ ones who draws in all the attention‚ not a single crack or crinkle to be seen. Are you going to hold on to your old shoes? The ones who have been through it all‚ the ones were every mark‚ scratch‚ dent tells
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Thousands of people move from one country to another. The reasons can be many‚ war‚ hunger‚ more educational opportunities in the new country‚ job offers and the dream of a new life. Every country has their own culture and how they do things‚ what happens when completely different people meet? Language is a huge barrier when moving to a completely different country. When someone moves to a new country the first element that becomes difficult is making themselves understood and understanding others
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