deep blue circle surrounded by gem-toned Caribbean water just below my window. Once‚ I got an aerial tour of Yosemite National Park on the way home to San Francisco. As a California native‚ I’d visited Yosemite countless times‚ but the priceless view from above was something I’d never seen—other than on TV. We may never be able to visit all the places we see out the airplane window‚ but just seeing them as we pass over is far better than seeing them on screen. And it adds to the travel experience
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Starting off with some background with Scott Joplin—Scott Joplin’s actual birthdate unknown‚ but is estimated to be sometime between 1867 and 1868. His family were formerly slaves and they lived in Texarkana. Joplin taught himself piano in a nearby home owned by white people. Eventually‚ he was taught by German music teacher‚ Julius Weiss‚ who noticed how talented Joplin was. Joplin has lived in many different parts of the United States and has lead would could be considered a successful life. His
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Leah Krainz Miss Marchek and Mrs. Wood AP English Language and Composition 10 October 2012 Comparing the Effectiveness of Elie Wiesel and Russell Baker Elie Wiesel’s text “The Perils of Indifference” and Russell Baker’s text “Happy New Year?” convey a common underlying message: succumbing to social culture for the sake of acceptance has consequences. This message is explained in each work through the usage of Wiesel and Baker’s ethos‚ pathos‚ tone‚ figurative language‚ and rhetorical questioning
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Women are more than just people who take care of kids and stay at home and cook and clean. Women are leaders and business ceos‚ they can succeed just as well as as other people. Women are strong and independent‚ they are strong and hard hearted. Mothers spend twice as many hours each week looking after children compared
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Scott Howard is the local hardware delivery boy from the hit 80’s film: Teen Wolf. Scott works hard to balance life and school - as most teens do in their day-to-day life. Unfortunately‚ Scott has a secret he must not let anyone know; he is a werewolf. On top of that‚ he can’t seem to get the girl of his dreams to notice him‚ his friend group all consists of losers
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Visits are a great source of information. When we go from one place to another‚ we are sure to learn a lot. Particularly‚ visits to historical places teach us so many things. Some times such places tell us stories better than the books on history. It is well said‚ “Architecture is a frozen music” A visit to historical place is always valuable for a student. It enriches his Knowledge and increases his vision. As it is said‚ “All the history is the biography of great men” Last Sunday‚ we decided
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The Botanical Gardens is definitely one interesting place that I would recommend to anyone who asks me for my advice. The beauty of it is somehow beyond description. Each flower‚ each plant has its own way of capturing your soul. Each blade of grass‚ each tree somehow knows how to coordinate with others to form a picturesque scenery that no architect or designer could ever copy. No best selling novelist or Nobel prize winner could possibly put its miraculous beauty into words. One actually has to
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opportunity in Scott County. The poverty‚ lack of education‚ jobs — it all ties together. A lot of people think they’re sort of stuck here. They feel hopeless‚" according to Chris Albertson‚ a Scott County council member. Scottsburg is a city of boredom‚ drugs‚ and trouble. The way to fix most of these problems is to give kids something to do that is not drugs or troublemaking. While there is not enough money in Scottsburg to be able to build entertainment for kids‚ there need to be more places and activities
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The Settlement: • Year 1; Rapid to pay cost for equipment and not services ($68‚000) • Year 2; Scott to provide 2nd generation “Print Rite”‚ Rapid to pay original contract amount for year plus at minimum‚ $12‚000 at the end of year (equivalent to $1‚000/month) for software application with the following contingency: 1. In case‚ Rapid increases print volumes by 25% - end of year software charge is calculated at $2‚000/month‚ or $24‚000 for the year (Scott’s original price for this
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A Small Place The novel‚ A Small Place is about a woman named Kincaid who talks about her life growing up in Antigua and her feelings towards society both in times of the “old” Antigua and Antigua in the present time of the novel. Kincaid also talks about her feelings towards tourism‚ the exploitation and colonization of her country‚ and global stratification. In my opinion‚ this novel can relate to class discussions such as the discussion on racism and gender wars. Again‚ in my opinion I did
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