I glanced out of the train window‚ watching the scenery speed away. Mighty oaks‚ bristling firs and radiant maple trees were all transformed into no more than colourful pins. The seat beside me lay vacant‚ as what once sat a wonderful and lovely gentleman‚ no longer shares with me the long trip home. I stare at the endless mass of space‚ overshadowing the Earth. The grey radiant clouds‚ together‚ began to form a distinctive image of his face‚ shaping his luminous smile almost to an exact. The subconscious
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List of Odysseus’s Travels Ismaros The people are called Kykones Odysseus met Maron and the Kykones He stayed there for one day He lost 72 men; 0 ships Total lost 72 men; 0 ships Summary of Events: Odysseus decided to raid Ismaros‚ where Maron gave him many gallons of wine. When Odysseus told his men to pull out‚ they mutinied and refused. This gave the Kykones time to recuperate their losses and they in return‚ attacked Odysseus’ men. After substantial time of fighting‚ the men finally
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The Human Heart The human heart is one of the most important organs in our bodies. However‚ it is basically a muscular structure that pumps blood. In this report‚ there will be information on the size‚ structure‚ function‚ and diseases/health problems of the human heart. The size of the human heart varies due to factors such as gender‚ size of the body‚ inheritance‚ and age. However‚ a normal size of a person’s heart is about the same size as his/her clenched fist (9cmx13cm)‚ and has a mass between
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In David’s Story by Zoe Wicomb‚ Dulcie‚ a member of the guerilla unit‚ represents a traumatic past that “cannot be told‚ cannot be translated into words‚ into language we use for everyday matters” (Wicomb 151). Embedded in this trauma is shame‚ which causes Dulcie to be a shadowy figure throughout the novel. Thus‚ she becomes an “amnemonic trace” (Potamianou 963) of the past that David continually conceals‚ but in doing so‚ makes his involvement with the undisclosed mistreatment of Dulcie in the
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Dolly has an emotion point system. She requires herself to use five happiness points before she’s allowed to slip away beneath the surface. When her points dwindle and she feels the tide lapping at her toes‚ she reaches out to me without hesitation‚ seeing as I have always been her anchored friend in the churning seas. The ocean is her condition and I am the captain of our seasoned warship‚ a stand in for our connection. She becomes stagnant as the waters rise‚ the calm before the storm. Dark clouds
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As a Canadian high school student living in Alberta I only consider myself as part of the nation I was born in‚ which is Canada. My parents were born in Pakistan and almost all of my family is in the Middle East‚ although a few also reside in areas such as Australia and the United Kingdom. Despite this‚ I have only been to these areas once in my lifetime‚ and during that time I was barely a year old. This is why I do not consider myself a part of any other nation besides Canada. The culture and language
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Creative Writing I have been across mansion floors‚ down swirling staircases‚ tapped along a dance floor and under the seat of very sophisticated restaurants. Maxwell‚ my owner is struck down with the food poisoning‚ I’m almost useless now. I need to travel‚ being cramped up in here makes me very frustrated‚ oh if only I had hands to stop Maxwell from eating that seafood. I wasn’t happy being vomited towards‚ and neither was my twin‚ Prada . My twin is a soleful character‚ always willing to follow
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I believe in a small tract of land in Augusta‚ Georgia exist a vortex to the Heavens. The vortex consists of azaleas‚ tightly mowed southern grass enclosed by century old pines and closed off to the world except for the select few. There is not a set way for one to gain ability to reside here‚ instead one has to set their own path. People aspire to make it‚ however without a template the challenge rises in difficulty. Every April the world gets a glimpse of the safehaven. The time is short lived
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Darion and his crew had been sailing for days trying to find the island of the sea queen. They needed her help and guidance to find the gold before the mad Captain Gray. Darion held his telescope to his eye for what felt like the hundredth time today. Looking through the glass‚ he skimmed over the horizon‚ praying for the sight of land. Finally‚ there is the distance he spotted an island. “Land ho!” he shouted to the crew. Several men ran to the side of the ship and pointed across to the island.
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Darcy’s journey to America was Profitless - The ballad of Les Darcy Les Darcy’s journey from Australia to America was far from profitless. Les did not earn any money whilst on his journey to America so in that sense it was profitless but instead‚ Darcy gained much more emotionally. From the point when Les left Australian shores he was confronted with many new and challenging experiences. He faced American media‚ and also during his journey he gained more perspective and grew stronger friendships
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