Two. On the Trail. Heading northeast from the inn and sticking mostly to off-road trails‚ I have traveled for four straight days with little time for rest. However I have finally found signs of my competition‚ but what the signs tell me isn’t encouraging. Getting off my horse‚ who is in much need of rest‚ I approach the remains of a campsite in the small‚ woodland clearing. A tattered tent‚ blackened fire pit‚ a pot with spilled stew‚ leather saddle bag‚ trampled ground‚ and two trails heading different
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mean I have to live life? My boyfriend was lacrosse captain! I was prom queen! When I was sixteen I got attacked by a dog at the winter formal and had to stay in hospital for a week! Not many people can say that!’ ‘I don’t think you should be bragging about that. It sounds pretty traumatic actually‚’ Allison replied as they walked out the building. She can’t actually remember what happened‚ so her parents like to pretend it never happened. This just made Lydia more stubborn to never forget. ‘I lost
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I hide‚ but not in the shadows‚ I hide behind a mask. This is me about to divulge my story‚ so please read on reader. I believe that finding true freedom a person’s mask will fall off. I always told myself as a kid to keep the mask on or else I might get hurt. I do not really know where this type of thinking came from. The mask only came off when I was in the safety of my own room. For years‚ I stay behind my fake face waiting and watching the world in silence until the day I could take the mask
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1 A Wonderful Experience The most beautiful place to go hiking during the summer is Hanging Lake. The sun was so intense that I could feel its rays burning my face. I lifted my eyes and saw the path of rocks. Small and large rocks all together making a dangerous and exhausting journey. Situated between majestic mountains and a clear river on your right. Nature accompanied me the whole time‚ and trees became my best friends. I was the first to climb; behind me was Gethzemani I could see the concern
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be denied that Ivan the Terrible changed Russian history and continues to live on in popular imagination. His political legacy completely altered the Russian governmental structure; his economic policies ultimately contributed to the end of the Rurik Dynasty‚ and his social legacy lives on in unexpected places. Arguably Ivan’s most important legacy can be found in the political changes he enacted in Russia. In the words of historian Alexander Yanov‚ "Ivan the Terrible and the origins of the modern
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The raven sat far above the Yukon trail‚ searching for a source of sustenance. The cold had paralyzed most life driving them to seek shelter in their dens and nests. The Raven cared little about the cold as his mind focused solely on finding food. The long days of no sun made locating food difficult and even the raven struggled to see within the maze of the pine woods. He shook his wings to remove a layer of frost that the freezing winds had carried. He waited for any signs of life in frozen pine
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This excerpt is from his famous essay‚ "On the Duty of Civil Disobedience". First‚ some background; in 1842‚ his brother John died of lockjaw. Three years later‚ Henry decided to write a book commemorating a canoe trip he had taken with John in 1839. Seeking a quiet place to write‚ he followed a friend’s suggestion and built a small cabin on the north shore of Walden Pond on a piece of land owned by his friend and mentor‚ Ralph Waldo Emerson. He started work on his cabin in March of 1845. On the
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room which I watch my grandfather unhurriedly lose his life in. As I walk away in desperation of wanting to see my grandfather one last time I turn my head back to see his wrinkly‚ run down face and he cracks his last smile at me and attempts to lift his limp arm to wave and be strong for me‚ the door closes. When the doctors closed the doors my mouth felt dry‚ my body felt weak‚ and my breathe felt cold and slowly but surely I felt as if a piece of my soul was being ripped out. I had looked at my
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What comes to mind when you hear the verb Hiking? Honestly‚ there are so many perspectives people may pursue in defining Hiking. But in a nutshell‚ Hiking is an outdoor activity which consists of walking in natural environments‚ often in mountainous or other sceneries. Walking in nature may be trendy these days simply because Hiking counts as moderate aerobic exercise. Engaging in 30 minutes or more of physical activity improves your cardiovascular fitness‚ which means your heart and lungs
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I lay still sprawled on my back on the carpet floor‚ barely breathing or moving. NO! I wasn’t trying to commit suicide by asphyxiating. In the middle of my abdomen was a spasm that had contracted so much that the pain was almost unbearable. It was a good agonizing seven minutes before it finally subsided‚ leaving my abdominal muscles sore as never before. Outside the mercury rose in the sweltering Vietnamese heat as midday approached. I was in Vietnam participating in a Junior Ranking Tennis event
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