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    Sex in Your Living Room

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    Sex in your living room The usual complaint about television content is about violence. There are many familiar arguments that have been made common by pundits on television‚ newspapers‚ and magazines. Violent images on television are said to promote violence among our youth‚ desensitize all age groups to death and human suffering‚ and the list goes on and on. What do the prevalent and explicit sexual images that parade across our television screens do to our society? Due to the fact that sex

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    a well ventilated room with the air conditioner on full blast.What does concern me when it gets super hot is the elderly.For instance my grandmother‚she is old school and doesn’t like an ac‚so you can just imagine how hot it gets in her house that’s what worries me.The elderly are very fragile and as you might know the older you get the weaker your immune system gets‚that includes the way your body battles the heat‚ so when the temperature hits 100 I find myself worrying about my grandma.Maybe there

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    Essay “The Meanings of a Word” and Christine Leong’s “Being a Chink‚” both authors‚ whom are women of color‚ address the power behind words and their definitions. While acknowledging that words can be both empowering and positive‚ both Naylor and Leong address that words can be used in negative ways and easily manipulated. Words have the power to express an individual’s feelings and thoughts to one another‚ whether positive or negative. Alongside this‚ words can be used as labels. Labels that differentiate

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    have my grandmother still. There was always that time before things got bad‚ when I had thought she was going to live forever. I can remember that day‚ like it was yesterday. The sun was glistening‚ the birds were chirping‚ and the wind was whispering. I had gotten off the school bus to go to my grandmother’s house. It was my usual routine‚ every Wednesday I went to see her. When I got to my grandmother’s house I was greeted by Dennis‚ one of the mentally challenged guys that lived with my grandmother

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    My Fantasy Room

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    I’m laying back on the bed in my bedroom on a cold winter morning‚ savoring the warmth of the handmade blue and white quilt that my grandmother gave to me on my birthday three years ago‚ the last birthday before she passed away. On the desk next to the window is my computer. It is beckoning to me. I have to write an essay titled my fantasy room but my bed is so comfortable not even that can get me out of bed right now. I picture my fantasy room this way: here I am sipping on a cup of Lipton tea with

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    Sunset in Namibia The color contrast was the first thing that caught my eye. The colors were so vivid‚ and instead of slowly changing to the next shade‚ the radical color change amplified the drastic characteristics of the environment. From the green in the leaves of the tree‚ which is what is in focus in the picture‚ my attention moves into the vibrant contrast of blues‚ purples‚ reds‚ pinks‚ oranges‚ and yellows as the image in the picture moves towards the horizon. A tree farther off in

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    My Cozy Room

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    My Cozy Room My favorite place is my bedroom because it’s the more comfortable place in my house when I’m tired and not feeling the best or maybe even need to relieve stress‚ I can go to my room and lay down and relax. My room is very spacious‚ quiet‚ relaxing‚ and cozy‚ I admire my room a lot because I can use my imagination while I just lay down in bed and close my eyes and think about things that are exciting. My room speaks a peaceful haven to me‚ my walls are light pink with matching

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    Eulogy for my great grandmother Rosario Lagrimas(lola Ayo) I. Introduction She was born in Northern Samar and married to Adriano for more than 50 years. Gave birth to 6 children‚ and they are Agripino (the Eldest/Lolo Pinoy)‚ Anita(Lola Aning)‚ Dominador(Lolo Doming)‚ Ronaldo(Lolo Wado)‚ Norma(Inse/Lola Norma) and Nimfa(Mamay Nimfa/Youngest). She had gone to Manila to take good care of her grandchildren‚ who were Maria Paz‚ Estela and Rodrigo. II. Body The “Snowbear” candy‚ drinking coffee

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    ver had to play an interior designer and decorate a living room for example? It’s not easy work picking all the tables and sofas‚ couches‚ the TV and lots of everything else. Putting them together in the right way is tricky business‚ and your partner having a different opinion is not helping a lot. That could prove stressful‚ but it usually does not. How come? Well‚ because even if you don’t like the arrangement at first‚ you can have another go at it. Now imagine you are designing a bathroom – here

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    My Great- GrandmotherMy Best Friend Everyone has a special person in their family that they are closer to than anyone else. For as long as I can remember‚ Shorty was my favorite great- grandmother of them all. She was not just a beautiful and special person to me‚ she was also one of my best friends. I was able to tell her just about anything‚ and she always knew exactly what to do or what to say. Ever since I was a young girl‚ I would spend school breaks‚ especially the long and hot summers

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