Several years ago I made a trip to Cape Town South Africa‚ and it was one of the most memorable trips of my life. The excitement of the unknown grew with each passing hour spent in the air‚ high above the earth. Though my sons and I had a planned five day excursion‚ I still couldn’t stop wondering what might still lie ahead. Would it be something about this new culture I was about to experience; or would it be something more‚ something about me? After clearing customs and retrieving our luggage
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“The Morning Beach” After a stressful day‚ many people would feel tired and want to do something to release their stress; everyone has in mind a place to escape to for relaxation. My place of relaxation is the beach‚ especially on a morning day. It was early in the morning‚ when the sky was still dim‚ I was walking on the beach by myself with my sandals off; as the tide hit on shore‚ the spray of water splashed on my skin‚ I felt like I had drank a glass of cold water on a hot
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An apartment is a self contained housing unit that occupies only part of a building. Apartments may be owned (by an owner/occupier) or rented (by tenants). My first apartment was located in Brooklyn in the Flatbush section. It was a small but very conveniently located third floor apartment in a elevator building. The building only had five floors with a see through glass lobby entrance. The building had a doorman that worked from four until midnight. He was a very pleasant middle aged gentleman with
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Laptop Introduction: My Laptop is a very valuable tool required for this program. I use my Laptop daily for school work and projects. Appearance: My laptop has a power button on the top left of the base right under the screen. It has an indigo blue light in the centre of it. A keyboard centred on the base with extra functions such as‚ turning on/off the display. A touch pad a little off centre to the left below the keyboard and a 15.6” semi glossy screen that I can see my reflection. It is
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Family Time The living room‚ or family room‚ is generally considered the main gathering area in most homes due to the television being located there. However‚ this is not the case in the more than one hundred year old‚ light grey‚ two story home in which I live. The main attraction of this particular living room is the comforting atmosphere and warm fires that take place in the wood-burning fireplace. Upon entering the living room‚ the golden honey colored
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PREDRAFTING: In June of 2009 right after father’s day I found out that I was pregnant with my first and only child‚ which brought so much joy to my life. At first I was nervous about the news‚ but then the more I thought about it the more excited and happier I got. I finally realized that I was going to be a mother. I had scheduled my first ultrasound to see how my baby was growing and on that same day I found out that I was going to have a little boy on February 6‚ 2010. At that same ultrasound
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Zach Dolenar Professor English English 1102 19 September 2012 Ode to a Cherry What’s better to chill out a hot summer’s day than something sweet and cool? No‚ I am not talking about a Popsicle. I am not talking about an ice cream cone‚ either. I am not even talking about iced tea or lemonade. It is something better than all of those‚ and it doesn’t even have all the sneaky calories of those other tasty treats! The answer to the question is simple. Have you guessed it? It is a cherry. Upon first
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Kiana Aguon Professor Tiedemann English 114 01 October 2012 Survival is the act of surviving; to endure or live through an affliction‚ adversity‚ misery‚ etc. The word survives is of the Latin origin from the word Supervīvere super- (over‚ beyond) and –vīvere (to live). The phrase survival of the fittest was used in the seventeenth century to replace Darwin’s term natural selection‚ “to kill or be killed”. Although the term survival has various meanings‚ in reference to Suzanne Collins’ The
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Organized Chaos The gym was full of thousands of wild fans. The battle of chants from opposing sides echoes‚ and bounces off of the arena walls. This is game time. It is here. It is now! Basketball isn’t just a sport‚ it’s a way of life; a chaotic life that is. I’m not just talking any kind of chaos‚ it’s organized chaos. Between the yells‚ the disagreements‚ the fun‚ the anger‚ the fouls‚ and the joy you find team harmony that no other sport can obtain. The lights dim as the home team bursts
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ENC1101 Prof. Riski I woke up on Wednesday morning in the middle of an extremely hot August. I noticed it was sunny‚ something unusual during a Floridian summer. As I rolled myself out of bed‚ I began to stretch. While I was doing that there was this sweet smell that I know I’ve smelled before. It was such a sensational smell just as if I can actually taste it. I followed the smell towards the kitchen where I found my mom making me my favorite breakfast‚ blueberry waffles topped with whipped
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