Sara Nostant Late Winter Trot You can feel the cold breeze against your face. It’s pushing your hair back as you gain momentum. Normally‚ you might feel cold or uncomfortable in the cool air but the adrenaline you are feeling overrides the wind’s harsh bite. Above you‚ when you look up‚ is a path. You take the journey and spot scenery of copious greens and frequent browns. The smell of Christmas trees and recent rainfall is fresh in the air. You can almost smell the dampness and cold. As you
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On a cold December day one week before winter break my life was flipped upside down. I was a 5th grader waiting for my mom to pick me up from school after tutoring but‚ my uncle picked me up that day I asked him‚ “Where’s my mom?” “Why didn’t she pick me up?” My uncle redundancy ‚ didn’t say a single word to me during the car ride home. As I got to my house‚ I saw the ambulance outside of my house‚ hoping nothing was wrong. I open the door hope the first responders weren’t there but as I open the
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The man in "Those Winter Sundays" by Robert Hayden uses the boy version of himself as an example for other children teaching them that they should never forget to appreciate how hard a loved one works for you or the dedication they show to making sure you are cared for. Also a lesson for adults that they may suffer extreme guilt later in life when it will be to late to free yourself of those type of emotions. I can identify with the emotions he goes through‚ easily placing myself in his shoes seeing
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Cited: Goldman‚ James. The Lion in Winter. New York: Rand House Trade Paperbacks‚ 1981. Shakespeare‚ William. Hamlet. New York: Washington Square P‚ 1992. Shaw‚ George B. George Bernard Shaw ’s Plays. 2nd ed. New York: W.W Norton and Company‚ 2002. 203-285.
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those that have parents and kids who cannot spend more than a few minutes apart‚ while there are others that do not even speak on a daily basis. For the latter‚ there can be a plethora of outcomes from those strained familial relationships. “Those Winter Sundays” by Robert Hayden explores some of those issues and their complexities‚ focusing mainly on a breakdown caused by a lack of understanding of all that a father provides to his family as well as broken lines of communication. Hayden indirectly
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Sesshu’s painting known as “Winter Landscape” depicts the mountainous terrain of China with people settled across it. At first glance‚ without being technical‚ Sesshu uses only ink and paper to paint the mountain range‚ slowly adding less distinct mountains as it moves further away‚ and then vegetation in the form of trees is scattered about the mountain. There is a human presence mixed in with the nature in the form of a man walking up the mountain and a large temple or palace like structure in
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Lashley Winter The Stephanie Marie Burgos Scholarship Essay My parents came to the United States from Saint Lucia to help create a better life for their children. Knowing the sacrifice my parents made to provide more opportunities for us‚ I approach my education and future with the tenacity to achieve. I waste no time and seize every opportunity that comes before me. I am a firm believer that time lost cannot be regained. Though I immerse myself in the opportunities that come before me‚ I
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Texting While Driving The number one leading cause of teenage driving deaths and crashes is texting while driving. Texting while driving is teenagers’ number one driving distraction (Cell Phone). Texting while driving has not really been a big concern until recently. Law enforcement have realized that the percentage of texting and driving accident have risen over the past years. Texting while driving has been getting ignored but now it’s time to bring it to the light to save some lives. Texting
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In the United States‚ one of the main causes of car accidents is distracted driving. This includes‚ eating‚ talking to others in the car‚ or texting while driving. Texting while driving is the most common type of distracted driving. In my opinion‚ people need to become more aware of the dangers of texting and driving and there needs to be stricter laws regarding texting and driving. Using phones while driving is very dangerous and most states do have laws to address it‚ but is not very strictly enforced
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Sherylyn Taylor Composition Two Drunk Driving October 02‚ 2012 We as American can save more lives by not driving while under the influences. Setting a good example for our children in today’s world we need to be a good role model. Driving and drinking are not a good fit. DUI could possibly screw up your life and others. Now is losing your driver license and going to jail really worth it. Drunk driving has been a major problem among American people. Every single
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