It’s the same oak tree every day‚ some leaves are pale as paper‚ some dark as pitch; some rich as chocolate‚ and some poor thin shreds‚ there life on the tree almost ending as there about to fall‚ each year around this time of year they cover the woodland floor. From clasped grey buds bursting into bronze‚ opening into this year’s glorious spring and deepening into one of the best summer’s green before colouring in autumn and falling precisely here. It’s a simple life‚ before I deployed‚ I was very
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in his hand. “No‚” I replied as blood slowly dripped onto the cement. I walked into my house calling for my mom. “What‚” my mom asks‚ walking into the hallway. “I just sliced my toe open‚” say limping into the kitchen. My mom went and got wet paper towels to clean up the blood. I hopped up onto the counter and brought down the bandages. She cleaned off the blood and looked into the cut. “You may need stitches‚ but dad will have to check‚” She put all the bandages around my toe like a cocoon
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Most of the people think that science is boring and hard. I admit that before‚ I also thought that science is a something that I would not love because of what I hear from other people. But then‚ I realized that science is very important in different fields of life. Now‚ I can’t even imagine life without science. August 31‚ 2013 is a day that I would really remember. That day‚ we had a science activity held at our school‚ City of Mandaluyong Science High School which is called Skymobile. Me and
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I believe that if I set my mind to something I can do it. Anyone can do this. Just setting your mind to something and going through with the comment to that‚ you can do anything. My story starts out with how I learned how to Juggle. Friday night it was 4th Friday for businesses downtown. My store which is The Red Peppermint had a juggler come to help bring in customers. We were slammed! Thanks Mr. Juggler! When he was there he asked us if we knew how to juggle. All three of us said “no”. So he
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Right from the start of when Charlie became smarter‚ I never knew why or how it could have happened. It was like he increased his IQ overnight. When Charlie was not smart and didn’t understand most things‚ Frank Reilly and I thought it was fun teasing him. The way Charlie looked clueless always made me laugh. He didn’t look offended so I didn’t feel an ounce of regret! Soon‚ all the guys at the factory made up the saying‚ “Don’t pull a Charlie Gordon!” This was our way of making fun of Charlie whenever
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The 2008 World Economic Crisis: Global Shifts and Faultlines The last months of 2008 witnessed what is being called the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of 1929-30. The first indications of a serious crisis appeared in January 2008. On 15 January‚ news of a sharp drop in the profits of the Citigroup banking led to a sharp fall on the New York Stock Exchange. On 21 January a spectacular fall in share prices occurred in all major world markets‚ followed by a series of collapses
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Loss is often sudden and painful‚ like a kick to the gut‚ but the pain eventually fades leaving you with only a memory of the past. Sometimes‚ though‚ it is not a kick. It is a rusty razor gash that opens up your belly leaving you desperately trying to stuff slippery innards back into a yawning wound. Even when it heals there remains a jagged scar and a dull ache as lingering reminders of what has been lost. I once counted Professor Gregor Szaranev as a close friend. I suppose I still do even though
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I recognized Francis by three things‚ her strong southern accent‚ her rich intoxicating perfume‚ and the color of her skin. She was my “Black Grandmama.” When I was a little kid‚ my family would drive down to my father’s hometown of New Orleans Louisiana‚ and stay with his parents for months at a time. My grandparents‚ very wealthy‚ had an ensemble of workers. Maids‚ butlers‚ cooks‚ all of which had one thing in common; they were black. Growing up in Dubuque I had very few encounters with people
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A Worthy Experience Awesome‚ full of joy‚ and unforgettable are words to describe on that field trip last Saturday‚ August 18‚ 2012 at Naga City‚ Camarines Sur. It was not my first time to go there‚ besides I’m from Camarines Sur. I’ve been there since I was a child. During my elementary and secondary years‚ we also had educational tour or field trip there and visited those places exactly where we had our stops. It’s just‚ it made different because I went there with my new friends and classmates
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an enemy and did not hate him but went ahead to kill him with a grenade. If somebody is not an enemy then he should be a friend‚ if it was not a matter of life and death why kill him? We are forced by the laws we obey to disobey our own will. The story “Ambush” tells us about a soldier in war who never wanted to kill but did it anyway because he was obliged to do so. “There were no thoughts about
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